Recreation Family Pass - VWL

[LoveRafiki]

We'll be down at VWL Nov. 30 - Dec. 6th. Hurray!

I have read about a new Recreation Pass where you can pay for "length of stay recreation" pass. Has anyone done this? Heard of it? Know the pricing structure? I know that some of the larger boats are not included, but the thought of unlimited Water Mice over 6 days sounds fun to me!

Thanks for your insights!

 

[Mrs. Snowgod]

Hi LoveRafiki,

While at WDW from 6/25 thru 7/3, we paid $199 plus tax (total about $210) for the 5 of us (3 adults, 2 teenage boys 17 & 16) for the length of stay recreation pass at WL. It included unlimited use of water mice and bicycles for any of us, plus pontoon boats as long as the adults were present to drive them. We used at least 15 hours of watermice time between the 5 of us (the boys went several times on their own), we 3 adults went for a nice long bike ride to FW, about 2 hours, and we also got a pontoon boat for an hour one day. It was the best value at WDW, IMHO. We were staying at OKW, so it would have been even better had we stayed at VWL. We have annual passes, so the time "wasted" going between resorts and not staying in the parks was of less concern to us, and WE LOVE WATERMICE. We joked that they cost $30 per hour or $40 per week!

I don't recall seeing this arrangement posted on the sign at the recreation desk, but I asked and out came the paperwork. We had to fill out and sign waivers/liability forms and we also had to leave a room card each time we went to rent a boat or bike.

I understand that there are similar recreation deals available at other lakeside resorts, but I read posts saying that the mice on the WL/CR/GF/Poly lakes were the fastest. We love that area of WDW so chose to do it there. Regarding mouse speed, the lake patroler we chatted with said that it really depends on weight - both the individual's body weight and the amount of gas in the boat.

We enjoyed it tremendously and recommend it highly.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[jane51]

We stayed at VWL last summer and used the Family Plan for the five of us. We all loved it! We used the Watermice the most but also took out a pontoon boat one day and really enjoyed that also. We had also planned to rent bikes and bike to FW but ran out of time. It is certainly worth it if you have the time to use it.

 

[LoveRafiki]

Thanks for the help --

Is it $199 regardless of number of people in your "family"? We have two adults and a 21 month old.

We also LOVE WATERMICE! I've gotten them at WL, GF and Contemporary... if you get a "dud" you just need to exchange it.

One year there was a whole bunch of " --- grass" in the lake (can't remember the name of it). That was kind-of gross.

Anyway -- even if it is $210 -- it will be easy to make it worthwhile. We plan to get bicycles to ride between WL and Fort Wilderness -- has anyone done that????

Thanks AGAIN