The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge is a Disney Vacation Club

Disney Vacation Club

Disney Vacation Club is a vacation timeshare division owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. It allows buying real estate interest in a DVC resort. Disney Vacation Club's President is Claire Bilby....

 Timeshare

Timeshare

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 resort at the Walt Disney World Resort

Walt Disney World Resort

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. Announced in 1998, the property first accepted guests in November 2000. The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge are adjacent to Disney's Wilderness Lodge

Disney's Wilderness Lodge

Disney's Wilderness Lodge is a resort hotel located at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on May 28, 1994. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts....

, whose design is based on the National Park lodges of America's Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest

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. The Vacation Club Villas are themed to the antecedent lodgings built by workers on the transcontinental railroad in the late 19th century, and contain an array of railroad memorabilia and artwork. The accommodations include Studio units with a kitchenette, as well as one and two-bedroom villas with a larger kitchen and living space.

Dining

The adjacent Wilderness Lodge is home to one of Disney's signature restaurants, Artists Point, which serves dinner daily with Pacific Northwest-inspired cuisine. Also located within the shared lobby is the Whispering Canyon Cafe, which serves all three meals daily. The Roaring Forks Snacks is a counter service restaurant located near the Wilderness Lodge pool area.

Activities and recreation

The Wilderness Lodge is based on an outdoor theme and has many different outdoor activities in conjunction with the Villas. There are two pools, the Silver Creek Springs and the Hidden Springs. Both offer "geyser" jets. There are also two spas on the property. Erupting every half hour near the Silver Creek Springs is the Disney

The Walt Disney Company

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-created Fire Rock Geyser, based on the famous Old Faithful.

A kid's play area called the Cub's Den is located on the property, which allows children from ages 4–12. A game room called the Buttons and Bell Arcade contains an assortment of video games and pinball machines. This arcade can be found by the Wilderness Lodge Mercantile. Other activities on site include the white sand beach, Bay Lake, Sturdy Branches Health Club, a children's playground, watercraft rentals, catch-and-release fishing, in-room video rentals, and a mile-around jogging and bike trail.

Transportation

Transportation off the property is available. Boats or buses can take visitors to the Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom

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. Bus service takes visitors to Typhoon Lagoon

Disney's Typhoon Lagoon

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, Downtown Disney

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, Hollywood Studios

Disney's Hollywood Studios

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, Fort Wilderness

Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground

Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground is a themed camping resort located at the Walt Disney World Resort. It officially opened on November 19, 1971....

, Animal Kingdom

Disney's Animal Kingdom

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, Epcot

Epcot

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, and the transportation center linking to other destinations. A boat can also take visitors to the Contemporary Resort

Disney's Contemporary Resort

Disney's Contemporary Resort is a deluxe resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on October 1, 1971...

 where the Monorail system

Walt Disney World Monorail System

The Walt Disney World Monorail System is a public transit system in operation at the Walt Disney World Resort.The Walt Disney World Resort currently operates twelve Mark VI monorail trains on three lines of service. The monorail system opened in 1971 with two routes and with Mark IV monorail trains...

is available for transport.

External links

• The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge official site