Disney's Fort Wilderness Expanding Meadow Swimmin' Pool Area

Disney's Fort Wilderness Expanding Meadow Swimmin' Pool Area

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Meadow Swimmin' Pool

Meadow Swimmin' Pool

Construction is underway for a major expansion to the Meadow Swimmin’ Pool area at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. The project will double the existing pool area and add new recreational features aimed at families looking for outdoor activities.

The highlight of the expansion is a new zero-entry pool and deck space being built alongside the current pool. Once complete, the expanded layout will offer more room for swimming and lounging.

In addition to the pool upgrade, the project includes the addition of a new tennis court and two pickleball courts.

These new facilities will be located near the expanded pool area and are designed to give guests more ways to enjoy the outdoors during their stay.

Disney says The Meadow Swimmin’ Pool and Wilderness Swimmin’ Pool will remain open for guests to enjoy during the work.

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I hope they put in a waterslide, and maybe a rapids ride, a zip line, and maybe a tire swing. And also something that guards against brain eating amoeba.
The expansion has been officially posted on the Disney Parks Blog!

https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/disney-world-pools-summer-2025/
Not too much seems to have changed since the last pictures were posted.

Notably, however, a new sand volleyball court has been installed on Clementine’s Beach (near the marina). I assume this is the replacement to the former sand volleyball court in the Meadows Recreation area.
Hope they add a bigger snack bar, the current one can’t handle the volume
Aerial photos posted by bioreconstruct
Any updates here?
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Didn’t see anything noteworthy the last time I went out there (about two weeks ago), but I’ll try to get out there again soon to check out the progress. I’m curious how fast this will move along!

Edit: Checked it out today… looks about the same still
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Just checked out yesterday. No significant updates. Dirt pile was a little higher. And the water was a bit greener. Nothing with taking a picture of. Tower at the Settlement is looking atrocious, though.
Little photo update (I don’t have a fancy camera so forgive the picture quality). They’ve been hard at work on the new pool, and traffic on Big Pine Trail is down to one lane at times.

Looks like what seems to be a retention pond is nearing completion, and pipes have been going in.
Nothing too interesting in terms of visible construction. Some sod has been laid and more pipes seem to be in the ground. The side of the pool deck near the water slide is still nearly completely blocked off with construction walls, and some of the tables from the pool deck have been relocated to the pool bar.
Construction has gone vertical on support buildings for the pool! There are what appear to be two buildings under construction, however it could just be one large building.

This is purely speculation, but given the number of pipes in the ground before these buildings went vertical, I would assume a pump room will be located here, as well as possibly a bathroom.

Apologies for the poor lighting and photo quality. Wanted to grab a photo, but the sun wasn’t up unfortunately.
How is access to that pool and bike barn, coming from, say, loops 1500 or 2000?
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I’d say 2000 loop is easier as a pedestrian/biker. Both the 1500 and 2000 loops are almost the exact same distance from the pool with the detour in place, but coming from the 2000s loop is more pedestrian friendly.

Golf cart traffic is being diverted through the 1400s loop/Big Bear Path. 2000s loop might be a little closer if you park at the lot by the trading post, while the 1500s loop is closer to the lot by the sing along. Both ways are pretty simple (and you can still get to the parking lot near the sing along from the 2000s loop easily, it’s just a few minutes longer).

2000s loop comes with the added benefit of being nearby the Wilderness Pool, which is a leisure pool (no slides, no lifeguards), and is open for longer than the feature pool at the Meadows.
Aerial photo from bioreconstruct of ongoing work at the site:
A lot of work has been done on the two buildings near the new pool! Crews have been hard at work on installing a roof on the new buildings, and the pool itself keeps looking better. Excited to see how it looks in November!