The 2011 Vero Beach Adoration and INFO thread

[DisDaydreamer]

AWESOME news about MB!!

Hey starbox Luv ya.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

We're getting in Saturday Tom, Do you want me to have a cold beer waiting for you when you check in on Sunday after your long drive?

You're a good DIS friend indeed, Starr.

 

[Starr W.]

You're a good DIS friend indeed, Starr.

I'm just 20 minutes south of OH/MI line, so I know he's got a long haul down to VB. That's why I'm getting on an airplane Sat am.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Hello my FRIEND... Maria, hope your hubby is doing well.... MB has gone from 50/50/5yrs to 90% likely cured. A Miracle of medicine. This is the prognosis once the radiation therapy and hormone therapy are done (both suck, really bad). To all who have survived it... you're amazing...

Oh Rob ! This is the best news ever ! Made my heart smile Big hugs to you and MB. May she have continued success with her treatment !

 

[MiaSRN62]

I saw guest using disney world resort mugs for their refill pop station next to the pool.

I believe they sell the exact same refillable mugs at VB as they do at WDW. So the guests could have purchased the mugs right there. I thought they sold them at Bleachers and in the gift shop behind the register ? Am I wrong on this ?

Glad you had a nice time yeahdisney.....the day you were up early on the beach sounded like heaven to me

 

[MELSMICE]

I believe they sell the exact same refillable mugs at VB as they do at WDW. So the guests could have purchased the mugs right there. I thought they sold them at Bleachers and in the gift shop behind the register ? Am I wrong on this ?

Glad you had a nice time yeahdisney.....the day you were up early on the beach sounded like heaven to me

Yes, they sell the same mugs at Vero that they do at WDW.

 

[glnrcker]

Yes to one diser here- they do have hair wrapping and braiding next to the pool. We did the hair wrap $3 an inch, had Tina she was great, I actually think it was $2 at the beach club at disney this trip.

DS enjoyed the unbirthday party for kids age younger than 11, it lastest a hour. Signed him up that AM around 9:30A.

We ate with goofy and donald duck for breakfast. Called at 8:10A and they gave us a 8:25A cancellation. Good value it was under $80 for the four of us-all adult pricing for us. I saw guest using disney world resort mugs for their refill pop station next to the pool. The pool slide was open 10A-6P.

We rode the banana boat $20 a person, got a new driver who needs more time to learn more now not to sink the banana on the turns, but we had great fun. Water temp was 72ish. CM gives you all vest and helmets for the kids. There are not lifeguards present for the beach.

My DD will love the hair braiding though $3/inch sounds expensive. She has alot of hair! I think my 4 year old will be too young for the banana boat. We are planning on the Character Breakfast and I will sign them up for the unbirthday party when we arrive. Thanks again, I am very excited as we have 11 days to go!

 

[dznystar]

Does anyone know if they have the new refillable mugs at VB yet?

 

[MiaSRN62]

Do you know if they can do a cake for our anniversary or chocolate strawberries or a key lime pie. Oct 20th we will be there!

Good question. Honestly don't know ? You could try contacting either of the two restaurants (Shutters or Sonya's) and ask them ? Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
Vero Beach phone # :

772 234 2000

I'll be there on May 3 and can check into this for you. It's some good info we could add to our first page reference.

 

[LittleBoPeep]

Just made our reservations! We will be there Oct. 4-8, after a stay at the Beach Club. It can't come soon enough!

 

[papertraveller]

We had our first stay at VB March 13-19. Absolutely amazing. We had such a wonderful time, from the naturalist walk with Mary Ann where DD found a long-expired turtle egg and a shark's tooth, to Jim and Angel at the campfire and the 'smores. The ambiance is phenomenal. This was an unexpected delight for us -- we did not realize just how wonderful and relaxing the resort is. I talked to a lot of people, but didn't find anyone who had been there before. This resort is a treasure.

And I say this in the suspicion we had one of the worst rooms at the place -- next to the CM room, the elevator, below the laundry, overlooking the parking lot. And we loved it!

As to the questions about the mugs, there were plenty of the old-style mugs still available for purchase at the food counter by the pool. I suspect they still have inventory to burn off there. They were also selling some of the new colours.

 

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

Had a nice easy check in aroung 6:30PM Thur. we left Sat afternoon. Stayed in a studio in the main lobby facing the pool, very nice. Friday I awoke at 6:15AM down to the beach, had it to myself video taped sun rise for the family for later. Went back for DD at 7:40A so she could get some shells, we ate walking along the beach. That was fun the two of us.

Yes to one diser here- they do have hair wrapping and braiding next to the pool. We did the hair wrap $3 an inch, had Tina she was great, I actually think it was $2 at the beach club at disney this trip.

DS enjoyed the unbirthday party for kids age younger than 11, it lastest a hour. Signed him up that AM around 9:30A.

We ate with goofy and donald duck for breakfast. Called at 8:10A and they gave us a 8:25A cancellation. Good value it was under $80 for the four of us-all adult pricing for us. I saw guest using disney world resort mugs for their refill pop station next to the pool. The pool slide was open 10A-6P.

We rode the banana boat $20 a person, got a new driver who needs more time to learn more now not to sink the banana on the turns, but we had great fun. Water temp was 72ish. CM gives you all vest and helmets for the kids. There are not lifeguards present for the beach.

Another family let DS and I race thru their disney cottage there-WOW huge! I looked that bad boy was 105 points for their one night stay.

I wanted to add our cooler to the DIS share for vero, I was told they don't do that trade anymore it took up to much of their luggage room and it was getting out of control.

They do have different towels for you to use pool/beach side. You can trade them as many times as you want for clean ones for free. At the beach boogie boards were only $9 for the day for DVC members. Chairs were $9 a day too.

Do you recall how much the hair braiding was??? I got my hair braided at GF last week and it was $55. A bit expensive, yes, well worth it, yes!

How did you like the Studio? We'll be staying there for the first time in June and are a little afraid of a Studio and 4 adults. We'll hope for good weather so that we don't have to spend the 4 days inside a studio room!!

 

[CruznLexi]

What time do they campfires start?

 

[debaudrn]

Hi everyone. We spent 4 days at the VB Resort last month. We have gone almost every year since 1996. This trip we tried two new restaurants that we loved! We are from RI with great restaurants at home and have been disappointed with the choices near VB. We are huge "foodies" and don't mind spending money on a great dinner. If you fit that description too then you have to try the Citrus Grillhouse and Cobalt (at the VB Kimpton Hotel). I love Kimpton Hotels so we went to check out the one in VB. We ended up staying for lunch. The outdoor patio dining area is gorgeous and the indoor dining room is beautiful too (dark wood, white linens, upscale looking). The food was delicious. 4 of us with 4 different choices and all were great. The Citrus Grillhouse was wonderful too. It is bright and open inside so somewhat noisy. 6 of us had dinner and again all choices were superb. We are New Englanders and we even thought the seafood at these two places was terrific (we are usually disappointed with seafood while at VB). I highly recommend both of these restaurants and they are now both on our must do list for future visits. We tried Mulligans in Sebastian - YUCK! 6 of us and not one of us liked our meal! Seafood was awful but as I said we are used to great seafood at home.

 

[papertraveller]

What time do they campfires start?

When we were there last month, they started at 8:30 p.m. and were held only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

They're a lot of fun - be prepared for audience participation!

 

[MiaSRN62]

Hi everyone. We spent 4 days at the VB Resort last month. We have gone almost every year since 1996. This trip we tried two new restaurants that we loved! We are from RI with great restaurants at home and have been disappointed with the choices near VB. We are huge "foodies" and don't mind spending money on a great dinner. If you fit that description too then you have to try the Citrus Grillhouse and Cobalt (at the VB Kimpton Hotel). I love Kimpton Hotels so we went to check out the one in VB. We ended up staying for lunch. The outdoor patio dining area is gorgeous and the indoor dining room is beautiful too (dark wood, white linens, upscale looking). The food was delicious. 4 of us with 4 different choices and all were great. The Citrus Grillhouse was wonderful too. It is bright and open inside so somewhat noisy. 6 of us had dinner and again all choices were superb. We are New Englanders and we even thought the seafood at these two places was terrific (we are usually disappointed with seafood while at VB). I highly recommend both of these restaurants and they are now both on our must do list for future visits. We tried Mulligans in Sebastian - YUCK! 6 of us and not one of us liked our meal! Seafood was awful but as I said we are used to great seafood at home.

Thanks for the dining tips. Have heard about Citrus Grillhouse but never Cobalt---adding to my list. Glad you had a great stay !

 

[AnnaS]

We also enjoyed Citrus Grillhouse.

 

[backyardponder]

Hello my FRIEND... Maria, hope your hubby is doing well.... MB has gone from 50/50/5yrs to 90% likely cured. A Miracle of medicine. This is the prognosis once the radiation therapy and hormone therapy are done (both suck, really bad). To all who have survived it... you're amazing...

Rob,

Fantastic news. Both of us send our best to MB.

John

 

[backyardponder]

We are headed down from Joisey (where Spring is taking much too long) on April 12. We are me, DH, DD (5), and DS (almost 4). It will be a much anticipated first visit. Any thing we should not miss, or skip??

glnrcker: I've put you on the rollcall as arriving April 12th. When do you leave?

John

 

[backyardponder]

Roll Call Update:

1/7 – 1/9 KAT4DISNEY
1/15 – 1/18 Brandis
1/21 – 1/26 bethsg
1/23 – 1-26 DisneyDuo
2/16 – 2/23 delauzons
2/18 – 2/21 ajkmom3
2/20 – 2/22 smacky1
2/20-2/24 MELSMICE
3/7 – 3/10 Jump4Joy8390
3/9 – 3/13 pit303
3/11 – 3/15 BernW
3/12 – 3/15 amandamcallister
3/12 – 3/18 ont/ohana
3/12 – 3/19 mickeywho?
3/12 – 3/20 Bose
3/13 – 3/19 papertraveller
3/17 – 3/20 debaudrn
3/23- 3/26 dizzneebabe
3/23 – 3/30 IggyLans
3/25 – 3/30 knothead180
3/26 – 3/28 hardingk
3/27 – 4/1 Kadorto
3/28 – 4/1 jjharts
4/2 – 4/8 Starr W.
4/3 - 4/9 Belle and Rella's Dad
4/3 – 4/9 conciergekelly
4/3 – 4/6 dznystar
4/10 – 4/14 CFedor1
4/12 - ??? glnrcker
4/16 – 4/21 Mahusky
4/20 – 4/22 job09
4/21 – 4/27 macphrsn
4/26 – 4/28 tlynk
5/3 – 5/5 MiaSRN62
5/28 – 6/1 PammyK
4/18 - 4/23 katdocnorf
4/28 - 4/29 wawdwluver
5/1 – 5/30 dort (off site)
5/14-5/17 DznyDreamz
5/22 – 5/26 mmmagic7754
5/25 – 5-29 cmctammyg
5/25 – 5/28 JanDave
5/26 – 5-31 dis2cruise
6/1 – 6/30 starbox (off site)
6/7 – 6/11 wigdoutdismom
6/10 - 6/12 bobbiwoz
6/10 – 6/12 sarahk0204
6/11 – 6/15 irish_dancer
6/11 – 6/18 hpygrll
6/12 Lenc324
6/18 – 6/21 tinkerfan1
6-19 – 6/22 TinkerbellLuvr7
6/23 – 6/26 DVC Jen
6/24 – 6/25 iloveokw
6/26 - 7/1 ddiva
6/27 – 7/6 mittelst
6/30 – 7/1 SFD998 & Cheloconnell
7/1 – 7/4 vbarry
7/13 – 7/15 MrShiny
7/15 – 7/22 FormrCastMbr
8/3 – 8-6 Tink-n-Peter
8/6 – 8/13 Mahusky
8/12 – 8/15 kritter
8/29 – 9/1 smacky1
8/14 – 8/19 ellynsoh
9/9 – 9/11 amblackmon
9/28 - ??? alldiz
10/3 – 10/6 cemeb4dk
10/4 – 10/8 LittleBoPeep
10/21 – 10/27 hopefully

2012
1/15 – 1/21 bobbiwoz