closest grocery store to Ft. Wilderness?

[jcandtjsmommy]

Does anyone know what is the most convienient grocery store to Ft. Wilderness?
I don't want to spend my vacation running around looking for a place to get groceries! I was also thinking of putting together a box of unperishables and sending it down to Ft. Wilderness before we get there. Has anyone ever done this? If so, how do I go about it?

 

[georgina]

The CM who checked us in at FW gave me a map and showed me the back way to the Piggly Wiggly, taking Vista Blvd to 535, turning right on 535, to Apopka-Vineland Rd and turning left. It was close to that on the right hand side. There are also Publix around, but this was pretty convenient from Ft Wilderness.

I can't help you with the shipping thing, never did that, although i did take a suitcase with food. This was before the stricter luggage regulations, I hear having food in your luggage gets it searched now.

 

[Mrs. Right]

We turned left out of Ft. Wilderness parking lot, through the security booth at the edge of WDW to the 2nd (?) stop sign. turn right and follow to the 1st stop light. Turn left and the new Winn Dixie will be on your right. Tyler will be able to give better directions. Winn Dixie was good, but the produce was disappointing. May have been a seasonal thing though. Have fun!

Barbara

 

[georgina]

Ooh, maybe it was Winn-Dixie, not Piggly Wiggly! I get my Florida grocery stores mixed up with ones other places we vacation! It does sound like the same one I was describing.