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

[Muushka]

We changed a few of our plans around for 2010 and had a waitlist come through:

Revised (and new!) trips are:
January 26-Feb 2 BCV (actually have one night in there still waitlisted but we'll be at BWV for that one night only if the waitlist fails.)

March 18-20 AKV Kidani, March 21-24 BCV (waitlist came through!)

April 25-April 28 DCL cruise, BLT April 29-May 2.

October 21-October 26 BWV

Dec 4-6 AKV, Dec 7-10 VWL, Dec 11-18 DCL cruise

2011- August 16-23 DCL ALaska cruise

Oh my. I wish I was going on these wonderful trips and not just entering them! Sounds wonderful.

Welcome home all you Groupies you! We missed you! Especially on the day of the meet. We waited and waited and not one person offered us any cake!!! Kidding. If you were on the internet instead of interacting with real-live Groupies...well.....that would be just plain strange!!

Happy trails home for Maria. Glad you are having a great time.

Bobbi, your secret is safe with us.

DisneyNutzy, enjoy that sleigh ride. We have to do that one of these years.

 

[jimmytammy]

DiznyDad and Di

Glad you folks made it back home safe and sound. We had a great time at the meet and were just happy that all could join.

As soon as Tammy or Kristian help me figure out how to get yall on my Facebook thingy, I will get up with yall and the others who were at the meet.

I agree with the weather situation being a bit odd. Rain(lots of it when it did), cold and warm, with a toss of wind at times , and tornado watches on one day, ran the gamut of weather as far as it could go short of hurricanes.

 

[DisneyNutzy]

1 day we hope

Weather forecast is not looking too good to fly out this weekend.

 

[horselover]

1 day we hope

Weather forecast is not looking too good to fly out this weekend.

Fingers crossed for you DisneyNutsy! I hope you get out safely & have a magical trip!

It was a balmy 7 degrees for my shift this morning. It did however warm up to 9 by the time I was done. Really made a big difference.

Have a good weekend groupies!

 

[DiznyDi]

DisneyNutzy you can make that flight! I just heard the weather predictions and it doesn't sound very good.....

Boy Inkmahm looks like you have a very full calendar ahead! I get warm fuzzy's just thinking about it!

Thought I'd better start my Christmas shopping. Off to the mall today....

 

[eliza61]

1 day we hope

Weather forecast is not looking too good to fly out this weekend.

I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed. I've got tickets to the Nutcracker for Saturday night in NYC. Of course they're predicting 6-10 inches of snow.
I think humans should be like birds and fly south for the winter, although my luck I'd be a Canadian Goose and follow the cold air North

 

[twinklebug]

Disney withdrawal hit here - They really need to develop & market a drug to combat that. It helps to see all the great lodge and villa pics everyone's been taking.

As for this weekend's weather, I'm betting on just under 2" of solid ice - need to get groceries in the house tonight... I haven't been shopping since we returned 2 weeks back!

DiznyDi I'm right with you, I have yet to start shopping. And I have one who still semi-believes!

Eliza, Grab the boots and shovel your way there. The nutcracker's a must-see in rain, sleet, snow or darkness of night... oh wait, that's for postal employees. hehe.

DisneyNutsy, Hoping for clear skys and a smooth ride for you.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

DisneyNutzy - I'm in the same predicament with you. I am flying into Philly on Sunday and I'm hoping things will be over and cleaned up till then. I hope your flights go okay.

Eliza - I hope you get to go and see your show!

There are too many other posts I'd like to comment on! I will just say thanks to those who have posted about their trips. I have enjoyed reading about them. Those about to leave have a great time and I hope your weather is good.

Thank goodness finals are over and vacation has begun. Poor DD got so stressed out that she has spent the majority of the day in bed with a nasty migraine.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[Happydinks]

I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed. I've got tickets to the Nutcracker for Saturday night in NYC. Of course they're predicting 6-10 inches of snow.
I think humans should be like birds and fly south for the winter, although my luck I'd be a Canadian Goose and follow the cold air North

Good luck - and be safe! It is snowing as I write this in Richmond - and people here have been in a state of panic since early this am! I hit Fresh Market at about 10 am - and it looked like the store had never received a delivery of anything - it was dessimated! Traffic was bumper to bumper on our main thorough fares all day. They are predicting that we could get up to 12" of snow - with VDOT assuring us that the main roads will be plowed 48 hours AFTER the snow STOPS! Gotta love the South in the snow!

Has anyone had any experience at any of the Value Resorts at WDW? I have a friend that is looking to book one in February - but I couldn't give her any good info about any of them. Any info is greatly appreciated!

To everyone who is traveling to the World - have a safe trip - and may the weather not delay your fun! Looking at everyone's trip reports makes us home sick!

 

[blossomz]

Looks like we're going to be in the thick of th storm this weekend! Yuck.....Wish I would get stuck in front of the fireplace at the Lodge instead of here!

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Good luck - and be safe! It is snowing as I write this in Richmond - and people here have been in a state of panic since early this am! I hit Fresh Market at about 10 am - and it looked like the store had never received a delivery of anything - it was dessimated! Traffic was bumper to bumper on our main thorough fares all day. They are predicting that we could get up to 12" of snow - with VDOT assuring us that the main roads will be plowed 48 hours AFTER the snow STOPS! Gotta love the South in the snow!

Has anyone had any experience at any of the Value Resorts at WDW? I have a friend that is looking to book one in February - but I couldn't give her any good info about any of them. Any info is greatly appreciated!

To everyone who is traveling to the World - have a safe trip - and may the weather not delay your fun! Looking at everyone's trip reports makes us home sick!

You know the hoarding thing must just be something that happens on the east coast and in the south. We got about 12" here last week and we had none of that. I saw it all the time when we lived in Pa. Anyone else have any thoughts on that?
My aunt stayed at one of the AllStar resorts in April and said she would never do it again. Not because of the resort itself though. She said there were loads of cheerleaders everywhere and they were very noisy. We stayed in one back in 2001 and it was okay except we had terrible towel service. I'm spoiled now though and love the Villas too much to stay in a value again!

Looks like we're going to be in the thick of th storm this weekend! Yuck.....Wish I would get stuck in front of the fireplace at the Lodge instead of here!

So frustrating!!!! Let's hope for the best!

 

[eliza61]

Has anyone had any experience at any of the Value Resorts at WDW? I have a friend that is looking to book one in February - but I couldn't give her any good info about any of them. Any info is greatly appreciated!
k!

We did the values once. I may not be the best person to give a balance review though. Unfortunately I gave birth to 2 big kids, both Sid and Rizzo were over 6ft tall at 13 years, throw in the old guy and we were like the proverbial sardines in a can. The room and the beds were just too small.

They do tend to be noisy, I think maybe because the rooms lead to the outdoors people think the noise just evaporates or is cancelled out. It seemed like no one wanted to use their "indoor" voice.

We only had to make it work 1 day so it wasn't bad, 7 days and there would have been a homicide.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Good luck DisneyNutzy, Eliza and DLI on getting to your destinations. Travel in winter is always SO much fun! A couple of years ago I was supposed to fly back to MN from Reno but a storm was rolling in. I snuck out on one of the last flights the afternoon before and spent the night in Vegas before continuing on. That worked out ok!

I've seen some big runs on groceries out here in the west too when we lived up at Tahoe. Really thought people must have been stocking up for the end of civilization. Never saw anything like it when growing up in MN though. Maybe it's just a midwest non-thing.

Happydinks - does your friend know about some of the great room discounts available? We've never stayed at a value either but Pop seems to get many rave reviews over the All Stars.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Bracing for the BIG ONE here in Philly ! Why, oh why could I not have planned my WDW trip a little better to include this weekend

Eliza...sure hope u make it to NYC to see the show ! I'll be honest though...and say I'm a little nervous for you. Fingers crossed though....

We had dinner at Boma this week and enjoyed it. I respect everyone's opinion but it's still a fav of ours. I will agree it's a noisy place though. We had lunch at Fulton's 2 years ago and thought the portion size for the price was just ok----and felt the place smelled like fish big time. I realize it's a seafood restaurant, but the fish smell was pretty strong. Now, granted, this was in the summer so maybe that had something to do with it. We also really enjoyed Yak & Yeti. Will dine there again. Since I planned this trip so last minute it was really hard getting ADR's. I tried and tried for Cape May but no luck. So we did miss that this trip----even more now that I hear they have SNOW CRAB LEGS !!! Love them !


Happy Dinks.....I find the values ok for 1-3 nights. Anything over that....we are not happy. Find the beds small and hard. We've stayed in POP & Movies most recently. I would have in the past highly recommended them for the price. But now, I don't find them as much of a monetary value for what you give you. This trip I actually had the Movies booked for Sat night for $122 with tax. I found a code for the Dolphin and paid $132 with tax. So for $10 more got a deluxe with Heavenly beds over a value. I remember the days when the values were $55/$75 per night. I'm pretty sure back in 2006 I paid $50/night for mid Feb ! At the prices now, just don't have the desire to stay there. I'd rather pay a little extra for a mod or rent out points from a DVC Member.

Good luck to Disney Nutzy, Eliza and DLI on your upcoming travels !!!! I haven't uploaded my pics yet.....but we did stop by the WL, BLT, Contemp, GF, Poly....oh and POP to see the decorations. POP we actually stopped by for a late night snack after leaving the MK.


Maria

 

[MiaSRN62]

eliza : We only had to make it work 1 day so it wasn't bad, 7 days and there would have been a homicide.

AGREE !

Maria

 

[Inkmahm]

Good luck - and be safe! It is snowing as I write this in Richmond - and people here have been in a state of panic since early this am! I hit Fresh Market at about 10 am - and it looked like the store had never received a delivery of anything - it was dessimated! Traffic was bumper to bumper on our main thorough fares all day. They are predicting that we could get up to 12" of snow - with VDOT assuring us that the main roads will be plowed 48 hours AFTER the snow STOPS! Gotta love the South in the snow!

Has anyone had any experience at any of the Value Resorts at WDW? I have a friend that is looking to book one in February - but I couldn't give her any good info about any of them. Any info is greatly appreciated!

To everyone who is traveling to the World - have a safe trip - and may the weather not delay your fun! Looking at everyone's trip reports makes us home sick!

Wow, there would be a riot in Wisconsin if the main roads weren't cleared until 2 days after a snow storm. By then, everyone expects the side streets to be clear here. I have to admit though that we DO have runs on the grocery stores when a bad storm is coming.

I have never stayed in the Value resorts but I got a pin code for a nice discount so we are staying at Port Orleans French quarter on 4/24 the night before our cruise. Only $154 all tax included. I couldn't beat that on a Saturday night with DVC points. We've never stayed there before, either, so I'm looking foward to seeing it.

Good luck to everyone who is traveling this weekend!

 

[lisah0711]

DisneyNutzy on getting out and your your way to our beloved Lodge.

We had a thunderstorm last night and a little rain. Today high of 64. Our room here is lovely -- nice view of the pool -- no pics yet too dark!

Off to the MK this morning.

Fingers crossed for all our Groupies facing big weather.

From the Lodge.

 

[DisneyNutzy]

DisneyNutzy on getting out and your your way to our beloved Lodge.

We had a thunderstorm last night and a little rain. Today high of 64. Our room here is lovely -- nice view of the pool -- no pics yet too dark!

Off to the MK this morning.

Fingers crossed for all our Groupies facing big weather.

From the Lodge.

Have a great time Lisa.

Thanks for all the good weather wishes but I am not optimistic. Instead of running around and packing last minute items I am headed out to get gas for snow blower. Not what I had planned for this weekend

 

[TammyNC]

I wanted to pop in and say how nice it was to see everyone at the meet with Ranger Stan. It was great meeting new people and catching up with others. It was a lot of fun!!

Lisa-Hope your trip is great!!

Sending safe travels to all those that are going to be on the road or in the air.

 

[eliza61]

1 day we hope

Weather forecast is not looking too good to fly out this weekend.

Where is tinkerbell when you need her. Everybody do a moose dance for DisneyNutzy, we've got about 7 inches and it's only 10:00 am. We're expecting 12-18 before tonight.

DLI you should be good for tomorrow, a few years ago I had to work out of my coporate office in Chicago and had to fly out of Philly every day. They are pretty good with cleaning the airport. The storm is supposed to move out by tonight.

No way am I making the Nutcracker. I can exchange the tickets for another performance but the kicker is that the do not guarantee the same seating. So I paid for Orchestra seats and if the only thing available is the upper balcony that's what I have to take (with no refund in difference).
***sighs***
Oh well, can't fight mother nature. I have some relatives visiting from Trinidad and this is the first time seeing snow so they'll have fun.

Be safe every one.