***The VWL Groupies & Trivia Thread*** Chapter 2!

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OK, a favor, when you read this post, send some pixie dust my way for our waitlist to come through for July 3rd and July 7th! Those are the first and last nights of our stay. We have our VWL Studio room for the middle of our stay......as obsessive planner I have decided this whole "last minute trip" thing is not all it is cracked up to be!! ;)

Thanks in advance for the collective pixie dust! :wizard:

Here ya go...pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: :rainbow: :tinker:
 
Corinne...pixie dust is all well & good, but you really need that Moose Dust Dance!!!

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I have a question for you all! As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, we have never stayed at the VWL (even though it is our home resort). I know, I am a loser, but as much as I love the Lodge, I love the BC too!

Annnnyyywayyyyy, we have stayed at the WL, and the last time we did (a number of years ago) the main pool was extremely crowded and the guards were asking to see people's room keys. Many people were coming from FW. Does this still happen?

Thanks,

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Annnnyyywayyyyy, we have stayed at the WL, and the last time we did (a number of years ago) the main pool was extremely crowded and the guards were asking to see people's room keys. Many people were coming from FW. Does this still happen?

I'm afraid that it does. :sad2: Maybe they'll head over to the CRV/Kingdom Tower/Whatever to hang at that pool in the future? :confused3 Or better yet, build a really nice pool for FW guests. :thumbsup2

Still, we go during the summer and normally it really isn't too bad. Just irksome to see the people coming on the boat with the swim suits. In all fairness, I think the CM's at FW often tell people that it's okay to go to the WL pool. :sad2:

As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, we have never stayed at the VWL (even though it is our home resort). I know, I am a loser...

No way are you a loser! Just be prepared that after a stay at VWL, you might not find BC quite so appealing in the future! ;)
 
I'm afraid that it does. :sad2:

Still, we go during the summer and normally it really isn't too bad. Just irksome to see the people coming on the boat with the swim suits. In all fairness, I think the CM's at FW often tell people that it's okay to go to the WL pool. :sad2:

No way are you a loser! Just be prepared that after a stay at VWL, you might not find BC quite so appealing in the future! ;)

OK!:thumbsup2......bummer about the pool hopping.
 
I hear they are now going to rehab a pool over at the Fort as well..more like the newer mini water parks..so that should help as well...

Another Yucky cold and rainy day here in PA..where's the sun???:confused3
 
So I've been daydreaming about some night swimming at the Lodge! I simply cannot wait for our August vacation!!!! I'm so excited!
 
I have a question for you all! As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, we have never stayed at the VWL (even though it is our home resort). I know, I am a loser, but as much as I love the Lodge, I love the BC too!
Me too...I think it depends on the kind of vacation we're looking for when we decide where to stay. But our top two favorite resorts are BCV and VWL! I love them both!
 
I hear they are now going to rehab a pool over at the Fort as well..more like the newer mini water parks..so that should help as well...

Another Yucky cold and rainy day here in PA..where's the sun???:confused3


Hopefully the sun and the heat are supposed to return today Blossomz, it has been dreary and damp for the last few days in our neck of the woods.

Me too...I think it depends on the kind of vacation we're looking for when we decide where to stay. But our top two favorite resorts are BCV and VWL! I love them both!
It's strange Crsndsny, For this past trip with my buds we did a split stay. My head kept on saying that the BCV's was the best "fit" for this trip but for some reason my heart kept telling me WL. So we spent most of the time at the WL.

My dh questions my sanity on this (and many other things) :rolleyes: but I think of WL as much more than a building, sort of like the feeling you get when you see some thing awe inspiring. It's almost a tanglible thing, like one of the characters. This trip we were celebrating a clean bill of health after a cancer scare that seriously rattled me. The lodge just "felt" comforting, as if it wanted to say "here is where you come after your 9th round fight with real life" "here is your corner after each bell". :lovestruc
 
This trip we were celebrating a clean bill of health after a cancer scare that seriously rattled me. The lodge just "felt" comforting, as if it wanted to say "here is where you come after your 9th round fight with real life" "here is your corner after each bell". :lovestruc

Happy to hear you are celebrating a clean bill of health. :)
 
Yes, Eliza, I too am very glad that your CA scare was just that. Oh my. It's funny, I have never met you, yet you are so important to me. Stay well! :goodvibes
 
Happy to hear you are celebrating a clean bill of health. :)

Yes, Eliza, I too am very glad that your CA scare was just that. Oh my. It's funny, I have never met you, yet you are so important to me. Stay well! :goodvibes
I keep telling you Muushka, we are twins that were seperated at birth. :rotfl:


Thanks guys but I do want to clear up, it was my best bud who was diagnoised with breast cancer. We were celebrating her 3 year anniversary of the end of chemo/radiation. Unfortunately you're not an official survivor until you've been cancer free for 5 years but I figure that will give me another excuse to take a girls only trip again in 2 years. :yay:
Any thing for a grey goose frozen martini and Epcot and a few days at the lodge.
I think it was harder on me than her;) , isn't it weird how the brain works.
 
This trip we were celebrating a clean bill of health after a cancer scare that seriously rattled me. The lodge just "felt" comforting, as if it wanted to say "here is where you come after your 9th round fight with real life" "here is your corner after each bell".
eliza....we are all so relieved the outcome was a good one....and that the Lodge is your haven. I love how you put your feelings about the Lodge into words in this post.

I feel that away about the Lodge too. It's comforting....relaxing. Only OKW makes me feel that way too. BWV, not so much. Nor any of the value or mod resorts we've stayed at. Now I've never stayed at BCV, but we have at the Beach Club. And again, that resort didn't do what VWL and OKW do for me. I'll be curious to see how I feel about AKV in Aug.


Hi guys, I'm new! We are renting DVC pts from a friend but can only score AK for Nov '08. We are contemplating waitlisting for VWL for MK proximity reasons and it sounds like a fabulous resort from your perspectives! Have any of you ever gotten in after waitlisting? Those who have stayed at AK, should we stick with it or go for VWL with a 3 year old and 8 week old in a stroller...thought the boat would be easiest.
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If you plan on doing alot of the MK (which I would imagine with children so young), I think the VWL would be perfect. Can't hurt to waitlist. I've never had to waitlist for the VWL yet. The boat to the MK can't be beat. Also, you have the small beach at the Lodge. The kids will love playing in that and watching the EWP (if they're still awake by that time !) from the shore of Bay Lake. These are some of the reasons I love WL/VWL.

I called day 7 and 6 with no good news...I called on day 5 before the trip and sure enough a room openned...So, keep calling after the wait-list expires seven days before if you really want to switch...
As Danielle mentioned, this is worth a try. Nov can be a little tough if the F&W festival is going on....also, is that Super Soap weekend ? We waitlisted back in 2004 for the first week of Nov at OKW----and called day by day in the final week. It never came through. This is a popular time to visit WDW for DVC'ers.

WildernessDad ! Welcome back ! Bring on all 400 photos ! I'm waiting.....
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OK, a favor, when you read this post, send some pixie dust my way for our waitlist to come through for July 3rd and July 7th! Those are the first and last nights of our stay.
You got it Corrine !
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So I've been daydreaming about some night swimming at the Lodge! I simply cannot wait for our August vacation!!!! I'm so excited!

You night swim too?! That is one of my favorite things to do at the Lodge! Especially hanging on to the wall where the water comes down in the main pool late at night when not many people are in the pool!:laughing:

Welcome back Wilderness Dad! Can't wait to see your photos!
 
I keep telling you Muushka, we are twins that were seperated at birth. :rotfl:

Kindred spirits!:goodvibes


Thanks guys but I do want to clear up, it was my best bud who was diagnoised with breast cancer. We were celebrating her 3 year anniversary of the end of chemo/radiation. Unfortunately you're not an official survivor until you've been cancer free for 5 years but I figure that will give me another excuse to take a girls only trip again in 2 years. :yay:
Any thing for a grey goose frozen martini and Epcot and a few days at the lodge.
I think it was harder on me than her;) , isn't it weird how the brain works.

I knew that your friend was recovering, but I thought that in addition to your friend, you had a scare too! And subsequently, I had a scare!!:scared1: Don't do that to me!!!

:goodvibes Glad you are all right :goodvibes .
 
As promised, here is a link to my report with the day we were Flag Family at Wilderness Lodge

Fred, Wilma and Family do Disney Day 8

If anyone is interested, days 1-7 are on the UK Trip Reports board. I have got some pictures of Wilderness Lodge and our room on the first couple of days.
 
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