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06-18-2010, 06:54 AM
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 We're Americans, we're survivors 
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VWL Lovers & Groupies thread: It all started with a Moose
…You know the feeling; it usually starts building right after you make your reservations. A slow excitement kicks in, a happy anticipation that soon (although, not soon enough) you’ll be back.
You can’t explain it; logically you know there may be more exotic or beautiful places out there. Heck, some folks think it doesn’t even compare to its name sake but all that doesn’t matter to you. All you can think is soon, so very soon you’ll be there. And then it comes, the moment you turn onto Timberland Dr. You smile a quiet smile full of joy that says YES!! Finally, I’m here & in the tiny amount of time it takes to pass through the gates until you finally see her, you are completely, blissfully happy. Is it your imagination or do you think she smiles back at you, a feeling that no matter how long it’s been since you last visited, she is glad to see you, welcomes you home, whispers to you of a week full of good times. Yes, you definitely know the feeling, All the previous weeks, months and even years of waiting, all the times real life dropped an anvil on your head, have all been worth it for this feeling. Welcome to the Wilderness lodge groupies Forum. Come on in and say hello! We’ve got a moose mom, wilderness Dad and a Granny (yep, he’s a guy), we’ve got a Teapot and an Inkman, a Muushka and Iowan that really loves Disney. A whole host of folks who love the Wilderness lodge. We share pictures, trip reports birthday wishes and stories and when you start to feel like a flat cartoon character from real life dropping all those anvils on ya, we’ve got well wishes to pump you back up. Come and sit a spell!! Oh, let us know when you’re traveling and your bday. We’ll eat cake with ya too!!    
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Missing the man that made all my days Magical!! My boo, Michael!! Love You Babe
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06-18-2010, 07:01 AM
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I couldn't have said it better myself. We'll be there Oct. 31-Nov. 7 and believe me, I'm counting the days! I hate to wish my life(and the summer) away, but I can't wait to be there!
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06-18-2010, 07:07 AM
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I usually feel like I just stepped in it
I do love to see a cat while on vacation Well hot-diggity-dog, another Groupie! 
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Location: VWL, in my mind....
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Pixie Dust List (You know what we mean)
 For new visitors, we hope that you can see throughout our thread that we have a love for our Lodge. But more importantly, we care about each other. We have decided that it would be good to keep track of pixie dust requests. Not really the fun, fluffy kind, but the more serious. If you want to be placed on this post, can you let me know? I don't want to be presumptuous.  My hope is that all pixie dust requests will have a good ending. If you are on this list, please know that you are in our hearts. And please feel free to PM me to give updates for this post. twokats Her mom is going through chemo and having a difficult time. But thankfully she is a woman of hope!
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06-18-2010, 07:19 AM
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 Wall to wall creeps, and hot and cold running chills! Shh...listen I have plenty of hill left to climb thank you very much 
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Location: Indiana + AKV, SSR, VGC & Aulani (wishing to be able to ADD VWL to the mix too)
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Our Groupies Vacations List
Whenever you are ready with a new vacation that you would like added to the list - please just PM me and I'll take care of adding it. IF you post it in the thread itself... it might get missed. I'm just sayin' - I do try to read it all, but sometimes when I'm traveling or away for a bit, it might just get missed. So if you just PM me, that'd be your best bet for getting your special trip included on the list. 2011 VWL VACATIONS and the other DVC vacations Don't forget...if you'd like to be included on this list - please just PM me! March Cheer4bison 9 VWL..(cruise)...13-18 VWL Inkmahm 18-25 AKV followed by 26-27 Universal Studios' Royal Pacific Hotel jimmytammy 21-26 OKW wildernessDad 23-26 OKW April stopher1 4-9 OKW tea pot 3-10 BCV Granny 6-13 BLT bobbiwoz 13-17 AKV Concierge! MiaSRN62 30-May3 AKV May Meriweather 1-8 VWL MiaSRN62 3-5 VB DiznyDi/Dad 5-14 VWL wildernessDad 7-14 VGC Nicoal13 7-14 VWL brenbrady 8-10 BLT / 10-13 BWV KAT4DISNEY 17-25 AKV Jambo in a GRAND VILLA!  eliza61 24-30 Disneyland Paris! Corinne 28-30 SSR (hoping for wl pixie dust so they can be at BWV) / followed by 30-June 4 BWV BWV Dreamin 28-Jun 3 HHI June DFD 1-5 VWL Berta 24-July 1 VWL July brenbrady 9 VWL followed by 10-15 Disney DREAM August kid-at-heart 13-20 VWL - First stay at the Lodge! MiaSRN62 21-25 AKV eliza61 24-27 BLT and then 27 - September 1 VWL September DHar 2-6 VWL MiaSRN62 29-October 1 BLT followed by DCL Magic (Oct 1-8) October MiaSRN62 8 BLT (preceded by DCL Magic 1-8) DiznyDi 9-14 VWL - a Mom & Daughter trip! The husbands are staying home! jimmytammy 16-28 OKW Inkmahm 19 BLT followed by 20-25 BWV Muushka 30-Nov 2 VB  November Muushka 2-5 BLT KAT4DISNEY 5-9 BWV followed by 9-14 VWLmikamomof3 19-24 VWL wildernessDad 23-27 AKV Kidani followed by 27-Dec 4 VWL stopher1 26-28 VGC December Meriweather 1-14 VWL Granny 3-9 BWV brenbrady 5-10 BLT Inkmahm 7-13 VWL helenk 8-10 VWL DiznyDi/Dad 8-17 VWL bobbiwoz 9-16 VWL horselover 20-27 VWL Disneybuckeye 22-23 VWL ladytink75 22-29 VWL 2012 VWL VACATIONS and the other DVC vacations Don't forget...if you'd like to be included on this list - please just PM me! January Meriweather 7-21 OKW And for our CRUISING Groupies........ 2011 Cruising Groupies If you'd like to be on this list, please PM me! April lisah0711 26-May 1 DCL - Wonder... West coast repo cruise May horselover 1-5 DCL - Dream (followed by 5-7 BWV) June July brenbrady 10-15 DCL DREAM August BWV Dreamin 13-21 7-night Mediterranean DCL Cruise Inkmahm 16-23 ALASKA DCL September October MiaSRN62 1-8 DCL Magic horselover 6-9 Muushka 23-30 Freedom of the Seas November December 2012 Cruising Groupies If you'd like to be on this list, please PM me! January February March April May BWV Dreamin - May 12-19 on DCL Fantasy June July August bobbiwoz - 19-24 - DCL Dream September October November December And again - to be included on any of the above lists - PLEASE - just PM me! Thanks.
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 DW  DS (17)  DS (14)  DD (8)  BICOASTAL SOLO Adventure: Nov/Dec'10 / Daddy-Daughter Adventure: AKV Sep'10SOLO Adventures: WDW Jun '10 / Triple Whammy WDW Family Trip-Jan'10 / SOLO Adventures: DL Nov/Dec'09 / Father/Sons Adventure May'09 My 13,000th Post My 12,000th Post My 10,000th Post DISNEYLAND: Way too many to possibly count! I grew up 30 mins. from DL. Former CM. AP holder for 20 yrs. Premier Pass AP. All 3 DL Resorts and numerous off-site hotels. WDW: 58 trips on & off-site, including DVC, Deluxe, Moderate & Value - in 18 different WDW resorts & numerous off-site resorts. AP holder for 5 yrs. Premier Pass AP holder. AULANI: 1 so far. More to come though, & definitely looking forward to returning!     Last edited by stopher1; 04-20-2011 at 07:14 AM. |
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06-18-2010, 07:20 AM
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Wall to wall creeps, and hot and cold running chills! Shh...listen I have plenty of hill left to climb thank you very much
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Indiana + AKV, SSR, VGC & Aulani (wishing to be able to ADD VWL to the mix too)
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Here are a few links that are NOT Wilderness Lodge related, but rather related to all of our sister resorts within the greater DVC family, just for fun, but also in case anyone has specific questions about another resort, all of the DVC resort threads are in one place here...
Animal Kingdom Lodge: ***Official AKV Owners and Lovers Thread*** Aulani, Resort & Spa: Aulani Owners Thread - Aloha! Bay Lake Tower: ***Bay Lake Tower Owner's Thread*** Beach Club Villas: "STORMIN THE BEACH" BCV Owners - and GROUPIES WELCOME HOME! Boardwalk Villas: The I Love BWV (yes, Hallways and Clown Pool, too!) Grand Californian: The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners & Lovers Group - 2.0 Hilton Head: HHI Roll Call, Adoration & Information Thread 2010 Old Key West: OKW Lovers Thread !!! Saratoga Springs: SSR Lovers & Owners Part 2 Vero Beach: Vero Beach Adoration 2010 Thread... We Need New 2011 Thread...Somebody?
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DW DS (17) DS (14) DD (8) BICOASTAL SOLO Adventure: Nov/Dec'10 / Daddy-Daughter Adventure: AKV Sep'10SOLO Adventures: WDW Jun '10 / Triple Whammy WDW Family Trip-Jan'10 / SOLO Adventures: DL Nov/Dec'09 / Father/Sons Adventure May'09 My 13,000th Post My 12,000th Post My 10,000th Post DISNEYLAND: Way too many to possibly count! I grew up 30 mins. from DL. Former CM. AP holder for 20 yrs. Premier Pass AP. All 3 DL Resorts and numerous off-site hotels. WDW: 58 trips on & off-site, including DVC, Deluxe, Moderate & Value - in 18 different WDW resorts & numerous off-site resorts. AP holder for 5 yrs. Premier Pass AP holder. AULANI: 1 so far. More to come though, & definitely looking forward to returning! Last edited by stopher1; 11-08-2010 at 01:47 PM. |
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06-18-2010, 07:29 AM
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I usually feel like I just stepped in it
I do love to see a cat while on vacation Well hot-diggity-dog, another Groupie!
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Groupie Birthdays!!!
Eliza61.........................January 1 Our favorite New Years Baby!! Mr deebits AKA Ed..........January 5 SantaRay and Elvis!!.......  January 8Blossomz......................January 13 Twokats and Claire_ont...January 25.....Two-fer! JimmyTammy ...............January 28 Disney Loving Iowan.......January 29 WildernessDad.......... February 4 Cheer4Bison..............February 14 Muushka...............March 1 ladytink75.............March 7 Inkmahm..............March 19 Horselover.............March 26 LeslieLou...............March 28 Granny..........................April 12 Tea Pot & DisneyNutzy....April 18 DiznyDi.........................April 23 franandaj .....................May 1 Loribell.........................May 3 DiznyzDad!!! .................May 7 Maria (MiaSRN62)...........May 23 Corinne..........................June 6 KAT4DISNEY....................June 11 SlimpLaw .......................June 26 magicalmcwho.................June 30 Oshawa ....................July 6 lisah0711..................July11 deebits AKA Deirdre...July 17 DaveH......................July 26 BWV Dreamin...........July 31 TammyNC.......August 15 DODIE!!..........August 31 I Book He Pays..September 29 stopher1 ........October 4 Berta..............October 20 MaryJ.....................November 10 twinklebug.................Dec 6 Mickeymorse..............Dec 15 WDWRR_ENGINEER...Dec 29 How to steal a Moosie for your very own! Please, he is yours for the taking! IMG]http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/uploads/43490/groupsm2.jpg[/IMG] 1. Click on "User CP" at the top left of the page. 2. Click on "Edit Avatar" 3. Add the above [IMG] stuff and paste him in (don’t need to use the insert image thingy) 4. I removed the left bracket so that you can copy him, just add the [ to the left of the IMG]. 5. Click the SAVE button, and you're done.
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06-18-2010, 07:38 AM
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Swivel, it's a hard habit to break
Not Tammy, just Jimmy Go, Panthers!!! (oh, nevermind...) 
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Hey guys, love the intro. Eliza! What a great way to truly describe the Lodge and our love for it.
I am a bit under the weather, so posting a little later than normal for a workday. This is the only time in my life, all 45 yrs of it that I have missed work 3 straight days. Missed 2 before, twice, but never this much. But today seems the meds are finally kickin in! Anywho, dont mean to bore you and bring this thread down, but helps me dream of my happy place, the Lodge 
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06-18-2010, 07:50 AM
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♥ her Disney office
a big congratulations to all of our superstars and especially our biggest loser 
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Ooooo! Brand new, shiny thread!
Hello Groupies! Hope that you are all doing well and enjoying your summers.  Haven't been here much as we started a new Biggest Loser Challenge -- we've lost almost 200 pounds in just the first two weeks of the challenge! stopher, hope you had a good time on your most recent trip. I will be at VGC 6/23/10-6/26/10 -- will come back with a WOC report from the Villas. I have a birthday on 7/11. I also have a WDW trip 2/25/2011-2/28/2011 for the Princess Half-Marathon (don't know the DVC resorts yet) and a Disney Cruise on the Wonder West Coast Repo 4/26/2011-5/1/2011. I'm a lucky moose!  Have a great day all!
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06-18-2010, 07:52 AM
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I've been bitten by the travel bug & there is no cure.
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Well done Eliza!
 Love the intro. Had to read that one to AnniversaryGuy. He was very impressed. I don't think he totally got it but still impressed.I'll look for some pics to start us off later. Awaiting 2 new mattresses being delivered within the next 30 min. or so. Today is my last day of work & I need to be back for my last shift at 10:40. Woo hoo summer is here!!!  Later my groupie friends!
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06-18-2010, 08:39 AM
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Maybe we will have an arrival or two today
Time to share your chocolate! 
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Just completed a purchase for VWL....so excited!
So thought I would pop in and say "Hello" Booked our first stay at the Villas for next May 1-8....can't wait.
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06-18-2010, 08:43 AM
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I'm here....with a quick intro.
After constantly using my mom's AKL points, my husband and I just closed on 175 VWL points. Since we want our first trip home to be at Christmas, we'll be hitting other resorts this year: SSR for his 60th birthday (Tgiving week) OKW or AKL for Valentines Day--our 20th wedding anniversary BWV for my 50th (September) But I have my calendar ticklers set up for the day after Christmas this year to book sometime in late November/December 2011 for our first stay home. Im a Florida native--first trip to WDW was probably in 1975 or so but after I left the state in 1979 didn't come back for 10-15 years. emacek |
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06-18-2010, 08:57 AM
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I usually feel like I just stepped in it
I do love to see a cat while on vacation Well hot-diggity-dog, another Groupie!
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And the BOTH just bought at VWL!!! Our kind of people!!! Grab yourselves a rocker and a Moosie Siggy (I'll bet he will look very handsome on both of you!).
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Oh eliza !
What a wonderful intro  You said it All I just feel so lucky to be apart of this group of kindred spirits 
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06-18-2010, 09:04 AM
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Welcome to the new groupies!
A nice new thread...yay!
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Giving a Picture Shout Out to a Treasured Groupie Friend
 And a Big Welcome Home to our New Groupies Meriweather and emacek
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