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lounge, a lakeside pool, and a sky bridge linking the tower to the Contemporary Re-
sort's monorail station.
Wilderness Lodge & Villas
STRENGTHS
• Along with Animal Kingdom Lodge, it's the least expensive Deluxe resort
• Magnificently rendered theme that children can't get enough of
• Good on-site dining
• Great views from guest rooms
• Close to recreational options at Fort Wilderness
• Elaborate swimming complex
• On-site child care
• Convenient self-parking
WEAKNESSES
• Transportation to Magic Kingdom is by bus or boat only
• Bus transportation to Magic Kingdom sometimes shared with Fort Wilderness
• No character meals
• Rooms sleep only four people (plus child in crib)
THIS DELUXE RESORT IS INSPIRED
by national-park lodges of the early 20th
century. Wilderness Lodge & Villas ranks with Animal Kingdom Lodge & Villas as
one of the most impressively themed and meticulously detailed Disney resorts. It's
also by far the hands-down favorite hotel of children. You won't have any trouble
convincing the kids to abandon the theme parks for rest and a swim if you stay at the
Wilderness Lodge.
On the shore of Bay Lake, the lodge consists of an eight-story central building
flanked by two seven-story guest wings and a wing of studio and one- and two-bed-
room condominiums. The hotel features exposed timber columns, log cabin-style
facades, and dormer windows. The grounds are landscaped with evergreen pines and
pampas grass. The lobby boasts an 82-foot-tall stone fireplace and two 55-foot Pa-
cific Northwest totem poles. Timber pillars, giant tepee chandeliers, and stone- and
wood-inlaid floors accentuate the lobby's rustic luxury. Although the resort isn't on
