In the latest of a long string of changes at Disney’s Fort Wilderness, gone is sit-down dining at Trail’s End. It’s all been replaced with the standard Disney World fast food get-up. Also missing are… More
That’s Amore: 8 Romantic Ideas for Your Fort Wilderness Soujourn
Trips to Fort Wilderness can be a great opportunity to spend quality time with your significant other and create lasting memories. Here are eight easy romantic activities you can try on your trip on Valentine’s Day – or anytime: Continue reading “That’s Amore: 8 Romantic Ideas for Your Fort Wilderness Soujourn”
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End of the Road for Trail’s End – Now What?
After decades of serving ribs and fried chicken, it appears that sit-down dining service is coming to an end at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campground and Resort. This news was first announced by journalist Scott Gunter and soon confirmed by Trail’s End cast members.
The caveat is that Hoop Dee Doo (vaudeville-style dinner show) will remain, but that’s not a realistic option for dining more than once on a trip (or every couple of years). Continue reading “End of the Road for Trail’s End – Now What?”
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2022 Fort Wilderness in Review: Looking Ahead to 2023
After a couple of years of pandemic madness and a new barn, Fort Wilderness was relatively sleepy in 2022.
Still, there are a few defining highlights.
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16+ Great Gifts for the Disney Glamper 2022
It’s another year and as we watch the craziest football season of all time (sorry, not sorry Tennessee), it’s time to shop. Of course, we like adventure experiences better than anything else. But short of that all-expenses paid trip to Disney’s Fort Wilderness or Yellowstone National Park, here’s our joyfully curated holiday gift list for 2022.
Some are practical. A few are quirky and weird. All are fabulous.
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9 Best Tent Sites in Disney’s Fort Wilderness
Just for real honesty – it’s been quite a while since I’ve slept in a tent. As much as I loved the backwoods and the middle-of-the-night snuggles in sub-freezing temperatures, I now lean into sleeping on a real mattress with heat and air conditioning.
But if we were younger and could actually function after a night of sleeping on a squishy inflatable, these would be among our first picks for tent camping at Fort Wilderness. And every family needs to do it at least a few times.
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Dick Nunis Just Revealed What We Suspected About Fort Wilderness All Along
In his new memoir just released this week, Walt’s Apprentice: Keeping the Disney Dream Alive (affiliate link), former Disney chairman and legend Dick Nunis covers a vast array of the magical years of the Disney Parks. And no wonder, he spent more than four decades with the company. He began as a summer employee at Disneyland in 1955, working under Walt Disney himself.
Unlike many other must-read books by Disney leaders, such as The Ride of a Lifetime by former Chairman Bob Iger, Nunis doesn’t skip over Fort Wilderness campground or simply give it a passing nod.
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51 Fabulous Things to Do at Fort Wilderness
America’s favorite campground is by no means on the road less traveled. But there’s so darned much to do at Disney’s Fort Wilderness – some of it enchantingly obvious, and some of it a little more unknown except to us old-timers. Here’s our list of favorites. Continue reading “51 Fabulous Things to Do at Fort Wilderness”
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Ooh La La! Epcot Bistro de Paris French Onion Soup
When October hits, I fall immediately into soup mode. I try (and discard) a lot of Disney recipes, and find that the soup ones are often winners. So this weekend I decided to try Epcot’s French Onion Soup from the old, award-winning Bistro de Paris. Continue reading “Ooh La La! Epcot Bistro de Paris French Onion Soup”
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Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Scary Weather at Fort Wilderness – What to Know and Where to Go
(Updated from 2019). With Tropical Storm Nicole currently on the path to the Orlando area (around Thursday), it’s time to review what to kinda-sorta expect at Fort Wilderness. As for me, I’d be looking at Plan B right now, but that’s because I find even a heavy thunderstorm to be a bloody terror.
(11/9 update) After a bit of back and forth, Fort Wilderness (and Treehouse villas) is evacuating as tropical storm nicole approaches WDW. It is set to arrive in the orlando area Thursday morning with gusty winds, heavy rain, and isolated tornados. Theme parks will close early today. Guests are being relocated to other disney resorts.
My stepmother, a solid Southern Baptist, used to tell me that those that were afraid of storms were afraid of going to hell. This didn’t help me much at the time (bless her heart), as every bolt of lightning turned into micro-second images of the devil himself. And when I was even younger, I used to beg the family to drive to Florida when a tornado was approaching. Continue reading “Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Scary Weather at Fort Wilderness – What to Know and Where to Go”
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8 Things to Know About Decorating Your Campsite at Fort Wilderness
One of the most magical things about Fort Wilderness is how campers and glampers go totally bonzo when it comes to decorations. You’ll read folks complaining about rising site prices in various groups (such as our Mouse Glamping Society), but then note that many people have thousands invested in their multiple inflatables, homemade haunted mansions, and life-sized Cinderella coaches. Continue reading “8 Things to Know About Decorating Your Campsite at Fort Wilderness”
