(CLOSED) Disney's WILDERNESS LODGE and VILLAS INFORMATION THREAD ~2013~

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What floor did you end up getting a room on? We are going in March and have booked a Woods View room and would love to get to see the top of the castle and maybe the fireworks!

I'm on the 4th floor and can see the monorail pass and the castle spires through the trees. I'm sure the view on the floors above me are a little better. I'm here until Friday so I can give the exact room number then.
 
We checked out last Saturday and I have to say of all the resorts we stayed out the WL is by far our favorite. The feeling you get when there is simply amazing. We loved being awed and peaceful at the same time!

I have posted some more pictures of the lodge, hope you enjoy them.





















 
Can I buy a bathing suit at WL? We are packing today for the trip in 5 days and we can not find my son's bathing suit. He is a youth not a toddler and I am wondering where I can buy a suit for him other than DTD.

There is no where here at home to buy one now.....soooooo....any ideas?

I think all of the gift shops in the resorts had them when I was there in February, so you can get one at whatever resort you happen to be at for dinner or whatever. I know I saw them at the Poly, Fort Wilderness and the Contemporary so I can't imagine WL wouldn't have one.
The aren't inexpensive by any means but the quality was decent. :)

As for us... 87 days to go! My stomach literally does a flip looking at some of these pictures!! I want to be there NOW!!!:rotfl:
I even got a wild hair yesterday thinking "Well, dh has a week off in October, we could see if we could switch our point rental, and our flights are with Southwest so we could move them....:idea:"

But patience will pay off. I want to be a VWL, and I want to be there for the Christmas season. I can only imagine it's even more beautiful with all of the decorations. So.. I wait.:rolleyes1
 
I agree, it was like a preview of our upcoming vacation. Who's next to check into WL?! :surfweb:

We check in on Friday evening! However, we just moved into our new house 2 weeks ago and most of our things are still in boxes. I can't find the cord that connects my camera to my laptop! Without the cord I can't post pictures from the Lodge:sad2:
 


We checked out last Saturday and I have to say of all the resorts we stayed out the WL is by far our favorite. The feeling you get when there is simply amazing. We loved being awed and peaceful at the same time!

I have posted some more pictures of the lodge, hope you enjoy them.


Love the mist coming off the water in this picture. Your dessert looks wonderful!
 
This was my favorite spot to have coffee in the morning. Wish I was there right now :)

The dessert is the cobbler found in Artist Point. It was as good as it looked.
 
I have be stalking this thread for awhile now and love every minute of it.

Today is FINALLY the day we leave. We will be arriving at WL this afternoon and thanks to this thread I am most excited about the lodge.

It will be our first time staying deluxe as a family.

Thank you to everyone for posting your pics and comments because it made the wait bearable.
 


That Picture of MK from the water... Looks like the Castle is closer than it really is... never seen a picture like that before... cool :cool2:

Thanks goofynut41! When we were passing by the front of MK I took some pics with our regular lens and wasn't happy with them. So when we did our loop of the lake I switched to the telephoto lens. That shot was taken way back amongst the islands as we were coming back up from the Polynesian.

I really like renting a boat and going on a private tour of the lakes.

JD
 
I have be stalking this thread for awhile now and love every minute of it.

Today is FINALLY the day we leave. We will be arriving at WL this afternoon and thanks to this thread I am most excited about the lodge.

It will be our first time staying deluxe as a family.

Thank you to everyone for posting your pics and comments because it made the wait bearable.

Look at that ticker!! No more days!!:goodvibes
I'm so jealous! Have a wonderful trip!:)
 
Thanks goofynut41! When we were passing by the front of MK I took some pics with our regular lens and wasn't happy with them. So when we did our loop of the lake I switched to the telephoto lens. That shot was taken way back amongst the islands as we were coming back up from the Polynesian.

I really like renting a boat and going on a private tour of the lakes.

JD

It looks great. This was our first trip not renting a boat, and while we rode the transportation boats a lot there is just something neat about getting to go exactly where you want to in such a beautiful place. Thanks for all the great pics. Looking through pics helps make the return home bearable. :thumbsup2
 
I'm on the 4th floor and can see the monorail pass and the castle spires through the trees. I'm sure the view on the floors above me are a little better. I'm here until Friday so I can give the exact room number then.

Thanks!!! Are you able to see the fireworks from Wishes at night?
 
We could see the castle from room 6018 with partially obstructed views of Wishes (due to a tree limb in the way). Our daughter and her family were in room 6010 and had a perfect view of the castle and Wishes, no obstructions. We were woods view, north wing, 6th floor.

We had dormer rooms with a closed balcony. Next time I am requesting an open balcony. I think room 5010 would still have a great view of Wishes, and maybe the castle, too. :)

Thanks! I may try to request 5th floor because I do want an open balcony. Keeping my fingers crossed we get to see the castle and Wishes!
 
We were just in room 5011. From there the lake was mostly blocked by trees. We could not see the castle or electric parade on the lake at night.
 
Posted this separately, but if any WL experts know this I would appreciate it!

I haven't stayed at WL since the refurb (last stay in fall 2011) and wondering if anyone can tell me about the hairdryers there. Good? Strong? Pictures? :)
 
I have one of those day calendars on my DL, a Star Trek one, that you peel off each day. Today I wrote a count down on each of the coming days so I have my own daily countdown when I get to work which gives me a great start to the day! 39 days today!!!
Only 38 days!!!

Hello everyone! I just changed our February reservation to Wilderness Lodge :banana: so excited! Just love this resort...Looks like I have a lot of reading to catch up on here on this thread though...:surfweb:
WOOHOO! Happy planning and catching-up. Let us know if you have any questions.

Only 11 more days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So very excited and cannot wait to try the OFC for the first time. I have a feeling Jim is going to now have a favorite.
I have the same feeling and I think he'll let you know within 24 hours...or minutes;)

We did make it to the GrandCalifornian for dinner. We just grabbed nachos from their QS restaurant, but it was a fun way to round out the day.

GC and WL are as similar as any two Disney resorts I can think of, but they have their unique features. GC doesn't have the beautiful location on Bay Lake, but you can walk right in to the CA Adventure Park.
Nice to see some photos of that other Lodge. Are you all packed and done with:laundy:?

I'm sure I'm not next, but I'm checking in soon! :yay:

Many thanks to those who have been posting great photos, they are so appreciated!! :goodvibes
You sure are checking-in soon and I can't wait to hear what you think. You may have missed my question, but just curious, why did you make the RC?

Anyone checking out from WL 10/6 to go on the Dream.. want to share a limo?
Oooo nice. I thought one or two were going on the BWI/BWV thread, but I may be all wrong on the dates. You might want to post to some other Deluxe threads and see if you can share if no one can here.

Both times we have been in that area on the 6th floor and therefore had a closed balcony which i did not think was bad. However, are the balconies open on the 5th floor?
Only part of the 6th floor and all of the 7th have enclosed balcony railings.

I'm having a dreadful time focusing on anything except Disney. I'm already packed. It's so hard that a room has already been assigned to me and I can't find out which one. Sigh.

Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait.
Sounds like someone won't be getting much sleep. But that's OK, a Disney-tired is a great thing.

Well, I guess I will show up after all of you. We are scheduled to check in next Saturday! Can't wait. I will be there with my two young children ages 22 years old and 29 years old. :rotfl2: Plus my ddil and dd's boyfriend. Oh, and DH.
What family fun! How many rooms are you in or are you in a villa?

I'm at 24 days till check-in! So much to do and can't concentrate!
You.Must.Concentrate. You don't want to forget to pack.

We checked out last Saturday and I have to say of all the resorts we stayed out the WL is by far our favorite. The feeling you get when there is simply amazing. We loved being awed and peaceful at the same time!

I have posted some more pictures of the lodge, hope you enjoy them.
I did enjoy them! Thank you. You'll have to book your return trip soon;)

As for us... 87 days to go! My stomach literally does a flip looking at some of these pictures!! I want to be there NOW!!!:rotfl:

I even got a wild hair yesterday thinking "Well, dh has a week off in October, we could see if we could switch our point rental, and our flights are with Southwest so we could move them....:idea:"

But patience will pay off. I want to be a VWL, and I want to be there for the Christmas season. I can only imagine it's even more beautiful with all of the decorations. So.. I wait.:rolleyes1
The time will start going faster and before you know it - you'll be walking in and seeing this:



I have be stalking this thread for awhile now and love every minute of it.

Today is FINALLY the day we leave. We will be arriving at WL this afternoon and thanks to this thread I am most excited about the lodge.

It will be our first time staying deluxe as a family.

Thank you to everyone for posting your pics and comments because it made the wait bearable.
Glad you came out of lurkdom and welcome! I'm glad you found the thread useful and you can always say 'thanks' by posting some new photos while you're there:thumbsup2. You're going to LOVE the LODGE and we can't wait to hear what you think.

Posted this separately, but if any WL experts know this I would appreciate it!

I haven't stayed at WL since the refurb (last stay in fall 2011) and wondering if anyone can tell me about the hairdryers there. Good? Strong? Pictures? :)
DD and I have long hair and find they work really fast:

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Can someone add my date?? Nov 1 - 3 WL Club Level
I've added you to Post #1.
 
Can you add me to the front page as well? We are going December 11-15th and staying CL. Our first time staying her and our first time visiting during the holidays. :cool1:
 
Thanks!!! Are you able to see the fireworks from Wishes at night?

Not sure if I'll be in my room to see but I think from my room they should be visible in the small gap between the trees. The floors above me have a better view I'm sure. I'm on the balcony now and it looks like the wind has blown a limb down that wasn't there this morning. It wasn't hanging that low before.
 
We leave on sept 18th for vwl first time staying there have always wanted to since I was a kid ans now I get the chance with my dh and dd 2

Congratulations! Tomorrow you'll be on your way. I have been meaning to reply about the foam crown. We also got ours at the village gift shop across from Gaston's Tavern in New Fantasyland, but we also saw that they have them in a couple of shops in World Showcase at Epcot. (England and at least one other). Your daughter should have a wonderful time. :goodvibes
 
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