Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort

Skip the front desk and check in via the Disney app. When your site is ready you’ll get a site number in the app. Magic bands (which come in the mail) will open the gate and you can drive right to your site!

We were upgraded to a Premium Meadow site near the pool and it was awesome! Though an 80 foot deep site with a 22 foot trailer was strange because the power was at the back and the water was at the front. My neighbor had to buy a new hose to reach. Sites are clean and level.

Buses run all over the camp ground and you can easily get around. However a bike (or golf cart) is probably quicker. It was a mile from my site to the front desk. Boat runs directly to the Magic Kingdom/Monorail from the north end of the grounds. All other parks are accessed by bus from the south end of the grounds.

Staff is super friendly and security would stop and tell me jokes while I was walking the dog.

The pool has a slide for the kids or there is a quiet pool near the cabins.

It is always a privilege and a pleasure to stay at fort wilderness.

Premium full hookup sites with 50 amps is this airstream owner’s dream. Sites are consistently clean and the staff is incredibly helpful with reservations. Have spent the last few Christmases here and hope to spend more in the future.

Wonderful transportation to parks, shopping, and other resorts. Brand new horse stable too!

Bathhouses are nicer than most people’s home bathrooms. Laundry is affordable and machines are clean and plentiful.

“The Fort” is best described as having the atmosphere of a state park and the amenities of a Disney resort. There is forest, wildlife, hiking, biking, fishing, campfires, sing-a-longs… and S’MORES, but there are also modern facilities, shops, restaurants, entertainment, and more (did we mention S’MORES?!?!). You can rent golf carts, and fishing or pontoon boats. Or if you can let someone else do the driving and charter a fishing trip or take a horse-drawn carriage ride through the resort! And since all of this is located within the Walt Disney World Resort complex, you get free transportation to all of the parks and Disney Springs, access to Extra Magic Hours, and all the other Disney perks of staying on-property.

Pro tips:
▪ All of these sites are back-in. Generally, there is sufficient room to get in and out of your site, but it can occasionally be a challenge for longer rigs or at Halloween and Christmas due to camper decorations.
▪ Book EARLY, especially for holidays or Disney special events.
▪ Watch the Electrical Water Pageant and the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the beach.
▪ Take the boat ride to the Magic Kingdom.
▪ If it’s your first trip, DON’T use online check-in. Check-in at the gate so you get all the maps, guides, activity schedules, and the whole check-in experience.

Pros:
▪ It’s Walt Disney World!
▪ Level, Paved sites
▪ Forest setting with resort amenities
▪ Lots of scheduled activities (some free, some paid)
▪ Plenty of room to roam (trails, walking paths, beach area, etc)

▪ Pet friendly

Cons:
▪ Cost
▪ Usually crowded, especially during holidays and events
▪ Difficult to make a reservation at peak times

There isn't much more praise I can give this place that hasn't already been stated in other reviews online, so I will just give a few tips based on our experience:

• Bring an extension cord: Our site's electric pole was at the very back of the site and required us to use ours
• Ask about any events going on before you book: We were there on Marathon weekend and the music and pyrotechnics going on just outside the campground woke us up at 3am!
• Bring or rent bikes or a golf cart: This place is massive
• Leave extra time and use the Disney app to monitor arrivals/departures if taking Disney buses: We ended up wasting a lot of time waiting on buses
• Stock up before arriving: The on-site stores are convenient, but VERY expensive!
• Consider the "tent sites": If you have a smaller RV and don't mind just water and electric hookups, you can save a substantial amount of money by staying in this section. The sites are just as well maintained and I saw quite a few vans, small campers, & even some class C's that fit just fine in these spacious sites.

The front desk was so helpful. This place is usually booked solid in the winter, and they still managed to help us extend our stay by 3 nights without having to move sites!

9/8/2019 - We loved this place. Been to Disney many times, but this was our first Fort Wilderness. Everything clean and Disney-like. The one criticism would be the internal access to sites. Every road is pretty tight and backing in can be tricky for big rigs. Disney should spend some money and open up some new areas for >40ft rigs. We rented a golf cart and were glad we did - much fun. We also rented the small power boat on the lake, also fun. Inside transportation is easy with all the buses and ferry's. Be sure to go to the beach at night for fireworks.

Spent 5 days mid Apr for CA Spring Break with my grand daughter for one-on-one time for her 13th birthday. Could not have been more perfect. She flew in to MCO, but Disney airport shuttle made this perfect for me since I don't have a dingy. Besides one day at Magic Kingdom for Space Mountain, we thoroughly enjoyed the fun, and often free, offerings at Fort Wilderness.

Great natural settings with privacy, full hookups, and exceptionally clean at each site and throughout park. Saw 2 wild turkeys and 5 deer while driving rentable golf carts. Enjoyed the pool, marina boat rides, horseback riding, and the after-hours lighted boat displays and fireworks. Also enjoyed the Hoop-Dee-Doo Review - great food and comedy/musical. It was wonderful to see her laugh so much and really enjoy herself.
Doggie park was Fab for Bronson - large/small areas with benches and watering stations. And lots and lots of dogs to play with.
Entire stay was truly magical. I've stayed at the Little Mermaid Suites in the past with my entire family, but all future stays will be at Fort Wilderness!!

The sites are cleaned thoroughly before you arrive. RV sites paved and level. Like other parks, I'd like to see a wider road to facilitate backing trailers.
In other reviews and blogs, the power pedestals were shown to be old and scary looking. Those in our loop were pretty new.
We really loved the shuttle bus and the boat ride into the park. I don't think we waited over 10 minutes for either all the time there. We didn't use all of the amenities, like the pool. Too tired from spending the day in the park. You have heard it before, but I will repeat; the food at all of the Disney places is very high priced.

We stayed December 16-19. I am a Disney parks superfan so we HAD to visit Fort Wilderness. Now, for those hyping it as the best campground in America...I don't know about that. But if you love Disney it is by far the best deal and best way to stay on property while visiting the parks.

I reserved in May for December and there wasn't tons available, but the customer service worked with me to find some available dates. We paid the highest rates of the year for the Christmas season, but I think it's worth it - and that's coming from folks who usually pay $30/night for camping!

Fort Wilderness is famous for the decorated campsites at Christmas time and let me tell you it is extreme! We could have spent several evenings walking around the campground looking at the lights, inflatables, and even a fully built castle! There is so much Christmas cheer here in December that even people not staying in the campground visit to experience it.

While here, be sure to catch the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the beach one night. I also recommend taking the boat to Wilderness Lodge for some of the fabulous dinners.

The biggest plus to Fort Wilderness is you get the same Disney perks as the normal hotel resorts: magic bands, extra magic hours, an incredible pool, activities, great on-site restaurants - all for the fraction of the cost.

There's probably availability to arrive prior to check in time, we arrived at 10am and were able to go right to our site!

Next time I stay I will request a site closer to settlement, ours was a little too far, and I wasn't willing to splurge for a golf cart like everyone has haha. I would also book so that I have 1-2 days with no parks visits, just enjoying the campground.

Have a magical stay!