OKW lovers thread !!!

[GGOOFY1]

We are staying at the Swan for 2 nights before we transfer over to OKW, so I will rent a car from Alamo to transfer our luggage and 8 golf bags over to OKW. If I'm already at OKW, I hop on a bus going to HS and then take the water taxi over to the Dolphin and pick up my car from Alamo. You can get a car from Alamo for a good price by checking the discount code on mousesavers.com. When I return it I will drive to the Dolphin, return the car and head to whatever park we are going to for the day. This way I have a way to get to the Winn Dixie (Goodings is more expensive). I have taken a taxi there, but it is easier to just have a car. Last year we had 2 shopping carts full of stuff.
There is a service that will take your order and deliver it to your room. I have never done this, my list is too long.
I will also pack things from home: salt, pepper, cinnamon, seasoning packets for the fajitas, coffee, coffee filters, garlic salt. These are the things you only use a dash of!!

Hope that helps.....

 

[DisneyBride'03]

Not sure, but I think it is up to $101 a point now.

you are right

 

[GGOOFY1]

DisneyBride'03
I woke up this morning and heard about the 5 alarm fire in downtown lockport. Is that anywhere near you??

 

[UP Disney]

Anyone know the width of the door frame from the bedroom into the hall/kitchen area in the studios? I want to get a curtain and tension curtain rod to hang there but need to know how wide it is. Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[WeluvDisney2]

Our first stay at OKW is in a couple of months, but we are enjoying this thread!

 

[dvczerfs]

Anyone know the width of the door frame from the bedroom into the hall/kitchen area in the studios? I want to get a curtain and tension curtain rod to hang there but need to know how wide it is. Thanks for any help you can give me.

hi up disney! good question! my dd videod our 2 bedroom in december. i watched the video of the second bedroom, its hard to tell. i would get a spring loaded shower rod. they adjust by screwing them in and out. if your driving, just buy a cheap shower rod with tension ends, and bring a hacksaw blade and chop off to size. the oping has to be aleast 36 inches to 48 inches. hope this helps.

 

[UP Disney]

hi up disney! good question! my dd videod our 2 bedroom in december. i watched the video of the second bedroom, its hard to tell. i would get a spring loaded shower rod. they adjust by screwing them in and out. if your driving, just buy a cheap shower rod with tension ends, and bring a hacksaw blade and chop off to size. the oping has to be aleast 36 inches to 48 inches. hope this helps.

We fly down so a hacksaw isn't an option! I was thinking about 36-48 inches as well.

Anyone going down soon that could measure it for me? I also need to make a curtain for it.

 

[bababear_50]

Bumping up my favorite thread,,going back this Christmas and dreaming about OKW.
Hugs Mel

Anyone have any pics of Christmas at OKW?

 

[#1DisneylandFan]

Hi All!! Can I ask some ?'s about OKW? I finally convinced DH to buy me DVC, and I have decided on OKW. But first I need to make sure there is enough for DD8 to do.
1)Are the pools nice? Nice enough to spend a day by the pool?

2)I also have read that the rooms were "worn" looking, but I just dont expect that from Disney.

3)Do the studios have enough room for 3 people?

4)Is it the resort i want to continue to visit year after year?

So give me the good, the bad and the ugly

We were upgraded last summer to Saratoga Springs and LOVED it, but financially we can only afford a small resale now. I am so excited I cant wait!!!

Thanks!!

We just returned from our first trip to OKW. We thought the resort as a whole was beautiful and so serene. The pools are very nice and are located strategically in the resort. Also typhoon lagoon water park is a short bus ride away. I had also heard about worn rooms and uncleanliness, but we found nothing of the sort. At least in Bldg 24 it was spotless and freshly painted; we found no problems with frig, coffee maker, microwave, etc. We own at AKV but I realized I could live at OKW forever. If you have a golfer in your family, the course runs through the resort and really adds to the beauty. We were in a studio with two queen beds, so it would easily sleep four (family or very close friends). There was a small kitchenette right outside of the bathroom and enough room around the table and chest of drawers in the main room. I highly recommend it.

 

[maciec]

Hi all! We just made reservations for a 2 bedroom unit near the HH for August 24-28. I am really excited! The funny thing is, the thing I am most excited about is riding the boat into DD! DH and I stayed at Dixie Landings on our honeymoon 10 years ago and riding the boat every night was one of our favorite things to do. The kids are most excited about the water slide.

Our kids are 4 and 7 and I offered going to a water park to them and they said "NO!" They just want to stay at OKW and swim. I was dumbfounded!

I do have a two questions though.....

1) Can someone please tell me more about the different places to eat at OKW?

I have been reading about the wonderful margaritas at the Gurgling Suitcase,

2) Do they have chips and salsa to go with them by chance?

Thanks!

 

[Flyerfan]

I'm excited!! Just made ressies for our first stay in November for 4 nights. I can't wait!!

 

[BEASLYBOO]

I've waited, planned it all out and finally I'm only 49 days away from going back to OKW and WDW! June 6 - June 13th, Hope to see all of you OKW lovers there in June! Oops, well maybe not all of you at one time!

 

[Mickeygolf]

NikiM20 - The main pool at OKW is awesome. It's very large so you can spread out, it's close to food and beverage from the Gurgling Suitcase and Goods to Go, and the slide is a blast. My 8, 7, and 7 year olds love the slide and pool so much we can easily spend a day there and have many times before.

We've been many times and have never had a worn room. They've always been clean and well kept, so I guess maybe we've been lucky. Seems like when we're there something is always being cleaned up and painted to keep it looking just like it did when it first opened.

Studios fit 3 easily. I believe the studios at OKW are the largest studios on property. I may be wrong, but I'm not about accommodating 3 people. We've had 4 adults in a studio before and felt it had plenty of room. And as far as a place to keep coming back to, we've been DVC members for a long time and we look forward to returning to OKW as much as any of the parks or anything elso going on at Disney.

maciec - Food choices at OKW are great. You have Olivia's which is a really good sit down restaurant. We seem to hit it a couple times every trip we take. And Goods to Go has all your standard burgers, chicken fingers, etc. for the quick snack for around the pool...as for the chips and salsa, I don't believe I've ever seen them offered, but I can't say as if I have really looked before. The Margarita's by the way are awesome!!!

 

[dvczerfs]

I'm excited!! Just made ressies for our first stay in November for 4 nights. I can't wait!!

LETS GO FLYERS!!

 

[DisneyBride'03]

DisneyBride'03
I woke up this morning and heard about the 5 alarm fire in downtown lockport. Is that anywhere near you??

Boy...I really need to catch up...havent been on the DIS for a bit now!

Yes, DH and I woke up thinking are house was on fire!!! We are abt 2 blocks away on a hill We could smell the house and we saw the flames from our upstairs window!!

And this morning, to bring you current...lol...we had an earthquake!!!

As far as OKW...we are not having a grand gathering anymore...SIL and family arent coming...she just had a bypass surgery at age 45. She is doing well but wont be up for WDW .....

So we used their points (had to) and booked 2 studios at OKW our arrival night..so at least we dont have to move resorts now. So glad there was something open!
Now..to catch up!!


**Pardon all my grammatical errors......

 

[DisneyBride'03]

I've waited, planned it all out and finally I'm only 49 days away from going back to OKW and WDW! June 6 - June 13th, Hope to see all of you OKW lovers there in June! Oops, well maybe not all of you at one time!

We are there June 7 - 13!!

 

[BEASLYBOO]

We are there June 7 - 13!!

Maybe we'll see you at the pool!!!

 

[mickey&minniealways]

OKW has 1 TS, Olivia's. The Gurgling Suitcase is a bar, a very good one though. Goods to go is a counter service as is the one at Turtle Pond. It is only 15 minutes by bus to DTD or 20 minutes by boat so you really have a lot of choices.

 

[tammymacb]

I'll be taking my first trip to OKW on June 17th!

I have a one bedroom booked for my two children and me..( Really only needed a studio but they were sold out )

I cannot wait to see it. I think my initial reaction to buying DVC was either to buy OKW or BWV, I ended up buying BWV and will be there in May. Now, with June in OKW I'll be able to compare..

( and knowing me, start thinking about an add on.. )

 

[maciec]

Thank you to all of you that replied to my food questions!

And thank you to dh! Due to Airtran having fantastic fares going down the day before our reservation was to start we added another day to our stay! Originally we were supposed to be at OKW for 4 nights starting on Sunday 8/24, now we are moving in on Saturday.

Coming in on Saturday actually saved us $400 over Sunday! We won't be getting in until around 7pm so the only expense we are really going to have is dinner. Woo Hoo!