Fortunately that is not currently a concern. September should still be awesome at WL. 
How did you not go ahead and book a room? Heck at that price, I'd book two rooms just for fun!!!! LOL LOL hope there are gold bars laying on the bed as a souvenir to take home with you!!!!! LOL Crazy!!!!!!!
) although we are getting free dining.
She also figured out the surprise so quickly! If I went under the WL gates, I'd just think he had a surrise meal planned, not a hotel stay!!They are just so cute! Thank you. I'm sitting here at work and when she realized she was going to the Lodge I teared up. Yes, I'm mushy like that.
Hi all - I've been lurking in these boards and obsessively planning my family's first trip for Nov 1-8. I have 5 and 8 yr old kids so this news about the pool is disappointing, this is our "big Disney trip." Even if we come back we would probably stay moderate or off site so we are sort of splurging on WL (we are pretty frugal
Part of the reason to splurge us to enjoy the resort but if the big pool is closed and the view is of construction (courtyard view)...not that we won't have a good trip, but is it worth it? Trying to decide if I should switch to AKL while rooms for the promotion are still available. Advice?
) while your kids play in the sand or on the playground. Maybe a nice bike ride or walk over to FW to see the stable and horses or maybe a pony ride. Maybe you could rent a boat or Sea Raycer so your child can feel the wind and spray in his face as you tour Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon. And, maybe you'll even come face to face with the MK Ferry or the monorail will magically appear above you as you enter the No Wake Zone to cross over into Seven Seas Lagoon. Has it been a while since you've done some of those things or maybe you just never found the time?
I hope you don't mind that before I get around to multi-quoting, I'd like to share a few thoughts I have about the pool closure. I want to preface my thoughts by saying that I fully understand and appreciate how the closure of the feature pool could have a negative impact and I'm not trying to downplay anyone's concern or disappointment. Having said that, I want to offer another perspective.
I've been fortunate to stay at Wilderness Lodge many times and each stay I never leave dissatisfied and each time I book a stay, I eagerly anticipate arriving, that's why I keep returning. It isn't just one thing that keeps me coming back. It's the totality of all Walt Disney World, Wilderness Lodge and the Bay Lake area has to offer.
Sometimes I meet a Cast Member who takes the time to make my interaction with him or her special and memorable. Sometimes it's the look I see on my family's face when they're happy and content. Sometimes it's the joyful look on a stranger's face as they're eating a Mickey Bar or holding hands with a loved one. My favorite look is the look of wonderment and amazement on someone's face when they enter the WL lobby for the first time and stop dead in their tracks and take it all in. It's the look on a child's face when they run up to a character and heartily embrace them. Is every part of every vacation like this? Of course not, but that's the part I like to remember and think about.
We all have moments of disappointment and frustration on vacation and we've all overheard (or been) the parent who has lost all patience or the child who has an inconsolable fit. This is the normal vacation evolution and it's bound to happen at some point, but despite those negatives, I bet most of us can't wait to return and after we get home, we think about how and when we can book our next trip.
What do you remember fondly from your last trip to WDW? No matter where you stayed, I bet your fondest memories of your Disney vacations involve things that made you smile and laugh, maybe even tear up. Something that surprised you, something unexpected, something magical. A new experience, an old favorite experience "re-imagined."
Maybe instead of focusing only on the possible pool closure during your stay, you could also consider a substitute activity such as going to a water park or the VWL pool or hanging out on the Bay Lake Beach (with a nice drink
I hope you'll consider exploring the Bay Lake area...
