Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground

Disney campsite infobox
name = Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground

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location = Magic Kingdom Resort Area
opendate = November 19, 1971
theme = Rustic Woods Camping
sections = Campsites, Cabins
roomnumber = 784 campsites, 409 cabins
suite = None
address = 4510 N. Fort Wilderness Drive Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000
phoneno. = [phone]
faxno. = [phone]

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Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground is a themed camping resort within Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The site officially opened on November 19, 1971, just weeks after Walt Disney World Resort opened to the public.

Fort Wilderness is designed with a rustic theme with tree-lined winding roads which loop around to the various regions. Part of the resort is filled with campsites, where visitors with tents or recreational vehicles can stay. The remainder of the lodging area is filled with cabins, which are designed to look like log cabins. The interior of the cabins is simple, designed to evoke the feeling of a simple forest lodge.

From 1973 through to 1980, Fort Wilderness featured a 3 1/2-mile long steam-powered railroad (titled the "Fort Wilderness Railroad") that provided transportation around the resort grounds to campers and guests visiting the nearby River Country water park. The railroad was removed in the early 1980s. Some of the track is still in place around outlying areas of the campground.

The resort hosts two dinner shows, the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue and Mickey's Backyard BBQ. Other amenities include playgrounds, 2 heated swimming pools, a buffet, the Trail's End Restaurant, as well as other activities, such as fishing, horseback riding, and a 2.3 mile paved and sand exercise trail that runs from the petting farm to the Wilderness Lodge. There are showers, a laundry room, restrooms and a newspaper outlet located in the Comfort Station on every loop

The campground features a free nightly Campfire Sing-Along with Chip 'n Dale. where a Disney Cast Member leads songs in an outdoor amphitheater while the characters Chip 'n Dale go to seated audience members, signing autographs and posing for photos. Two firepits are available for roasting marshmallows and making S'mores. Guests may bring their own marshmallows and roasting sticks or kits can be purchased at the snack shop. Following the sing-along, a Disney children's movie is shown on an outdoor screen. Also at night the Electrical Water Pageant passes the beach and marina.

External links

* cite web
url = http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/resorts/resortLanding?id=FortWildernessCampgroundResortLandingPage
title = Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground official site
accessmonthday = April 6
accessyear = 2006
* cite web
url = http://www.fortwildernessrr.com
title = Fort Wilderness Railroad
accessmonthday = July 14
accessyear = 2006
* cite web
url = http://www.buildabettermousetrip.com/activity-campfire.html
title = Fort Wilderness Campfire Sing-Along and Outdoor Movie information
| accessmonthday = July 14
accessyear = 2007
* cite web
url = http://allearsnet.com/acc/faq_fw.htm
title = Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
work = All Ears Net
accessmonthday = April 6
accessyear = 2006
* cite web
url = http://www.epinions.com/content_365415534212
title = Mickey's Backyard BBQ
work = Mickey's Backyard BBQ
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