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Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort at Walt Disney World

simpleprocedures1 | May 24, 2010 |

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Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort, located in Orlando, Florida, is a moderate resort with a twist, as it is actually 2 resorts in 1. You do not have the typical large resort hotel layout, but rather a mix of cabins and campsites strewn about on over 750 acres of heavily wooded wilderness. While guests may seem they are far from, and even secluded from everything that WDW has to offer, yet guests are actually right in the heart of it all at Walt Disney World.

Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort is themed after a rugged outdoors type of vacationing, with log cabins for the cabins section, and campsites where guests can place tents on, or if they have a recreational vehicle (RV), they can can park their RV on the paved parking, as it is made for those that really like to rough it out, so to speak. All is set among towering tree-lined roads throughout the resort.

Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort is one of only three original resorts to open when Walt Disney World officially opened in 1971, with the others being the Contemporary Resort and the Polynesian Resort.

Cabins and Campsites

The Cabins at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort consist of over 400 log cabins that are approximately 500 square feet each, with paved parking in front of the cabin for convenient self parking of a vehicle. Each cabin comes with a deck and picnic table, or a patio and picnic table, plus all come with a charcoal grill for outdoor cooking fun. The interior theming of the cabins is one of a rustic style, and yet feature all of the comforts of home, such as wood inlayed interiors, beemed cielings, a lantern like light over the kitchen table, couch, kitchen, a wall hide-a-bed, and each cabin has 1 bedroom and 1 bath, with the 1 bedroom consisting of a double bed and a set of bunk beds.

The Campsites at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort consist of over 750 campsites with plenty of paved parking for large campers and motorhomes, as well as enough space for large tents, and all come with hook ups for electricity, water, cable and sewer (for campers and motorhomes).

AMENITIES

The resort includes a large assortment of recreational activities for the whole family to choose from for those that do not want to venture into the theme parks for the day, or even for their whole stay at this fabulous wilderness style resort. The recreational activities are shared among the cabins and campsites, and includes the refreshing Meadow Swimmin' Pool with a waterslide and hot tub and Wilderness Swimmin' Pool, for those seeking a more relaxing time at the pool. Guests can also take the extremely popular two hour long Wilderness Back Trail Adventure, which features a tour of the surroundings of the Disney Fort Wilderness Resort, all on a Segway Personal Transporter (extra fee applies and guests must be 16 or older for this, but it is definitely worth every penny). If guests would rather rough it out country style, then there is the Tri-Circle-D Ranch that offers guided tours of the wilderness surrounding the resort from either on horesback, carriage, or by wagon (great for the whole family to enjoy).

There are bike and watercraft rentals, and the types of watercraft rentals and activities include pontoon boats, canopy boats, or a Sea Raycer, as well as waterskiing, wakeboarding, and parasailing. There is a relaxing and fun white sand beach on Bay Lake for guests to enjoy, and a selection of two arcades to choose from, one in Pioneer Hall, and the other in the Meadow Recreation area.

For families wanting to sit around the camp fire and roast marshmallows together, can have more fun with the Chip 'n' Dale's Campfire Sing-a-long & Movie that takes place every evening. There is also tennis, volleyball, basketball, tertherball, horshoes, archery, shuffleboard, and even 4 nice sized playgrounds for the kids to play in that are located at Pioneer Hall, the Meadow Recreation area, Creekside Meadow, and the Marinas/Beach area. For a nice quiet evening of watching a movie outdoors (weather permitting of course), is the Movie Under the Stars that show Disney and Pixar family films. Since the resort sits on over 750 acres there are golf cart rentals available for a guests entire stay that will surely be a welcome part of staying at the resort when visiting all the amenities the resort has to offer its guests within this expansive resort.

Of course there are jogging trails, fishing, a dog park, championship golf is available, and the family favorite that is performed nightly, the Electric Water Pageant on Bay Lake.

The resort also has babysitting, in-room as well as in a group setting to make sure the kids (ages 6 months-12 years old)have fun while the adults enjoy a night out on the town alone. There is also video rentals, a kennel for those with pets, laundry facilities, groceries available at the Meadow and Settlement Trading Posts, offering a wide variety of groceries, snacks, apparel, and sundrie items. Internet access is available (for a fee), plenty of parking at the cabins and campsites, as well as a multitude of accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

The cabins amenities include a television with cable t.v., heating and air conditioning, a fully equipped kitchen, dvd and vcr players, as well as the double bed and bunk bed in the bedroom, the hide-a-way bed in the living area, a dining room table with seating for up to 6, and of course a patio or deck with picnic table and a charcoal grill.

The campsite amenities include full hook-up services for those that bring their campers and motorhomes, such as water, electricity, cable, sewer, and a charcoal grill and picnic table, and those with tents include a charcoal grill, picnic table, electricity and water.

DINING

There are several dining choices that are sure to please, from the Trail's End Restaurant, serving American cuisine in a down home style, set in a rustic looking restaurant, Crockett's Tavern, serving American Cuisine with the likes of pizza and nachos, as well as a full-service bar, then there is Mickey's Backyard BBQ, serving character dining along with all you can eat American style Barbeque cuisine with Mickey and his country western friends Cyclone Sally and Tumbleweed Will, and the ever popular Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, offering guests an old fashioned dinner show with American style cuisine.

TRANSPORTATION

There are two choices of transportation for guests, such as buses to all theme parks, Disney's Transportation and Ticket Center (which has buses available that will take you anywhere in Walt Disney World), Downtown Disney, Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, and boats to take you to the Magic Kingdom theme park, as well as the other resorts located along Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon, such as the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, the Polynesian Resort, the Wilderness Lodge, and the Contemporary Resort.

Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort (cabins and Campsites) offers guests a change of pace from the everyday resorts (hotels) by allowing guests to experience the great outdoors, all while being on Disney property, and of course having the Disney experience that only Disney can offer. Whether you choose to stay in a cabin, bring your own camper or motorhome, or just rough it out outdoor style with a tent, all guests are sure to have an experience of a lifetime with all of the nature that surrounds them among the landscaped areas and towering trees. Guests will feel as if they are anywhere else but Disney, yet they are right in the heart of all that Disney has to offer, and at a reasonable cost for everyone.