**Our December of Dreams!! Honeymoon at the Wilderness Lodge TR FINISHED**

[Hillary12.8.07]

Hi, I am not sure if this is mentioned somewhere on your posts and I hate to sound lazy, but in the interest of time I was hoping this would be faster than reading everyones responses... can you tell me what type of room you booked for your honeymoon? We are looking to go there for ours and considered contemporary but if we stay there I want castle view and its far too expensive. WL looks nice but the room your pictures show is completely different than their site shows, yours is more modern and I like it. Again, sorry if this is already mentioned!

No problem, and no I don't believe it has been asked!! I believe that all the rooms at WL look that way, I know they did lots of rehabs in the past few years and updated them a good bit. So any of the rooms should look that way. We also booked courtyard view, if that matters, to have a view of the lake/pool area. I had actually wanted woods view, bc I've seen TRs here where if you are on the MK side you can see fireworks. But when the Disney Visa discount came out that I was able to use, all that was left was courtyard view, which is more. But we saved a ton w/that discount, and we LOVED the view, being able to see the water parade and the pool and all every morning. Just beautiful.

I'm SO JEALOUS! You should definitely stay there if at all possible, its such a beautiful and romantic resort. I can't say enough great things about it!! If you have any other questions let me know!!

OH and on the resorts board here there is a whole thread dedicated to WL, you can probably find alot more up to date pictures there too!!

 

[tinkabella627]

ok now another question... what visa discounts are you mentioning?? I have the disney visa and all I have ever heard of was interest free for 6 months.

 

[Hillary12.8.07]

Every once in awhile they release different discount codes. Usually after that it will be released to the general public as well. Go to the Codes and discounts forums here, I think its under Planning at the top. There should be some threads there. Last year I think they announced the Disney Visa discount sometime in September, but I could be wrong. And then a few weeks later released it to everyone. I don't remember how much of a discount it was, but I know that we got a courtyard view room w/the dining plan for less than what we were going to get for just a standard view room w/no dining. So pretty good. Subscribe to one of those threads and you will hear when and if any codes are released. I think that if you get emails from Disney Visa you will get that too. Also subscribe to the Allears.net newsletter and you will get stuff from them as well. And Mousesavers also sends out emails with discount information. I think this is the right link to the forum here..

http://www.disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=93

Good luck!

 

[Kiki Lime]

Subscribing! I am loving it so far!

 

[Hillary12.8.07]

Subscribing! I am loving it so far!

Thanks for reading!! Glad you joined in, even though the TR is over, I love having new readers!!!

 

[Philadisney]

I saw you finished your TR and had the chance to finish reading it today. I loved reading about your honeymoon - it helped convince me to choose WL for my trip (leaving this weekend!). I am really glad to see you have two more trips planned this year, I'll be watching for more reports!

 

[Hillary12.8.07]

I saw you finished your TR and had the chance to finish reading it today. I loved reading about your honeymoon - it helped convince me to choose WL for my trip (leaving this weekend!). I am really glad to see you have two more trips planned this year, I'll be watching for more reports!

I'm so glad you were able to finish!!!!! I am SO JEALOUS, you are at WL right now. SO JEALOUS!!!!!! I'm going to check out the PTR now and can't wait to read all about it!!!


And def watch for more TRs from me, I'm planning on doing one for both of our upcoming trips!!!

 

[JimFitz]

Best trip report I've read in a while. Great work and congratulations on the wedding.

We are currently planning for 2009.

 

[Hillary12.8.07]

Best trip report I've read in a while. Great work and congratulations on the wedding.

We are currently planning for 2009.

Wow, thanks!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the sweet words!! And HAVE FUN planning!! You're at the best place for information!!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Hey girl! Just checking in to see if you have a PTR for your next trip. Looks like we are gonna miss eachother by a month.

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Ohhhh and by the way I noticed you finished your TR so I had to go back and finish it. For some reason I wasn't getting updates on your report...sorry I wasn't keeping up!

Looks like you had a great rest of your trip. Those strawberries look sooooooo good! So glad you had such a wonderful honeymoon/disneymoon!!! I really enjoyed reading your report!!!

 

[Hillary12.8.07]

Hey girl! Just checking in to see if you have a PTR for your next trip. Looks like we are gonna miss eachother by a month.

Ohhhh and by the way I noticed you finished your TR so I had to go back and finish it. For some reason I wasn't getting updates on your report...sorry I wasn't keeping up!

Looks like you had a great rest of your trip. Those strawberries look sooooooo good! So glad you had such a wonderful honeymoon/disneymoon!!! I really enjoyed reading your report!!!

AW MAN, when are you going?? Sometime in November it looks like, on your ticker. Awesome though that you get to go back, and especially during the holidays, you will LOVE IT!!!

Not sure if I'm going to do a PTR, not for October anyway. We are going for a long weekend, and only doing MNSSHP, no other park days. Just hanging around the campground, swimming, bike riding, etc. I'm so excited to just relax and enjoy Disney.

I may do a PTR for December though, even though we're only doing 3 park days then too...we'll see!!

I'm glad you got caught up, that's weird you didn't get updates? It's happened to me before too though. Glad you're here now though!! I'm bad about commenting...I've been reading your TR, but I suck and don't always comment!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

AW MAN, when are you going?? Sometime in November it looks like, on your ticker. Awesome though that you get to go back, and especially during the holidays, you will LOVE IT!!!

Not sure if I'm going to do a PTR, not for October anyway. We are going for a long weekend, and only doing MNSSHP, no other park days. Just hanging around the campground, swimming, bike riding, etc. I'm so excited to just relax and enjoy Disney.

I may do a PTR for December though, even though we're only doing 3 park days then too...we'll see!!

I'm glad you got caught up, that's weird you didn't get updates? It's happened to me before too though. Glad you're here now though!! I'm bad about commenting...I've been reading your TR, but I suck and don't always comment!

Yup November 13-18. Right in the middle of your two trips...bummer!!!

Make sure you let me know when you start your PTR for your Dec trip because I will totally be on board for that!

 

[troobabiee7]

Hey Hillary! Sorry that it took me forreeevvverr to get over here, but I just finished reading your report and I loved every minute of it! First of all, congratulations! How has your and Andy's life together been so far? I hope all is well!

What a great honeymoon you had! The Wilderness Lodge is gorgeous and one of my favorite resorts to visit. I can only imagine how beautiful it is decorated for the holidays! You and Andy got so much done while still having a lot of time to relax, which sounds great. Those relaxing times are my favorite, too. Some of my favorite memories from past trips are when we were just sitting at a table in the World Showcase having one snack or another and just talking and taking in the sites, or just lounging around the house while we watched TV and played cards Those are the best times!

St. Augustine looks beautiful. I know you know from my trip report, but we're planning on heading there for a day on our trip next summer and your report gave me so many tips and ideas, so thanks! Thanks so much for sharing your report, it really was a fun read. The best part, though, is that you have two more trips coming up so soon! Have fun! Thanks again for sharing

 

[Hillary12.8.07]

Yup November 13-18. Right in the middle of your two trips...bummer!!!

Make sure you let me know when you start your PTR for your Dec trip because I will totally be on board for that!

aw MAN! so close!!!

Awesome that you're going though!! I'll be looking for YOUR PTR too, I can't wait to read about it! I bet Christmas stuff will already be there too, we used to go every year for Thanksgiving and it was all decorated by then. How exciting!

Hey Hillary! Sorry that it took me forreeevvverr to get over here, but I just finished reading your report and I loved every minute of it! First of all, congratulations! How has your and Andy's life together been so far? I hope all is well!

What a great honeymoon you had! The Wilderness Lodge is gorgeous and one of my favorite resorts to visit. I can only imagine how beautiful it is decorated for the holidays! You and Andy got so much done while still having a lot of time to relax, which sounds great. Those relaxing times are my favorite, too. Some of my favorite memories from past trips are when we were just sitting at a table in the World Showcase having one snack or another and just talking and taking in the sites, or just lounging around the house while we watched TV and played cards Those are the best times!

St. Augustine looks beautiful. I know you know from my trip report, but we're planning on heading there for a day on our trip next summer and your report gave me so many tips and ideas, so thanks! Thanks so much for sharing your report, it really was a fun read. The best part, though, is that you have two more trips coming up so soon! Have fun! Thanks again for sharing

Hey Melissa!! So glad you got all caught up!!!

We are doing well, loving married life. I'm finishing up my Master's and working in a middle school as an intern, and we have kinda started looking at houses, looking to buy w/in the next year or so! Thanks for asking!

I LOVE the WL so much. As excited as I am about our 2 upcoming trips, I know I'm gonna be sad to go back and not be staying there. I considered going there one night for dinner or something but I don't know that it's a good idea, I might cry! And yes the best parts of our trip were just sitting around relaxing. I think thats why I enjoy YOUR TRs so much, is because you're a girl after my own heart!! It's vacation, why rush the whole time?!

I can't wait to read your TR next year and see how you like St. Augustine. I think you'll really enjoy it. I know you like Savannah and it is very similiar, yet different. It's a BEAUTIFUL city, full of history and culture. Have fun planning!!


Thanks again everyone for reading and commenting, even though it's over!


P.S. In one month I'll be in Disney!!!!!!

 

[troobabiee7]

I'm so glad to hear that everything's going well! How are your Masters classes? I'm still working on my Bachelors but here in NY we have 5-years to get our Masters once we start teaching, and then we need our 30-and-Above in order to get top salary. I'm gonna be in school forever!

Definitely go eat at the WL!!! It's always hard going back to a gorgeous resort when you can't stay, but believe me, it's just as fun visiting. We don't even stay onsite but we LOVE visiting all the Disney resorts. It sucks leaving at the end of the day, but it's a blast just walking around, hanging out and taking in the atmosphere... plus playing skeeball, of course! The WCC is one of the restaurants I've been wanting to try for the past four years but haven't had a chance to yet so we're going for breakfast next summer. You should go too! Even if you don't eat, walking around will bring back so many great memories!

 

[Hillary12.8.07]

I'm so glad to hear that everything's going well! How are your Masters classes? I'm still working on my Bachelors but here in NY we have 5-years to get our Masters once we start teaching, and then we need our 30-and-Above in order to get top salary. I'm gonna be in school forever!

Definitely go eat at the WL!!! It's always hard going back to a gorgeous resort when you can't stay, but believe me, it's just as fun visiting. We don't even stay onsite but we LOVE visiting all the Disney resorts. It sucks leaving at the end of the day, but it's a blast just walking around, hanging out and taking in the atmosphere... plus playing skeeball, of course! The WCC is one of the restaurants I've been wanting to try for the past four years but haven't had a chance to yet so we're going for breakfast next summer. You should go too! Even if you don't eat, walking around will bring back so many great memories!

I love my classes, I am enjoying it so much more than my undergraduate classes. It's just a much smaller program and everyone is very close and involved.

I feel the same way about school! Being in forever! But I knew if I didn't get my Master's now, I wouldn't do it. I plan on getting either my Ed. Specialist or maybe my doctorate later, but I'm going to work and probably have children first.

You're going for education right? Elementary?? I have such high respect for everyone involved in education. It's such a hard job, and teachers just don't get the appreciation they deserve.

And thanks for the advice, I'm still debating on going back to WL on our trip. I've been to WCC, YEARS ago w/my family and we loved it. I know DH would too, so we may try it. Not sure yet.










And I just wanted to jump on here and say that I leave for Disney in THREE WEEKS!!!! agggh I'm so excited!!!

 

[Hillary12.8.07]

For anyone who is interested, I have a new TR started !!!

NEW TR!!!!

 

[ilovefh]

Found your TR through the wedding boards! Can't wait to read the whole thing!

 

[GailT]

Great trip report, I found it searching for WL. You looked like you had a FUNtastic hoenymoon. Congratulations