Thanks for the bus info. We plan on going to TL one day at opening, so that helps. We are also going to DD another day to spend some time at DQ and dinner at Raglan Road, so the return time info is also helpful. My tentative plan is, if we have the energy, to go to DHS for extra hours after RR instead of back to WL. Maybe that bus ride will be better!
Thanks also for your AP link! We are going on the 2nd to last day of our trip. I put my birthday in the ADR as our special occasion, but wondering if I should also put our 30th anniversary. Is there such a thing as too many special occasions? 
I second the motion to include ALL your celebrations in your reservation
I know there are other forums that address this, but I thought I would ask here because everyone is so nice.
It's been 10 years since we have gone in the summer and one thing I remember is having to be much more aware of our feet! I was wondering if you had tips in this area. I have an old pair of Nike Straprunners (kind of like Teva's) that served me well in the past by alternating back and forth between them and a good pair of sneakers. I am looking for a newer version of the Nike's that is similar in design. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated! I can't use Crocs because of the slippage possibilities (really bad for my back) and need the ankle support. Thanks for any help. I want to buy them in the next month or so to have time to break them in and discover if there are any problems.
No problem at all asking here, but I can't be of much help as I always wear my Asics running shoes around the parks and usually Birkenstock slides when we're just going to dinner or not walking a lot.
I am sure that this question has been asked a million times, so here is a million and one! We are going to be checking into the WL on 6/22. It will be our first stay there (our 11 DS first ever trip!). We have a woods view room. Is there any other request that I should make? Is there any chance of getting a refurb room?
to the DIS and to the WL thread,
fanofeeyeore, (from a former Hoosier
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You can definitely request a rehabbed room. Each floor of each wing is going to take about 3 weeks. The 7th, 6th and 5th floors of the North Wing should be rehabbed by your arrival date so go ahead and add that to your reservation.
I've been looking through this thread and see that there is an upcoming renovation at the WL. Are there any photos of renovated rooms? If so, can someone please point me in the right direction? I've never stayed at the WL, but I think it's beautiful and hope to stay there someday...
Photos have not been made public yet, but I have a description of the rehab and current updates on the first page/post #1 of this thread. I hope you get to book WL - you'd love it
The rennovation just started on April 15th and I believe started with the North Wing. No one has pictures yet, we are all anxiously awaiting same.
The project is supposed to complete in September.
Hi everyone. We just got back last night from a week at the WL. It was our first stay there and we were NOT disappointed. Let me hit the high points.
1. DME - This service is amazing. It was quick and everyone involved was super friendly. Our luggage arrived in our room and within a couple hours of us landing. Couldn't imagine going to Disney and not using this service.
2. WL - Great lobby, real nice CMs. We were upgraded from a Woods view to a Courtyard view. Our room was on the 6th floor and we a great view of the pool and lake. Saw the boats coming and going all day. It was a great view. The room was standard, with a king bed. No complaints. The TV channels stunk but they are being upgraded ASAP. That certainly didn't ruin the trip! lol. The pool was great. Just a warning. The birds outside the Roaring Forks are fearless. It was like jurassic park out there. And there are love bugs by the pool. They were mildly annoying.
3. Transportation - We never waited more than 8 minutes for a boat or bus. They both came in fat supply. Really impressed. The boat service was fantastic. A lot of fun.
4. Food - We ate at all three restaurants at the WL. All good. Artist Point was amazing! ORDER THE SCALLOPS.
5. Construction - You can tell what's going on. There are two sides of the hotel that the balcony's are covered with green construction "cloth." You see workers walking around and once and awhile you hear them working. Never woke us up though. It did not influence my stay one way or another. I tried to get a sneak peak but all the room were closed and locked. They did change out the door locks, from gold ones to black ones. They looked nice. Based on this, it doesn't appear they are going to change out the room doors.
Overall we had a great trip. I would recommend this resort to anyone. We love to stay at different places everytime we go so we probably won't be staying here again. However, that is because of the type of people we are, not a statement against the WL. It was fantastic. I'm sad we're home.
Thanks so much for posting your TR,
Wiley Coyote! It will be nice when the new TV channels are in all the resorts.
Here is the new channel lineup that should be at WL by May 3, 2012:
New channels will include: Food Network, TV Land, SyFy, National Geographic, Fox News, Bravo, AMC, TBS, TNT, Travel Channel, Discovery, HGTV, TLC and History Channel. On the day of the upgrade the cable will be out for 10-20 minutes from 10 am 3 pm, then will return to normal. The channel selections are available on Channel 17.
Sorry to read that you'll never return to WL even though you weren't disappointed. Have you considered a split stay maybe?
This is the one thing that I have been unclear on. Are all of the rooms going to be done by September? Or is that just the CL floors? In the begining it seems like I heard that the renovations were going to take a long time to complete. I'm talking about well over a year. It doesn't really matter to us. We are booked there regardless.
I believe at first it was reported to be 1 year, however, based on the schedule, they are doing 1 wing at a time (North Wing first) and they are starting with the CL rooms, then going down 1 floor at a time. They started 4/15 and the CL rooms (floor 7) are scheduled to be done by May 1st???...then the other rooms on the other floors in the North Wing...and then they'll start it all over again with floor 7 of the South Wing on July 7th. This is my understanding of the schedule. WDWKOOK could probably explain it better.
I was told last summer that it could take one - two years, but as of this month, I was told it will only take 5 months and as of now, it's on schedule
Yes,
Mousemommy1 got it right. The first rehabbed floor (7th/North Wing) should re-open May 1 and then floors 6-1 will be completed. In July, they'll start the 7th floor of the South Wing, with an anticipated resort-wide completion date of the end of September.
Welcome back!! I was curious on whether the construction was evident or not. Glad to hear it didn't influence your stay. I do know that there are certain times they can start and need to stop.
Glad you had such a good time.
This is correct. I believe the schedule is something like the same hours as Mousekeeping - around 8-4
. When I booked our Disney cruise for next year, I put all of our celebrations down (there are 4 occasions we're celebrating). Our anniversary is the day we set sail, my DH's birthday (which is on our anniversary), our oldest DS's birthday, and our youngest DS's high school graduation 
. The WL is a beautiful resort and I'm sure you'll love it 
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