At Walt Disney World you have 3 category tiers for the various Disney Resorts: value, moderate and deluxe resorts. In this article we are going cover all of the Value Resorts at Disney World and what they have to offer.
Are the Disney Value Resorts Basic?
Don’t be fooled into thinking that because they are named as “value resorts”, this group of hotels are basic and not be what you would expect from a Disney hotel, they are in fact far from any bog-standard hotel and boast many amenities.
The six different hotels at Walt Disney World that are classed as value resorts, many of which, excluding the Campgrounds at Fort Wilderness, are the only hotels on Disney World property that are “Disney” themed, by this I mean they are themed around some of the classic Disney movies and Disney characters.
There are six Walt Disney World Resorts that are in the value category;
- All-Star Movies
- All-Star Music
- All-Star Sports
- Art of Animation
- Pop Century
- Campsites at Fort Wilderness
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Disney Value Resort Guide
These Disney value resorts at Walt Disney World Resort are large, with many rooms and boast many comforts and fun additions. Let’s explore each of the hotels in the value category.
1. All-Star Movies
Here you will be immersed into a bright and colourful hotel that is split into five Disney themed areas, Toy Story, 101 Dalmatians, Herbie the Love Bug, Mighty Ducks and Fantasia. Each area boasts larger than life figures, the Toy Story area has a 35 ft Buzz Lightyear, 25 ft Woody as well as Green Army men, Bo-Peep, toy blocks and Rex.
The 101 Dalmatian area is home to 40 ft Pongo and 35 ft Perditta, the pups are all on the railings with paw prints and bones located throughout. The Mighty Ducks area has giant hockey sticks, hockey masks, pucks and goals. The Love Bug – Herbie area has a larger than life Herbie figure, with tyres around the grounds. In the Fantasia area there are large brooms with buckets, nutcracker soldiers, ballerinas as well as the iconic sorcerer’s hat.
All-Star Movies Disney Value Resort Location
This Disney value resort complex (along with All-Star Music and All-Star Sports Disney value resorts) is located south of all the Disney parks, the closest park is Animal Kingdom and Blizzard Beach, Hollywood Studios is not much further on, with Magic Kingdom being the furthest park away.
All-Star Movies Value Resort Rooms
Set over five film inspired areas there are 1,920 rooms at approximately 260 sq. ft each, 96 of which are handicapped accessible and 960 that are connecting. The maximum amount of people in one room is four, plus one child under three that would be expected to sleep in a crib.
Each of the five areas have 384 rooms each. The theming of the area is continued into the room, with pictures on the walls and a border that reflects this. The movie theme extends to popcorn shaped buckets and stars as light fixtures.
The guest rooms will either have 2 double sized beds or one king size. Those with a king size bed are accessible for those with disabilities and will be made priority for those guests that need them. Each of the rooms will have a refrigerator (great for keeping those snacks and drinks cool), telephone, wall mounted tv, a table and two chairs as well as an open closet area for hanging garments with shelves on top for additional storage.
The bathroom area continues the theming featuring tiles which are decorated with film reels and the stars on the shower curtain. The tub (with an overhead shower) and toilet are separate from the vanity area with mirrors and sinks.
A decent sized lockable safe is also included to store wallets, money, passports etc. Complimentary wi-fi is available in all the rooms as well as air conditioning. Bedding, towels and some toiletries are also included.
The rooms located in the Fantasia, Toy Story and 101 Dalmatians are of a higher price as they are considered preferred, closer to the food court and main pool. If you prefer to stay in a quieter, lower foot fall area then the Herbie area would be the best.
Amenities and recreation at All-Star Movies Value Resort
Guests staying at All-Star Movies have access to a wide range of amenities and food options.
The Cinema Hall is home to the Reel Fun Arcade, guests can play a variety of arcade games (for an additional cost).
There is a children’s playground between The Cinema Hall and the Toy Story building.
The main pool is heated and is situated between The Cinema Hall and the Fantasia building. At one end of the pool is a giant Sorcerer Mickey that sprays water from his fingers. The kiddie pool is located here too. The second, smaller and quieter pool is in the Mighty Duck area, which is hockey themed (and is also heated), here you will find Goofy as the goal keeper.
Both pools have a selection of life vests that are free to borrow, restrooms, showers and lockers as well as a laundromat. Towels are not provided here – but you can use the ones in your room and obtain more from housekeeping. As a guest at All-Star Movies you can use any of the pools at any of the two other All-Star resorts.
In terms of dining options there are plenty here although there is not a table service restaurant. All food choices here are either quick service or snacks and can be found in The Premier Food Court. The food court is bright and spacious and there are five marquee style venues in which to order a variety of food from burgers, pizza to sandwiches and salads and most in between.
There is even a secret menu item here that may be available to order, but you will need to ask to order it, the famous secret menu item here is a cheeseburger inside of a cinnamon bun. The Silver Screen Spirits, which is the poolside bar serve a continental breakfast in the morning, sandwiches, snacks and beverages are available from the afternoon.
Donald’s Double Feature is the gift shop located at All-Star Movies, a bright and cheerful shop full of the things you would expect from a Disney store as well as items that you may have forgotten to pack. Snacks, beverages, gifts, apparel and other sundries are all available here.
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All-Star Movies Disney Value Resort Transportation
The complementary bus service to all Disney Parks including Disney Springs is offered here as with all Disney hotels on property. There is only one pick up and drop off point at this resort located near the Cinema Hall, so bear this is mind when choosing a building to stay in as you will need to walk to and from there to access the buses. The buses may also be shared between the other All-Star resorts so be prepared for full and crowded buses.
The Minnie Vans are available to hire, that for an additional cost will take you in style to anywhere on Disney property.
As with other Disney resorts you can book the Mears connect bus service to and from Orlando International for a fairly affordable charge.
If you want to know more about the benefits of staying at a Disney World Resort, then take a look at our article here.
2. All-Star Music
As the name suggests this resort is featured around music and pays tribute to some of the world’s favourite music genres. Spilt into five different resort areas there are music props to be found almost everywhere that are in keeping with the specific areas theme.
The five sections are Broadway, Calypso, Country, Rock and Jazz. In the Broadway Section you will find a marquee that currently has posters and advertising for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the room buildings are set along the Great White Way in which you can walk down, and the marquee is the centre.
The Calypso section pays homage to Afro-Caribbean music with giant maracas, a conga drum covered stairwell and a xylophone bridge that you will pass under to access this area. A giant pair of cowboy boots (size 270 in fact) mark the Country section.
The rooms in the Rock section are decorated with large electric guitars and microphones and you will also find a huge jukebox. In the Jazz section there are saxophone and clarinets on the buildings with the roof edged with silhouettes of musicians.
All-Star Music Value Resort Location
All three of the All-Star Disney value resorts are located in the same area – in fact they are often referred to as neighbours. All-Star Music is in between All-Star Movies and All-Star Sports and is classed as being in the Animal Kingdom area. Again, you will find that it is furthest away from Magic Kingdom.
Rooms at All-Star Music Disney Value Resort
This value resort not only offers standard rooms but family suites too. A standard room is approximately 260Sq.Ft and can sleep four plus one infant under the age of three in a crib. The Family suites are larger, being 520Sq.Ft to accommodate 6 guests plus one infant under three in a crib. A room with a king-sized bed is available for those needing disabled access.
There are 1,706 standard rooms which have two double beds, a refrigerator, bedside table, dresser with storage drawers, a key operated safe and a small table with two chairs. In the bathroom the bath with overhead shower and toilet is separated to the sink and mirrors. There is also the standard area to hang garments with a shelf above for storage.
The suites, although being able to accommodate six only have one queen sized bed in the master bedroom whilst in the main sitting area has a pull-out sofa that is a double bed and a chair and ottoman that both convert into single beds.
There is a small kitchenette that is equipped with a microwave, sink and coffeemaker as well as a small refrigerator. There is a TV in both the master bedroom and sitting area as well as a desk in the master too. In the suites there are two separate bathrooms making getting ready to hit the parks or getting ready to sleep a lot quicker.
All rooms will have air conditioning, towels and bedding provided as well as free wi-fi. They all have elements of décor that reflect the theme of the resort and music genre that they are in, stars can be found on the furniture, bedding and carpets and pictures that are suited to the theme adorn the walls.
The preferred rooms are Calypso 1 and 10 and Jazz 2 and 9. The 192 family suites are located here too.
Amenities and Recreation at All-Star Music Value Resort
All-Star Music has many amenities to enhance your stay with a wide choice of dining.
There are two heated pools here, the main pool in the Calypso area is the largest pool found in a Disney Value resort and is shaped like a guitar. In the centre, shooting water are the three Caballeros, Donald, Jose and Panchito. The kiddies pool is located in the headstock of the guitar.
The second, smaller pool found between Rock Inn, Country Fair and Broadway and is shaped like a piano with the keys as the deck. At the pools are the laundromats, toilets, showers and lockers. Towels are not provided but guests can use their hotel room ones and obtain more from housekeeping, life vests are available to loan free of charge.
Maestro Mickeys – the resort gift shop is located at Melody Hall and has a large selection of Disney merchandise. Specific items that are specialised to All-Star Music are available here as well as gifts, sundries, snacks, alcohol, some grocery items and basic toiletries.
Dining here is available at the Intermission Food Court. This is large with seating for up to 500 guests. Options here are the standard pizza, pasta, burgers, sandwiches etc as well as bakery and breakfast items.
The pool bar Singing Spirits serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic options from noon until 1 am.
The Melody Hall is also home to the resorts arcade – Note’able Games with a wide variety of arcade classics and family games at additional cost.
All-Star Music Value Resort Transportation
Disney’s Magical Express is no longer available, so transportation to and from Orlando International Airport can be offered by taxi, Uber or the Mears Connect bus service.
Buses that run to each of the Disney theme parks and Disney Springs pick up from outside Melody Hall. In less busy periods the bus may be shared between all three of the All-Star Resorts so be prepared to wait and for possible longer journeys.
Again, the Minnie Vans and other Taxi services are available for you to use at an additional cost.
3. All-star Sports
The third resort in the All-stars group is themed around popular competitive sports, spilt into five sports themed areas featuring tennis, football, surfing, baseball and basketball. As you come to expect with the All-star resorts all the different areas have larger than life icons that tie in with each separate theme.
The centre court tennis themed area is home to a tennis court where figures of Donald and his three nephews are playing tennis, giant 51-foot tall racquets and tennis balls decorate the stairs. In the football area you will find that all three-room buildings face each other across a football field, with giant helmets along the stairwells.
The surfing area is colourfully decorated with surf boards, dolphins, red snappers and even gigantic 38-foot shark fins. In the baseball section there is a themed diamond shaped pool with Goofy as the pitcher in the centre, giant baseball bats, stadium lights and scoreboards as well as 20-ounze Coke cups.
Located in the basketball area of the resort are hoops, basketballs that look like they are frozen in motion, a refs 60-foot long whistle and as 45-foot high megaphone complete the look.
All-star Sports Value Resort Location
This resort is part of three All-star resorts that are located next to each other in the Animal Kingdom area. All-star sports is situated next to All-star Music. The location of all three makes Magic Kingdom the furthest park away and the closest will be either Blizzard Beach or Animal Kingdom.
Rooms at All-star Sports Value Resort
All-star Sports has 1,920 that are spread out over the five different areas with 960 that are connecting. Each room is approximately 260 sq.ft and can sleep up to four plus a child under three in a pop up crib. The amenities in the rooms are pretty much the same as in the other All-star resorts (excluding the suites at All-star Music), the standard room will have 2 double beds, a refrigerator, small table with two chairs as well as television.
The bathroom area is spilt into two, with the toilet and bath (with overhead shower) situated in one area and a single sink and mirror in the other, here you will also find a clothes rail and a shelf above that can be used as storage.
Rooms that have king-size beds are available here but as in the other All-star resorts they are handicapped accessible and will be assigned to guests needing these first. These rooms have larger bathrooms with a wheelchair accessible shower instead of a tub. The room in fact is not bigger and the main area will be smaller to accommodate this.
These rooms continue the sports theme with pictures and themed light fixtures (either as a megaphone or stars). All rooms have complimentary wi-fi, a small key operated safe and all have air conditioning. Towels, bedding and some toiletries are provided and replenished by housekeeping.
If you wish to stay closer to the main building, the bus pick up and drop off point as well as the food court then request a room in the surfing or football area.
Amenities and recreation at All-star Sports Value Resort
The main building, Stadium Hall is home to the main lobby, check in, the arcade, gift shop and the food court. The End Game food court can seat up to 550 guests and offers a variety of quick service choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as snacks. Along with the standard offerings such as burgers, salads, sandwiches, mac and cheese and BBQ ribs there are a several stations where you can customize your meals from salads to burgers and sandwiches. The refillable mug station is also situated here.
Sport Goofy Gifts and Sundries sells a wide variety of Disney merchandise, gifts, snacks and stationery as well as basic supplies such as band aids, nappies etc. Some food items such as chips and cookies as well as drinks including alcohol can be purchased from here.
The arcade – The Game Point Arcade is home to numerous old-school and modern video games which provide hours of fun for additional costs.
There are two heated pools here, the main pool Surfboard Bay Pool is located just behind Stadium Hall. It is shaped as a wave and is decorated with giant shark fins, surfboards and waves. The smaller and quieter pool is located in the baseball area, it is diamond shaped with Goofy in the centre “pitching”.
Towels are not provided here but you can use the ones from your room and obtain new ones from housekeeping. Life vests are free to borrow and can be found at both pools, there are restrooms, showers, lockers and a laundromat at both of these as well.
Between buildings 6 and 7 are a children’s playground, the interior courtyards can also be used as secondary play areas.
All-star Sports Value Resort Transportation
Complimentary buses to the parks can be boarded outside of Stadium Hall, this is where they will drop you off too so bear that in mind when looking at the area you would like to stay in. Mears Connect will shuttle guests to and from Orlando international airport and Minnie Vans as well as the other taxi firms can be hired privately to get you around.
4. Art of Animation
This Disney value resort, as the name suggests is all about and themed around Disney and Pixar animation. Throughout the resort you will be surrounded by the enchantment, art and magic of some of the classic Disney and Pixar animations. The resort is spilt into four areas, Cars, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid and Finding Nemo, each section is beautifully themed both inside and outside of the rooms in line with the film.
Approaching the Cars area, you are made to feel as if you are in Radiator Springs and you can even walk down a freshly laid blacktopped road, just like in the movie to the famous Cozy Cone Motel and to the Cozy Cone pool with giant cones that are used as cabanas. As you would expect Lightening McQueen with other characters and props in the film can be found in this area.
The Lion King rooms are themed as if set in an Africa, the buildings have been decorated to blend into the “African” background, with trees, sky and plains. Here you will see a giant animation of Simba and Mufasa, figures of Timon, Pumba and Simba as well as Rafiki and the elephant graveyard.
The Little Mermaid area is painted to make you feel as you are under the sea with Ariel and all her friends, you can find the larger than like Ariel sculpture and some of her findings from the human world as well as King Triton himself.
Buildings in the Finding Nemo area are painted like the ocean with an abundance of sea life, fish and creatures that are in the movie. Again, there are large figure of some of the characters including Crush. On the outside of some of the buildings in each of the four areas there are giant sketches of the film they are themed around.
Even if you don’t stay at this resort – there is so much that you and your party can enjoy and see that it is worth a trip over to experience – there is some great photo opportunities with some awesome scenes.
Art of Animation Value Resort Location
Art of Animation is located closest to Hollywood Studios and Epcot. Disney Springs and Typhoon Lagoon are not too far away, Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom will take the longest to get to.
Art of Animation Value Resort Rooms
There are two room options at Art of Animation. There are both standard rooms and family suites that are available to book. The standard rooms can sleep up to four (plus an under three-year-old infant in a pop-up crib) whilst the family suites can sleep six.
There are 864 standard rooms available at approximately 277 sq. ft. Each room will be equipped with two double beds, television, armoire with storage and refrigerator. A room with a king-sized bed can be requested but is given to those with disabilities first.
The bathroom is separated into two areas, one that houses the toilet and bath with overhead shower and the vanity area with a sink, mirror and an open style closet including a clothes rail and shelf above for storage. Bathrooms in the disability access rooms will have a larger wheelchair accessible shower instead of a bath.
All the Art of Animation standard rooms are in The Little Mermaid section and are all decorated and themed brilliantly in line with the film. You are made to feel as though you are under the sea with blue walls and wavy carpet. The theming continues with a clamshell headboard, pearl lamp and seashell chairs. Pictures from the film and coral motifs in the bathroom complete the scene.
The Art of Animation family suites are all located in the other areas of the resort, Cars, The Lion King and Finding Nemo. There are 1,120 suites available and are around 565 sq. ft each can sleep up to six guests, have two bathrooms, a kitchenette and three different sleeping areas.
Each suite will have a master bedroom with a queen-sized bed, a lounge with a double sized sofa bed and a convertible double sized Tablebed in the dining area, a kitchenette equipped with a microwave, coffee machine and a refrigerator. There are two televisions, one in the master bedroom and one in the lounge area as well as two bathrooms each having a toilet, bath with overhead shower and vanity area with sink and mirror. The theming of the suites is dependent on which area you are in.
The Cars suites have light brown walls, pylon themed carpet, lampshades and curtains as well as highway signage. The bathrooms are themed as a car wash! The Lion King suites are painted yellow and green with leaf shaped chairs and light fixtures as well as savanna scenes in the bathrooms.
In the Finding Nemo suites, the rooms are sea green with curvy furniture to look like sea plants, a jellyfish lamp, coral themed chairs, reef style headboard and an amazing bathroom decorated like a sunken shark infested ship.
Each of the rooms include towels, bedding and some toiletries that can be replenished by housekeeping, free Wi-Fi, air conditioning and a key operated safe.
Amenities and recreation at Art of Animation Value Resort
Animation Hall is at the centre of this resort. Here you will find check in, the food court Landscape of Flavors, the resort shop and the games arcade as well as the bus stop. The reception area here is amazing, with a rainbow wall, individual kiosks for the cast members and multiple animations of Disney and Pixar characters from the first pencil drawings to the finished article.
In terms of food Landscape of Flavors is set up pretty much the same as any of the value resorts food courts, it has several stations that quick service meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Serving the standard quick service options including burgers, sandwiches and chicken as well as healthier options and customisable dishes. Snacks and beverages are available here as well as the refillable mug station.
The Ink and Paint Shop, here you will find the classic Disney resort gift shop selling merchandise, some food items and beverages including alcohol as well as toiletries and sundries that you may have forgotten to pack.
Art of Animations boasts three heated pools, the main one Big Blue is the largest pool in any of the Walt Disney World hotels. It is located just outside Animation Hall in the Finding Nemo area and has one of the coolest features ever – you can listen to Disney music under the water! At the Big Blue pool there is a small area called the Schoolyard Sprayground that younger children can splash in. There are two quieter pools, The Little Mermaid section is home to the Flippin’ Fins Pool whilst the Cozy Cone Pool is in the Cars area. At the pool areas are toilets, showers, lockers and the laundromat. Towels are not provided, however use the room ones and obtain more from housekeeping. Life vests are free to borrow.
Other recreation activities include the Pixel Play Arcade, a great spot to play some video and family games for an additional cost and a playground Squirt’s Righteous Reef located in the Finding Nemo courtyard.
Art of Animation Value Resort Transportation
As with any other onsite Disney hotel there is complimentary bus transportation to and from the parks. All the buses pick up and drop of at Animation Hall. Coming soon is the brand-new Disney Sky liner will also be available at this resort taking guests to both Hollywood Studios or Epcot with a change at Caribbean Beach Resort.
If you are travelling from Orlando International Airport the Mears Connect service can take you both to your resort and back to the airport when you leave.
Minnie vans and other taxis are available to hire at additional costs.
5. POP Century
This resort is brightly coloured and is spilt into different sections depicting popular music, film and other trends from four different decades, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s and the 1980’s (including the 1990’s). In the 1950’s area you will find giant bowling pins, early rock and roll music playing from a 40ft jukebox and popular 1950’s sayings adorn the tops of the buildings, such as “hang loose”.
To tie in with the Disney aspect there is figures from the 1955 film Lady and the Tramp. The 1960’s area is home to bright colours, popular sayings such as “groovy” and “peace man” are all along the buildings as well as yo-yos, playdoh cans and Mowgli and Baloo from The Jungle Book (realised in 1967).
In the 1970’s section there are eight track tapes with popular music from the decade written on them, the Big Wheel trike and rows of football men are in the courtyard. Mickey Mouse is featured in this area as a telephone. The 1980’s and 90’s section sees a number of Rubik’s cubes with the progression of the puzzle and giant computers, cell phones and floppy disks represent the 1990’s.
POP Century Value Resort Location
POP Century is located near to Art of Animation and Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. It is close to Hollywood Studios and Epcot while Disney Springs and Typhoon Lagoon are not much further. Both Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom will be the longest ride.
POP Century Value Resort Rooms
This resort has the largest number of rooms in all the Walt Disney World Resorts, 2,880 in total! There are two options here, the queen room layout or the king room layout. Each of the rooms will be decorated in colours to match the decade that you are located, including the wall paint, carpet, tiles, borders and will have matching pictures.
The standard queen room layout will have a queen-size bed with a Tablebed that folds out to be the second queen sized bed. The bathroom will have a toilet and bath with overhead shower in one section and a single sink with vanity mirror and clothes rail with shelf above in the other.
The king room layout will have one king-size bed and a bathroom that has a wheelchair accessible shower. In both rooms you will get a dresser with drawers for storage, television, refrigerator, coffee machine, USB charging stations, iron, ironing board and hairdryer.
A table and two chairs will be in both types of rooms but in the queen bed room this will need to be used as the second bed. Free Wi-Fi and air-conditioning as well as towels, bedding and some toiletries are provided.
Amenities and Recreation at POP Century Value Resort
The Classic Hall is the main area where the amenities are located, from check in to food, drink and games you will find it all here. Everything POP Shopping and Dining is the food court and shop here at POP Century. They offer quick service dining including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack and beverages. As well as having counter service there is a grab and go section from salads and fruit to cereal. Located in the food hall is the resort shop, selling merchandise, gifts, sundries as well as snacks and beverages including alcohol.
POP Century has three heated pools. The Hippy Dippy pool in the 1960’s area and close to the Classic Hall is the feature pool here. The pool is shaped like a flower and has four flowers around the edge squirting water, the deepest part is in the centre.
There is a smaller children’s pool here too that is zero entry and had fountains that shoot from the centre. The Computer pool in the 1980/90’s area is shaped as a computer monitor with the deck area themed to be a computer keyboard.
In the 1950’s is the Bowling pool in the shape of a bowling pin and the deck as the bowling lane. Each pool has toilets, lockers, showers and the laundromat. Life vests are available to borrow for free, you will need to provide your own towels – you can use the ones from your room and ask for them to be replenished.
Also, in the Classic Hall is the Fast Forward games arcade with a wide range of video games to suit most ages. There is a children’s playground in the 1970’s section.
Transportation at POP Century Value Resort
Complimentary bus transportation to and from the parks is situated outside of Classic Hall. Guests staying at POP Century can also take advantage of the new Disney Sky liner which will provide transportation both Hollywood Studios and Epcot with a change at Caribbean Beach Resort.
If you are travelling from Orlando International Airport the Mears Connect service can take you both to your resort and back to the airport when you leave.
Minnie vans and other taxis are also available to hire at additional costs.
6. The Campsites at Fort Wilderness
Situated in Fort Wilderness resort are the campgrounds which are classed in the value resort section. This is a great option for those with a large party, who enjoy the great outdoors or those with their own RV. There are four different types of campsites available to rent, the tent or pop-up campsite has room for a pop-up camper or camper van with two tents approximate size 10by25ft sleeps up to 10 adults.
The full hook up site that has a sewage hook up and is 10x50ft sleeping up to 10 adults. The preferred site is closest to the Marina with room for a RV and a small tent, can sleep up to 10 adults and is 10by45ft.
The last option is the premium campsite that is 18by60ft room for a much larger vehicle, with sewage hook up and can sleep up to 10 adults. At each of the campsite there is water, electric and cable hook ups, a picnic table and charcoal grill.
The Campsites at Fort Wilderness Location
The campsites are situated in the Magic Kingdom area of Walt Disney World. Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Disney Springs aren’t too far away – Animal Kingdom will take the longest to get to.
Amenities and Recreation at The Campsites at Fort Wilderness
Guests staying at the campsites can use any of the amenities at Fort Wilderness. Near the Meadow Trading Post are two pools one with a hot tub and water slide. Throughout the resort are comfort stations that have restrooms, showers, laundry facilities phones and an ice-maker.
There are two lit tennis courts (with racquets available to hire), bicycle rentals, horseback riding, fishing and kayak and canoe rentals as well as numerous nature walks.
It is mainly self-catering, but the Trails End table service restaurant and Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue is located here. There is even a free camp-fire sing along with Chip and Dale. At both Meadow Trading Post and Settlement Trading Post you will find the resort shop, selling merchandise, sundries and some food and beverages.
Some campsites are even pet friendly and are situated so you will see a wide variety of wildlife.
Transportation at The Campsites at Fort Wilderness
As this is set in the wilderness the theme is continued when it comes to transportation. To get to the different parks you will need to use different modes of transportation, to get to Magic Kingdom you need to take an internal bus or walk to the Marina and use the boat. For Epcot Hollywood Studios, Disney Springs and Animal Kingdom, take the internal bus to the Outpost and then the main bus to your desired park.
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