Visits to Walt Disney World, Florida

1995 to the present

More pictures are coming soon.
We are sorting through 35 years of slides, negatives and digital images.

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1995 - February We drove to Fort Wilderness Lodge from Ontario.

This was our last trip to Walt Disney World while we still lived in Ontario. We drove our Mercury Villager van and stayed in a Fort Wilderness cabin. We hadn't foreseen our move to Vancouver Island later in the year and even if we had, Walt Disney World would still be a designation of choice - even if it would be a little harder to get there.

1996 - October We flew from BC - stayed in Disney's Yacht Club Resort

1996, we were "Guests of Honor"

Walt Disney World was celebrating its 25th anniversary and offered anyone who had visited during the early years a special offer - it was an offer we couldn't refuse. We were declared Guests of Honor.

For this visit, we stayed in the Disney Yacht Club Resort. What makes this Resort special are all the unique swimming areas and its close proximity to the EPCOT Center.

The Yacht Club Resort at night

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1998 - March We drove to WDW from British Columbia and stayed in a Fort Wilderness cabin.

WDW was just one stop in a major trip across North America. We didn't take any pictures at WDW, but here is a picture on Daytona Beach - on our way to Disney World.

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1999 - November WDW's Millennium celebration! We flew from BC & stayed in a FW cabin

The Millennium year at WDW

- We visit WDW and experience the Millennium celebrations. In November 1999, we flew to Orlando to spend some quality time in Florida. Of course a visit to Walt Disney World was part of the plan. One again, we stayed in a cabin in the Fort Wilderness Resort.
	WDW had started their millennium calibrations and they included a great parade around the World Showcase at the EPCOT centre. Below is the Millennium clock and other parade floats and characters. This was also our first exposure to Disney Pin Trading.

Millennium Clock

One result of our WDW experience in 1999 was the start of our lanyard and Disney pin collection.

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2004 - October We drove to Fort Wilderness Lodge from Ontario.

Fort Wilderness Lodge In October 2004 we drove our rented car from Petawawa, Ontario, where we were visiting Denny and Grace - to Florida and WDW's Fort Wilderness Lodge.

Fort Wilderness Lodge is on the shore of Bay Lake and is part of the Fort wilderness Resort. These three pictures show the Lodge as you approach by boat, the lobby, and the view of the central pool area from our room.

Here are two more pictures taken from our room. On the left is Jackie bringing us our morning coffee - and below is a view of the Lodge's boat dock.

The best way to get anywhere, or at least the most interesting way, is by boat. Lots of these small boats connect the various Resorts around Bay Lake and the Seven Seas Lagoon.

Above - Jackie is enjoying the trip from the Fort Wilderness Lodge to wherever it is we are going

To the right is the boat dock at the Magic Kingdom.