Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, Disney World

During our 10-month tour around North America we called Fort Wilderness our ‘home’ for 6 weeks. Yes, it was our home-base for visiting the Disney theme parks. However it became home to us in more ways as well. Fort Wilderness has a children’s sports program; the boys played lots of football, dodgeball, kickball, volleyball, wiffle ball, capture the flag, and ultimate frisbee. Elise liked the crafts sessions better. And the entire family took part in the Pool Parties that happened several times a week; pool parties consist of hula-hoop contests, limbo competitions, ‘musical dots’ (somewhat like musical chairs), and dancing events. Morgan won the most prizes in these fun pool parties. Of course, our family spent hours at the pool too, having fun, practicing swimming techniques, doing aquacise, and learning to use our snorkels. Biking was also one of our favorite pass-times, riding around the forests and the lakes of the campground. Another pass-time which we started to become quite good at was shuffleboard; it’s not only for old folks. Fort Wilderness is the home of the Tri-circle-D barns and petting zoo; we liked watching the cast-members preparing the big horses for their wagons and carriages. Fort Wilderness is located on a lake across which we took the boat to go to the Magic Kingdom; but the white-sand beach and the Spanish moss-covered trees made the lake-front very romantic. In addition, every night Fort Wilderness has a campfire sing-along, followed by a Disney film shown at the outdoor theater; this was a favorite for us all. We were amazed at how quickly our time at Fort Wilderness slipped by, and will remember it as our Florida home.