bluecastle said:Hi all! Don't know if anyone has shared this before, but Disney Visa cardholders get 10% off of breakfast and lunch at Trail's End. I know some of us like to eat there, so I thought I would post this info. (Although I suspect KOOK has probably done so before)
Now, back to catching up on the thread.
Happy Mother's Day to our great Lodger Moms!I did not post this so thank you for letting everyone know! I only knew about the TiW and AP discounts so thanks to you, we might have more Lodgers trying out TEHi all! Don't know if anyone has shared this before, but Disney Visa cardholders get 10% off of breakfast and lunch at Trail's End. I know some of us like to eat there, so I thought I would post this info. (Although I suspect KOOK has probably done so before)
Now, back to catching up on the thread.
Thank you for updating the Visa Card discount list, Wood Nymph!The 10% discount applies to lunch at Whispering Canyon Cafe, too.
Here is the list from the website:
10% off select dining locations at Walt Disney World® Resort (meal period restrictions may apply). exclusions include alcoholic beverages, taxes and tips
Walt Disney World® Resort - Disneys Animal Kingdom Lodge: Sanaa (Lunch)
Disneys Contemporary Resort: - The Wave (Breakfast and Lunch)
Disneys Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground: Trails End Restaurant (Breakfast and Lunch)
Disneys Old Key West Resort: - Olivias Café (Breakfast and Lunch)
Disneys Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa:Turf Club (Lunch)
Disneys Wilderness Lodge: Whispering Canyon Café (Lunch)
Disneys Yacht Club Resort:Captains Grill (Breakfast and Lunch)
Downtown Disney® Area
Capn Jacks (Lunch)
Neat, you should have a great trip. I'll chime in with a few answers based upon our experiences at WL, and I am sure others will join in as well.
There are afternoon pool parties at the main pool every day. There is also a shallow kiddie pool right next to the main pool. There is also a hidden mickey hunt where you can go around the resort with a sheet to guide you in looking for them. You can get the sheet at the front desk or from here. There is also a small playground by the beach, and sand to play in at the beach, but swimming in the lake is not allowed. Finally there are bike rentals, and you can ride them on the trails that lead over toward Fort Wilderness.
In our experience it was about a 10-15 minute ride, with a stop at the Grand Floridian to pick up additional guests. From WL HS is one of the longer rides, but not terrible.
I believe this is the smores event at Fort Wilderness, and to get there you can either take a boat or bus from WL to FW (which is 5 minute trip on the bus or 5 or 10 minutes on a boat depending on whether it stops at CR first), or it is about a 15 minute walk through the woods between the resorts (so some people may not want to do it at night). Once you are at the Settlement area of FW (where the boat docks and Hoop De Doo are), you can ride any internal FW bus to the park in the middle of FW, and that is where the smores event is. The FW bus drivers will help make sure you get the right stop, and it is a pretty short ride (less than 5 min) but to walk it would be at least half a mile from the Settlement area.
If the boat is headed from WL to CR it is about a 4-5 minute ride, but the same boats also go the other direction, so if that's the case it could stop at FW first then go to CR, makining it about a 10 minute ride.
The Blue Flag boats, which run in a loop between WL, CR, and FW run from 6:55AM to 11:30 PM every day. The boat to MK has different hours that are based on MK park hours.
You should have a great time, and you picked an AWESOME resort. We love it.
Thank you for posting about your recent VWL stay
Welcome! I've stayed at both and we prefer The Old Faithful Club. Here are the main differences:
The Regatta Club lounge has no view from inside. You'd have to go out on the tiny balcony to see outside. The OFC has a huge window that looks out to the WL courtyard, Bay Lake, pool and geyser. It also has a wrap-around balcony with a view to the beautiful lobby below. This may sound silly, but WL has a set of trash cans in the lounge area so you can bus your own table, if you choose to. YC doesn't have this option so dirty dishes often remain on tables until bussed.
There is more seating at the OFC and the lounge area is larger. However, OFC doesn't have hard boiled eggs like the RC and oatmeal is only available seasonally. There are more QS options in/near WL: Roaring Fork, and all the monorail resorts offer a QS.
While you can't walk to a park like you can from YC, there are many transportation options. You can get to MK both by boat and a direct bus. You can walk to FW and boat and bus. You can also boat to CR where you can take the monorail to Epcot or you can take a bus to all parks.
The staff at the OFC are warm and friendly and we've never had a problem getting a seat at any time at the OFC. The rooms are smaller at WL, but so is the price and all the rooms received a soft rehab just one year ago.
If you have any more questions, feel free to post!
