Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground

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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.

The resort also includes two dinner shows, the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue and Mickey's Backyard BBQ, and a buffet, the Trail's End Restaurant, as well as other activities, such as fishing and horseback riding.

There's also a playground and a swimming pool.

[edit] Resort facts

Category: Cabins and Campgrounds
Theme: Rustic Woods Camping
Location: Magic Kingdom Area Resorts
Opened: November 19, 1971
Areas: Campsites and Cabins
Rooms: 784 Campsites and 409 Cabins

[edit] Trivia

From 1973 until 1980, Fort Wilderness featured a 3 1/2-mile long steam-powered railroad (titled the "Fort Wilderness Railroad[1]") 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, many believe due to maintenance (track slippage), noise pollution and safety concerns. Some of the track is still in place around outlying areas of the campground.