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Disney's Wilderness Lodge Information: Rooms, Pools, Dining, and More

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This is our page covering the main Wilderness Lodge Resort building. Wilderness Lodge also has two Disney Vacation Club wings, which we cover in-depth on their own pages. See Boulder Ridge Villas and Copper Creek Villas & Cabins for more information.

Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort Overview

is inspired by grand, rustic Arts and Crafts lodges of the early 20th century—think The Ahwahnee in Yosemite National Park and the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina. Situated on the shore of Bay Lake, the lodge consists of an eight-story central building augmented by two seven-story guest wings, a wing of studio and one- and two-bedroom condominiums, and 26 lakeside cabins. The hotel features exposed timber columns, log cabin–style facades, and dormer windows, along with an 82-foot-tall stone fireplace in the lobby. Outside, there’s a beach and a delightful pool modeled on a mountain stream.

The lodge’s guest rooms were last refurbished in 2012. Darkly stained Mission-style furniture is complemented by soft goods in burnt umber and blue, accented with American Indian–inspired patterns. Carved-wood headboards, rough-hewn armoires, and rustic light fixtures create a log cabin atmosphere.

Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort map

Typical rooms have two queen-size beds; some rooms have one queen plus bunk beds or two queens plus a queen sleeper sofa. Rooms with a single king-size bed are also available. All rooms have a table and chairs, a dresser, a TV, a two-sink vanity just outside the bathroom, a minifridge, and a coffee maker. Rooms on the ground floor have patios; rooms above have balconies.

The pool area features a children’s water-play area and a pool bar. Dining choices encompass two full-service restaurants plus the outdoor Geyser Point bar and restaurant. More dining options are available via a short boat ride to the Contemporary or Fort Wilderness.

The resort is connected to the Magic Kingdom by boat and to other parks by bus. Your best bet for catching the first boat is to send someone out to the boat dock about 90 minutes before the Magic Kingdom’s official opening time. If a line has started to form but has fewer than 30 people, get in line. If the line is longer than that, consider taking a bus or ride-hailing service to the park. Boat service may be suspended during storms, so if it’s raining or rain looks likely, Disney will provide buses. Walking time to buses and boats from the remotest rooms is 5–8 minutes.

A Boone County, Indiana, reader thinks transportation is a weak spot:

To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors that Wilderness Lodge’s transportation problems have been resolved are greatly exaggerated—it’s an easy boat ride to the Magic Kingdom, but bus trips to the Studios and Animal Kingdom take nearly an hour, which is just inexcusable.

A mom from Oklahoma City concurs:

During our most recent stay, transportation from Wilderness Lodge to the parks was the worst we have ever experienced in all our trips to WDW. We waited more than an hour for a boat to the Magic Kingdom; then, after it finally showed up and loaded, we made an unexplained trip to Fort Wilderness and loaded 26 more people. It took 90 minutes to get to the Magic Kingdom! The bus system wasn’t much better—it’s nearly impossible to get to the parks before opening.

How Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort Compares to Other Disney Deluxe Resorts

The major advantage of Wilderness Lodge is that the Magic Kingdom is short boat ride away. Wilderness Lodge's rooms are slightly smaller than some of Disney's other deluxe resorts. At 344 square feet they are smaller than BoardWalk Inn's 371 sf, Yacht & Beach Club's 381 sf, Grand Floridian's 440 sf, and Polynesian's 415 sf. The nightly price for rooms at Wilderness Lodge fall in to the lower end of all the other WDW deluxe resorts. Wilderness Lodge does offer a fitness center, salon, and a spa.

Wilderness Lodge's exterior.

Where To Check-In, Get Theme Park Tickets, and Make Dining Reservations

A security gate guards the entrance to Wilderness Lodge's grounds. If you arrive by car, you'll need to provide photo ID at the gate; it's not necessary to provide your reservation number or paperwork. A dedicated parking lot across from the lobby serves as temporary parking for those who need it while checking in.

Guests keeping a car at the hotel overnight will be charged $25 per day.

Check-in time at Wilderness Lodge is 3:00 PM, and check-out time is 11:00 AM. Wilderness Lodge participates in Disney's Online Check-In program, which allows you to provide name, address, and credit card informationup to 60 days before your arrival.

If you've checked-in online and provided a mobile phone number or email address, you will receive your room number electronically. Then you can go straight to the room and use your smart phone or MagicBand to open the door, skipping the lobby altogether. Wilderness Lodge's registration staff can provide MagicBands for your stay, if you don't already have them. Beginning January 1, 2021, guests will no longer receive complimentary MagicBands but will still have the option to purchase them.

Wilderness Lodge's lobby.

If you've not registered online, look for signs pointing you to the Registration/Check-In area. You'll need to provide a government-issued photo ID and credit/debit card when you register. While parents are completing the paperwork, kids can unwind in a nearby play area decorated with child-sized furniture, and a television showing classic Disney animated films.

Get theme park tickets and dining reservations at the Concierge Desk, to the right of the Registration Desk. If you need to check in and obtain theme park tickets, you can save some time in line if one adult gets in line for tickets just after another adult starts the registration process. The Concierge Desk can also make Disney dining reservations, and you can avoid a wait there by making them online prior to arrival.

Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort's Rooms

Most of the Wilderness Lodge rooms are 344 square feet and have two queen- size beds, a daybed, and a desk and two chairs.

A Wilderness Lodge room.

Each Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort room is furnished with the following:

  • Two queen beds
  • Dresser with 4 small-size drawers
  • Table with 2 chairs
  • Nightstand digital alarm clock
  • Full-length mirror (on bath door)
  • WiFi wireless Internet access
  • Flat-panel TV
  • Mini fridge
  • Coffee Maker
  • Ironing board and iron
  • Hair dryer
  • Digital thermostat
  • In-room safe
  • Shower-mounted shampoo, conditioner, and body wash; bar soap

Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort Room Layout

Wilderness Lodge's bathrooms aren't big, but they also aren't as small as the ones you'll find in Disney's moderate or value resort rooms. Luckily you won't feel claustrophobic in your room's bathroom. Water pressure in the shower is average - probably less than what you get at home, but still enough to get your hair clean. Eventually.

A separate dressing area next to the bathroom includes two sinks, and enough counter space to fit most of the toiletries you would need. There are also two shelves under the sink that provide a small amount of storage. A 1500-watt, wall-mounted hair dryer is provided, but it's not very powerful; bring your own if you've got lots of hair. The dressing area includes a sliding door that separates it from the sleeping area. Combined with the bathroom, this means that 3 people can get dressed at the same time.

A typical Wilderness Lodge bathroom.

Wilderness Lodge Concierge Level Rooms

The concierge level of a deluxe resort can also be referred to as club level. Each one throughout the property has a name for their concierge level. At the Wilderness Lodge it is called the Old Faithful Club and it’s located on the seventh floor. Here guests willing to pay a premium are treated to special services including a lounge, complimentary food and drink, and personalized service. There are about 75 Old Faithful Club rooms most of which are similar to regular rooms throughout the resort. Club level prices can be up to $100 more than standard rooms at the Wilderness Lodge

Upon arriving to Wilderness Lodge, concierge guests are taken to an exclusive area to be checked in and taken care of. Once guests are brought to the club level they will be introduced to the cast members on hand at two desks set up to be the resource for any special services they may need. These CMs are there to help folks with whatever they might need including ADRs, park tickets, and transportation options.

Another special service provided to concierge level guests is a nightly turn down. Housekeeping cast members come to your room in the evening to prepare your bed for you to fall into it after a long day in the parks and leave chocolates.

A more exciting benefit to staying in the Old Faithful Club is access to free food for most of the day. The breakfast offerings are relatively light so don’t expect to fuel up for a full day here. Later in the day snacks are available along with an assortment of drinks including soda, hot drinks like coffee, and beer. In the late afternoon/early evening the menu changes but appetizers are put out for guests to enjoy before they begin their evening. Wine and liqueurs along with desserts area served throughout the evening as well.

The selection of food and drink is laid out in the lounge only accessible to club level guests. There are several tables and chairs set up for folks to you use throughout the day. The area is busy a breakfast time, but can be a quiet place to relax and maybe even get some work done if guests happen to be business travelers. There are also a few couches in the mix where friends can gather to chat. Kids have their own area here with child sized table and chairs and a TV running cartoons and other Disney favorites.

Handicap-Accessible Room Options

Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort have around 51 handicap-accessible rooms. Some feature roll-in showers, while others include assistive hearing devices. A subset of these rooms have been converted to comply with Florida's Accessibility Code, with changes to everything from bed, counter-top, and dresser drawer height, to door widths, wheelchair ramps, and more.

Some accessible rooms have the standard setup of 2 queen beds; all rooms with roll-in showers have 1 king bed, and a small number of roll-in shower rooms have both 1 king bed and 1 double bed. Use our hotel room finder to see which rooms have which feature

Standard Views and Courtyard Views

Disney knows that some hotel rooms are better than others. Most people want something pretty to look at from their hotel room window. To capitalize on this, Disney categorizes all of Wilderness Lodge's hotel rooms based on what you see from inside the room.

Here's the system Disney uses:

  • Courtyard View: At the Wilderness Lodge, any rooms facing the center of the resort (where the pool is located) is considered a Courtyard View. First floor rooms here tend to have views of the backs of lounge chairs sitting around the pool, so upper-floor rooms generally have better views. Some rooms facing southeast look on to Bay Lake.

  • Standard View: Standard View rooms make up the majority of rooms at Wilderness Lodge. Standard rooms generally have unremarkable views of landscaping or parking lots. These are the cheapest rooms at Wilderness Lodge, but there are some gems to be found in this category, though, using our Wilderness Lodge Room Finder.

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Wilderness Lodge Pools

Wilderness Lodge has two pools. The largest, Copper Creek Springs Pool, sits sits in the middle of the resort's courtyard. The pool is surrounded by rock work and lush vegetation, the entire complex looks great. There is also a hot tub, kiddie pool and water player area.

Wilderness Lodge's Copper Creek Springs Pool and hot tub.

The Boulder Ridge Cove Pool is located on the far right of the resort, next to the Boulder Ridge Villas.

Wilderness Lodge's pools range in depth from around 3 feet 6 inches/1.1m to 4 feet 9 inches/1.4m. Pool are open every day, including during winter. The pools are heated to 82°F/28°C throughout the year. Wilderness Lodge also has a hot tub located near Copper Creek Springs Pool.

Copper Creek Springs has one water slide that all ages are free to use. Guests can find showers, storage lockers, restrooms, and laundry facilities. Pool hours are at least 9 AM to 8 PM, extending to as much as 7 AM to 11 PM during busy times. Copper Creek Springs Pool will have lifeguards during the pools' operating hours.

Copper Creek Spring's geyser.

The entrance to Boulder Ridge Cove Pool

For more information on the pools at WDW resorts, including towels, entertainment programming, handicap access, kiddie pools, life vests, and much more, see our Walt Disney World Resort Pool Fact Sheet FAQ.

Restaurants and Dining

Wilderness Lodge has some excellent dining options, including three quick service restaurants, two table service restaurants and one lounge.

Storybook Dining at Artist Point with Snow White

Artist Point Dinner Menu - Artist Point Kids Menu

The character meal at Wilderness Lodge features Snow White, the evil Queen, and a few dwarfs as well as an enchanted forest setting.

Geyser Point Bar & Grill

Breakfast Menu - All Day Menu - Beverage Menu

At Geyser Point you'll find picturesque views of the resort’s geyser and pool area along with Bay Lake. Geyser Point is a hybrid quick service and table service lounge venue, with both sharing the same lovely seating area. The main food offerings are counter service, but there is a substantial bar menu with imaginative drinks and hearty snacks.

Whispering Canyon Cafe

Whispering Canyon Cafe Breakfast Menu - Whispering Canyon Cafe Kids Breakfast Menu - Whispering Canyon Cafe Lunch Menu - Whispering Canyon Cafe Dinner Menu - Whispering Canyon Cafe Kids Lunch/Dinner Menu

Just off the hotel's atrium lobby, the restaurant looks out on the lobby on one side and a mountain prairie, created by Disney landscapers, on the other. Tables have a barrel-top lazy Susan where food is placed.

If you're hungry, the real value here is in the family-style service, with all-you-can-eat servings brought to you on platters and in crocks to pass around to your family. You can always order off the regular menu if you don't feel like sharing, but you may end up paying more for the privilege. Lively dining room with servers who encourage kids to be rowdy - all in good fun.

Roaring Fork

Roaring Fork Lunch/Dinner Menu - Roaring Fork Breakfast Menu

Roaring Fork is small counter service restaurant with a limited menu. Prices range from $6 to $15 for an entree so you won't break the bank. The menu is made up of burgers, sandwiches, and flatbread pizzas.

Roaring Fork participate in Disney's Rapid Fill refillable mug program, where you purchase a souvenir plastic mug once, and get free refills for the remainder of your stay. The cost is a flat $19.99 for your length of stay.

Restaurants at Wilderness Lodge participate in the Disney Dining Plan (when it's offered); meals cost 1 credit at Roaring Fork and Whispering Canyon, and 2 credits at Artist Point. Tables in Wonderland cardholders are eligible for a 20% discount at most resort restaurants.

Territory Lounge is Wilderness Lodge's lounge. Territory Lounge has indoor seating and a full drink menu, with several beer selections, wines, and a selection of spirits. The lounge is usually open 4 PM to 10 PM daily.


Transportation to and from Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort

Driving Your Own Car Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort is just off of I-4 in Lake Buena Vista. Take I-4 Exit 67 - Epcot Center Dr. and you'll end up on World Drive. Turn right onto World Drive and then right on to Timberline Dr. Finally, make a left on to W Wilderness Rd and Wilderness Lodge will be on your right.

Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort's GPS address and location are:

    Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort
    901 Timberline Dr
    Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

    Latitude: 28.409390 North, Longitude: 81.572615 West

From Orlando International Airport See our Walt Disney World Transportation Options page for information about how to get to and from Orlando International Airport and Walt Disney World.

From Sanford International Airport It's about a 40-minute drive from Sanford to Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort. If you're not renting a car, be aware that Sanford's airport offers fewer transportation options than Orlando's, and Sanford's options are generally much more expensive. A taxi from Sanford International Airport to Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort will cost between $120 and $150, depending on traffic. Mears Transportation offers 3-passenger towncar service to Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort for around $140 each way, plus tip; 5-passenger SUV service or 10-passenger van is around $190 each way. That means round-trip transportation will run you somewhere between $240 and $380, plus tip, between Sanford and Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort. At those prices, it may be less expensive to rent a car and park it at the hotel.

Getting to the theme parks, water parks and Disney Springs Disney provides free bus service from Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort to Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, and Disney Springs. Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort's bus stops sit along the front wall of the lobby, between the lobby and check-in parking lot. Each theme park has its own bus stop somewhere along the wall. Animal Kingdom's bus service is shared with Blizzard Beach, while Disney Springs and Typhoon Lagoon also share a stop and service.

Magic Kingdom can also be accessed by boat from the dock near Copper Creek Springs. Boat service may be suspended during thunderstorms, so if it's raining or looks like it's about to, Disney will provide buses. Boats to Magic Kingdom start running 30 minutes before the scheduled opening of the park and close 90 minutes after the park closes.

Why take a bus to Magic Kingdom when you can take a boat?

Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort's Bus Schedule

Ask a Disney Cast Member about Wilderness Lodge's bus schedule, and they'll tell you that buses run about every 20 minutes. In reality, Wilderness Lodge's bus schedule varies considerably depending on the time of day and where you're headed.

For example, if you're headed to the Magic Kingdom between 8 AM and 11 AM, you'll wait around 11 minutes, on average, for a bus to arrive. The bus schedules for Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Disney's Hollywood Studios are about the same early in the day, with a bus arriving every 14-20 minutes, on average. Bus schedules to the water parks and Disney Springs are a little less frequent, and you could wait anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes for a ride.

Buses run a little slower from around 11 AM to around 4 PM, when most people are already in a park. Disney's evening buses are scheduled around the theme parks' closing times, where most of the fleet is deployed to get guests back to their hotels. Your waits to return to your hotel from a theme park should average out to around 30 minutes under most circumstances.

If you've got your own car, it's faster to drive yourself to Disney's Animal Kingdom, the Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach water parks, and Disney Springs. Disney's bus service is faster to the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios. We evaluate Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort's bus service annually, and the latest transportation times can be found below.

Getting to another hotel from Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort If you've got dining plans at another Disney hotel, the cheapest option is to take a Disney bus from Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort to Disney Springs (or an open theme park), then take another bus from there to your destination hotel. Do the reverse to get back to Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort. While that's free, it can take anywhere from 90 minutes to 2 hours each way. If your destination is one of the Magic Kingdom monorail resorts, and the Magic Kingdom is still open, you could take a bus to the Magic Kingdom, then either walk (to the Contemporary and Bay Lake Tower), hop on the monorail (to the Polynesian and Grand Floridian), or take a boat (to Fort Wilderness, the Wilderness Lodge, the Polynesian, and the Grand Floridian). We suggest you still allow at least an hour for that.

The fastest option, however, is almost always an Uber, Lyft, or taxi from Wilderness Lodge to wherever you're going; it's generally not more than a $20, 15-minute cab ride to get to most Disney hotels from Wilderness Lodge, and Uber and Lyft are often less. Taxis are available outside the lobby; if a taxi is not already sitting out front, the bell services desk also serves as a taxi stand, and they'll call one for you.

To Universal Orlando If you're staying at Walt Disney World and don't have a car, Mears Transportation will shuttle you from your hotel to Universal and back for $18 per person. Pickup and return times are at your convenience. A one-way taxi ride is around $36, and may be the cheapest option if you have three to five people.


Shopping, Recreation and Things to Do

Sturdy Branches is Wilderness Lodge's fitness center and spa. It is open 24 hours a day but attendants are only available from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Massage, facial, and body treatment services are available.

Watercraft Rentals are available for use in Bay Lake 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Kayaks, sailboats, pedal boats, and Sea Raycers can be rented. Prices vary. All rentals can be purchased in a booth near Copper Creek Springs Pool.

Boat and Bike Rentals
Type of Rental Cost - Length of rental
Sea Raycer $32 for 30 Minutes - $40 for 45 Minutes - $45 for 60 minutes
Montauk $45 for 30 minutes
Pontoon $45 for 30 minutes
Bike $9 for 60 minutes - $18 for 24 hours

Wilderness Lodge's gift shop is Wilderness Lodge Mercantile. It is located on the right side after you enter Wilderness Lodge's lobby. As you'd expect from a Disney gift shop, Mercantile has a decent collection of souvenirs ranging from small trinkets such as keychains and pens, to embroidered jackets and Disney princess dresses. Prices for these items are about what you'd pay in the theme parks or Disney Springs.

Wilderness Lodge Mercantile also sells basic pharmacy items such as sunscreen, aspirin, allergy and cold medicine, baby diapers and formula, shampoo, and the like. And Wilderness Lodge Mercantile has Disney-branded cookies, chocolate, coffee tins, and similar items, if that's what you're looking for. Prices for these items are considerably higher - about double - than what you'd probably pay at home.

Walkers, joggers and runners can find a jogging trail. The trail is a 0.75-mile shaded fitness trail and bike path that connects Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort.


Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort Child Care

Disney contracts with a third party company, Kids Nite Out, to provide babysitting services at the resort hotels. See our Disney resort childcare page for more information.


Miscellaneous Wilderness Lodge

There are on site washers and dryers available for guest use. For more information on guest laundry services at Walt Disney World hotels, see our WDW Laundry Information page.

If you lose something during your stay, contact Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort's Lost and Found department by calling (407)824-4245.


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The lodge is shaped like a very blocky letter V. The main entrance and lobby are at the closed end of the V. Next are middle wings that connect the lobby to the parallel end sections, which extend to the open part of the V. The V’s open end flanks pools and gardens and overlooks Bay Lake directly or obliquely. Avoid rooms on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors numbered 67–99; these overlook the main lobby and pick up every whoop, holler, and shout from the boisterous Whispering Canyon Cafe downstairs. The noise makes it difficult to get to sleep before Whispering Canyon closes, usually at 10 p.m.

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Room 1168: Some rooms on the far northeast of the building have views of Bay Lake.
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Room 1141: Rooms with a "courtyard view" look in to the middle area resort.

The better rooms are on floors four, five, and six, toward the V’s open end. On the very end of the northernmost V, rooms 4000–4003, 5000–5003, and 6000–6003 offer a direct frontal view of Bay Lake through some tall trees. Toward the end of the V on the parallel wings but facing inward, odd-numbered rooms 4005–4023, 5005–5023, and 6005–6023 face the courtyard but have excellent oblique lake views. Even-numbered rooms 5004–5034 and 6004–6034 face the Cascade Cabins, woodlands northwest of the lodge, and, beyond the woodlands, the Magic Kingdom.

4091
Room 4091: A bad view and a lot of noise thanks to the lobby being right outside your door.
7058
Room 7058: A nice view but is it worth over $500 a night in the peak season?

Odd-numbered rooms 5035–5041 and 6035–6041, on the lake end of the parallel middle wings, offer a direct but distant view of the lake, with pools and gardens in the foreground.

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Room 7035: You may get lucky and have a courtyard view with a great view of Bay Lake.
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Room 4007: Nice view of the Copper Creek Springs pool.

Standard-view rooms X042–X066 are some of the cheapest in the main building, with views of parking lots, service areas, and such, and the Cascade Cabins in the foreground. Avoid these on the fourth floor. On the fifth and sixth floors, however, these rooms afford views of the Magic Kingdom fireworks and are more expensive. (Seventh-floor rooms are Club Level—that is, expensive.)

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Room 1148: Trees. You're going to see a lot of these at Wilderness Lodge.

The rooms listed previously afford the most desirable views, but if you can’t score one, you’re pretty much assured of a woodland view or a room fronting the faux rocks and creek in the V’s inner courtyard. Club Level rooms on the seventh floor aren’t recommended: Only those facing the Magic Kingdom have nice views, and even those have a service area in the foreground. Almost all rooms at Wilderness Lodge have balconies.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths Weaknesses
National park lodge theme is a favorite of kids and adults alike Transportation to Magic Kingdom is by bus or boat only
Along with Animal Kingdom Lodge, it's the least-expensive Disney Deluxe resort Bus transportation to Magic Kingdom sometimes shared with Fort Wilderness
Excellent lounge for adults
Close to recreational options at Fort Wilderness
Great views from guest rooms
Exceptionally peaceful location and public areas
Large pool with cabanas

Disney's Wilderness Lodge Dining

Commuting Times to the Parks
Park Boat Bus Personal
Automobile
Magic Kingdom 15.0 min 24.0 min
EPCOT 24.0 min 20.0 min
Hollywood Studios 27.0 min 22.0 min
Animal Kingdom 28.0 min 20.0 min
Disney Springs 27.0 min 18.0 min
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