BREAKING: Disney Confirms Plans to Develop New Resort on Old River Country Grounds Near Fort Wilderness

    Disney has confirmed plans to build an all-new nature-inspired resort between Fort Wilderness and Wilderness Lodge. We first brought you news that the old River Country site was being considered for a new resort back in March.

    Here’s the newly released concept art and announcement.

    A new nature-inspired, mixed-use Disney resort will welcome families in 2022 along the picturesque shoreline of Bay Lake. Located between Disney’s Wilderness Lodge and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, this resort project joins three others underway at Walt Disney World Resort, bringing a total of more than 1,700 new hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas online over the next four years.

    The deluxe resort, which will be themed to complement its natural surroundings, will include more than 900 hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas spread across a variety of unique accommodation types.

    “Walt Disney World is in the midst of our most significant expansion in the last two decades and the combined 1,700 new hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas we are building at four different resorts will create thousands of new construction and permanent jobs and will drive economic opportunity and incremental revenue for Central Florida,” said George A. Kalogridis, president of Walt Disney World Resort. “We continue to add new attractions, new lands — and these beautiful accommodations will be right in the heart of all that magic.”

    The soon-to-be named resort is slated to be Disney’s 16th Disney Vacation Club property and it will continue to build on the value and flexibility of a Disney Vacation Club membership.

    “This resort experience will be a celebration of Walt Disney’s lifelong love and respect for nature, with some fun and even surprising accommodation types that families will find irresistible,” said Terri Schultz, senior vice president and general manager of Disney Vacation Club. “It will give our members and guests yet another opportunity to stay in close proximity to all the newest attractions and experiences in our theme parks, and with the flexibility, value and world-class service families expect from Disney.”

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    2 COMMENTS

    1. A modern-looking hotel in the woods is NOT “nature-inspired”, especially if it’s a tall hotel. Might as well build apartments since Disney is losing ground with beautifully crafted and themed hotels.

    2. Why would they do this? That is an inappropriate place for a contemporary hotel. As a a family that stays at Fort Wilderness anually, we hope that it will not be in sight. There is a reason Fort Wilderness has the largest following of any resort, lets hope thier poor planning doesn’t ruin our vibe. This already robbed us of Mickey’s Backyard BBQ, because they needed the land.

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