Steam rises from the hotbeds and lays a thin blanket of fog over the sloping mountainside and twisting river. The landscape is a duplicate of dense woods, blooming wildflowers, knotty pines and rivers emptying into lakes packed with large mouth bass and catfish. There are other goodies, too. After that you can curl up with a piping hot cup of hot chocolate alongside a giant stone fireplace to read a favorite novel or just sit and people-watch. This 728-room facility located on the south shore of Bay Lake nestled among tall pines conjures up the feeling of being at a ski lodge in Colorado or the Rocky Mountains.
Many hotels offer character breakfasts, but there is a charge for that.
At Wilderness Lodge, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger are the breakfast guests. Priority seating and reservations are recommended. Smoking is not permitted. Once you've finished exploring the Disney's Wilderness Lodge, you'll want to take the free bus transportation over to one of the other Disney resorts. Buses are usually just outside the main lobby area.