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

[50 years Too!]

Granny

Aren't you sweet! The year I registered was Disneyland's 50th anniversary and my 50th--hence the name. Disney keeps me feeling like I'm in my 20's!

Deb

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Hi Groupies! Have some layover time in Vegas so I was just checking out what was going on. Watched Finding Neverland on the plane. That is such a great movie! I've seen it before but I think I enjoyed it even more - of course Johnny Depp has always been a favorite and Kate Winslet too so how could it be anything but good?!?!?

Dodie - have a wonderful time in Alaska! Been a long time since I've been there but definitely want to go back. A friend and his wife are leaving in a few days too. Denali is just awesome. DH and I have a small restaurant and Wild Alaskan Salmon is our specialty. Denali and Alaskan burgers are on the menu too! (based on the size of course).

Hope everyone has a great week!

 

[Muushka]

Yup, Finding Neverland is a keeper.

Hi Kathy Restaurant person!

 

[Corinne]

Yep, all dedicated 2BR at VWL have two queen beds in the second bedroom. I believe that only BCV (of the on-site DVC resorts) has the quirky 2BR's where some have two queens and some have queen + sleeper/sofa.

I never knew that Granny! I thought only OKW had the 2 queen beds in the second BR. We have only stayed in a 2BR once (at the BCV of course)!

BTW, are you all packed yet!!?? You are going to WDW closer to my family's "normal" time and staying where we typically stay, so I am looking forward to hearing all about your trip and how you like BC!!!!!!!!

 

[Corinne]

DODIE! Have a wonderful trip and Happy Anniversary!

 

[corky441]

Hey there VWL Groupies -

I've planned my first DVC family vacation for this coming January and we'll be staying in a 2 bdrm villa.

I have a couple questions regarding the resort and figured this was the place to ask them, so....

1. Is there a separate check-in area for the villas or do you check in at the lodge?

2. What type of coffee filters do the coffee makers use? I make a lot of coffee and will have to bring extra filters & coffee, but are they the cone or basket style?

I can't wait for this trip - the resort sounds outstanding

 

[50 years Too!]

Hey there VWL Groupies -

I've planned my first DVC family vacation for this coming January and we'll be staying in a 2 bdrm villa.

I have a couple questions regarding the resort and figured this was the place to ask them, so....

1. Is there a separate check-in area for the villas or do you check in at the lodge?

2. What type of coffee filters do the coffee makers use? I make a lot of coffee and will have to bring extra filters & coffee, but are they the cone or basket style?

I can't wait for this trip - the resort sounds outstanding

First let me say welcome Corky. You are going to love the villas and lodge!

Check in is at the main lodge.
The coffee filters are the flat bottom kind.
Make sure you check out Bay Lake.
It is also really enjoyable to bike or walk over to Ft. Wilderness.
Look for our kitty mascot Lodgeloafer.

Deb

 

[50 years Too!]

Hi KAT

Dodiehave a wonderful second honeymoon. Sounds devine!

Granny, have fun at BCV. We'll miss ya!

Deb

 

[Granny]

I never knew that Granny! I thought only OKW had the 2 queen beds in the second BR. We have only stayed in a 2BR once (at the BCV of course)!

BTW, are you all packed yet!!?? You are going to WDW closer to my family's "normal" time and staying where we typically stay, so I am looking forward to hearing all about your trip and how you like BC!!!!!!!!

Corinne...one caveat on the 2 queen beds. That only applies to Dedicated 2BR villas. BWV doesn't have any dedicated 2BR villas so all of their second bedrooms are lock-offs with a queen + sleeper/sofa. SSR and AKV should have two queens in the second bedroom of dedicated 2BR villas.

We haven't started packing yet. That's due to a couple of reasons.

1. We have been to WDW so many times that packing is pretty straightforward.

2. We stay in a 2BR so we have the washer/dryer. So a lot less clothes to pack.

3. We drive to WDW...so our packing doesn't need to be very well planned.​

 

[Granny]

Thanks for the kinds wishes regarding the trip. Looking forward to BCV and am sure that we will thoroughly enjoy it. Is the quiet pool there relatively uncrowded since everyone loves SAB so much? Hope so.

 

[pixiechick]

Dodie: Have a great trip. It sounds wonderful!

Hi Corky!

Granny: take care of my home. We'll be there after 2 nights at the lodge. Less than a month for us. If it shows up dedicated, it should be dedicated. Definitely "have to something to say" if it's not. BCV books them that way and they should be assigned that way. It wouldn't bother us one way or the other because of our family configuration. MS always makes me pick one though because it must be reserved as one or the other. (Of course, you probably already knew that! )

Hopefully, everyone's weekend was good and their week is off to a great start!

 

[pixiechick]

Thanks for the kinds wishes regarding the trip. Looking forward to BCV and am sure that we will thoroughly enjoy it. Is the quiet pool there relatively uncrowded since everyone loves SAB so much? Hope so.

It can go back and forth. I've it seen it fairly busy. But I've never seen every chair or table being used. It's not a large pool, nothing fancy to it.

If SAB is busy, we go out, use the slide or lazy river for a bit and then come back to the quiet pool. No fighting over chairs and tables then. I doubt we're the only ones who do that.

It is out in the full sun. So for pale ones like me, that also means running into the Drawing Room to get out of the heat and sun.

 

[Muushka]

Hi Corky and welcome . I hope you enjoy VWL as much as we all seem to .
PS when in Jan are you going? Mr Muushka and I will be there that month also.

So, Granny, we are drivers to the world also. Tell me, do you put your car in auto-pilot and just sit back like we do? I swear that is what we do. We load up the car and just zone out. Then we magically arrive! It's like Mickey does the driving for us! Have a great time. Can't wait for the official "Granny evaluation" of BCV.

 

[Granny]

Granny: take care of my home. We'll be there after 2 nights at the lodge. Less than a month for us. If it shows up dedicated, it should be dedicated. Definitely "have to something to say" if it's not. BCV books them that way and they should be assigned that way. It wouldn't bother us one way or the other because of our family configuration. MS always makes me pick one though because it must be reserved as one or the other. (Of course, you probably already knew that! )

Thanks...I'm fine to work with whatever we get from the front desk at BCV. We try to take a vacation from arguing too!

Thanks for the tips about the pool and the sun. I don't "do" pools but DW and two DD's are very much into hanging by the pool. That's usually my cue to go visit places in The World that they don't care for or else hang in the A/C at the villa.

So, Granny, we are drivers to the world also. Tell me, do you put your car in auto-pilot and just sit back like we do? I swear that is what we do. We load up the car and just zone out. Then we magically arrive! It's like Mickey does the driving for us! Have a great time. Can't wait for the official "Granny evaluation" of BCV.

It's 1,000 mile drive (almost exactly) for us so we leave at 5:00 in the morning and pull in about 9:30 at night. I do all the driving and yes, I do get in the zone somewhat. It makes for a long day but is worth it to save on airfare and car rental.

I'm quite sure that we'll like BCV very much. We didn't make any room requests so for the first time in a while we'll be completely surprised by our room assignment and view.

 

[blossomz]

I'll be checking in to a ded 2 bed in December with my older kids.
Don't want fighting over the "real" bed.
Have you found that they always give you a dedicated?
The reason I ask is because I have had dedicated listed on reservations for BCV and been given a lock off instead.

Deb

I have always gotten what was booked..I always try for the dedicated first and if they are all gone..go for the lock off. I've always gotten what was reserved.

Wishing all of the groupies headed out on their various trips a safe and wonderful trip!!

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Have a great trip DLI!
My daughter is moving to Japan tomorrow, and her main concern is her
left at home kitty. I'm feeling sorry for her too. She is going to miss Amanda so much.
Pets can very much become a part of your heart. More than her Mom it seems!
I've promised to hold her up to the webcam when we talk online.

Deb

Hey Deb how is your daughter doing?

Thanks for the kinds wishes regarding the trip. Looking forward to BCV and am sure that we will thoroughly enjoy it. Is the quiet pool there relatively uncrowded since everyone loves SAB so much? Hope so.

When we were there it was usually pretty empty but that was the beginning of June. Hope you have a great trip! We really enjoyed BCV.


So both of the dogs were fine at the vets. I called just about everyday to check on them. Really enjoyed our trip but it was sooooo hot!!!! My DD and her friend just loved seeing all the horses as well as I did. Especially my fav Smarty Jones.
So I had quite a D'oh moment which I think I can attribute to Disney planning overload. I usually make sure I make a list of everything I need to pack but didn't do it this time. I think it was because of the year of planning for Disney, I just didn't feel like doing it. So we are about an hour from our first hotel in Ill. when I realize that I didn't pack all my clothes! I was in the middle of packing and got distracted and never packed my shirts!!! I had my t-shirts that I wear under them but left all my shirts hanging in my closet! So we had to hit a Wal-Mart and get some cheap clearance shirts. It wouldn't have been to bad but the store wasn't in a very good section of town and at 10 P.M. there were some scary people there. Some girls in front of us were making racial slurs and talking about beating someone up. Yikes. We were glad to get out of there.

 

[MiaSRN62]

DODIE !!!!!

Have an awesome time in Alaska and a VERY happy anniversary to you both !

Corky,
Welcome to the Groupies and feel free to share your experiences and vacation plans with us.

Jimmytammy.....that rug and your new furniture sound awesome. Sounds like a perfect find with that rug.

 

[corky441]

Hi Corky and welcome . I hope you enjoy VWL as much as we all seem to .
PS when in Jan are you going? Mr Muushka and I will be there that month also.

Thanks for the warm Welcome
I'll be at VWL Jan 24th until the 29th with DH, DD, SIL and my precious 3yr old grandson. We are sooooooooo excited about the trip. We've been going to WDW for many many years, but this is the 1st DVC trip

 

[Muushka]

Thanks for the warm Welcome
I'll be at VWL Jan 24th until the 29th with DH, DD, SIL and my precious 3yr old grandson. We are sooooooooo excited about the trip. We've been going to WDW for many many years, but this is the 1st DVC trip

First DVC trip!! WooHoo. We just love hearing about those!!
I'll miss you by a couple of weeks, bummer. Hey, if you want to be added to the list get Granny before he hi-tails it out of here for the other DVC resort!

Granny, 1000 miles, yowser, that is a long ride. And you do all the driving? What a good dad you are! I found something that I absolutely love when we drive (we split driving 50/50). I wear my little headphones for my Zune (the new one, not the poor drowned one) MP3 player. Boy oh boy I could drive for hours and hours with those things on. I can still hear cars and horns, they are not that loud. But what a difference they made for that drive.

DLI, I'm glad the puppies were fine. And bummer about the clothes!

 

[blossomz]

DODIE!
Happy Anniversary and enjoy cool Alaska!

Granny-Have a safe trip..

DLI: Glad the babies are all OK.

WELCOME HOME CORKY! We'll be waiting for your initiation..your very first VWL trip AND Trip Report!!