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

[jimmytammy]

 

[jimmytammy]

The little tree I mentioned in an earlier post at the 5th floor

The new flatscreen and cabinet in the living area. The cabinet I think was a current one, just altered, no longer with pullout doors.

The new flatscreen an cabinet in the bedroom. This is a new cabinet.

Took this after Artist Point, should have done before, less the 10 lbs gained

 

[jimmytammy]

Hung round the Lodge all day and it was wonderful. Picked up parents from airport, got them settled, went to Ohana to eat. Back in room, Casey is a bit unsettled so taking him to arcade, then slumber time in room 5523, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

horselover - so sorry about your sister--praying for you and your family

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

So sorry to hear about your sister Horselover. I know situations like this cause mixed feelings. The one you love is no longer suffering but at the same time you'll miss them terribly. Best thoughts to you and your family.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Fantiatic picutres KAT4DISNEY!!! Love them!

What was your room number at BWV?

Thanks! The room number was:

It was located on the lobby level just above the general store.

Wow, Kat4Disney! Those pictures are absolutely stunning. How did you get such wonderful light levels in your indoor WL shots?

Thanks so much for sharing these beautiful images.

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed them!

With the WL shots I was using my DSLR (Sony A850) and shooting in raw format. This allowed me to bring out some of the details in post processing that otherwise get hidden in shadows. I do sometimes just use the dynamic range available in the camera with jpg shots and it does a pretty good job too - just didn't on these particular ones.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Thanks for all the updates jimmytammy and DVCGeek! I'm still in a bit of lodge withdrawl - especially after spending time going thru the pictures I took. Your pictures and reports keep me feeling like I'm there.

Rode the new Space Mt. It seems a little less rough than before. They load you a little different now. Also have gates up instead of standing exposed to the track. Cars are new, more leg room, still single seats. Also, line area has games like the old Asteroids that 3 can play together for a score. Pretty neat pass the time.

Which side of SM did you ride? They were doing a soft opening when we were there so we jumped in line. No fast passes and the stand by was around 40 minutes but since we hadn't been able to ride in May either we decided to wait. The left side was open and IMO it was just as rough as before - and honestly I almost thought it was rougher in a couple of spots.

But the real reason I wanted to pop in was to say that I received confirmation that resort-specific items will be removed from the resorts and will no longer be sold. She did say that deluxe resorts, such as Wilderness Lodge, will have SOME resort-specific items, but the number of items will be reduced. She did mention that they will still sell resort-specific pins, so that was good to hear.

That is such a bummer! I knew I should have made the time to go back to the store and pick up a couple of items I saw as I wandered thru. Just didn't know where I'd pack them for the trip home. I don't understand the rational and hope it will change. As more unique items have disappeared so has the merchandise $$$$'s that Disney gets from me. More left in my pocket I guess.

 

[Granny]

Julie...I've been away from the boards a bit and am just now catching up. May God bless you and your family during these hard days. You are in our prayers as well.

 

[Granny]

Kathy...those are really some stunning pictures. Thanks so much for sharing them.

Jimmy...that tree in your villa looks familiar. Is it Jim's? Looks like the one we had three years ago in the tree sharing program. A great tree, beautifully adorned and Jim was such a nice man to correspond with (we were the last ones to use the tree and sent it back to him).

All other Groupies, I hope your Christmas season is off to a great start. I don't post here as often as I'd like but the enthusiasm and good feelings of the people here are always balm for the soul...much like our beloved Lodge itself. I guess that shouldn't be a surprise with our common bond of affinity for a beautiful place in central Florida.

 

[DVCGeek]

Finally posting a few pictures from our Nov trip to the world.

AWESEOME pics! Your camera seems a lot happier indoors and at night than mine. What I was focusing on was ~10 MP, use traditional AA batts (for swapability on the fly) and optical image stabilization. Oh well, maybe I should have prioritized differently! Oh well. Usually I'm pretty happy with it.

As for my trip- today I was one of the 4 contestants in the Jepordy style gameshow @ WHW! You can see a pic in my latest TR installment-

http://dvcnews.com/forum/showpost.php?p=55384&postcount=32

 

[DVCGeek]

HL- sorry for your loss. GL moving forward; even when it's expected it isn't easy...

 

[lodgeloafer]

Horselover

Sorry to hear about your sister, remember she is in a better place now. It always seems hard the for the ones left behind, but she is not suffering and at peace now. If you can get away a few days I would try, spend some happy time with your family.

 

[wildernessDad]

horselover, sorry to hear about your loss.

 

[DiznyDi]

OK Groupies, We're off!

Safe travels to those heading to the Lodge or those who unfortunately may be headed home

Thanks Kathy for those beautiful pictures!

Home Muushka! Can't wait to read all about your fabulous cruise!

For those planning to attend the meet, not to worry, Dizny Dad packed the mints

Di

 

[Inkmahm]

Horselover- so sorry to hear about your sister. She's in our prayers, as are you and your family.

We arrived yesterday to beautiful weather and a great room at VWL. We're on the first floor on the end of the building facing the lodge. Couldn't get any closer to the lodge or the parking lot! Nice woods view.

It rained last night and is cloudy today, may have more rain later. Still, we're here!!! yay!

Yesterday we did downtown disney to scope out the store for the sale on Sat morning. Dinner at Jiko- yum. Just had my leftover steak for breakfast.
Today is animal kingdom and then the MVMCP tonight. I hope the weather olds out!

 

[jimmytammy]

Kat

We rode the left side. I think the new cars may have been the only thing that made it feel a wee bit smoother. After riding we sorta analyzed it with two friends. They felt the same. Still too bumpy for someone with back or neck issues, for sure. I know people love that ride, but it has never been a must do for me.

Granny

That tree belongs to us. You probably recognize some of the ornaments. Jim(magicalmcwho) has given us ornaments as a gift to adorn our tree over a couple of trips. We are fortunately going to be sharing with a groupie, DizneyNutzy, later on.

Today we are headed to HS, eat at 50s, do some rides and attractions, Mom wants to go to Basin to get gifts. We were hoping to switch our CP dinner package to today and could have done but will still be charged for Fri CPDP Fri rain 100% chance. I just hate it for my folks as that was primary reason for coming on this trip.

 

[twinklebug]

Julie, Keeping you and your family in my thoughts.

Jimmy - loving those pics!

Ink - We'll be joining you soon! If you're in the room I think you are, Beware those cowbells outside the arcade - they'll get to you fast.

Kathy - Amazing pics! You put my Kodak to shame and/or I need so much more practice with the camera.

EEK time to leave! - I still have to finish packing and pick up the kids. We'll have to make a 1 night layover at ASMo (values are a new experience for us) and then we switch to "home" for the remaining 3 nights. I considered bringing it, but after this morning's work experience my laptop is NOT coming with us. We just can't get out of town fast enough! I'll try the browser on my phone - not sure if I can post or not (know what site/thread I have booked as my home page? hehe)

<- caraboo or reindeer? ... or... maybe a moose.

 

[DVCGeek]

Hi gang- I started a You Tube account and posted two video clips I shot during MVMCP of one of the dance parties on Dec. 1st; additional text and embedded views are now in my TR @:

http://dvcnews.com/forum/showpost.php?p=55398&postcount=33

http://dvcnews.com/forum/showpost.php?p=55408&postcount=34

 

[DisneyNutzy]

My sister is finally at peace. She passed away this afternoon. May God bless her.

I have no idea what's going on with the trip on my end. I may or may not go for a few days, but I'm very sorry to say you shouldn't count on us for the groupie meet. I'm so, so sad about that. Another time.

Thank you all for your good wishes & prayers.

Julie,

So sorry for your loss.

 

[wildernessDad]

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