(CLOSED) Disney's WILDERNESS LODGE and VILLAS INFORMATION THREAD ~11/13 - 6/14~

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Are the bunk bed rooms worth the extra cost? Typically one of us will sleep with a kid when we are in a hotel. They are 9 & 6. I am looking to request a north wing room and I have no idea where the woods bunk rooms are.
 
Are the bunk bed rooms worth the extra cost? Typically one of us will sleep with a kid when we are in a hotel. They are 9 & 6. I am looking to request a north wing room and I have no idea where the woods bunk rooms are.
The bunk bed rooms are spread throughout the resort. If you pay the extra, you will be guaranteed one.

We haven't stayed in one ourselves, but people do like them and the extra space you get in the room since the bunks take up less floor space than a Queen. Kids think they're cool too. :) Good luck with the decision.
 

Ask at check in about being the flag family during your stay. It was a great experience.

What time does the flag family do their thing? And how long is the experience? Wondering if we would even be able to fit it in if there was an open morning while we were there. Our trip is a short one. :sad:
 
Weird experience this evening at the lodge. Something definetly up with the boats. We went to catch a boat tonite to mk. The Captain of the boat that was on the mk side said it was going to Fort wilderness then onto mk. That's cool. I enjoy the sights. Especially of the old River country. Anyways, the 10 or so of us that boarded the already packed boat were on our way. We get to fw and the captain kicked us off. Told us to get off and go stand in line and reboard. Problem with that was hoop dee doo had just let out. And there had to be atleast 100 people in that line. The few of us stood there and asked if they were serious. The Captain got on the microphone thing and yelled at us to clear his dock. A bunch of us had reservations. I told the other boat guy it was ridiculous. He laughed at me.
So the group of us made our way to fw bus. The "zone 4" bus brought us to mk. We still got there before that boat.
What a wild nite! When going to downtown we stop at gf and don't reboard. Why should that have been different? The attitudes were so rotten.
I wish they would have told us we had to get off at fw. I would have just grabbed the wl bus.
Yikes!
I will say... im head over heels in love with this place. I requested 5 th floor otter pond. I got 4 th floor otter pond. I can see the monorail go by. I can see an absolute gorgeous view of the fireworks from my bed. I can hear the train and the music from mk. Quick walk to the dock and roaring fork. Could not be happier.
I think I found my "home". Minus rotten boat captains lol
 
Monday Madness: this was the DD got to spend the entire day with Disboard Sweetheart, Jess!!! She had so much fun....breakfast at 1900 Park Fair, MK for character meetings, lunch at Caseys Corner, then Chef de France for dinner. It was a great day she will never forget.

Meanwhile DH and I decided in breakfast at Grand Floridian Cafe! I had the Citrus Pancakes ( yummy). He had the Lobster Eggs Benedict ! Loved it!!! We chose to take the boat to MK instead if the monorail ......... Big mistake!! I didn't think the boat would ever arrive. So my tip is Stick With The Monorail !!

We walked on Haunted Mansion, did sine shopping, then used our FP for BTM. I do love that ride!!!!! I had to enjoy a Dole Whip of course, and did so while strolling through Fantasyland :). Lunch was at Cosmic Rays, and the park got packed by this time!!!! So we headed out for Epcot via the Ferry to TTC to monorail.

Epcot was a Much less crowded park! First stop was a Grey Goose Citron Slush ( supersize ;) )!!! We took in some entertainment, sat on the bench and just took it all in ! We decided on a Salted Dark Chocolate caramel and a chocolate pineapple, then headed to La Cava for a quick drink and to relax inside!!! Our dinner was at La Hacienda. We ordered the seafood grilled dinner for two. It was soooo good!!! After dinner we headed back to WL straight to the pool bar:



What a beautiful place to rest your feet!!!

It was such a great day, and the weather has been unbelievable!!!!!

 
Paid in full this morning and 51 days to go! :)

Still have a few FP+ selections to make, but all dining has been booked and can't wait to get there.
 
Hello everyone :wave2:

Need some help... we're booked for WL CL and have decided to stay additional days :cool1: our vacation will now total 11 days {insert Angels singing} :littleangel:

Our first stay at a Disney resort was AKL CL a few months ago {insert Angels again} :littleangel: had a great time and now we are hooked...

I've read that the WL CL rooms are the same size as the AKL CL rooms {is this true?} there are 3 of us {me, DH and DD} and I'll have an ECV... last time, we put the ECV in the bath area to charge each night and it was a little cramped...

Question: since we're staying for a longer period of time, wanted to see if you think we would be cramped in the WL CL room with ECV...

Thanks much
 
Hello everyone :wave2:

Need some help... we're booked for WL CL and have decided to stay additional days :cool1: our vacation will now total 11 days {insert Angels singing} :littleangel:

Our first stay at a Disney resort was AKL CL a few months ago {insert Angels again} :littleangel: had a great time and now we are hooked...

I've read that the WL CL rooms are the same size as the AKL CL rooms {is this true?} there are 3 of us {me, DH and DD} and I'll have an ECV... last time, we put the ECV in the bath area to charge each night and it was a little cramped...

Question: since we're staying for a longer period of time, wanted to see if you think we would be cramped in the WL CL room with ECV...

Thanks much

I have stayed club level at both AKL and WL and I agree that the rooms are about the same size.

My mother has MS and I took her one year. After doing a bit of research online, I found that the largest sq foot rooms were at the Poly. We stayed club level there and had plenty of space.

The WL club level is the best on property in my opinion. They have the most helpful and friendliest staff and the lodge is very peaceful and relaxing.
 
Are the bunk bed rooms worth the extra cost? Typically one of us will sleep with a kid when we are in a hotel. They are 9 & 6. I am looking to request a north wing room and I have no idea where the woods bunk rooms are.

Stayed in December with a 13 and 9 y/o and they loved the bunk beds! We had to flip a coin the first night to see who had the top, but after that, they switched each night. We didn't have any type of pick for the room view and were off of the lobby. I loved, loved, loved opening my room into the lobby. Our balcony view was towards the front lot, but we didn't spend time on it, so it wasn't a big deal.

*side note: I'm such a dork and haven't said thank you to all of the posters and regulars here that gave me info on the parks and the WL. We enjoyed our stay so much that the DH is already eyeballing another visit in a few years!* :cool1:
 
Here's my VERY tardy TR:

Flew out of Sacramento, CA on Dec 2nd. Man, we were so excited that I ended up with an adrenaline headache while we waited to board. But no worries....we were on our way. Anyone who is familiar with Sac knows that as soon as you taxi to the runway, a quick turn and then you take off. Well, our plane taxied and then turned off, as in powered down. :sad2: We were stuck with "electrical problems" for hours and they ended up deboarding us because some yahoo in the back shoved a stewardess. My amazing DH got off the first time they allowed it (only 15 mins into the wait) and secured a new flight out of Houston to Orlando. Needless to say, by the time we got to Houston (and I was literally running through the concord) we already knew we'd missed our flight by 4 hours. I ran up to the podium in Houston and was confused...why was our original flight number still up? I ask the obviously exasperated flight attendant. Their flight was delayed...for 4 hours and they are finally boarding! WHAT?! I ask if our seats are still there. Why, yes they are!!! :yay:

Got to Orlando soooo late. Checked into the WL after 9 pm and dragged ourselves into the restaurant since we hadn't eaten since breakfast (not good with 2 kids and 2 diabetics). We were so grateful for the staff AND the fact that we had a room right off the lobby; bunk bed room for us and just around the corner, 2 queens for my parents. The next morning, I surprised my family in the lobby; my best friend and her hubby were waiting for us all to share our vacations together. pixiedust: I can't tell you how many times I nearly blew that secret!

Holy moley it was HOT that week!!!!!!! I mean 79-85. Meanwhile, back at home, our housesitter sent us pics of the 4" of snow that fell. It snows here maybe every 3-5 years, so I was sad to miss it, actually! We spent nearly every afternoon or evening at the WL pool to cool off or just wind down.

For the life of me, I cannot remember my room number, but I thought that I'd be so upset with a room that opened to the lobby (my brain said, "It'll be loud and noisy and and and). But it was magical for both me and my family. I adored opening the door to the music. My girls loved watching from the balcony. It was convenient to be so close to the elevators and everything. :goodvibes

The crowds were large; bigger than I'd ever imagine it would be for the first week of December. I was grateful for the snacks, filtered water bottle and backpack style camera bag. We blasted through water. Best snack that we discovered?! Funnel cakes near the Indy show at HS. We wore our powdered sugar with pride. :lmao:

WL...how I love thee! I was grateful for our upgrade by our TA. I'd stay there every time! Buses were a non-issue, they ran on time and were full when the parks let out or were opening. Only had one heavy footed driver that had all of us passengers laughing because we were jerking around so much and he was so old that he didn't hear us. :drive:
 
Hello everyone! Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread! I am planning a visit to DW in November and I am having a problem committing to this hotel. I guess I just need reinforcement. I am going for my 5 year old daughter who will be 6 by the time we visit but it's also for my husbands 50th birthday. So I wanted to upgrade what I could to accommodate him as well. Do you all think I can succeed with both? Any feedback would be appreciated!

Thanks! :wave2:

Jenn
 
Hi PamelaKay :wave2:

Thanks much for responding...

I keep hearing so many good things about WL CL staff, really want to experience it ::yes::

Wonder if there is a place I could charge ECV, other than our room :scratchin

If so, that would free up some room space... Saw ECVs charging outside of guest rooms at AKL, however, I'm a worry wart and would be worried the ECV would walk away during the night :moped:


I have stayed club level at both AKL and WL and I agree that the rooms are about the same size.

My mother has MS and I took her one year. After doing a bit of research online, I found that the largest sq foot rooms were at the Poly. We stayed club level there and had plenty of space.

The WL club level is the best on property in my opinion. They have the most helpful and friendliest staff and the lodge is very peaceful and relaxing.
 
I am putting together our Garden Grocer order, so I was wondering how far is the QS from the Villas? We have the dining plan thus will have the refillable mug. I need my morning Coca Cola so I didn't know if the QS was close enough for me to run down to get each morning or should I order some from Garden Grocer.

I don't mind walking. Even staying in building 7 at POFQ I would walk to get my morning caffeine. Though really no building is too far at POFQ.
 
What time does the flag family do their thing? And how long is the experience? Wondering if we would even be able to fit it in if there was an open morning while we were there. Our trip is a short one. :sad:

It may be difficult to get an available date if your trip is a short one. The first available date was for our seventh morning. We had to go to the concierge desk at 8.15am. Ranger Jack took us to the top of the hotel.
 
I thought that I'd be so upset with a room that opened to the lobby (my brain said, "It'll be loud and noisy and and and). But it was magical for both me and my family. I adored opening the door to the music. My girls loved watching from the balcony. It was convenient to be so close to the elevators and everything. :goodvibes
So glad you enjoyed your lobby room. We had a similar experience where we loved it far more than we thought we would.

Hello everyone! Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread! I am planning a visit to DW in November and I am having a problem committing to this hotel. I guess I just need reinforcement. I am going for my 5 year old daughter who will be 6 by the time we visit but it's also for my husbands 50th birthday. So I wanted to upgrade what I could to accommodate him as well. Do you all think I can succeed with both? Any feedback would be appreciated!

Thanks! :wave2:

Jenn
There are a lot of people here who feel WL is the best hotel at WDW, and I'm one of them. Things that make it exceptional for me include the beautiful location on Bay Lake, which feels secluded but is a short boat ride from the hustle and bustle. You can get places quickly, but also relax in peace and quiet. The fact it is all under one roof is great too, and despite being a big hotel is is really compact by WDW standards. That means no long outdoor walks to get mug refills. We also enjoy the beauty of the resort itself, with the stream starting in the lobby and carrying down into the pool and eventually out to Bay Lake, it ties it all together very well. The resort has something for everybody.

I am putting together our Garden Grocer order, so I was wondering how far is the QS from the Villas? We have the dining plan thus will have the refillable mug. I need my morning Coca Cola so I didn't know if the QS was close enough for me to run down to get each morning or should I order some from Garden Grocer.

I don't mind walking. Even staying in building 7 at POFQ I would walk to get my morning caffeine. Though really no building is too far at POFQ.
Even from the villas the walk to Roaring Fork isn't bad compared to other WDW resorts. It really shouldn't take more than 5 minutes, and you will be under a roof the whole time, and walking through the pretty lobby for part of it. Depending on your location in the Villas it might be closer to walk by the pools to/from RF (or as long as the weather's nice you could go that way to make it a round trip).

We have bought Coke from Garden Grocer to keep in the room, and found that with the mugs we didn't really need it. As long as you don't mind a few minute walk, you should be good without it. Enjoy!
 
So glad you enjoyed your lobby room. We had a similar experience where we loved it far more than we thought we would.


There are a lot of people here who feel WL is the best hotel at WDW, and I'm one of them. Things that make it exceptional for me include the beautiful location on Bay Lake, which feels secluded but is a short boat ride from the hustle and bustle. You can get places quickly, but also relax in peace and quiet. The fact it is all under one roof is great too, and despite being a big hotel is is really compact by WDW standards. That means no long outdoor walks to get mug refills. We also enjoy the beauty of the resort itself, with the stream starting in the lobby and carrying down into the pool and eventually out to Bay Lake, it ties it all together very well. The resort has something for everybody.


Even from the villas the walk to Roaring Fork isn't bad compared to other WDW resorts. It really shouldn't take more than 5 minutes, and you will be under a roof the whole time, and walking through the pretty lobby for part of it. Depending on your location in the Villas it might be closer to walk by the pools to/from RF (or as long as the weather's nice you could go that way to make it a round trip).

We have bought Coke from Garden Grocer to keep in the room, and found that with the mugs we didn't really need it. As long as you don't mind a few minute walk, you should be good without it. Enjoy!

Thanks! This the type of info I needed.
 
Super excited to say we will be staying at Wilderness for the first time August 6-15. Our last trip was in May 2013 (Beach Club) and I didn't think we were going to make it to Disney this year but DH came around. It will be us and our two daughters. Youngest will turn 2 on our arrival day and we will also be celebrating our anniversary. I am slowly making my way through the thread but have already gathered great information. Looking forward to a great trip.
 
Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge:

General Construction will take place on March 12 & March 13, 2014. Jackhammering may be heard.

4th Floor Units are currently having hard goods replaced (WDWKOOK: They may actually be done by now), including the addition of fold-down 5th sleeper to all Deluxe Studio villas, replacement of armoires and televisions, new stainless kitchen appliances, dpdated wall coverings, window coverings, living room rug, linens and more. Refurbishment of 5th floor units is complete and rooms on other floors will follow soon with completion expected by the end of March 2014.
~themouseforless
 
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