Thanksgiving at HH! Who's going?

[keenercam]

We are going for the second year in a row and very excited about it. Who will be joining us for the Family Turkey Bowl (touch football on the beach on Thanksgiving Day)?

 

[colleen costello]

We'll be in Orlando that week and I bet HH is lovely at Turkey-time. Please remember to post a trip report so we all know what it's like "off season."

 

[dizneeluvr]

We will be there...don't know about the football, it's me, dw, 2 dd, 8,4. We've been to HH twice, but always in the spring, what is the weather like at Thanksgiving?

Mike

 

[newarknut]

We'll be there. Our first time to HH. I would love to join the game.

We're looking forward to the deep fried turkey!!!

 

[PADVCmember@OKW]

We will be there also.

Looking forward to our first Thanksgiving trip to HH.

 

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone!
Thanksgiving at HH is so beautiful. Last year was pretty chilly, so we were walking around in sweatshirts and shorts, jeans for the evenings. There were lots of fun activities that weekend, including a touch football game on the beach on Thanksgiving morning. I got up, fixed the turkey and stuffing and put it in the oven. We drove over to the Beachhouse, though you could also bike or use the shuttle. After walking on the beach for a while, taking pix of sand dollars and the beautiful views, a bunch of us just sat down on a blanket we'd brought and watched as two touch football games were played between us and the water. Everyone seemed to be having a great time, from the adults to the youngest. We were supposed to be cheerleading, but had such a great time gabbing about life, the wonders of DVC and the miracle of being somewhere so special. There were also campfires that weekend (w/songs and games and smores) and kids' night out, and kayaking, and island tours and fish painting. I cannot begin to tell you how peaceful and relaxing and full of wonder that trip was. I would bet my DD15 and DS10 have asked no less than 50x when we are going back. They loved riding their bikes all over the island, fishing, swimming, and (DD14) hanging out at Big Murgie's with the other teens.

Oh, yeah, forgot to mention, the smell of the turkeys frying near the pool at the resort was absolutely mouth-watering. But the smell of the turkey cooking in our villa when we got back from the Turkey Bowl, and the satisfaction and pleasure of having cooked in such pleasant circumstances was also wonderful!

 

[timC]

I started another thread about getting a reservation at HHI, in the summer....

What are my chances of getting a Thanksgiving reservation for a 2BR, using my VWL or BWL points? Is there still availability 7 months out?

 

[keenercam]

TimC--
I would think that if you tried now or put your name on the waitlist you'd have a good chance of getting in. This year, we thought we'd be going on the waitlist (we don't own at HH) and would have taken a waitlist offer all the way up to a couple weeks before-- imagine my surprise that I got the reservation when I called, with no waitlist necessary!
Good luck. Hope to see you there!

 

[Disneyaholic]

We will be there! This will be our 5th Thanksgiving at the Hilton Head resort. (Not too bad, considering that this will only be the 8th Thanksgiving that the resort will be open! )

A friend called a week or so ago to try to get a 2BR for Thanksgiving, but was only able to have Friday and Saturday nights confirmed; was waitlisted for Wednesday and Thursday. So be prepared to have at least part of your stay waitlisted.

We're looking forward to it already, and we haven't even finished out summer visit! (We're still here!)