A few Wilderness Lodge Pictures!

[onlyme729]

Hi. Your pictures looked great. I was curious though as to which wing you were in, was it the north wing or south wing? I'm planning my trip but I want a room across the other side with more of a view of the lake.

 

[KimOhio]

just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to post the pictures the are great

 

[Beanie]

Onlyme...Not sure about North or South, but if I was looking at the outside of the Wilderness Lodge, standing in front of the lobby, we were located on the left side.... Hope that helps...

 

[corvair]

Beanie, I just wanted to bump this up. These pictures are so great I look at them over and over again. Do you know what kind of food they serve at the trout pool bar?? thanks,,corvair

 

[JADEMM]

Great pictures. I have a bunch of digitals I would like to put on here but have no idea how you put them on a thread like this. You cant just dag them on can you?

 

[Beanie]

Corvair...I am sorry, I do not know what they serve there, aside from Chips and Beer as I could see them! I tried to find a menu with no luck, sorry!

Jademm...You need to download your pictures to your computer from your camera and then you need to get a hosting site like www.boomerweb.com which will host your pics for free...Once you get an account with a hosting place, you need to upload your pictures to that hosting site and then you will be able to post them on here!

 

[FINFAN]

Beanie, I am truly enjoying your great photos! Thanks for posting. We are hopefully spending 3 nights there this July( if parents can join us) we have 2 standard rooms booked, 1 bb and 1 Q....This is my parents 1st ever on site stay, and most likely their last. They are 80 and cannot travel much anymore. Anyway, we are breaking the budget as it is to do this and a standard is the best we can afford as we will be paying for 2 rooms. I am trying to avoid my parents hearing beeping trucks or basically any undesireable view. Can you help me out at all? I have read and re-read the WL facts thread but am still confused. The resort looks so awesome that I wish we had more time and $!
TIA!
Pam

 

[JADEMM]

Thanks Beanie. I will check it out.

 

[Beanie]

Finfan...My only suggestion is to ask for a comp upgrade when you check in...Maybe they will give you a courtyard view? I don't really know, but I do know alot of people who have asked and they received one...My pictures are Courtyard view and I must say it was one of the best views we have had...but like I said, I would ask and if they can't maybe ask them for one of the better standard view rooms?

The first time we ever stayed on property was at the WL and we booked a standard room (of course I never knew about the DIS back then! LOL) We had a view of the parking lot and smoke house...It wasn't really all that bad...we had wonderful smells drifting up to our room everyday and it wasn't noisy or anything, but just not what I want to view anymore! LOL...

So maybe just ask if they have a standard room that has one of the better views? All you can do is ask, right? I hope they give you one!!

 

[IAMaGR8DISMOM]

Beanie:

I too think that the Wilderness Lodge is beautiful. My DH and I absolutely love Artist Point and really love taking a walk around the Lodge before and after dinner. The only reason we shy away from staying there is a "disconnected feeling" from all the other resorts. I also realize that is specifically the reason people love to stay there!!!!!!

Having said that.... can you take a boat from the Wilderness to other resorts such as Contemporary or the Polynesian, Grand Floridian???

That would help with those of us who do not need that dis-connected feeling !!!!

Do you remember which stops the boat made?

Thanks

 

[Beanie]

IAMaGR8DISMOM...Yes, you can take a boat to the other resorts on the Lake...I believe the boat stops at all the resorts on the lake including Fort Wilderness...you can also take a separate boat to the Magic Kingdom as well, which was really cool! I think I find the WL secluded, yes, but not too far from MK, which is my kids favorite park...

One night while we were there, we took a boat over to the Contemporary to eat at Chef Mickeys and on the way back to the WL later on, we hit a lightening storm, which made for beautiful video footage!!

Have a wonderful time staying there, I want to go back already!!

 

[FINFAN]

Thanks for the suggestion Beanie...I will ask for a comp. upgrade when we check in. It will also be my 40th the day we check in so maybe wearing my MK b-day button will help...I sure don't want to count on anything(especially since it is the week of July 4th) but am hoping for my folks sake. I will keep my folks prepared for the beeping trucks just in case tho!

 

[corvair]

These pictures are so great I am them up. thanks again beanie, I will be there next week..corvair

 

[IAMaGR8DISMOM]

Thanks for the reply beanie!

We look forward to visiting the Wilderness Lodge every visit! We love Artist Point and enjoy walking around the Lodge before dinner.

 

[Beanie]

Corvair...you must be getting so excited!! I know I would be!! Take lots of pics for us all to see when you get back! LOL

FINFAN...have a wonderful time regardless of what kind of room you get!! I know you will have lots of fun!! Good luck on the upgrade!!


IAMaGR8DISMOM...have a great time at Artist Point!! One of my favorite restaurants!!

Thanks everyone for all your wonderful replies throughout this post!!