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Old 02-10-2019, 09:31 PM   #8
ajk170
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: El Paso
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ADq K9 - We've stayed at Fort Wilderness for years and we love it. The DW normally books it 12-18 months out with 12 being the absolute minimum. Like others have suggested, take a day or two off from the parks to just enjoy Fort Wilderness and Disney Springs (formerly known as Downtown Disney. We normally vacation there with family so we have two or three spots in the same loop. It can be a little hard to get side-by-side spots, but if you work with the front gate people at check-in it can be done. My DW and her family have been doing Disney World since she was a kid and they've done all the different ways and swear Fort Wilderness is the most economical for lodging. Plus, since we all have dogs, Fort Wilderness is the only way to do it. Plus, It's considered a Magic Kingdom resort so you get all the benefits associated with that (reservation, dining options, extra magic hours etc). The Trails End restaurant in Fort Wilderness is a good place for breakfast and to get a drink during the day/evening - I personally love the walk-up bar window that they have there. Pools are ok and they have a neat evening sing-along with Chip and Dale - so that's great if you have kids. There is the Hoopty-Do-Review, it's ok once, but that's about it. Tons of water activities, but no swimming in the Seven Seas Lagoon for obvious alligator reasons. Transportation to the parks is good, buses and boats or you can drive- which is normally the fastest way to get to the other parks like Epcot, H/S or Animal Kingdom. We personally like to take the bikes and bike ride around the entire campground and admire other people's set-ups to get ideas on how to do things better/differntly. We've met people that just go there for the camp ground in Central FL and never go into Disney. Plus at night, you can go down to the water front and see some of the MK's fireworks and "Magic Lights display on the water"- it's a floating barge that is a light show with music.
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