Can you drive your car around Fort Wilderness?

Basic Laws of Navigation in Fort Wilderness You can no longer drive your car around to explore (and there's no place to park anyway), the trams are gone, and the train has long, long vanished (sad face). So your options for moving about are: golf cart (best option!) – rent or bring your own.



While you are permitted to drive your car into Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground to reach your specific campsite or cabin, general internal driving is strictly prohibited. The resort is designed to be a "low-traffic" sanctuary for pedestrians and cyclists. Once you have parked your vehicle at your designated site, it is expected to stay there for the duration of your visit. For transportation within the resort—which is massive and spans over 750 acres—Disney provides a dedicated internal bus system that connects the campsites to the Settlement (dining and marina) and the Outpost (check-in and bus depot). However, the most iconic way to get around is by renting a golf cart, which has its own dedicated parking at almost every major amenity. You are not allowed to drive your personal car to the Meadow Trading Post, the pool, or the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue; if you try, you will find no parking available for standard vehicles. This policy helps maintain the peaceful, rustic atmosphere that makes the "Fort" a unique Disney destination.

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The Cabins at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort is my family's favorite place to stay when we visit the Walt Disney World Resort. Even our dogs love it there! When we don't bring our own golf cart, we've found that renting one from the resort is very easy. You can reserve your golf cart a full year in advance!

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I am happy to share golf carts are available to rent for all visitors. You do not need to be staying at the resort. They may be rented up to a year in advance by calling (407) 824-2742.

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Basic Laws of Navigation in Fort Wilderness You can no longer drive your car around to explore (and there's no place to park anyway), the trams are gone, and the train has long, long vanished (sad face). So your options for moving about are: golf cart (best option!) – rent or bring your own.

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Magic Kingdom Your easiest route is to take a boat (green flag) from the Fort Wilderness marina. These start running 30 minutes prior to MK opening (including Extra Magic Hours), and stop running about 1.5 hours after close. Boats come every 10-15 minutes, and travel time is 13 minutes one-way.

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You are allowed to make a reservation at the Fort Wilderness Campsites for 30 consecutive days. You can then make another reservation to begin on the day of the check-out for the first reservation and do that for another 30 days. You can actually do this for as long as you wish.

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An easy way to see some of the Magic Kingdom fireworks is to head for the Fort Wilderness beach. They will pipe in the music each night and although it isn't a clear view, as you have the old Discovery Island between you and the park, you can still see quite a bit above the tree line.

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Guests staying at The Campsites at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort are always allowed to bring their own camping gear if they would like but it is not required! You may actually rent a tent and cots for the duration of your stay if you would like to avoid dragging along your own gear.

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Disney says that buses run about every 20 minutes to each destination, but our experience has been that they often come at shorter intervals. One of our favorite ways to get around Disney World is by boat, and Wilderness Lodge is one of the best places to do it.

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Fort Wilderness is such a nice place to stay on DIsney property! First off its cheaper than most other disney resorts and if you have fur babies its the only one you can take them. They have alot of cool amenities, they have an awesome sing along with chip and dale and a disney movie every night.

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Wes, while the Campsites at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort require guests to bring their own tents, RVs, and sleeping accompaniments, if you're looking for a rustic experience without as much equipment, head on over to The Cabins at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort.

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