Cabins
One of the finest ways to get your princess beauty sleep is to splurge on at cabin at Fort Wilderness. Not only are they luxurious, but you’ve got the whispers of nature to lull you right into a slumber. There are about 400 cabins in Fort Wilderness, and they are found in loops 2300, 2100 and 2000. This means that they are further away from the Bay Lake Marina (boat launch to Magic Kingdom) and are also quite a long walk from the Meadows Pool, stores, and campfire areas. So, if you don’t get a golf cart or have a fairy godmother with a carriage, then your best options will be biking or utilizing the Fort Wilderness bus system.
Each Fort Wilderness cabin sleeps 6, with a queen bed and two darling bunks in the back room and a pullout sleeper couch in the living room (plus a portable crib with a sheet in the closet). If I could wave a magic wand, I would add another bathroom. Getting ready in the mornings with just one bathroom can be a bit trying for more than one princess. With that said, the kitchenette has most everything you need, including:
- a full refrigerator
- dishwasher
- microwave
- small cooktop with two burners
- enough dining ware, cutlery and dinglehoppers for six
- starter set of paper towels, dish soap and trash bags
- gadgets of modern convenience include a colander, a spoon rest (since spoons need sleep, too), a cutting board, a can opener, and broom and a dustpan.
With the wilderness, log-cabin theme, it’s pretty easy to transform yourself into a swashbuckling version of the woodsy Snow White. A traipse onto the cabin’e large wooden deck will provide you with ample opportunities for your daily sing-along with songbirds, squirrels, deer, chipmunks, and possums. Each deck has a picnic table and charcoal grill, making a perfect place for for a lovely dinner under the stars.
Campsites
I admit that the cabins have a convenience factor. Yet, they have their confines as well as their lack of convenience to the marina, the boats to other parts of Disney World, and the happy, happy Meadows area. They also tend to pull us in, unlike a tent or trailer or even an RV, which beckons us to get out and explore outdoors – where we belong.
Even with the rising cost of campsites at Fort Wilderness, it remains the most popular option. This led to Disney scrapping the cabins on the 2100 loop, and replacing them with pads for camping.
For full information about each loop, each site, and a photo of almost every site, come on over and visit my Loop and Site Details Page.
For a description of the types of campsites (premium, preferred, full hook-up, etc.), see my Rates and Discounts page.
