Hello Alexandra!
You will absolutely love staying at Disney's Wilderness Lodge. Known as one of the best themed resorts on property for the towering lobby and breathtaking fireplace, your family can easily spend a day enjoying the recreation, dining and shopping all within the resort. If you listen closely, you'll hear crickets in the lobby! The Wilderness Lodge pool is one of my favorites, whereas bubbling geysers begin in the lobby and lead out to Silver Creek Falls. You'll often find woodland creatures scattered about the grounds of the resort, too!
A little known secret while staying at Wilderness Lodge is to request being chosen for "Flag Family" upon check-in. If chosen, you'll be brought to the hotel roof to raise the morning flags and have the opportunity to see Walt Disney World from an amazing perspective!
Your family can visit
Disney's Animal Kingdom via bus on the complimentary Walt Disney World transportation system reserved only for Disney Resort hotel guests. Disney's Animal Kingdom does require a ticket per guest age 3+. Purchasing park tickets to Disney's Animal Kingdom will provide wonderful animal attractions, including my favorite, Kilimanjaro Safaris.
For other complimentary activity ideas, I'd suggest the following:
- Explore the woods between Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Fort Wilderness
- Watch the Electrical Water Pageant on the Seven Seas Lagoon shown nightly around 9:00 pm
- Movies Under the Stars, check with your front desk for days and times
- Resort campfires on select nights with complimentary marshmallows
I hope your stay at Disney's Wilderness Lodge is a magical one, Alexandra.
Please contact us again with further questions!
Sherri