The beauty of nature. The magic of Disney. The adventure of a lifetime. Thus begins the marketing brochure for Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground.
The Resort
The Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground consists of more than 700 acres of lush vegetation surrounded by pine and cypress trees. It opened in 1971 and offers 799 campsites and 409 air-conditioned Wilderness Cabins. The campsites and cabins were recently refurbished and I was lucky enough to be invited to a “press event” to tour the sites, get some good information from the Fort Wilderness management team, and attend the Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue which is celebrating its 35th anniversary. To be honest, they had me at “Hoop Dee Doo.”
review I did back in April 2009. It’s still current and probably will be in another 35 years. It’s a great show.
Christmas Campsites
Last, but not least… we finished up our tour with a ride through the Campsites after dark. This was during the Christmas season and I was in awe of the extent of the Holiday decorations at many, if not most, of the sites. Unfortunately, it was a rainy evening and getting good photographs from a bus window was almost impossible. I will leave you with a few photos I took earlier in the day (also in the rain), just to give you a bit of the flavor.