Rod Wheaton

Disney built the Fort. The construction was overseen by Keith Kambak, who had been sent by Dick Nunis to drive the US looking at campgrounds to determine what were the best features and practices so that they could use and even improve on those things for their own to be built at WDW. I did a show or two about this on my podcast (WDWmousenger.com) and wrote several articles about it on mouseplanet.com if you'd like to hear the background and some cool stories about it!

Disney built the Fort. The construction was overseen by Keith Kambak, who had been sent by Dick Nunis to drive the US looking at campgrounds to determine what were the best features and practices so that they could use and even improve on those things for their own to be built at WDW. I did a show or two about this on my podcast (WDWmousenger.com) and wrote several articles about it on mouseplanet.com if you'd like to hear the background and some cool stories about it!

I've run marathons there and stayed at the Fort for 5 years. Never had a problem with the buses. Still, for Wine and Dine I like to drive to EPCOT, drop my car, and catch the bus to the starting line. Then after the after-party at EPCOT I also had my car there already.

And so you know, I cover some of these things (like the Fort's long gone RailRoad) over on the podcast as well. You can find it at WDWmousenger.com or on iTunes and stitcher.

Thanks, guys! I'm thinking of writing about Discovery Island next. The more I keep researching, and I'm only writing a fraction, has me considering writing the book about the Fort more seriously. There's a lot of fascinating stories. I have an interested publisher.

Hi guys, my new article in the series I'm writing about Fort Wilderness just came out this morning. This time I'm writing about River Country, Disney's first water park. I'm sure some of you remember it well. I used to love going there when I was a teen. Here's the article if you'd like to check it out:
http://www.mouseplanet.com/10944/Loving_the_Great_Outdoors_the_Disney_Way__River_Country_Disneys_First_Water_Park

Hi everybody, I posted the podcast I recorded yesterday with Disney historian Jim Korkis all about the old Ft Wilderness railroad. It was a fun show, we recorded at Meadow Trading post. You can download or listen here:
http://wdwmousenger.com/episode-31-the-fort-wilderness-railroad-with-historian-jim-korkis/

I'll be getting there Sunday!! Wahoo! Plus, I'll post later too, but I'm recording a live podcast all about the Fort Wilderness RR with Disney historian Jim Korkis. I'll try to do it at Meadow Trading post Tuesday late afternoon if anyone wants to stop and say hi!

A lot of you guys probably remember the old Fort Wilderness RR...being both a Disney writer and obsessive Disney fan as well as a Fort Fiend whose favorite place in all WDW is the Fort with my family, I really get into the Fort's history. I've been writing a series of articles about the Fort on MousePlanet.com for a couple of months, my latest came out today all about the old Railroad that ran thru the campground. You can find it here if you'd like to read it:
http://www.mouseplanet.com/10835/Loving_the_Great_Outdoors_the_Disney_Way__Fort_Wilderness_Resort_Part_IV
If you like it, leave me a note or comment in the articles comment section, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
-Rod Wheaton

Here is the link to my articles on mouseplanet.com:
http://www.mouseplanet.com/search.php?type=w&aid=73
Here's the link to a podcast show I did all about the history of Fort Wilderness:
http://wdwmousenger.com/wdwmousenger-podcast-episode-4/

What is the longest anyone has stayed at The Fort? What was good about long term? Did you work at Disney? Was there anything you didn't like? I am a podcaster and blogger at WDWmousenger.com and I also am writing a continuing column at another website all about Fort Wilderness and I was hoping some fiends could give me some input?