The 2009 Vero Beach Adoration and INFO thread

[backyardponder]

Just got my Disney Files magazine. Page 16 discusses upgrades which have been done to VB. I don't recall seeing anything on this FANTASTIC (Thanks Maria) thread. Here's a summary:

Kitchen appliances replaced last summer

Carpets, drapes, upholstery and other soft goods replaced this winter.

It also says that Nemo is in the new shower curtains, giving the mouse some competition in the hidden characters area.

It finally says that the refurbishment effort is scheduled to be completed by now.

 

[MiaSRN62]

It also says that Nemo is in the new shower curtains, giving the mouse some competition in the hidden characters area.

You know I'll be looking for this in May !!!! So we should all have new carpets and curtains and all by the time we get there !

Not to steal any thunder from our VB....but doesn't the Hawaii DVC look awesome ?


Maria

 

[BWV Dreamin]

You know I'll be looking for this in May !!!! So we should all have new carpets and curtains and all by the time we get there !

Not to steal any thunder from our VB....but doesn't the Hawaii DVC look awesome ?


Maria

Looks amazing, but truthfully, I am very satisfied with VB. Not sure I would put the dollars out for HI right now.....I can't get to VB enough!

 

[mdurette]

I just noticed their are 2 scheduled launches from NASA while we will be in the area. One from Kennedy Space Center and one from Cape Canaveral. Has anyone been at Vero while this has happened - can you get a view from the beach?

I found this on NASA site - are any of these locations close to Vero?

The following are some of the most popular off-site locations for viewing launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida:

Along the Indian River on U.S. Highway 1, especially in Titusville.

The Beach Line Expressway, also called State Road 528. The portions of the Beach Line crossing over the Indian River (the Bennett Causeway) and the Banana River are good vantage points.

Off State Road A1A along the Atlantic Ocean in Cocoa Beach.

Jetty Park (321) 783-7111 at Port Canaveral, on the Atlantic Ocean just south of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station border. Both Space Shuttle and expendable launch vehicle liftoffs can be viewed from here. The park is open all day year-round.

 

[parlay]

I've got ya added parlay ! Glad u are enjoying our thread.....feel free to come out of lurkdome and chat with us sometime. Will this be your first trip to VB ?


Maria

This will be our first trip to VB, and we're bringing along our neice(13) and nephew (8), along with our own 3 kids 15, 11, 9. So if you see 2 really tired adults with 5 kids, that will be DH and I! Actually VB sounds like a perfect place to relax with kids! I am really looking forward to the trip!

Rob & Maria, thanks for the welcome!

 

[drjamba]

Just got my Disney Files magazine. Page 16 discusses upgrades which have been done to VB. I don't recall seeing anything on this FANTASTIC (Thanks Maria) thread. Here's a summary:

Kitchen appliances replaced last summer

Carpets, drapes, upholstery and other soft goods replaced this winter.

It also says that Nemo is in the new shower curtains, giving the mouse some competition in the hidden characters area.

It finally says that the refurbishment effort is scheduled to be completed by now.

A Hidden Nemo? Sounds fishy to me!

DrJambaTrukiva

 

[a Really Bad Egg]

Okay, so I've been busy and haven't read this thread lately...and I'm lazy and don't want to search for the answer...so thanks to anyone who wants to answer my question.

Is there wired Internet access in the Inn rooms?

Thanks.

 

[sweetinmaine]

I just noticed their are 2 scheduled launches from NASA while we will be in the area. One from Kennedy Space Center and one from Cape Canaveral. Has anyone been at Vero while this has happened - can you get a view from the beach?

I found this on NASA site - are any of these locations close to Vero?

The following are some of the most popular off-site locations for viewing launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida:

Along the Indian River on U.S. Highway 1, especially in Titusville.

The Beach Line Expressway, also called State Road 528. The portions of the Beach Line crossing over the Indian River (the Bennett Causeway) and the Banana River are good vantage points.

Off State Road A1A along the Atlantic Ocean in Cocoa Beach.

Jetty Park (321) 783-7111 at Port Canaveral, on the Atlantic Ocean just south of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station border. Both Space Shuttle and expendable launch vehicle liftoffs can be viewed from here. The park is open all day year-round.

If I'm not mistaken these sites are all about an hour north of Vero. We were fortunate enough in 1976 to be camping at a campground right near Cape Canaveral and watched a satellite go up. It was pretty awesome.
What are the dates that these launches are going to occur?

 

[Jump4Joy8390]

Is there wired Internet access in the Inn rooms?

We were there last week and although there was supposed to be wired internet, I couldn't figure out how to connect in our Inn Room. However, we were able to get free WiFi in our room because we were close to the Green Cabin Room and Lobby, where WiFi is available.

 

[nappingbeauty]

Has anyone ever had the blue glowtini in the green cabin room? The bartender last summer was kind enough to give us the recipe but I have lost it Does anyone have the recipe for it?
Laura

 

[rigsby25]

Just got my Disney Files magazine. Page 16 discusses upgrades which have been done to VB. I don't recall seeing anything on this FANTASTIC (Thanks Maria) thread. Here's a summary:

Kitchen appliances replaced last summer

Carpets, drapes, upholstery and other soft goods replaced this winter.

It also says that Nemo is in the new shower curtains, giving the mouse some competition in the hidden characters area.

It finally says that the refurbishment effort is scheduled to be completed by now.

I did report after my first week in February trip about all the goings on. The smell of fresh paint was everywhere. We took the stairs to the 4th floor and kind of peeped in and there was not carpeting in the hallway. We had a knock on the door twice during our stay for work to be done in our room. Once they replaced the peep hole, and once they put plastic corner guards by the bathroom. A quarter of the lobby was blocked off (including the stairway to the Green Cabin Room) and work was just being completed re-finishing the floor. There were all kinds of painters around and construction noises. We didn't mind though.

 

[rigsby25]

 

[mdurette]

What are the dates that these launches are going to occur?

Here is a schedule:
www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html

I was referencing May 15th and May 20th.

Does anyone know if you can see this from the beach at Vero?

 

[MiaSRN62]

First of all.....a big to DrJamba !

rigsby....is the photo you took from 2003 ? That's the date I see on the pic ?


mdurette,
I was hoping someone knew the answer about viewing the shuttle launch from VB. My guess would be you could probably see something ? One year we were at OKW and saw a streak in the sky.

My dd goes to college in Melbourne which is 30 min north of VB. She and her friends drove to Cocoa Beach for the last nighttime launch in the fall of 2008. I had wondered why she and her friends just didn't hang out on the Melbourne beach and she said you could see it much better from Cocoa.

So not sure how helpful this is....maybe someone with first-hand experience could give better insight ?

Maria

 

[bookwormde]

Mdurette,

Just so you know only 1 of those 2 launches will occur in May. If the Hubbell repair mission is ready to go it will launch on the 12th, and the second mission will launch on the 13th of June, if the Hubble mission is delayed then the 15th launch will be the one for May. If you look closely you will see that they are both schedules from the same launch pad.

bookwormde

 

[mdurette]

Mdurette,

Just so you know only 1 of those 2 launches will occur in May. If the Hubbell repair mission is ready to go it will launch on the 12th, and the second mission will launch on the 13th of June, if the Hubble mission is delayed then the 15th launch will be the one for May. If you look closely you will see that they are both schedules from the same launch pad.

bookwormde

Sorry - not sure what you mean. How can they be the same launch pads when they are different locations?

 

[rigsby25]

The photo was taken between Feb 9 and Feb 13, 2009. The date stamp on the camera is not right. My husband got the camera from his sister and he doesn't know how to change it. He just now promised to ask her.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Sounds good rigsby Thanks so much for posting it ! Can't wait to get there in May


Maria

 

[PamOKW]

You will see something from Vero, especially if it's a night launch. Of course, if you get closer to the Space Center you're viewer will be improved.

Here's a rough idea....the Ocean Grill uses a shot as their intro

http://ocean-grill.com/~og/intro.html

 

[MiaSRN62]

Hi Pam !!! Long time no see. Good to see ya pop on the thread. And thanks for the info.



Maria