Bunnies and mooses and groupies, Oh my!!! The Wilderness Lodge groupies thread. 4.0

[Inkmahm]

Only 3 more sleeps until we're at VWL! I guess I need to pack...

 

[lodgeloafer]

Only 9 more days till we arrive.

Has anyone used the check in online feature??? Pro and Cons???

Cant wait to get to the lodge, our home away from home.

We are bringing our laptop with us if there are any picture requests????

 

[blossomz]

Bummer. I'm short a couple of Wilderness Lodge luggage tags. I have two, but the third is ripped and I can't find the others. DW is on her way to her Dad's and her phone is off. I called the Mercantile, but got their voice mail. I have the WDW mail order number now, but they are closed until tomorrow at 9am.

Anybody know if they sell WL luggage tags through WDW mail order?

Love the moose pic btw, twinklebug.

My experience has been if you can tell them where you saw it and what it looks like..they can pretty much find anything! I'd call ASAP!

 

[wildernessDad]

My experience has been if you can tell them where you saw it and what it looks like..they can pretty much find anything! I'd call ASAP!

Thanks! I'll call first thing tomorrow!

 

[PamelaASmith]

Hi all,
We're back from our Thanksgiving trip back East. Oldest dd and I are relaxing a bit before running errands all afternoon. She was thrilled to come home and find a box from Disney waiting for her. She ordered her daddy Mickey ears for Christmas, complete with "Daddy" on the back. She is being very secretive about the box and tells me I canNOT look in it. Me thinks there is a present for me in there, too. What a sweet girl!

Still very excited about our WDW trip in 2010 being extended to 9 nights! I've asked for my 2010 Passporter as a Christmas gift this year. Can't wait to start planning out all the days, make dining reservations, etc. I am an uber-planner, but we are choosing an extra-long vacation this time so as to take a more relaxed pace.

Thanks to you all for the warm welcome. You've made me feel right at home!

 

[DVCGeek]

Hey! I grew up in Normal! My parents and brother still live there. Small world.

That's funny!

I'm currently in the air on my way to see the Mouse!!! I've started a trip report thread on another site. If anyone is interested, you can follow it here:

http://dvcnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4351

and I'll probably post links here when I add something there unless asked to cease and desist.

Happy Mooses to all!

 

[MommaSnowwhite]

Hi Groupies!

My family is excited to say we want to be groupies and have (by some miracle) ressies for spring break! So i have a question - is there any special requests we should ask for (view wise)? We will be in a 1BR villa.

We have always wanted to stay the the Lodge and can't wait! Now I have to find the time to read this whole thread and get into the spirit!

TIA!

 

[DiznyDi]

Hi Groupies
... I'm feeling the magic!
Only 4 more sleeps We're right behind you Inkmahm.

Love the moose pic twinklebug, thanks!

MommaSnowwhite

Gotta run - 'Hanging of the Greens' at church this afternoon. Will check back later this evening.

 

[blossomz]

Hi Groupies!

My family is excited to say we want to be groupies and have (by some miracle) ressies for spring break! So i have a question - is there any special requests we should ask for (view wise)? We will be in a 1BR villa.

We have always wanted to stay the the Lodge and can't wait! Now I have to find the time to read this whole thread and get into the spirit!

TIA!

Welcome!!! We love new groupies round these parts! Grab yourself a siggie and set awhile! Best to ask for near the elevators to avoid the "dumpster view" as it is called. Most are woods or pool views.

 

[jimmytammy]

Hey all

Getting ready to head over to meet friends from back home to eat lunch at LTT and stay for MVMCP.

It will be late before we get back so probably will check in tomorrow.

It is so stressful leading up to those last days before your trip, then we get here and the ahhhhhhhhh factor kicks in. We literally were finishing packing Thurs night after all the Thanksgiving festivities were over(57 family members)

We got to see Magicalmcwho who every so often visits us here on the groupies. He left today but we got to spend a few mins with him catching up. He helps out WDWStar who heads up the tree swap. Some may refer to him as Elf Jim Really nice fellow, if any have the chance to meet him, you will have a friend for life.

Its about 72* right now, sunny and looking good for a few days. Rain likely Wed then after cooling a bit but not bad weather afterwards for those traveling.

See ya soon
Jimmy

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Only 3 more sleeps until we're at VWL! I guess I need to pack...

So excited for you! And yes you better pack!

Only 9 more days till we arrive.

Has anyone used the check in online feature??? Pro and Cons???

Cant wait to get to the lodge, our home away from home.

We are bringing our laptop with us if there are any picture requests????

Hi lodgeloafer.
Don't know about the online check-in. We tried it and they had a hard time finding our packet so we waited just about as long. I'm sure that is has saved time for some.

That's funny!

I'm currently in the air on my way to see the Mouse!!! I've started a trip report thread on another site. If anyone is interested, you can follow it here:

http://dvcnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4351

and I'll probably post links here when I add something there unless asked to cease and desist.

Happy Mooses to all!

Have a great trip & thanks for posting the link to your report. I'd love to follow along!

Hi Groupies!

My family is excited to say we want to be groupies and have (by some miracle) ressies for spring break! So i have a question - is there any special requests we should ask for (view wise)? We will be in a 1BR villa.

We have always wanted to stay the the Lodge and can't wait! Now I have to find the time to read this whole thread and get into the spirit!

TIA!

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

I forgot to say love the moose twinklebug

Hi Groupies
... I'm feeling the magic!
Only 4 more sleeps We're right behind you Inkmahm.

Love the moose pic twinklebug, thanks!

MommaSnowwhite

Gotta run - 'Hanging of the Greens' at church this afternoon. Will check back later this evening.

Exciting!

Welcome!!! We love new groupies round these parts! Grab yourself a siggie and set awhile! Best to ask for near the elevators to avoid the "dumpster view" as it is called. Most are woods or pool views.

We never made a room request but I can see this as being a good one and blossomz is a pro so I'd take her advice.

 

[lisah0711]

Wow! It's amazing how many Groupies are off to WDW right now!
Safe journeys to all and be sure and come back and tell us all about it.

Welcome, MommaSnowWhite!

That was a cute moose pic, twinklebug, but I hope it shook off those lights.

lodgeloafer, let us know how the online check in works -- I'm thinking about trying it, too. Also, if there is any trick to the free high speed internet -- do I need to bring an ethernet cable?

So many things to think about . . .

 

[horselover]

It feels so good being here. Got here about 1:00, checked in and got in room right away. We have the same room as last time, only request we made is could we possibly get a top floor 1 bed. Whats chances of getting same room twice in a row

Just got in from a meal at WCC. No skillet this time for us. Tammy and I had a chiken penne pasta with veggies and a slad to split. DD had meatloaf and DS had a pulled pork sandwich. All were very good.

We are in room 5523 which is in the rotunda on the lake side. If anyone is around and wants to say hey, just give us a shout. Love meeting groupies!

Got it! Thanks for checking in!

Hi Groupies!

My family is excited to say we want to be groupies and have (by some miracle) ressies for spring break! So i have a question - is there any special requests we should ask for (view wise)? We will be in a 1BR villa.

We have always wanted to stay the the Lodge and can't wait! Now I have to find the time to read this whole thread and get into the spirit!

TIA!

Welcome to the groupies MommaSnowwhite!

5 more sleeps for us!!!

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Checked out the 15 day weather report and it looks like we might hit a chilly spell but it's ALL GOOD -- I'm going to jump in the pool anyways -- even if I hafta wear my winter coat coming and going! And you know what? I'm thinking cool weather will make the fireplaces just that much more inviting!

Way to look at it positively! Better to be chilly at WDW than at home any day! Plus I think it's better than in July when it's so hot that you melt!

It feels so good being here.
I will try to stay in touch everyday.

We appreciate that! It's the next best thing to us being there ourselves. Have fun on our behalf!

Hi Groupies! It's almost time to decorate! Looks like Mr. Moose has a "head" start. (ooo.... sorry.)

Love it!

Hi Groupies!

My family is excited to say we want to be groupies and have (by some miracle) ressies for spring break! So i have a question - is there any special requests we should ask for (view wise)? We will be in a 1BR villa.

We have always wanted to stay the the Lodge and can't wait! Now I have to find the time to read this whole thread and get into the spirit!

TIA!

Welcome! Yay another groupie! You will find this to be the friendliest place on the boards! And yes Blossomz is right!


So jealous of all you heading out here soon! I can make my ADR's on Saturday so we are almost down to 6 months till we head home.

 

[MommaSnowwhite]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I am very excited that we get to stay there!

 

[twokats]

Just a few hours over 1 day and we will be on our way.

I have already done the online checkin for both my resorts. We will see how it goes when we get there. It was easy to do.

Got the bags almost totally packed. Just a few odds and ins left and then it will be all done. Wish I was this organized for our spring and summer trips. I am usually still packing a few hours before we are ready to leave for the airport!!!

See ya'll there and the one's that are left behind I promise pictures!

 

[DVCGeek]

Hi all-

some installments to my trip report:

http://dvcnews.com/forum/showpost.php?p=55161&postcount=7

http://dvcnews.com/forum/showpost.php?p=55162&postcount=8

and just BTW, from my LV' studio's balcony here in BLT, you can see our Lodge off in the distance across Bay Lake! WL was the stop before ours on ME, so we were sorta' there earlier today. (Err, it's almost 2 AM! Guess it was YESTERDAY at this point!)

Here is a (slightly zoomed) pic essentially straight ahead from my balcony: (Exclusive groupie content so far; not yet released in my main TR!)

 

[wildernessDad]

10 days!

Congrats to all who are there or are leaving soon!

 

[Dizny Dad]

As DiznyDi said this AM - only three sleeps left!

I think she means three catnaps; sleep will reoccur sometime around Friday or Saturday, once she is snuggled up in the villa bed. I, on the other hand, am sleeping just fine, and will sleep on the plane, too; somebody has to.

jimmytammie - hold down the Lodge 'till we all get in there!

Looking forward to the Groupie Meet & White Moose!