Well OP yes, those are probably correct rates given the Spring calendar time you are looking at for next year (2026).
There are a couple factors in play here (1-2-3):
FIRST: Spring is one of the busiest travel periods in the Fort rate calendar. It's not as HIGH as Christmas or Halloween times but Spring is one of the LONGEST high rate periods given when schools/families have their break travel periods (in the south where I am, weeks in March) and in more northern climates their travel period/spring breaks come later in the calendar (maybe in April past Easter) so it makes for a LONG high rate period from mid-February to the week after Easter (whenever that falls [because it moves based on the calendar]). The DEMAND for campsites in ANY of those periods (Spring, October/Halloween, November/Thanksgiving, or December/Christmas-and-into-New-Years) still exceeds the SUPPLY of campsites. (weekdays versus weekends).
SECOND: Supply-and-Demand. This is a Thomas Sowell lesson in Economics. You mention looking for a Tent Campsite for your 'Truck Camper'. The more affordable Tent sites are limited in number. There are about 70 in loop 2000 and 22 in loop 1500 (92 total abouts for those of you in Lee County). Those number haven't changed
since 1977. Since the 70's (hey I was an early teen then) the Baby Boomers have retired (not my gen set) and they ALL seemed to get campers or rv's. So increased demand versus limited supply? The demand/supply curve never LIVED as strong as this. (limited supply with increased demand means higher prices for that limited supply). And this trend bleeds into the next affordable campsite category, the Full campsites.,
THIRD: The Local Effect. People 'local' to the Fort' (within about a 4 hr drive) tend to book "long weekends" at the Fort for the extended spring and fall travel periods (and even maybe Christmas) as SOON as the booking window opens (12-18 months). They book Friday-arrivals and Sunday-departures (maybe an extra night on either end on holiday or school weekends). That means weekends get booked early and us stragglers coming later can get Sun-Thurs night but not Fri-Sat nights. They DO that because they CAN. And if I lived local, you bet I would do the same also.
You've JUST encountered the FW pricing dynamics many of us have been dealing with for the last 20+ years. And it hasn't been getting any easier to book a site.
For 2026, you may need to book an off-site campsite in the WDW area as a back-up. Vacancies do come open at the Fort (check 1-2x daily) but book whatever you can get but you can only conveniently combine reservations of the same type. Multiple "Tent" sites can be held together (if dates back up consecutively) and you can drop any others (Full) when you check in the first time. Tell the CM checking you in for that FIRST reservation that you have "Continuing Reservations" of the same type (all Tent sites) and provide all the (Tent) reservation numbers. The FW back office will adjust future FW reservations to let you stay on the site of your first reservation (I still walk to the FW office and 'check in' on the morning of each continuing reservation). If you only have a Tent reservation then a Full reservation, you will be expected to move your camper accordingly.
Good luck!
Bama Ed
PS - I am trying to help you but the days of looking 6 months out for a week or two vacancy at Fort Wilderness in the Jan-Apr time frame has not existed for decades. Locals, spring calendars, and early bookers (like me) have learned the hard lessons that Disney has taught us.
PPS - also, Disney is a PITA about dropping early/late days off an existing reservation. You might think "I can book a WAY longer reservation than I want and drop the unneeded nights later". That is not impossible to do (like a year out) but near impossible closer to dates. The system forces you to CANCEL the entire reservation and then book a NEW reservation for fewer nights (which WILL NOT see the nights you JUST cancelled). What a cluster. The work-around is to book consecutive shorter reservations early on. Want 14 nights consecutive? Book a 3-night, then a 7-night, then a 4-night reservation (the size being whatever you are willing to cancel entirely). That makes it clean to drop the first 3-nights (for example) and keep the last 11-nights (of the same type as described above).
PPPS - not to wear out my welcome, but if you have friends, family, or guests who want to drop a tent on your campsite or stay with you, your INITIAL reservation for those dates (may carry over multiple reservations as described above) should be to add all the people to the reservation who might possibly visit on EACH individual reservation. It can be near impossible to ADD people to an existing reservation but no need to cancel if they don't show up (up to 8 people max). So you can add lots of names up to the 8 max.
PPPPS - no discounts for Fort campsites in Jan-May. Why discount them when they will likely be full anyway and get 100% revenue? Discounts generally show up (for the general public) some times in the hot, wet summer months (especially August and September) when demand is low.
