Team Renfroe's 2nd Trip Report - 1,500 pictures, dining reviews, and DISmeets!

[2xcited2sleep]

WOW!! WL is gorgeous!! So impressive! I LOVE your pictures but am also b/c only a DISer would take that many pictures just in the parking lot before getting to the lobby! I love it!! And I'm the same way.

You got some beautiful family shots. Look like this is another picture perfect Team Renfroe trip full of some wonderful memories!

 

[stepdisney]

My prediction....a stay at Wilderness Lodge for you next year! I must say, of all my stays, and as much as I love Animal Kingdom Lodge, my heart skips a beat when I think of our stay at WL! The boat ride, the quietness of the pines, that whole mountain Lodge feel.....ahhhhh. I think you feel it too! AND they have bunk beds for the kids. (Did I convince you yet??)

Alan, you are a great storyteller. I love your trip reports!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Ahhh, love the Wilderness Lodge photos, it is my home away from home at WDW.

 

[karajeboo]

Well, I do think you are on your way to posting all 1500 pictures!!! Love all the pics of CSR - I do love that resort!!! That is the only one of the mods that I feel is actually worth the price to upgrade from a value. We just love it there!
And WL is so beautiful! We're looking at that one next hopefully at Christmas time!
Your family is so awesome, the pics are great!!!!

 

[Camster0307]

Hey Alan! I'm here. Sorry I've been neglecting the DIS for the past week. Lauren and I did the Relay for Life walk on Friday night - up all night walking - and I'm STILL trying to catch up on my sleep!

Just wanted you to know I'm subscribing and hope to get all caught up with your TR this week!

 

[lovedonaldduck]

We thought the Wilderness Lodge was so beautiful when we went to WCC for lunch in April. We are considering DVC and right now the WL is the hook for my husband. He would love to live in a log cabin so the WL is right up his alley.

 

[bucci818]

Alan, you are killing me! WL is my second favorite resort. It just feels so peaceful. Can't wait to read about your boat trip and WCC!

 

[Cinderelly5507]

I love your TR! WL looks beautiful... I plan on eating at WCC in Sept. just to visit the resort! Can't wait for your food porn/reviews!

 

[kschafer]

I know after your pics of CSR I said it was beautiful (and I am def staying there on my next trip)...but WL are SO BEAUTIFUL. It is my deluxe dream...someday maybe

Looking forward to WCC. We ended up not making our ADR last year and I was really bummed. It's on the next trip must-do list too!

 

[lindseynleah]

once again..great pictures!!! I feel like I am there with you!! We were supposed to be staying at Wilderness Lodge this trip, but had to downgrade to the moderate..which is fine cause we still be at Disney after all..but I planned for year and a half on staying there...someday..but your pictures are just awesome!! Can't wait to read more!!

 

[pmama]

Those are gorgeous vanity doors, I love how they shut too! Are they sliding doors?

 

[ckdsnynt]

Loving your report.

MY DD stayed in WL several years ago with some friends but I was never impressed with it. When we had an opportunity last Feb to upgrade to there for the price of a mod, I said okay and boy was I glad. They upgraded us to a water view when we checked in and it was fabulous. I love that place now and would stay there again without a blink of the eye. I also loved the WC restaurant. What fun we had there!

Keep the report going! Can't wait for the next installment.

 

[Camster0307]

How could I NOT find it? I saw it plastered on billboards the whole way up I-4 on my way home!!!!

LMAO! How can you NOT love our buddy Kara?

 

[Camster0307]

Our Honda Odyssey has a six disc c.d. player and will play mp3s. Nice! I made several mp3 discs in the weeks leading up to the trip....so I had TONS of tunes from which to chose. The other family members all had their own forms of entertainment. For Elizabeth, it was her books, her laptop, and her beauty sleep! For Wil, it was his mp3 player and his cell phone for texting friends back home. For Juliana, it was her Nintendo DS or the dvd player with her own headphones. That meant I had full control of the c.d. player in the Odyssey!!! I took full advantage of this opportunity to listen to every guilty pleasure song known to a child of the 80s like myself!! I had made one c.d. in particular that had 170 mp3s from the year 1984!! SWEET!! Can you say Van Halen, Billy Idol, The Cars, Culture Club, Huey Lewis & The News, Rick Springfield, Prince, Madonna, Twisted Sister, and Z.Z. Top? WOOHOO!! This dad is on vacation TOO!

I'm slightly embarassed to admit that I have seen SEVEN of those bands that you listed! Just add Billy Squier, LoverBoy, Hall & Oates, Adam and the Ants, Joan Jett, and Simple Minds and I'm reliving my college years. WOOT!

(I'm catching up so I'm ninja-posting right now! )

 

[Camster0307]

Okay, so what is the first thing you do when you arrive in your room at Disney World?

Yep! Time to watch some STACEY!! I've been waiting all year for this!

This year's show is a little different. Instead of being the "Top 7" like it was last year, this year's show was called, "The Disney Must-Dos." We missed some of our favorite memorable lines from last year's show, (like "Summit Plummet", and "look at all the lazy people in the lazy river,") but there were some new classic quotes from this year's show!!

"Love roller coasters. Love Aerosmith. H-e-l-l-o?" "Triple Mountain Whammy!"

Can you guess this is the EXACT same thing we have to do when we get into the room also. I swear - it's Stacy ALL THE TIME when we're in the room. Lauren even insists on falling asleep to it. I couldn't believe they've changed it and had to call and tell her. She was devasted but then quickly replied "Well, I guess I have some new lines to memorize!"

 

[Camster0307]

Ok - all caught up! Whewwww!

CSR looks beautiful. And I'm so jealous of all your pool shots. Our DISmoms trip was too short and we didn't get pool time. Looking to correct that for NEXT year's trip.

As for that gorgeous WL - perfect!

 

[alan_renfroe]

Ohhhh, lovely Wilderness Lodge photos!! We stayed there in January and just loved it!

Looking forward to hearing about your dinner - we had a couple of delicious meals at Whispering Canyon Cafe!

Thanks! This was the first time we had ever been to Wilderness Lodge...and when you walk into that atrium, all you can say is "wow!"

WOW!! WL is gorgeous!! So impressive! I LOVE your pictures but am also b/c only a DISer would take that many pictures just in the parking lot before getting to the lobby! I love it!! And I'm the same way.

You got some beautiful family shots. Look like this is another picture perfect Team Renfroe trip full of some wonderful memories!

Hahaha...yep, guilty as charged!! When you are a DISer, you're constantly looking at things and thinking, "I could totally use that in my trip report! Take a picture of it!"

Thanks for the comments about the family. We work WAYY too hard, so we totally enjoy these times together!

My prediction....a stay at Wilderness Lodge for you next year! I must say, of all my stays, and as much as I love Animal Kingdom Lodge, my heart skips a beat when I think of our stay at WL! The boat ride, the quietness of the pines, that whole mountain Lodge feel.....ahhhhh. I think you feel it too! AND they have bunk beds for the kids. (Did I convince you yet??)

Alan, you are a great storyteller. I love your trip reports!

Hmmm....ya think so? Could be! It would be awefully tough to drag we away from CSR though! I would LOVE to stay at WL sometime. (Also, I think would love to try Boardwalk or Animal Kingdom Lodge as well.) Here's an idea....I could just spend the next 20 years spending one week at EACH resort!!

Ahhh, love the Wilderness Lodge photos, it is my home away from home at WDW.

It is really nice. I fell in love with that atrium.

Well, I do think you are on your way to posting all 1500 pictures!!! Love all the pics of CSR - I do love that resort!!! That is the only one of the mods that I feel is actually worth the price to upgrade from a value. We just love it there!
And WL is so beautiful! We're looking at that one next hopefully at Christmas time!
Your family is so awesome, the pics are great!!!!

Hi Kara! Of course I'm on my way to posting ALL 1500 pictures....I took them, didn't I? Well of COURSE I am going to share them! You didn't think I'd be advertising all up and down I-4 for nothing did you?

Hey Alan! I'm here. Sorry I've been neglecting the DIS for the past week. Lauren and I did the Relay for Life walk on Friday night - up all night walking - and I'm STILL trying to catch up on my sleep!

Just wanted you to know I'm subscribing and hope to get all caught up with your TR this week!

Hi Cammie! Welcome aboard....and it is ABOUT time! Just get here when you can!!!

That is great that you and Lauren did Relay for Life. That is a great cause.

We thought the Wilderness Lodge was so beautiful when we went to WCC for lunch in April. We are considering DVC and right now the WL is the hook for my husband. He would love to live in a log cabin so the WL is right up his alley.

I loved that when you check in at WCC, there are Lincoln Logs for the little kids to play with! I just thought that was cool. Wilderness Lodge definitely looked "cozy" to me."

Alan, you are killing me! WL is my second favorite resort. It just feels so peaceful. Can't wait to read about your boat trip and WCC!

Hahaha...COOL! Boat ride coming up.

I love your TR! WL looks beautiful... I plan on eating at WCC in Sept. just to visit the resort! Can't wait for your food porn/reviews!

I am so glad that we decided to leave earlier than originally planned, so that we could add Whispering Canyon Cafe and see Wilderness Lodge.

 

[alan_renfroe]

I know after your pics of CSR I said it was beautiful (and I am def staying there on my next trip)...but WL are SO BEAUTIFUL. It is my deluxe dream...someday maybe

Looking forward to WCC. We ended up not making our ADR last year and I was really bummed. It's on the next trip must-do list too!

I cannot decide which resort would be my deluxe dream...they all look so nice. I don't want to give anything away, but I am glad we went to WCC.

once again..great pictures!!! I feel like I am there with you!! We were supposed to be staying at Wilderness Lodge this trip, but had to downgrade to the moderate..which is fine cause we still be at Disney after all..but I planned for year and a half on staying there...someday..but your pictures are just awesome!! Can't wait to read more!!

Aww...thanks. You gotta love digital cameras with lots of memory!

Those are gorgeous vanity doors, I love how they shut too! Are they sliding doors?

Oh, those doors were AWESOME. They are sliding doors....more like gliding doors. I'm telling ya...the new rooms at CSR were amazing, and well worth the upgrade from the mods, in my opinion.

Loving your report.

MY DD stayed in WL several years ago with some friends but I was never impressed with it. When we had an opportunity last Feb to upgrade to there for the price of a mod, I said okay and boy was I glad. They upgraded us to a water view when we checked in and it was fabulous. I love that place now and would stay there again without a blink of the eye. I also loved the WC restaurant. What fun we had there!

Keep the report going! Can't wait for the next installment.

Thanks, ck! Next installment coming up.

LMAO! How can you NOT love our buddy Kara?

We LOVE you, Kara!!!

I'm slightly embarassed to admit that I have seen SEVEN of those bands that you listed! Just add Billy Squier, LoverBoy, Hall & Oates, Adam and the Ants, Joan Jett, and Simple Minds and I'm reliving my college years. WOOT!

(I'm catching up so I'm ninja-posting right now! )

Awesome, awesome, AWESOME! I've seen everyone you just named except Adam and the Ants! However, can I get a little credit for The Hooters and RATT?

"Love roller coasters. Love Aerosmith. H-e-l-l-o?" "Triple Mountain Whammy!"

Can you guess this is the EXACT same thing we have to do when we get into the room also. I swear - it's Stacy ALL THE TIME when we're in the room. Lauren even insists on falling asleep to it. I couldn't believe they've changed it and had to call and tell her. She was devasted but then quickly replied "Well, I guess I have some new lines to memorize!"

Well, thank God the "Lover roller coasters. Love Aerosmith. H-e-l-l-o?" bit is still in there. And I have to admit, after watching the new Stacey program over and over, there were some new lines that started growing on us. "Test Track, Baby!" We also liked the lines from when she was on Dumbo: "Let's go, buddy! Fly high, buddy! Way to go Dumbo!" (Tell Lauren that the new Stacey program is toned down a bit, but there are still some cool new lines for her to memorize!! I am such a geek!)

Ok - all caught up! Whewwww!

CSR looks beautiful. And I'm so jealous of all your pool shots. Our DISmoms trip was too short and we didn't get pool time. Looking to correct that for NEXT year's trip.

As for that gorgeous WL - perfect!

Sorry you girls didn't get to visit the pool. Both times we've been to CSR, I end up thinking I wish we could spend some more time around the pool. I think on our next WDW trip, we will build in a "pool" day. The smell of those hamburgers and nachos from Siesta's makes me hungry just thinking about it!

 

[ph-mtl]

Hi Alan,

Great pics of WL and also of the family. I will have to plan to visit WL next year as it looks really great. Keep the pics and updates coming. Really enjoying your TR.

Gail

 

[alan_renfroe]

When we last left off, we were at Wilderness Lodge around 7pm. Our dinner reservation at Whispering Canyon Cafe was at 8:05pm, so we decided to make our way down to the docks and see if we could catch a boat over to the Magic Kingdom! We did not intend to get off the boat....just a joy ride on Bay Lake to see the Castle...and then back for dinner.

I didn't realize it, but Disney actually built a water bridge that goes over the main highway. That's pretty cool!

There it is! The Magic Kingdom!! How cool....this morning we got up at a ridiculously early time...and this afternoon we are on a boat on the Seven Seas Lagoon looking at the Magic Kingdom!

Coming up next...the return trip back to Wilderness Lodge, a beautiful sunset, and dinner at Whispering Canyon Cafe.