Should You REALLY Stay at Disney World’s Wilderness Lodge?

Disney’s Wilderness Lodge is a beautiful hotel with great restaurants and great theming, but what might you be losing by booking a room here?

[Subscribe for more Disney Food Videos!]

[Join our Newsletter]

[Social Links]

[aerofool]

You need to do one of these for every resort

[SammyRossi]

I worked here for my Disney College Program and I'm convinced this location made the experience that much better. Walt Disney World isn't necessarily known for a woodsy nature atmosphere, but this resort somehow brings rural mountainous America and Disney luxury together. The food and bar at Geyser Point is excellent and the recreation staff (😉) is wonderful and fun.

[JamesonThomas]

Wilderness Lodge is my #1 Dream Resort, and I want to stay there before I die.

Why haven’t I?

Because I have Deluxe Resort dreams on a value resort budget

[bigtalk]

Best Disney resort stay ever, and I have been to almost all of them.

[Nrbooth]

Loved this!! Please do more of these! I know Food is obviously your main focus but the level of professionalism your reporting and overviews has is great for this kind of stuff. Thanks!

[denisemead]

My absolute favorite resort. It allows me to get away from the rush and hussle of the theme parks while still keeping me close. It's really not that far to take water transportation to the Contemporary to go the monorail as well as close to MK. I always feel like I'm coming home when I check in

[julie]

Stayed at the Wilderness Lodge when our kids were 7 and 8 years. It was by far our favorite resort. Now our kids are 30 & 31 and we chose to have a family reunion there in January. Can not wait. Thank you for the video!

[rubby]

This is genuinely the best review video I have seen ever of a Disney resort. Thank you for this. And please do much more!!!

[Somenite]

My family has stayed at practically all the deluxes multiple times and this is the overall family favorite. The theming is great and it just feels like home. Location is fantastic as well. Not as convenient as the Epcot area deluxes but for Magic Kingdom resorts I like riding the boat over far more than the monorail. Best part is the WL is cheaper than most of the deluxes although I have found that when discounts are offered it is usually at a lower percentage.

[chriskun]

My wife and I stayed there for our honeymoon in 2000. Loved everything about it.

[katherineakin]

My husband and I stayed here two nights in 2022 before moving to the Animal Kingdom Lodge. As much as we loved having animals right outside the balconey, this year we are staying the whole trip at the Wilderness Lodge. We loved how relaxing it is and hope to really explore the resort this time.

[SoniaDekker]

I plan to do a split stay. Staying at one of the resorts near Epcot for the first part of the trip and at wilderness Lodge for the second park when we plan on going to Magic Kingdom

[ReachMabry]

i Wilderness Lodge. My bf had the best vacation ever staying there in 2019, but that price jump for 2021 tho….. 👀 i don’t think i’ll be able to afford staying there again 😞 disney is really pricing out so many people

[FlourEggsYeast]

I brought my sister here for dinner in 2019 and LOVED it! We can't wait for it to reopen since it's been closed. The Queen was flawless and didn't break character at all. I honestly think she frightened my 48 yr.-old sister LOL.

[sophiaetka]

My Aunt has been planning our Disney trips for the past 20 years, but recently we decided that I would start helping her. I absolutely LOVE the rustic feel and craftsmanship of this hotel. Almost everyone in my family have agreed on this hotel, and the ones who haven’t just don’t see the appeal of nice hotels. We are DEFINITELY going to stay in this hotel for next year’s Disney trip.

[misslovely]

It's my favorite resort especially at Christmas time but I'd never pay to stay there, we are barely in our room on a disney trip it's a huge waste of money especially at that huge price per night

[dchetz]

Stayed there Christmas 2019 and absolutely loved it. The holiday decorations are absolutely amazing, especially the giant tree in the lobby. Just spectacular.

And if going to Whispering Canyon, don’t forget to ask for the ketchup. :)

[autumnborden]

We love the Wilderness Lodge. It is one of our favorite stays!

[mikelafata]

I have stayed at many WDW resorts and the Wilderness Lodge is our favorite. The food options are great and the transportation is better than the other resorts for the most part. I noticed the pricing you showed wasn’t necessarily what one would usually pay. We tend to travel when Disney puts discounts at some resorts or we have also used DVC resale on occasion.

[emilystein]

We just booked our trip for here next June!