I really thought I was getting ahead of the reservation game by being 6 months out, but not quite. We wanted a regular full-hookup campsite for Oct. 30 - Nov. 13 and could have gotten those dates at a premium rate, about $25 more per night. I called back and changed it to a regular campsite when I played around with the on-line reservation system and found Oct. 26 - Nov. 8 available.
Last year we made last minute decisions to visit WDW and we were able to finalize our reservations less than 2 months out. Knowing that, I'll keep checking the available dates and possibly be able to get closer to our original plans. We can be very flexible with our plans, so I'm happy to have this much done.
I understand that most people want to stay at the gorgeous Disney hotels, but we have our motor home that we live in most of the time and the Fort Wilderness campground is one of the best "campgrounds" anywhere. It is a resort, on par with the rest of the Disney properties. We loved it last fall, and we're both looking forward to visiting again.