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

[jimmytammy]

We'll be staying in a studio at VWL in December. Are all the studios located near each other?

Where would be the best place to request?

Thanks!

I personally like a 2nd floor or higher view just based on not being on ground level. Usually most like a view towards the lake, but you cant always see it because of trees. I prefer closer to the elevator.

Here is a layout of rooms at VWL. Sorry for this being so small. Hope it helps.

The areas facing toward the top of page are nearest the lake/woods view and pool.
The areas facing toward the bottom of the page are woods view and bus area.

The light blue rectangles represent the lockoff studios.
The lavender rectangles represent the dedicated studios.
The dark green represents 1 bedroom lockoffs.
The light green represents 1 bedroom dedicated.
The yellow represents 2 bedroom dedicated.


The area at the top of the page is the 1st floor
The area in the middle is the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor layouts
The area on the bottom of page is the 5th floor

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Hi Bobbi thanks for the update! Glad you had a great time.

HorseLover, I was so sad to read what you wrote yesterday that I could not respond. I have been involved in another horse thread on the community board and was in overload.

I hope the day comes soon that you will have your horse again. And I am so sorry for your friend with the health issues.

We are not with you to give you a hug, but you know we are hugging via groupies thread.

Hey Muushka I was going to check out that thread you had posted earlier but I didn't get the chance before you removed it. Could you tell me where it is or shouldn't I bother?

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . .being at the Lodge is great anyway. I could sleep out in the bushes of the Lodge and be content

If coming in late, try not to step on us as you search for the right bush . . .

 

[jimmytammy]

If coming in late, try not to step on us as you search for the right bush . . .

 

[Granny]

Something to brighten everyones day.

Too funny! Thanks for the chuckle.

Jimmy and DizDad...don't sleep near that third bush on the right. That one's reserved for, umm, er....never mind!!

 

[tea pot]

Something to brighten everyones day.

LOVE IT!
thanks a bunch

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . . Jimmy and DizDad...don't sleep near that third bush on the right. That one's reserved for, umm, er....never mind!!

Man, these bushes are getting crouded.

Maybe we will stay next time in the rockers by the Pin Trading Cart, one of DiznyDi's favorite places.

 

[Dizny Dad]

How I get myself into these things I just can't tell you:

With reservations at AKV for the first three days in May (just trying it once), with a split stay to SSR, DW wanted to waitlist for the concierge offer. After five or so months waiting for that mysterious level of existence at WDW, DW has decided that if we can't have free snacks all day long, we might as well be back at The Lodge.

So (here it comes) I asked "WHY are the VWL better than a one shot deal at AKV?" (I'm not buying in, just borrowing a room for a few days)

Yes, Yes, I know, I should be kicked of this thread, but it slipped out so quickly, so innocently. And to make it worse, I continued with my questions, always coming down to the same one, "why is it better?".

Can you imagine how I put DiznyDi to the test, pushing her right to the edge? She had a flood of reasons, including it was closer to this, more convenient for that, yada, yada, yada. She never mentioned the real reason; the one I always agree with.

I'm at the office right now (working on my next trip to Mexico), hoping to go home this evening to the greatest thing that has ever happened to me, a happy wife.

So I acquiesce to the idea DiznyDi. Three days at VWL is better than any amount of time at AKV, because

A Happy Wife Is A Happy Life.

See you at home.

 

[Granny]

A Happy Wife Is A Happy Life.

Otherwise known as the "If Momma Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy" axiom!

Since I was able to convince MY wife that a week at AKV is something we should try at least once, I'll have to keep my WL/VWL fix at a visitation level for this next trip.

Variety may be the spice of life, but harmony is the main ingredient!

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . . . Since I was able to convince MY wife that a week at AKV is something we should try at least once . . .

Be very wary of the "It OK dear" or "sure dear" comments. They mean the same thing as when she answers "nothing" to the question of "What's wrong dear?"

Be sure to put a pebble in the sliding glass door track when you are alone out on the balcony enjoying the animals at AKV . . . .

 

[tea pot]

A Happy Wife Is A Happy Life.

Otherwise known as the "If Momma Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy" axiom!

Hey Guys can you pass these words of wisdom on to Mr tea pot AKA The Big Guy for me

 

[ajksmom]

Granny and jimmytammy thanks so much for your thoughts on the odd room layout. I couldn't figure if that configuration was a boon or bust, so I appreciate the input. I completely agree that anywhere at the lodge is just fine and we'll get to spend a few nights here just absorbing the atmosphere.

For those of you pulling up a bush anytime between 8/15-19 I'll have a bed empty if you'd like some reprieve from the humidity,LOL.

Looking over my notes from our last stay at the WL I can't seem to find the hours for the boat rentals. Does anyone happen to know at what time in the am we could expect them to open?

And does anyone have any thoughts on the photo sessions available here?

TIA
kristy

 

[Granny]

Be very wary of the "It OK dear" or "sure dear" comments. They mean the same thing as when she answers "nothing" to the question of "What's wrong dear?"

Be sure to put a pebble in the sliding glass door track when you are alone out on the balcony enjoying the animals at AKV . . . .

Oh man, you're really heading to the dark side!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Oh man, you're really heading to the dark side!

Help . . .I've fallen into the dark side and I can't get out . . . .

(One of those days)

 

[jimmytammy]

Dad and Granny

All this bush talk leads me to believe we could start renting the bushes out at VWL. Could help to subsidize our annual dues. What do yall think?

 

[MiaSRN62]

Bobbi...thanks for the head's up about the Christmas decorations at the Lodge

Dizny Dad : A Happy Wife Is A Happy Life.

Maria

 

[Dizny Dad]

Dad and Granny

All this bush talk leads me to believe we could start renting the bushes out at VWL. Could help to subsidize our annual dues. What do yall think?

We'll have to keep it on the QT until it is up and going, but I can see it now . . . .

"The Bushes at Wilderness Lodge"

jimmytammy - you can build the bus stops, I'll hand out the mints; Welcome Home.

 

[jimmytammy]

We'll have to keep it on the QT until it is up and going, but I can see it now . . . .

"The Bushes at Wilderness Lodge"

jimmytammy - you can build the bus stops, I'll hand out the mints; Welcome Home.

I can see your mind was already working towards this. And I like the added touch of mints! It will get us a step up on the WOW factor!!

 

[horselover]

How I get myself into these things I just can't tell you:

With reservations at AKV for the first three days in May (just trying it once), with a split stay to SSR, DW wanted to waitlist for the concierge offer. After five or so months waiting for that mysterious level of existence at WDW, DW has decided that if we can't have free snacks all day long, we might as well be back at The Lodge.

So (here it comes) I asked "WHY are the VWL better than a one shot deal at AKV?" (I'm not buying in, just borrowing a room for a few days)

Yes, Yes, I know, I should be kicked of this thread, but it slipped out so quickly, so innocently. And to make it worse, I continued with my questions, always coming down to the same one, "why is it better?".

Can you imagine how I put DiznyDi to the test, pushing her right to the edge? She had a flood of reasons, including it was closer to this, more convenient for that, yada, yada, yada. She never mentioned the real reason; the one I always agree with.

I'm at the office right now (working on my next trip to Mexico), hoping to go home this evening to the greatest thing that has ever happened to me, a happy wife.

So I acquiesce to the idea DiznyDi. Three days at VWL is better than any amount of time at AKV, because

A Happy Wife Is A Happy Life.

See you at home.

You are so right! Although I probably shouldn't say that because I'll be staying at AKV in Oct. But you are right about the wife part!

Dad and Granny

All this bush talk leads me to believe we could start renting the bushes out at VWL. Could help to subsidize our annual dues. What do yall think?

We'll have to keep it on the QT until it is up and going, but I can see it now . . . .

"The Bushes at Wilderness Lodge"

jimmytammy - you can build the bus stops, I'll hand out the mints; Welcome Home.

I like it!! Will the mints be part of the nightly turndown service?

 

[eliza61]

Chocolate Is Good for Your Heart

The Easter Bunny might lower your chances of having a heart problem. According to a new study, small doses of chocolate every day could decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke by nearly 40 percent.


German researchers followed nearly 20,000 people over eight years, sending them several questionnaires about their diet and exercise habits.


They found people who had an average of six grams of chocolate per day — or about one square of a chocolate bar — had a 39 percent lower risk of either a heart attack or stroke. The study was published Wednesday in the European Heart Journal.


Previous studies have suggested dark chocolate in small amounts could be good for you, but this is the first study to track its effects over such a long period of time. Experts think the flavonols contained in chocolate are responsible. Flavonols help the muscles in blood vessels widen, which leads to a drop in blood pressure.


"It's a bit too early to come up with recommendations that people should eat more chocolate, but if people replace sugar or high-fat snacks with a little piece of dark chocolate, that might help," said study leader Brian Buijsse, a nutritional epidemiologist at the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Nuthetal, Germany.


Go out and get those Easter Bunnies! our WL bunny prefers leaves.