Disney's Wilderness Lodge

Top choice in Walt Disney World


The handsome lobby's low-lit tepee chandeliers, hand-carved totem pole and dramatic 80ft fireplace echo national-park lodges of America's old West. Though it's meant to feel as if you're in John Muir country, with its wooded surrounds and hidden lagoonside location, the fake geyser and singing waiters in the lobby restaurant dispel the illusion mighty quick.

For those who need it, a zero-entry pool makes swimming easy.


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