Ft. Wilderness Campground at Walt Disney World is for those who love to camp. You can rent a campsite and camp in either your RV or your tent. This is a great way to experience staying on Disney property without breaking the bank.
Price: Campsite is $84 to $160 a night. Each additional adult (over 2) on the campsite is $2 a night.
You can either camp in a tent or bring your RV. Alternatively, you can rent a tent directly from Disney for $45 per night, but it is first come, first serve. I would purchase an inexpensive tent and bring it with me.
You can also find companies around Orlando who will rent you an RV for the duration of your stay. They will also deliver and set it up for you as part of the rental agreement.
Campsite size: They range from 25 to 60 feet and are approximately 25 feet wide and all have a picnic table, charcoal grill, electricity and city water. Some even have sewer.
Site count: 788 conventional campsites that are between 25 to 60 feet. They are limited to 10 people per site. They each come with a picnic table, charcoal grill, electricity access and city water. 695 of the campsites have sewer hookup.
Creakside Meadow is a primitive campsite area that is for use of schools, scouts and other large groups.
You can purchase 1/2 bin of Firewood for $25 or a full bin for $50. You can also rent cots for $5 a person.
You may have a contained campfire on your site with either a mesh or metal cover. If you are creekside, you have to have a metal cover.
There are 15 comfort stations that include private showers, restrooms, laundry rooms, phones and ice machines ($2 per 7 lb bag) located throughout the campground. They are open 24 hours a day, except laundry is only available from 6 am – midnight.
Lobby: If you are staying in a cabin, you enter Reception Outpost and check in at the front desk. If you are staying at one of the campsites, you remain in your vehicle and check in at one of the drive up windows.
Settlement Trading Post – Located near Pioneer Hall and Trails End. Choose from a variety of gifts including: Housewares, hats and apparel. Take some treasure home as well.
Meadow Trading Post – Here you will find camping supplies, a deli, video rental, souvenirs, supplies, sporting goods, basic groceries and more. The campfire area is also located nearby.
Pioneer Hall – Here you will find souvenirs, supplies, sporting goods, basic groceries and more.
Food options: There are 2 restaurants, 2 dinner shows and snack bars. Crockett’s Tavern has beverages and snack foods like pizza. Trails End Restaurant is a sit down restaurant and also has the refillable mugs and a to go window where you can pick up pizzas and fried chicken. You can book dinner experience at Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue.
You can also find a small assortment of groceries at the Settlement Trading Post and the Meadow Trading Post.
Pools: There are 2 pools. The main pool is located near the Meadow Trading Post. The Meadow Swimmin’ Pool has a water slide, hot tub and children’s play area.
The smaller pool is located near the cabins.
Playground: There are 4 playgrounds. They are located at Pioneer Hall, Meadow Recreation area, on the beach and at Creekside Meadow.
Tri-Circle D Ranch is home to Cinderella’s Ponies and the majestic horses of Main Street, U.S.A. If you visit in the afternoon, you’ll see the same horses that you saw that morning in the parks!
You can also watch the blacksmith make and affix horseshoes, learn more about the Dragon Calliope that appeared in the Mickey Mouse Club Circus Parade in the 1950’s in Disneyland and even take a pony ride! Pony rides are daily from 10 am to 5 pm for kids 2 years of age, under 80 pounds and no taller than 48 inches. It is a cash only activity. You can also take a 45 minute Horseback Trail Ride (for guests 9 and up) or a 25 minute wagon ride or a 25 minute carriage ride.
Pets: You are allowed to bring your pets to select campsites (not cabins) on property. You will need to book a pet campsite ahead of time and the fee is $5 per pet per day. There is also a Waggin’ Trails Dog Park where pets can play off the leash.
Entertainment:
- Campfire with Chip and Dale nightly starting at 7 – 8 pm depending on season
- Horseback Riding
- Tennis
- Archery
- Petting Zoo
- Pony Rides
- Wagon Rides
- Carriage Rides
- Fishing
- Bicycle rental
- Volleyball
- Poolside party
- Poolside activities and crafts
- Arcade
- and more!
The Wilderness Back Trail Adventures tour is a Segway tour that can be booked by calling 407-WDW-TOUR. It is 2 hours long and you will receive 30 minutes of instructional time on the Segway before your tour begins.
If you are visit Ft. Wilderness at Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween or Christmas, you are in for a real treat!
Easter – Field Day Fun, Bingo and Easter Egg Hunts
Fourth of July – Hometown style parade put on by the guests where you can mark, drive decorated golf carts or ride decorated bikes in the parade. you must register ahead of time at the Outpost, Settlement or Meadow Trading Post.
Halloween – Book a Sleepy Hallowe Halloween Carriage Ride nightly in October. There is also a parade that guests can participate in, a camp site decorating contest and a Pet costume parade and contest.
Christmas – Participate in a camp site decorating contest. You can also book a sleigh ride nightly.
Transportation: You can take a boat to the Magic Kingdom or the Contemporary. You can take a bus to the other parks (excluding Magic Kingdom), Downtown Disney or Wilderness Lodge.
Golf carts are available to rent for $59 a day or you can bring your own golf cart.
Parking is $19 per night.
Distance from parks by bus:
- Animal Kingdom –7 miles
- Hollywood Studios –11 miles
- Epcot – 6 miles
- Magic Kingdom –2 miles
Featured Reviews:
This featured review comes from my reader Erika…
For years and years, I called myself the biggest Disney fan who had never been to Disney. Finally, in December 2005 at the age of 32, with a family of my own, I went on my first trip to Disney World!
Along for the trip was hubby, our 2 kids, my sister (age 25) and our 2 kids. Our budget was tight, but I was determined to go. So, as part of our plan, we choose to stay in the Disney campground in our already owned pop-up camper.
Staying at the Disney Fort Wilderness Campground in a tent or camper is the lowest price rate you can get for any of the available accommodations at Disney—it starts at only $46 a night!
And, while at Fort Wilderness, you get all of the privileges that you would get if you stayed any other resort—free monorail, early entry days, transportation all around Disney, etc. There were even ferry boats that ran between Fort Wilderness and the Magic Kingdom.
If bringing along your pets–this is the one place they are allowed to stay with you. And, boarding is on site if you need to board them to go to the parks or elsewhere.
Fort Wilderness is made up of over 700 acres of campsites and things to do. Some things to do while there included: picking oranges off the tree at our site, playing tetherball, swimming in the many pools, tennis courts, visiting the animal petting zoo, water boat parades, and much, much more.
Also open to anyone who stays at any of the Disney properties was horseback riding (charges apply). This was my daughter’s first “real” horseback ride and a very memorable experience for her.
Another feature exclusive to Fort Wilderness is the sing-a-long campfires with Chip and Dale, followed by a Disney movie on the outdoor big screen (no charge). We came back from the parks early enough for this almost every night—all of us LOVED it! Again—this is open to anyone staying at ANY Disney resort—I would recommend planning it as part of your trip.
We were also totally impressed with how clean everything in the campground was kept! Just like everywhere else in Disney—every spot of the entire grounds was kept sparkling clean at all times.
And, as a big surprise to our kids (and the adults)-since we were there on Christmas Day—Santa found us and remembered to deliver complimentary treats to us!
This might have been our first trip done on a smaller budget—but, we enjoyed every minute of our Fort Wilderness experience and only wished we had more time to just hang around the campground. However, it was our first trip and there were parks to see.
You might also consider staying in one of the Cabins at Ft Wilderness.
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We stayed at the cabins May 2011 and booked for october 2011. We had stayed at other disney resorts but this one stands out because of the privacy and quiet. We never heard our neighbours and no luggage rolling down the hallways at 5 in the morning. The main pool was great but the quiet pool was closed for refurbishment but I understand they added a hot tub there. The cabins were clean and quite spacious. We have a teenage daughter and she used the murphy bed in the living room. My husband and I used the bedroom. All three of us had plenty of privacy. The bathroom was large and the kitchen was fantastic. The fridge made ice and we used that on the trip home in our cooler. We found the buses were crowded at times and other times they weren’t. We really liked the boats to contemporary resort and wilderness lodge. We rented a golf cart to get around and recommend one if you can afford it. However if you like to walk then it is a really peacefull pretty place to do so. Fort wilderness is our resort of choice from now on at Disney World .
We loved the Fort Wildernes Campground. It was a ggreat place to stay. We like to take out travel trailer with us when we go somewhere because we keep it loaded and we don’t have to pack. Packing for a family of 5 or 6 is very time consuming. There was so much to do just at the campground. One man we spoke to when we arrived aid he takes 2 weeks, one to go to the theme parks and one to do the activities at the campground. It was so clean and relaxing. It had washers and dryers. This was a very big plus. The house where they where located was very clean. Wonderful! Magnificent! Grand! Amazing!
We just stayed at Fort Wilderness with our girl scout troop. I find it kind of pricey. the whole idea of camping is to stay inexpensively, but that is not the case here. The campground however, was very nice. It seemed like we had to walk a while to get to the right bus that would take where we wanted to go on site. Sometimes it got confusing. We did enjoy the free movie and the campfire singalong though. those are both excellent advantages to staying there that you don’t get in a regular campground facility. We also enjoyed the pool, but it was quite a distance from where we were located. We would stay there again, because we enjoy camping and Disney, so it is a logical choice, but it not our ideal camping spot because of the price.
Stayed here almost 15 years ago with my parents back when River COuntry was still open. This was the first time I went to the Hoopie Do Review ( don’t know if I said that right). It was fun. I was not much for camping but as anywhere else in Disney is was clean and lots of activities.
I stayed in Fort Wilderness as a child in 1979 and 1986. I was 10 the second time and I have great memories of the campground. I especially remember taking the ferry to the Magic Kingdom.
As an adult, I visited Disneyworld with my children in 2005, 2007, and 2009 and stayed in the All-Star Resorts. Last year we bought a camper and I was so excited that we would get to stay in the campsites at Ft. Wilderness!
We went during our Mardi Gras vacation in February. We have a week off and it is the only time of the year I have ever visited Disneyworld. We have a 13 year old, 10 year old, and 2 year old.
We have a pop-up camper and stayed in the 1500 loop. It is a very small loop and I loved it! We were super close (appx 100 yards) to a comfort station and bus stop. Across from the bus stop was a bridge that took us to the pool and Campfire.
While we never had to wait long for a yellow bus to pass our bus stop, once it took us to the main bus stop at the front of the campground, we usually had a pretty long wait. This would be the ONLY negative thing I could say about staying in the campground. With 3 kids and a stroller, I hated having to transfer busses. The resorts were very crowded during this time but we rarely had to stand in a bus that took us to Ft. Wilderness.
The campfire/movie was amazing! We bought the s’mores kit, but next time I will bring my own. I was expecting the “campfire” to be better. It was just a little fire pit off to the side and got crowded. But we definitely loved sitting on the benches and watching the movie on the big outdoor screen. Before the movie began, we got to dance and visit with Chip and Dale. It was so much fun! All 3 of my kids loved it.
A couple times while I was in my camper, I heard music that seemed to be being piped in. I don’t know where it came from – but it was magical!! :)
The comfort stations were always clean. The showers were nice with hot water, but had a very small area for changing.
In the front of our loop was a tetherball in the sand. My 10 year old met some girls while playing and seemed to really enjoy it.
My husband and I have said that next time, we will add a few days to our stay just to enjoy the campground a bit more. We stayed 6 nights but had 7 day passes and didn’t want to waste any time in the parks. There is so much to do.
My husband and daughter rode the horses at the campground one morning. It was about $90 for both of them. My daughter had never been on a horse and was so excited to be able to do this.
One of my favorite things about being in the campground is that I was able to take my 2 year old back during the day when he needed a break. Of course this can also be done in the hotels, but when I got back, we were able to sit outside our camper and relax. I pulled out a book and he played in the sand. This was much more enjoyable than sitting in a hotel room with him.
I could probably go on and on…I absolutely LOVE Fort Wilderness!!
I am a Single Mom with one child and WE NOW love to camp at WDW and we will not stay anywhere else now and here is why…
Why this resort?
Because every November around veterans day – we have the PARKS and the Camp site almost to our selfs. We either get up at sun rise an are the first family at the gates… or we hang at the tent til 2pm and end up CLOSING the park :)
What were the resort rooms like?
We tent it up… And now family tags along with us and we use 2 tents for 8 family members – cousins get to have sleep overs every nights :)
Favorite amenities?
Cooking dinner by fire:), SHOWERS are always hot and clean and watching real wild animals instead of TV at night and early morning.
Favorite foods/court?
Ice Cream stand near the pool. We ride our bikes to the pool, swim then have an ice cream and head back to the tents :) for family fun nights and camp fire stew :)
Resort buses???
Because we take our bikes we get alot of time to ride.. and it is much safer riding bikes at WDW then on our own street. When we do ride the buses they are empty (veterans day is a GREAT week to visit :)
Would you stay at this resort again?
Yes!! Family annual trip now for the past 6 years..We book Veteran’s day weekend and Newyears weekend 400 days in advance… some times we do the parks…. sometimes we don’t and we just enjoy the resort and true family time
HI!
we chose this resort as a stop before we headed to the boardwalk.
the food choices were good
we did not have much chance to use the amenities sionce we were only there for one night but the facilities that we did use were clean.
We did have the opportunity to use the bus and we took it to the beach area where we were able to watch the wishes fireworks ( great views and not very crowded)
would we stay at this resort again.. YES! (if we still had our camper) we went at christmas time and it was worth it just to ride the resort bus through the campground to see the xmas light displays they are amazing! the rvs are decorated better than my house and the kids loved it too!
Why did you choose this resort?
We were looking for a economical way to take a large family to Disney.
What were the resort rooms like?
No rooms.
Were they big enough for your family?
We have a 18 x 12 tent and a 12 x 12 screen tent. Normally two adults and six children are at this site. We were all comfortable and had more than enough room for all our gear.
Did you find them to be acceptable?
The sand make staking the tent easy. There is a picnic table and grill provided. Along with water, elec. and cable (cable might only be in the perfered and premium sites). Also the rv sites have a sewage connection. We are always able to set our site up that is like our home. The comfort stations are extremely clean and always that way. My kids joke that the poor cleaning lady stays in there and cleans up after each person right away, and that would never happen at home.
What were the amenities of the resort like?
I like the parks and pools. The kids love the pools and spend a good part of their stays there.The campfire program is a must and we do more than one everytime we stay.
What was your favorite one?
We enjoy the most riding bikes are riding around on the golf cart and seeing nature. We have seen deer, hogs, bunnies and all kinds of animals. It is never the same thing twice. We have mounds of pictures of flowers and plants to wierd bugs and all the other animals we’ve seen along our way.
Our favorite time to go is over Halloween. The kids love to trick or treat from site to site. The activities during this time are a blast. We go every year and camp for Halloween.
What was the food court like?
No food court just a buffet. That is good food.
Any favorite foods?
We have only eaten breakfast there and the family favorite is Mickey waffles.
How were the resort buses?
The buses can be slow. We normally take the boat to the Contemporary or Magic Kingdom, if going to Epcot take the Monorail from there, and we can catch a bus at the ticket and transportation center.
What was your walk to the bus stop like?
All the bus stops are close to the sites so it isn’t a far walk.
How were the resorts bus stops at the parks?
You need to take the internal bus to the front and from there take a bus to the parks.
How far was the walk to the gates?
The walk isn’t bad, normal for Disney.
How crowded were the buses at any given time?
Their crowded at the normal times (open and close)
Would you stay at this resort again?
We have come back year after year to the campground for Halloween since 1998 this will be our 13th year. The kids wouldn’t want to stay anywhere else.
· Why did you choose this resort?
o We own a fifth wheel and love to camp. Fort Wilderness campground was cheaper then any of the value resort when we stayed in May. They even hose down and wash every site when you check out.
· What were the resort rooms like? Were they big enough for your family? Did you find them to be acceptable?
o The campsite are all paved and big enough to hold a large rig. The sites are not close to each other so you have privacy from your neighbors. Out site was in loop 100 which was is walking distance to the Settlement Trading Post, Trails End, Bus Stops, Boat Launch and ever close enough to walk to the Pool at the Meadows where the Chip and Dale Sing a long is.
· What were the amenities of the resort like? What was your favorite one?
o We loved the kidde pool at the Meadows. The Chip and Dale Sing a long was fun. Bring your own Smores kit to save $. They have bath and laundry house close to every loop. We washed clothes a few times. Everything was keep clean. We wanted to take a carriage ride but it did not work out.
· What was the food court like? Any favorite foods?
o We would come in from a long HOT day at the park and order food from Trails End to go. The chicken dinner came with two breast, two side and cornbread for less then $9. This was enough for my husband, 2 yr old and me to share.
· How were the resort buses? What was your walk to the bus stop like? How were the resorts bus stops at the parks? How far was the walk to the gates? How crowded were the buses at any given time?
o From loop 100 it was less then a 5 minute walk to the boat launches and the a quick trip either to Magic Kingdom or to the Contemporary where you could either walk to MK or jump on the Monorail to MK. Bus stop or even few minutes. You would have to get on a bus within the park to go to the Outpost bus stop and it would take you to the other parks. We never had to wait long on buses. We liked the monorail so much we even went to Epcot by boat to Contemporary, to ticket and transportation center. It still did not take long. The buses where never crowded. The bus stop where never crowded and all had benches with a top. The main ones at the Outpost and Settlement where large with lots of seating.
· Would you stay at this resort again? If not, please provide a reason.
o YES! We will not stay anywhere else. We are going back in December.
Why did you choose this resort? Because staying our own travel trailer would help keep the cost down for our family of eight
What were the resort rooms like? Were they big enough for your family? Did you find them to be acceptable? Of course the rooms in our camper were just right :) The bathhouses and laundry facilities were also nice.
What were the amenities of the resort like? What was your favorite one? We enjoyed the ease of using the bus system to the parks. Our kids also enjoyed the nightly movie although we only took advantage of the ones that we were most comfortable with (I’m not a big fan of Camp Rock).
What was the food court like? Any favorite foods? We ate huge meals in our camper before and after being in the parks to help keep our costs down.
How were the resort buses? What was your walk to the bus stop like? How were the resorts bus stops at the parks? How far was the walk to the gates? How crowded were the buses at any given time? The bus system was GREAT. No lengthy waits or crowded buses.
Would you stay at this resort again? If not, please provide a reason. Absolutely we love our “home away from home” camper and the fact that it helps us keep our accommodation and food costs down on vacation.
We live 3 hours away from Disney and we have an RV. Fort Wilderness is one of our FAVORITE campgrounds and we visit it at least two times a year. Fort Wilderness has a lot to offer for a fun, family time. We visit the campground and explore Disney without going to the parks. There is a nightly sing-a-long with campfire songs then a special nightly visit from Chip and Dale. After they make their appreance then the movie begins ( I would suggest you bring your own Smores supplies but you can purchase them there. I usually bring my camp chair too as the benches can get uncomfortable after awhile.
You can visit the beach area to view the fireworks from MK every night!
The pool has a waterslide,hot tub and kiddie play area.
There are two really nice playgrounds.
It is just a boat ride away from MK.
Pony rides at a reasonable cost
Horseback riding
Nice sidewalk trails for bike riding or jogging
2 “Trading Post” stores
Transportation by bus anywhere on Disney property….we always go to Downtown Disney at least once when we are there.
You can canoe or fish
You can rent a bike
Get an Electric Cart!!!!!!!!!!!!
The campsites are nice and include a grill and picnic table. With pet/non pet loops. There is a dog park too!
I cannot review the cabins as I have never stayed in one.
We chose Disney’s Fort Wilderness for the budget and a get away with a limited fund. For the price, you can’t go wrong. We have 4 kids(2, 5, 6 and 8) and with our first time camping with them we thought this would give us plenty to do without going to the parks and still having a Disney experience.
The sites were very nice. It was clean, running water with a hose, picnic table, electricity and even cable with all kinds of Disney channels that told you details about the resorts and the parks. The site was big enough for the six of us and we even had family visit us while we were there and you could easly put up 3 tents on a site with a screen room.
The best amenities had to be the Chip and Dale campfire sing a long. The kids really enjoyed the pool with the slide. The Disney fireworks every night are awesome to watch along with the water boad show. Having the pool open 24hrs was great, you could swim at any time you wanted. Horseback riding was also another favorite and just seeing the horses that ride in the parades was pretty cool. The kids loved the daily crafts(most were free) and games(free). We brought fishing poles and your allowed to fish anywhere, only rule was catch and release the fish.
■What was the food court like? Any favorite foods? We never got to do the dinner shows, to pricey!! We have eaten at the breakfast buffet a couple times and the BEST thing there are the Mickey shaped waffles with banana, pecan syrup. OMGosh it’s soooo good. At the snack bar by the pool the best is the pulled pork sandwich with real potato chips…..another favorite!! yum.
How far was the walk to the gates? How crowded were the buses at any given time?The buses that run through the resort are fast and always a seat. Great place to cool off in the heat….just enjoy the ride as long as you want. The buses to the parks seem to be on and off at times, the second time we went camping we did the parks. Sometimes the buses would take a while and sometimes they were fast. In the morning it’s crazy…no seats, but by afternoon and evening it wasn’t to bad.
■Would you stay at this resort again? If not, please provide a reason
We will definatley stay again as we bought annual passes this year. Every trip to Fort Wilderness has been a blast and I tell eveyone to take there kids there, even if you don’t go to the parks, it’s relaxing and there’s plenty to do all day.
* Why did you choose this resort?
We love to camp and love Disney World
* What were the resort rooms like? Were they big enough for your family? Did you find them to be acceptable?
We have a 30′ RV with slides. They have 4 levels of camping Tent/pop-up, Full Hook up, Preferred Hook up and Premium. We like preferred the best as the sites are just a little wider with a little more green space from one site to the next. We have stayed in all 5 area’s including the group camping Creekside meadow and the amenities and facilities in all are the same.
* What were the amenities of the resort like? What was your favorite one?
My kids love the Meadows Pool and the nightly campfire and movie.
* What was the food court like? Any favorite foods?
Being as we are camping we have never really had any food in Ft. Wilderness but have been to the Hoop-dee-doo review and did enjoy it.
* How were the resort buses? What was your walk to the bus stop like? How were the resorts bus stops at the parks? How far was the walk to the gates?
I think that is the one down side to Ft. Wilderness is you need to take an internal bus to then catch a bus/boat to the parks. Does as some time to your travel. As far as location of stops most are very conveniently located. Renting or bringing a golf cart or bikes is nice to cut out some of the waiting time.
* How crowded were the buses at any given time?
We have ridden the buses at all different times adn never really had a problem sometimes they are standing room only but they all are when a park is opening or closing. The one nice thing when it is late in the evening they ask each person what stop they are going to and don’t stop at every stop along the way getting you back much faster.
* Would you stay at this resort again? If not, please provide a reason.
Absolutely!
■Why did you choose this resort? We chose this resort because the cabins are were large enough for our party of 6 and also because I had a 1 year old and I needed a kitchen.
■What were the resort rooms like? Were they big enough for your family? Did you find them to be acceptable? We LOVED the cabin. The full kitchen was so nice to have and also we grilled one night which was fun. The bathroom was really large and my son loved the bunk beds. I liked not having to worry about noise and the children had so much more room to run around after a busy day in the parks.
■What were the amenities of the resort like? What was your favorite one? The Ft Wilderness had a really nice pool with an awesome water slide. My favorite thing about this resort was the boat to Magic Kingdom!
■What was the food court like? Any favorite foods? We did not utilize the food court because of the full kitchen but we did buy some grocery type items at the general store and they were more than double the price they would be at a regular grocery store.
■How were the resort buses? What was your walk to the bus stop like? How were the resorts bus stops at the parks? How far was the walk to the gates? How crowded were the buses at any given time? The internal buses were kinda hard to figure out because they were color coated to the stops. They were pretty fast but we did have a very rude driver one day. Also they seemed crowded but they were also having an Iron Man competition at the time. The bus to the Wilderness Lodge was nice because we didn’t have to go to a park and swich buses to get to dinner at the WL.
■Would you stay at this resort again? If not, please provide a reason. I would stay there again because we drive our own car…..I don’t know if I would stay there without having my own car because the resort is huge and the golf cart rental was an extra $60 a day.
I would also like to recommend the website:
http://www.fortfiends.net
There are forums there that are quite active and can offer some additional advice!
* Why did you choose this resort?
Our family really enjoys camping and what better place to do it than Disney? Also, Ft Wilderness campsites is the least expensive way to get the on-site Disney benefits.
* What were the resort rooms like? Were they big enough for your family? Did you find them to be acceptable?
No rooms, just campsites. All of the sites were very well maintained and most of them have great views of woodland scenery and/or lakes or ponds. The basic campsites include a picnic table, water hook-up and designated tent area.The basic sites was large enough for an 8 man and 4 man tent and room for one car. The group bathrooms are all very well kept and super clean. The showers and toilets are a nice as any hotel on site.
* What were the amenities of the resort like? What was your favorite one?
The Ft. Wilderness campsites have a ton of amenities! Our favorite by far was the campfire sing along and movie. Chip and Dale join in the fun for a photo-op and autograph signing. Before the movie starts everyone sings campfire songs and roasts marshmallows. My husband brought hot-dogs one of the nights and although some people thought it odd, we really enjoyed them! The movie ranges from a classic Disney film to something more current. Very fun for the entire family! There’s also a couple pools with great water features for the little ones. My girls really had a blast checking out all the different playgrounds. There is also a petting zoo and pony rides and hay rides. Ft Wilderness has the feel of an old-fashioned dude ranch with all the modern upgrades.
* What was the food court like? Any favorite foods?
The resort does not include a food court but there is restaurant with a great buffet. The food is delicious and great for any meal. My favorite thing was the brownies. They also have pizza that you can order and take back to your site or eat in. There are trading posts to pick up grocery type items as well.
* How were the resort buses? What was your walk to the bus stop like? How were the resorts bus stops at the parks? How far was the walk to the gates? How crowded were the buses at any given time?
The bus service can be a little time consuming at Fort Wilderness as you have to take internal buses as well. We never had too long of a wait at our individual stop but we could wait a little while at the main stop. A lot of times we ended up just driving our own car. There is also the nice added feature of riding the boat to the Magic Kingdom weather permitting.
* Would you stay at this resort again? If not, please provide a reason.
My family will certainly stay here again. We have even camped here on a trip and not gone to the parks. I really would love to camp during the Christmas season as I hear it is amazing to see all the sites decorated!
The sites are AWESOME during Halloween and Christmas time. People go all out to decorate for the seasons. It is fun to ride around and look at all of the decorations. I would recommend to go during those times.
I seen they even decorate the golf carts and have a parade. We are going in December and I can’t wait!
we’ve stayed at the caribbean resort, fort wilderness, and wyndham bonnet creek over the past three years.. Fort wilderness in our camper was by far my favorite. There is so much to do and see and with camping it just seems to make you really sit back and relax!
Why did you choose this resort? – We had a camper and thought it’d be fun to camp here
What were the resort rooms like? Were they big enough for your family? Did you find them to be acceptable? Restrooms were awesome, plenty big, and air conditioned to a nice 60 degrees probably! it was nice after a day at the parks to come into one of these!
What were the amenities of the resort like? wonderful, pool with slide was awesome our 5 year old could have spent the whole trip here! Also there was a calendar of events for the kids all day pool games, arts and crafts, prizes! What was your favorite one? Probably the pool with slide
What was the food court like? Any favorite foods? we ate at the buffet place here can’t remember the name, but it was nice… being in a campground it was so nice to just cook your own food on the grill!
How were the resort buses? wonderful! you could take a bus out to the other hotels or parks, or to the monorail, you could also take the ferry, which was fun to do at night to go see the fireworks or just go for an evening ride!
What was your walk to the bus stop like? our campsite was actually at the corner of a stop so hardly a walk at all.
How were the resorts bus stops at the parks? Very quick and convienent
How far was the walk to the gates? less then 100 feet
How crowded were the buses at any given time? not very crowded because they were so frequent
Would you stay at this resort again? If not, please provide a reason… absolutley! hoping to do a less expensive trip soon and try tent camping since we sold our camper, also being from pa the cost of gas to tow a camper didn’t make it too cost effective. I’m hoping to convince my husband to try tenting it this year if we can save enough!