Soundscapes: Fort Wilderness Kayaking

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Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground holds a very special place in my heart. It was here that I began my love for Walt Disney World back in 1976, during my very first trip to the Vacation Kingdom. Through the eyes of my three year old self, this place was amazing. Expansive and woodsy. Nightly campfire singalongs attended by dancing chipmunks. The sweet smell of pine in the air. Boat rides to a place where a monorail went right through the center of a building -- not to mention that arcade! To this day, I can't even drive by the Fort Wilderness entrance without feeling a deep nostalgic joy.

As an adult, I find that it's a haven for the soul. There's simply no other place like it in any Disney space anywhere. It is, perhaps, the most audacious and wonderful example of Walt's impact on this Florida project. Can you imagine anything like this being created today? Just around the corner from the most visited theme park in the world, there is this respite from the whirlwind of adventure and celebration. Here, Disney has allowed the natural environment to deliver the Magic in the most subtle ways. Everything moves at a decidedly slower pace, and this mixture of simplicity and ease grants us moment after moment of undisturbed, untouched serenity.

And I can't think of a better way to explore this Magical space than by a slow morning meander in a kayak. Here, we have a chance to be unhurried. To release, to surrender…an opportunity to give ourselves over to the journey and the steady rhythm of rowing, the catharsis of the methodical movement. Where we're going doesn't matter. All that matters right now is that we're Here.

Listen to the rustle of a breeze through the branches; the chirp of cicadas; the occasional trill of a songbird; the lap of an oar on the water.

Imagine the ripples of water dappled by sunlight; the oak trees waving lazily beneath Toy Story clouds.

Feel the gentle swaying of our kayak as we glide past grassy banks and under bridges.

Now sit back and relax. We'll take care of the rowing.