Disney's Wilderness Lodge

This is the second time we stayed at the Wilderness Lodge. It was an amazing stay from start to finish. It’s a beautiful hotel and the service was incredible. From Minnie Van drivers, to front desk, to concierge, to any other employee we encountered…each and every one of them were friendly, helpful, and gave the best service. Rooms were very clean and comfortable. We stayed at the club level…wow! I won’t stay anywhere else if I get to come back! Read less

We had previously stayed at the Floridian and Polynesian (many years ago) and decided on the Floridian for our party of ten. Floridian is having major construction across the street, causing a lot of dust, and some lobby store renovation. We decided to try the Wilderness Lodge and were very pleasantly surprised how great it is. The beautiful pools are close by, there are shady areas around the property, the lobby architecture and decor is spectacular, and you get all the fantastic Disney treatment. Going to Magic Kingdom by boat is an added plus. Families will love it. Read less

From the moment you arrive to the time you leave there is always someone nearby to help. Our family are DVC members and have stayed at Grand Floridian, Animal Kingdom Lodge and Boardwalk. While Grand Floridian is our home base, the unmistakeable coziness of Wilderness has captured our hearts forever. The service in every corner of this resort, Josh at Geyser, Kelli in the Gift shoppe, the housekeeping staff, is just incredible and sets the bar for the rest {Saratoga could take a page from here). This is now our favourite and we will be back! Read less

This was our first time at the Wilderness Lodge. We were impressed by its decor --very reminiscent of the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone, but with much larger and nicer rooms. We stayed in 6064, which was billed as a "fireworks view king bed room." We did have a nice view of the Magic Kingdom fireworks above the trees at night. Note: you will NOT be able to see the lower fireworks, only the ones high enough to see above the trees. Still, this was a very relaxing, easy way to view the show. No crowds and no standing for up to an hour beforehand. (During the day, the view is of the loading dock and the resort smokehouse.) The Wilderness Lodge is lovely and relatively calm compared to other deluxe resorts we've stayed in on property. It's served by a boat to the Magic Kingdom, which is the only theme park we visited while staying here. Buses provide transportation to the other parks and to Disney Springs. (We had a split stay and moved to another resort for the other theme park days.) The boat was convenient and easy enough, but would not be great for cool/bad weather days or for those who want to do very early rope drops or very late nights. Some boats are smaller and do not accommodate scooters or wheelchairs and guests using those were told to wait for the next boat. Also, the boats, while pleasant, are not as fast as the monorail from the other "Magic Kingdom" resorts. Our room had a king bed, a chair with a foot rest, another smaller chair with two nested tables that could be used for eating in the room, a large dresser unit under the television with ample storage, a nigh stand on one side of the bed and a kind of vanity table on the other. There was a large split bath with a kind of barn door that allows one to close the outer portion with the sinks in it (important so that the light doesn't wake up everyone). Note: there is not a lot of storage in the bathroom vanity, with small cubicles that don't hold much, but there is a shelf which helps. The shower was the dual rain shower/lower shower that can be adjusted type. The toiletries were the high end type (I think still the H2O kind) in large bottles and always full enough. Housekeeping was responsive to our requests for an early room make-up and extra towels. We enjoyed dinner at the Whispering Canyon and a couple of lunches at the Roaring Fork, which has a broad menu with some good sandwiches and salads made to order. Like many Disney treats, some desserts look better than they taste, so choose carefully. If it's premade and in a case, you might want to pass on it, not matter how artistically made up or cleverly named. All in all, the Wilderness Lodge was a good choice for us. I hear it's beautiful at Christmas time too with its huge fireplace and a majestic Christmas tree. Read less