Inside the Meadow Trading Post at Disney’s Fort Wilderness
If you’re staying at Disney’s Fort Wilderness, you’ll likely end up at The Meadow at some point during your visit. The Meadow is home to the resort’s major recreational area, including the feature pool, snack bar, and one of two gift shops at the resort, The Meadow Trading Post.
You may remember we toured the Settlement Trading Post in a separate article. So for this article, we’ll step inside the Meadow Trading Post to see how the stores vary. Both shops offer resort-branded merchandise, groceries, sundries, health, beauty items, and camping supplies. If you’re in a pinch, you should be able to find what you need.
Given the size of Fort Wilderness, it’s important to familiarize yourself with the location of both shops. They aren’t anywhere near each other. Settlement Trading Post is at The Settlement, near the marina and boat dock. You’ll pass it when you’re coming to and from Magic Kingdom via the resort’s boat service. The Settlement is also where the popular Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, Trail’s End Restaurant, and the Tri-Circle D Stable is located.
Alternatively, the Meadow Trading Post is smack dab in the center of Fort Wilderness. The gift shop is directly in front of the feature pool area. Boat rentals and other recreational activities are nearby. The Meadow Trading Post is open daily between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. As always, you’ll want to check the exact hours of operation during your stay.
Typically, we see resort-branded merchandise on display near the front of the store. Note that the exact items in this post might not be available on your visit. But you can expect to find similar items. We update the pictures from time to time, but overall most grocery items and other sundries remain the same.
It’s not uncommon to find Fort Wilderness merchandise with Chip and Dale. They are pretty popular around the resort. If you’re anything like me, you enjoy purchasing a t-shirt or souvenir at your favorite resort. The shirt with “camping rules” lists the finer points of a trip to Fort Wilderness.
Those who collect ornaments will be delighted to find options available at Fort Wilderness. Here are a few items celebrating the Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue, the longest running dinner show at Walt Disney World.
As far as toys go, the shop has an entire wall of plush.
Here are a few classic items from the Toy Story franchise.
Fort Wilderness seems like the kind of resort where you might enjoy a board game or two during your vacation.
Here are a few more toys.
Pin collectors will find an assortment of pins and accessories.
Meadow Trading Post has a nice variety of items for pets.
Plenty of mugs are available for enjoying a cup of hot cocoa by the campfire. Or you can add one to your morning coffee mug rotation at home to reminisce vacations past.
Behind the register, there’s a case with a selection of liquors.
Meadow Trading Post has an ample selection of grocery items. Below we have chips, dips, and jerky.
Here we have Pop-Tarts, macaroni with cheese, oatmeal, popcorn, tea, and cereal.
Various condiments include jams, peanut butter, mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, and syrup. Other items include pancake mix, soup, marinara sauce, pasta, crackers, and cookies, among other things.
Other convenience items include over-the-counter medicines, mouthwash, deodorant, and more.
In addition to grocery and convenience items, there was a selection of campground supplies. I don’t know much about camping, but it seems like you might need a few of these items.
Here are a few other things. I would imagine most experienced campers travel with these necessities. But you never know when you might forget or misplace something.
Several refrigerated cases contain miscellaneous items. Below, the freezer has waffles, pizzas, sausage, fries, and ice cream.
This case contains yogurt, cream cheese, butter, regular cheese, bacon, eggs, sandwich meat, and Lunchables.
Moving over, you can see the various beer and wine selections.
Here we have bottled water, sports drinks, and Coca-Cola products.
A few more sports drinks, juices, and milk are available in this cooler.
Lastly, a standing freezer case has several frozen treats.
Hopefully, this article gave you an overview of what to expect at the Meadow Trading Post. For more coverage of the resort, might like the following:
- Take a Tour of Tri-Circle-D Ranch
- Laundry at Disney’s Fort Wilderness
- Disney’s Fort Wilderness Restaurants Guide
- To and From Fort Wilderness (A Mini Pocket Guide)
Or you might enjoy our entire guide to Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground.
In the Comments
What are your thoughts on the Meadow Trading Post at Disney’s Fort Wilderness? Have you ever visited the resort as a camper or a day guest?
Great post! I really did think this was the main shop on Fort Wilderness property. We enjoyed looking around in here during our visit to Fort Wilderness and even bought an ice cream while we fished!
Hi Meranda,
Thanks! Fishing is something I’ve yet to do at Fort Wilderness. But I do love spending time around the Meadow area.
Just looking at The Trading Post made my heart skip a beat! I will always love Fort Wilderness Campgrounds staying in a cabin with 3 other girls. Definitely the best times we all had. We would stay 2 weeks at a time. A few times a year. We weren’t rich by any means! We worked like there was no tomorrow. Picking up as many extra shifts. My one friend brought back a bottle of bbq sauce. It was called ” Bone sucking sauce”. We laughed every time we would look at it. Thank you for the trip down memory lane!
Glad you enjoyed!