VWL Groupies & Lovers Thread (Special Collectors Edition 2.0) updated 21 June 2023

[twokats]

Enough with the Golden Oaks. It'll be more like Aluminum Oaks for me. Oh, by the way, I'm taking the job!

Congrats from us too!! Hope you have an easy transition.

 

[Starwind]

Congrats wildernessDad !

 

[sleepydog25]

Enough with the Golden Oaks. It'll be more like Aluminum Oaks for me. Oh, by the way, I'm taking the job!

Very happy for you! Party at WD's place!

 

[jimmytammy]

Enough with the Golden Oaks. It'll be more like Aluminum Oaks for me. Oh, by the way, I'm taking the job!

Awesome!! Groupie meets from this point forward will take place at Aluminum Oaks

 

[Corinne]

Congrats WDad!!!!!!

 

[DVC Jen]

And, welcome to the Groupies, Diana! We're glad you stopped lurking, at least for one post. We hope you'll come back often and join in our discussions. Pull up a rocker and make yourself at home!

I love this group. I can't tell you how long it took me to actually start posting here on a kinda regular basis. I thought it was a pretty tight knit group and I probably wouldn't be welcomed. Boy was I right and wrong. It IS a tight knit group but I was welcomed even without anyone really knowing me.

Welcome Diana. You can sit next to me

 

[DVC Jen]

Oh, by the way, I'm taking the job!

woohoo! Can I live vicariously through you? Congrats on the new job. Very happy for you

 

[twinklebug]

WD, congratulations on securing a wonderful new job.

 

[ArielSRL]

Oh, by the way, I'm taking the job!

Congrats!

 

[jimmytammy]

I love this group. I can't tell you how long it took me to actually start posting here on a kinda regular basis. I thought it was a pretty tight knit group and I probably wouldn't be welcomed. Boy was I right and wrong. It IS a tight knit group but I was welcomed even without anyone really knowing me.

Welcome Diana. You can sit next to me

Jen, you are right, we are a very tight knit group. For those of us who date back to the 1st incarnation of this continuing thread, we became close. But there is no doubt, once your here, we welcome you with open arms. As we say, all you have to do is have a love of the Lodge

 

[jimmytammy]

Welcome to the groupies dboules!!!!

 

[ArielSRL]

Ok, so my DH really hasn't seen much about WL...no photos or anything (he's not Disney obsessed like me...lol) and I showed him just 1 photo of the lobby today and he was impressed, which isn't the norm for him.

I sort of want to show him more but then a part of me just wants to wait for him to see it for real. I truly think we are all going to be speechless when we enter that lobby! I mean, I know I will be...with tears in my eyes, I'm sure. I could be wrong but I can imagine my DH saying something along the lines of, "This is the nicest resort I've ever been in."

 

[DiznyDi]

Enough with the Golden Oaks. It'll be more like Aluminum Oaks for me. Oh, by the way, I'm taking the job!

YAY!!!! Oh boy, now the real work of moving begins....... Many congratulations to you and your family!

 

[DiznyDi]

OK Groupies May 2017 - do we have a day, time, place set? DDad and I are looking at some potential dining reservations. Groupies have first priority!

Welcome dboules! Any chance you'll be at the World in May? Would love to meet you!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Wow! Outside my norm . . . . responding on a weekend. But I had to break in, it's just too important.

Congratulations Hollis, Toni, & Jesse!

Golden Oaks, Aluminum Oaks, Wooden Oaks; it doesn't't matter! Such an exciting time! We look forward to gathering together to celebrate and support you guys on this new adventure.

To Infinity, And Beyond!

 

[APiratesLifeForMe2]

Enough with the Golden Oaks. It'll be more like Aluminum Oaks for me. Oh, by the way, I'm taking the job!

Yay! So happy for you

 

[wildernessDad]

Thanks to all of the well wishers. I just hope I'm doing the right thing. I think that I am, but we'll see.

 

[jimmytammy]

Ok, so my DH really hasn't seen much about WL...no photos or anything (he's not Disney obsessed like me...lol) and I showed him just 1 photo of the lobby today and he was impressed, which isn't the norm for him.

I sort of want to show him more but then a part of me just wants to wait for him to see it for real. I truly think we are all going to be speechless when we enter that lobby! I mean, I know I will be...with tears in my eyes, I'm sure. I could be wrong but I can imagine my DH saying something along the lines of, "This is the nicest resort I've ever been in."

Ariel, we bought site unseen, and back in those days, we didn't have much to go on other than pictures in the DVC book. So, our 1st trip to VWL, we flew and got a town car service from the airport. I saw the sign at the front drive, then the wow factor sunk in when we turned the corner, and there it was, The LodgeI got tears in my eyes and we all broke out in the biggest grin when we saw that wonderful green, brown and tan building looming large as we pulled up. We went through those sliding doors and the lobby was out of this world gorgeous! My DW had to coax me over to the front desk to check in as I was just mesmerized.

It took me several trips to slow down and enjoy, soak it all in and really get into the groove of what WL/VWL has to offer... like the music playing so faintly in the background(but is huge in creating an atmosphere of western theming), the smells of pine/fir trees in the lobby of VWL, the quiet serenity of the Carolewood Pacific Room(formerly the Iron Spike Room), the lanterns flickering and the crickets chirping at night and the boat whistles early in the am whisking folks away to lands of fantasy not so far off in the distance. There are many here who can add to all that our favorite resort has to offer.

I can't paint a vivid picture that my senses withhold. But I felt compelled to share my personal feelings and here is why. Show him a picture of the outside of the main Lodge, or show him a picture of the lobby. I can say, seeing either in pictures still doesn't do it justice as standing there in awe of the place. So hold back, don't show him much. Tease him with a nugget, but don't reveal the whole goldmine

 

[wildernessDad]

Ariel, we bought site unseen, and back in those days, we didn't have much to go on other than pictures in the DVC book. So, our 1st trip to VWL, we flew and got a town car service from the airport. I saw the sign at the front drive, then the wow factor sunk in when we turned the corner, and there it was, The LodgeI got tears in my eyes and we all broke out in the biggest grin when we saw that wonderful green, brown and tan building looming large as we pulled up. We went through those sliding doors and the lobby was out of this world gorgeous! My DW had to coax me over to the front desk to check in as I was just mesmerized.

It took me several trips to slow down and enjoy, soak it all in and really get into the groove of what WL/VWL has to offer... like the music playing so faintly in the background(but is huge in creating an atmosphere of western theming), the smells of pine/fir trees in the lobby of VWL, the quiet serenity of the Carolewood Pacific Room(formerly the Iron Spike Room), the lanterns flickering and the crickets chirping at night and the boat whistles early in the am whisking folks away to lands of fantasy not so far off in the distance. There are many here who can add to all that our favorite resort has to offer.

I can't paint a vivid picture that my senses withhold. But I felt compelled to share my personal feelings and here is why. Show him a picture of the outside of the main Lodge, or show him a picture of the lobby. I can say, seeing either in pictures still doesn't do it justice as standing there in awe of the place. So hold back, don't show him much. Tease him with a nugget, but don't reveal the whole goldmine

Your words are taking me there now. Ahh....

 

[horselover]

And for the record -- I sure do miss the trees!

Diana

A true groupie if ever there was!

Enough with the Golden Oaks. It'll be more like Aluminum Oaks for me. Oh, by the way, I'm taking the job!

Congratulations on your new adventure!