Nightly Campfire Question

[Tickla]

Do you have to be a guest at FW to go to this?

 

[bama_ed]

Nope, it's open to anyone and it's lots of fun! Bring a bag of marshmellows to roast and find a stick or you can buy both at the chuck wagon (the campfire refreshment stand) for very cheap. If you have kids they'll enjoy having their picture taken with Chip and Dale.

Bama ED

 

[WDW1979]

Anyone can visit Fort Wilderness and its campfire program (which includes the outdoor movie) for free. I believe that you are technically supposed to be staying at a Disney resort hotel to attend the campfire program, but there is no sign indicating that at the campfire area. It is an open area and no one checks to see if you are a Disney resort guest. They probably don't check because the venue is rarely full (it's all outdoors and there is lots of seating).

If you are driving to Fort Wilderness and coming in through the Magic Kingdom parking gate (most hotels near the Magic Kingdom are approached by first passing through this gate), you would have to pay a fee for parking in the Magic Kingdom parking lot, but maybe the gate attendant would wave that fee if you say you are going to the Fort Wilderness campfire program.

Or you can drive north along the road past the Port Orleans resorts, then turn left when that road ends, and 200 yards down that road you will find an entrance for the parking lot for visitors to Fort Wilderness.

Note that if you try to enter the main entrance of Fort Wilderness, unless you are a guest there they will direct you down the road to the visitor parking lot (the visitor parking lot is surrounded by wooden posts so you can park free for a visit, but you can't drive all the way into the campground through the visitors lot).

Then you walk over to the internal campground bus stop and take the Fort Wilderness bus to the campfire program (you may want to ask the bus driver to mention which stop is for the campfire program).

I highly recommend the campfire program and the movie that they show afterwords on the big outdoor movie screen. It is a Disney experience that everyone should have, and it is FREE!

 

[Smooshdog]

The campfire is a don't miss and marshmellows are always a good call...maybe some graham crackers and a hershey's bar too.

check the sticky at the top for the movie schedule too to make sure you go a night of a favorite movie.

 

[Tickla]

Thanks! I will be staying at FW, but my brother in law and his family are staying at CBR, so I was just wondering if we could invite them to the campfire or not. I think they would enjoy it!

 

[son3disfan]

I went a few years back in Feb. and it was so fun. There was alot of confusion with our car though. We went to the wrong entrance ??? And then had to park in a lot and took a bus to the middle of nowhere, and couldn't find it .After walking around for about 15 min. we bumped in to a couple in front of a log cabin store that gave us directions. It was pretty confusing. But was great once we found it. Coming back to the parking lot was also pretty weird too. We sat at a bus stop ( very dark ) my little ones were quite scared not knowing if a bus was scheduled to come or not . after about 30 min. of waiting , a bus pulled up ( completely empty ) and took us back to the parking lot. I would suggest getting a resort map so you know exactly where thing are..

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

The first few years we went to the campfire we were staying in another WDW hotel. The size of FW and the fact that it was always after dark made it a little intimidating. We never really knew how large FW was until we went over during the day. I can recall sitting at the bus stop just as you describe.

Scott