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 most of the wall props that glamourized the American cowboy days since Trail’s End first opened. Continue reading “Trail’s End Has Totally Changed: 6 Reasons Disney Campers Shouldn’t Really Care” →
Like a bolt out of the blue, Walt Disney World informed travel agents yesterday that they would no longer earn commissions for their bookings at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campground. Continue reading “The Party Is Over for Travel Agents at Fort Wilderness – No More Commissions” →
Famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright would be delighted.
With Disney’s announcement that its log-cabin style homes will be replaced with mid-century looking trailers with lots of glass, you can almost hear the bluegrass song loop fade to soulful pop. Continue reading “Fort Wilderness Revamp: Mod DVC Trailers to Replace Log Cabins” →
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” →
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?” →
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.
Continue reading “2022 Fort Wilderness in Review: Looking Ahead to 2023” →
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.
Continue reading “16+ Great Gifts for the Disney Glamper 2022” →
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.
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.
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” →
