Walt Disney World is replacing and upgrading all 365 cabins at Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, a process that’s part assembly line and part intricate dance.

The existing cabins, in place since 1999, are manufactured homes on wheels. They’ll be replaced with permanent structures the same size as their predecessors — 504 square feet. The first of the outgoing trailers rolled away this week.

The replacement cabins will be Disney Vacation Club properties, although they will be available to people who are not timeshare owners, too. The average price for the existing cabins has been about $500

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