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DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2006
Hi WL Vets!
We were at WL from Dec 9 through the 22nd, in room 5165 (south wing, fifth floor, inner courtyard). It had a great view of the MK fireworks. We watched Wishes and Holiday Wishes from the room a number of times during our stay. Of course, you can't see the fireworks that go off right by the castle, but most of the rest can be seen quite clearly...including the neat boxes and bows for Holiday Wishes.
The Lodge was fantastic again, and the CMs were just wonderful. Merl checked us in, and went above and beyond for us! I'll be writing to Disney about her (among others).
For those towel animal fans, we got a new one every day until about the second Wednesday. DW thinks they ran simply out of new designs at that point.
We came back to the Lodge late one night, only to discover someone sleeping in the second bed in our room! He had on DW's spare Crocs, my sunglasses, and had apparently fallen asleep while reading the private dining menu!
Actually, it was a "towel person," but it gave us quite a start!
We were able to spend two full days at the Lodge this time, and we're so happy we could! It was so relaxing.
I think we must have seen Jasmine at Roaring Fork two dozen times those two days, between meals and mug refills.
We used the laundry facilities in the middle of the day on Saturday, as well as on Sunday, and had no problems at all. There was no waiting for machines or any need to hurry because of people waiting on us. The cost is a bit high at $2.00 per load, but the rumored "10-minutes for $2" dryer timeout never happened to us. We got the full 30 or so minutes from each machine we used. (Next time, we'll bring our own detergent and softener, though.)
We also watched the Electric Water Pageant from the beach for the first time. Having watched it from boats, rooms, and other resorts, I can definitely say that is my favorite way to watch it!
On a sad note, this will probably be the last time we'll be staying at Wilderness Lodge for a long time. We loved the rooms we had there, and the great views. But since we bought into DVC at Villas of Wilderness Lodge, we'll probably be next door every vacation for the foreseeable future. We did head over there to look around this trip, though, and it looks like we're going to feel right at home next trip ... which we booked while on site this time.
We'll be at VWL next November, 9-21 (9-15 with parents).
Oh, and about the new boat service -- it's great! We'd never had problems in the past, but this time it was much quicker since we didn't have to stop at Fort Wilderness, nor did we have to compete with FW folks for seats on the boat. Much improved! We hope the new routes are made permanent.
If anyone has any questions about our recent stay or the WL in general, let me know and I'll try to answer them!
We were at WL from Dec 9 through the 22nd, in room 5165 (south wing, fifth floor, inner courtyard). It had a great view of the MK fireworks. We watched Wishes and Holiday Wishes from the room a number of times during our stay. Of course, you can't see the fireworks that go off right by the castle, but most of the rest can be seen quite clearly...including the neat boxes and bows for Holiday Wishes.
The Lodge was fantastic again, and the CMs were just wonderful. Merl checked us in, and went above and beyond for us! I'll be writing to Disney about her (among others).
For those towel animal fans, we got a new one every day until about the second Wednesday. DW thinks they ran simply out of new designs at that point.
We came back to the Lodge late one night, only to discover someone sleeping in the second bed in our room! He had on DW's spare Crocs, my sunglasses, and had apparently fallen asleep while reading the private dining menu!
Actually, it was a "towel person," but it gave us quite a start!
We were able to spend two full days at the Lodge this time, and we're so happy we could! It was so relaxing.
I think we must have seen Jasmine at Roaring Fork two dozen times those two days, between meals and mug refills.
We used the laundry facilities in the middle of the day on Saturday, as well as on Sunday, and had no problems at all. There was no waiting for machines or any need to hurry because of people waiting on us. The cost is a bit high at $2.00 per load, but the rumored "10-minutes for $2" dryer timeout never happened to us. We got the full 30 or so minutes from each machine we used. (Next time, we'll bring our own detergent and softener, though.)
We also watched the Electric Water Pageant from the beach for the first time. Having watched it from boats, rooms, and other resorts, I can definitely say that is my favorite way to watch it!
On a sad note, this will probably be the last time we'll be staying at Wilderness Lodge for a long time. We loved the rooms we had there, and the great views. But since we bought into DVC at Villas of Wilderness Lodge, we'll probably be next door every vacation for the foreseeable future. We did head over there to look around this trip, though, and it looks like we're going to feel right at home next trip ... which we booked while on site this time.
We'll be at VWL next November, 9-21 (9-15 with parents).
Oh, and about the new boat service -- it's great! We'd never had problems in the past, but this time it was much quicker since we didn't have to stop at Fort Wilderness, nor did we have to compete with FW folks for seats on the boat. Much improved! We hope the new routes are made permanent.
If anyone has any questions about our recent stay or the WL in general, let me know and I'll try to answer them!
