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Inspired by the grand, rustic Arts and Crafts national park lodges of the early 20th century, the Wilderness Lodge lobby features exposed log-cabin timbers and an 82-foot tall stone fireplace.
Cost Range
$533 - $1,837
Lodging Area
Magic Kingdom
Category
Deluxe
Transportation
Boat, Bus
Room: B
Pool: A-
Lighting: A
Pillows: A
National park lodge theme is a favorite of kids and adults alike
Along with Animal Kingdom Lodge, it's the least-expensive Disney Deluxe resort
Excellent lounge for adults
Close to recreational options at Fort Wilderness
Great views from guest rooms
Exceptionally peaceful location and public areas
Large pool with cabanas
Transportation to Magic Kingdom is by bus or boat only
Bus transportation to Magic Kingdom sometimes shared with Fort Wilderness
Rooms here follow the resort's rustic theme. Dark-stained Mission-style furniture is complemented by soft goods in burnt umber and blue, accented with faux stonework. Carved-wood headboards and rustic light fixtures create a log cabin atmosphere.
Ground-floor rooms have patios, while rooms above have balconies. Except for standard-view rooms, these balconies generally overlook the lake, pool, or landscaping, and provide nice views.
We’ve mapped and taken photographs of the views from every single room on Walt Disney World property! Our Room Finder helps you find the perfect room for you and then request that room from Disney.
Dining choices at Wilderness Lodge are informal and tasty. Breakfast at Whispering Canyon is almost a rite of passage. On cooler evenings, a drink at Geyser Point is a great way to end the day.
Story Book Dining at Artist Point with Snow White Artist Point is home to the fixed-price "Story Book Dining at Artist Point" character meal. Characters include Snow White, Dopey, Grumpy, and the Evil Queen—odd choices for a restaurant, as Snow White falls into a coma immediately after eating doctored food. (Apparently Disney’s in on the joke, though, because there’s a “Poison” Apple dessert.)
Whispering Canyon Cafe The all-you-can-eat skillets give hungry folks their money’s worth.
Geyser Point Bar & Grill The quality of the food and the view of the resort area from any given table combine to create an upscale quick-service dining experience. Best of all, guests don’t have to fuss with paper plates and trays of food in the busy dining area; ordered food is delivered to guests at their chosen tables on real dishes with nonplastic silverware (or neatly packaged in to-go containers, if so desired). This family from London thinks Geyser Point is worth a quick boat or bus ride from the Magic Kingdom: We found Geyser Point to be a brilliant place for lunch after a morning in the Magic Kingdom. Although not air-conditioned, it was still cool, very relaxing with nice views and comfortable chairs. Plus it’s quick-service, but you get waited on.
Roaring Fork Quick-service eatery for Wilderness Lodge, serving up typical breakfast fare in the morning and sandwiches (including burgers and barbecue) for lunch and dinner.
Territory Lounge Territory Lounge at the Wilderness Lodge Resort is one of our favorite lounges in one of our favorite resorts in one of our favorite Walt Disney Worlds (whoops, got carried away there). It is well themed, often quiet, and serves good food and good drinks. Tucked into a corner of the massive Lodge lobby, the lounge can be missed easily, but we recommend seeking it out for a pleasant evening. The Wilderness Lodge is meant to resemble grand log buildings found in the United States’ national parks of the west, specifically in Yellowstone and Yosemite. Territory Lounge plays off this general theme wonderfully without being simply a copy of it. While there is a definite western pioneer spirit to the lounge, you will also see a focus on a skill that was very important to the expansion of America: Cartography, the science of mapmaking. Of immediate notice is the fantastic wooden bar, with the rear mirror being held up by two large, carved bears. If you keep looking up, a large map covers the center of the ceiling and is surrounded by beautiful exposed logs. Along the walls are many paintings and pictures, but also several shadow boxes. You should definitely take some time here to examine the boxes, as they contain treasures of America’s past. There are displays of mining tools as well as mapmaking instruments and survey equipment. For the most part, the drinks are the standards of the Disney bar menu, but there are a few things of note, mostly for the beer and wine drinkers. A few of the draught beers are local to Canada and the northwest U.S. such as Moosehead (Canada) and Widmer (Oregon). The wine list is even more special, as it is the list used in Artist Point, the signature restaurant also located in the Wilderness Lodge. Contained on that list are several great selections from the Pacific Northwest. The food at Territory Lounge is also centered on the Pacific Northwest and contains a handful of appetizers like smokey portobello mushroom soup, pulled pork nachos, and a northwest charcuterie plate. They are all high in quality and can easily be made into a meal.
Wilderness Lodge Mercantile Gift shop with a small selection of snacks, drinks, and groceries.
Miss Jenny's In-Room Dining In-room dining for Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Villas.
Refillable Mugs Allows guest self-service soft drink refills from quick-service locations in hotels (NOT in theme parks) for $21.99 for the length of stay.
Amenities
SWIPE TO EXPLORE
Swim like salmon at the Copper Creek Springs Pool, which is heated and has a 67-foot water slide. Nearby are a nice children's water play area, and hot and cold whirlpool spas.
Located just off the Wilderness Lodge lobby is the Buttons and Bells Arcade, which has a decent collection of relatively recent video and arcade games. Most games cost $0.50 to $2.00 per play.
Free Disney Movies Under the Stars are shown most evenings, weather-permitting, between the marina and Geyser Point Bar and Grill.
The Sturdy Branches Health Club is a full-service fitness center with sauna. Typical hours are 6 AM to 9 PM.
You can make out a 1.69-mile run by following the trails at Wilderness Lodge. Ask the front desk for a trail map.
Disney resort guests get into each theme park 30 minutes earlier than off-site guests, every day.
Those staying at Disney's Deluxe and Deluxe Villa hotels can buy Lightning Lane via Individual Purchase at 7:00 a.m. each day. Others cannot make that purchase until the official park opening time.
Disney's Deluxe and DVC resort guests get two extra hours in select theme parks on certain days of the week. The schedule changes, so check with the front desk.
Performed at nightfall on Bay Lake, this show is a stunning electric-light show aboard small barges and set to nifty electronic music.
Practical Matters
Check-in is 3:00pm
Check-out is 11:00am
All Disney resorts participate in Disney’s Online Check-In program. If you’ve checked-in online and provided a mobile phone number or email address, you will receive your room number electronically. Then you can go straight to the room and use your smart phone or MagicBand to open the door, skipping the lobby altogether.
These rubber and plastic wrist bands can function as your room key, park admission, charge card, and more! MagicBands cost money, but if you'd like a free option you can use the official Disney World app on your phone or request an RFID-embedded card at the front desk.
Park tickets are best purchased online in advance either directly through Disney or via our Least Expensive Ticket Calculator. However, if you arrive without park tickets, head to the concierge desk in the hotel lobby.
Dining reservation are best made online in advance or on your phone or tablet during your visit. You can also use our Disney World Reservation Finder.
Washers and dryers are availabile in laundry facilities at each Disney World hotel. Cost is $3 per wash, and another $3 per dry cycle. A small selection of soap, fabric softener, and dryer sheets are also sold, for around $1 each. Only credit/debit cards can be used for payment. For more information, see our Disney World Laundry Facilities page.
If you lose something in a theme park or during your stay at a Disney-operated hotel, visit Disney's Lost and Found website or call (407) 824-4245.
Disney hotels have gifts shops near their lobbies with a decent collection of Disney-branded souvenirs. You will also find basic pharmacy items such as sunscreen, aspirin, allergy and cold medicine, baby diapers and formula, shampoo, and the like. Resort hotels with Deluxe Villa rooms offer an assortment of groceries, as well.
Disney recommends a third party company, Kid's Nite Out, to provide babysitting services at the resort hotels. See our Disney World Child Care page for more information.
Transportation
The Wilderness Lodge is in the Magic Kingdom Resort Area. All modern GPS apps, and Google Maps, will have clear driving directions to it. As a backup, look for Disney road signs directing you toward the Magic Kingdom once you're on property, and then look for signs for the Wilderness Lodge once you're close to the Magic Kingdom.
Destination | Boat | Bus | Car |
---|---|---|---|
Magic Kingdom | 15 min | 24 min | – |
EPCOT | – | 24 min | 20 min |
Hollywood Studios | – | 27 min | 22 min |
Animal Kingdom | – | 28 min | 20 min |
Disney Springs | – | 27 min | 18 min |
Disney provides free bus service to all theme parks, water parks, and Disney Springs. Buses run about every 20 minutes. It's almost always faster to drive your car if you have one, except to the Magic Kingdom.
If you have your own car, it's faster to drive yourself everywhere except the Magic Kingdom.
The Magic Kingdom is accessible via boat service. Boats may not operate during thunderstorms.
The easiest way to get to the Magic Kingdom monorail resorts is to take the boat from the Wilderness Lodge to the Magic Kingdom, then either walk or take the resort monorail. For all other resort destinations, the fastest option is an Uber, Lyft, or taxi. Disney's bus service is free but slow, and will probably require you to use an intermediate destination like Disney Springs, to get to your destination. And that can take a couple of hours each way if you're unluckly.
if you have a car, the easiest way to get to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, and other tourist destinations is to drive. Alternatively, Mears Transportation operates shuttle services between the Disney hotels and other theme parks.
Driving to the Resort
Getting to the Parks
and Disney Springs
Getting to Another Hotel
from Wilderness Lodge
Getting to Universal Orlando
The Wilderness Lodge is in the Magic Kingdom Resort Area. All modern GPS apps, and Google Maps, will have clear driving directions to it. As a backup, look for Disney road signs directing you toward the Magic Kingdom once you're on property, and then look for signs for the Wilderness Lodge once you're close to the Magic Kingdom.
if you have a car, the easiest way to get to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, and other tourist destinations is to drive. Alternatively, Mears Transportation operates shuttle services between the Disney hotels and other theme parks.
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