Fort Wilderness

This spring we packed up the new 5th wheel and headed south for the east coast of Florida.  Melbourne was our final destination but we thought we would make a fun stop along the way.  That stop was Fort Wilderness, the campgrounds at Disney World.

Eating his Mickey ice cream bar

I remember camping here as a kid.  It was something that I would always look forward to, and this time was no different.  I couldn't wait for Miles to swim in the pools, ride bikes, and roast marsh mellows at the camp fire sing-a-long.  Most of all I couldn't wait to snuggle up on a bench and watch a Disney movie under the stars. 

If you like to camp and you like Disney, Fort Wilderness should be your resort of choice.  Its affordable and has so much to offer for free.  We went at one of the peak seasons and paid 60.00/night.  That included water, electricity and cable television at our site.  I have also stayed in one of the cabins at Fort Wilderness and they too are very nice.  You have a full kitchen with pots, pans and utensils.  Think of the money you can save riding the ferry back from the park to have your lunch. 

Yes, the park offers transportation right to the front gates of Disney.  Another great perk is that you can take the ferry boats to other resorts as well and you have free access to all of their pools too.  We spent one day just hopping around from resort to resort just for the fun it.  We also rode the tram to the front gates even though we didn't go in.  We opted out of going to the park this time around.  Our little guy isn't quite two and we felt that was still a bit too young to enjoy Disney. 

While at Fort Wilderness we did a lot of bike riding.  We would always make sure to stop at the many different play grounds for a few swing rides, and always the pony barn.  There are miniature ponies that you can walk around and see and even take a ride one. 

Every night after dinner we made our way to the out door theater where we would first roast our marsh mellows on the fire pit for a little s'mores.  Then we would do the camp fire sing-a-long where Chip and Dale would come out for a visit.  The little one was NOT fond of them, AT ALL!!!  Next we would watch the Disney movie of the night under the stars.  Our first night it was Toy Story 3.  Miles even sat still through the first half. 

Watching Chip-N-Dale

 We had a great time and will make this a frequent stop every year on our way to Runaway Country.