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

[blossomz]

Good Morning Everyone!
Thought I'd drop in to say Hi
We were fortunate enough to have stayed in the villas last December. It was breathtaking, peaceful and serene all at the same time. I hated the stress of booking day by day at the 7 month mark, so Dear Husband has agreed to an add-on. I have already called our guide and have the ball rolling. So, please, may I join the groupies?

WELCOME! WELCOME HOME!!!

 

[Muushka]

Good Morning Everyone!
Thought I'd drop in to say Hi
We were fortunate enough to have stayed in the villas last December. It was breathtaking, peaceful and serene all at the same time. I hated the stress of booking day by day at the 7 month mark, so Dear Husband has agreed to an add-on. I have already called our guide and have the ball rolling. So, please, may I join the groupies?

Another Groupie! Hot Diggity Dog!!

Grab yourself a Moosie Siggy and visit often! But we are a very demanding group. We have to have ALL the details of vacations including plans up to and trip reports during. Oh, and photos. Lots and lots of photos!

 

[DiznyDi]

Many thanks for the warm welcome!
Love the moosie and am proud to have him in my sig.

Our use year is December. Surprisingly there are actually points available now. I had expected we would be waitlisted, but that is not the case. Our guide is checking on some additional information for us. I expect this will be official by the end of the week.

 

[50 years Too!]

DisnyDi Welcome!
Smart lady convincing husband to avoid stress!

Granny My April 30-May 4 VWL trip is now officially booked. Please add me.

Well groupies, I am off on a redeye tonight to visit some friends in Savannah.
I've never gone and am quite excited to see this city.
Except for the "glistening I'll be experiencing, it should be fun. We are also squeezing a night in at Hilton Head.
I'll check back in when I return.

Still pondering that Celebrity Cruise Muushka.

Deb

 

[eliza61]

Good Morning Everyone!
Thought I'd drop in to say Hi
We were fortunate enough to have stayed in the villas last December. It was breathtaking, peaceful and serene all at the same time. I hated the stress of booking day by day at the 7 month mark, so Dear Husband has agreed to an add-on. I have already called our guide and have the ball rolling. So, please, may I join the groupies?

Any one who has such a great husband is definitely a groupie.

 

[Corinne]

Your trip is "in the books" on page 1.

Hey, thanks again, Granny. I see a lot of people are going in December! VWL is really is the best place to be during that time! We were lucky enough to stay at the WL several years ago during the holidays.......once the boys got older we could not take them out of school with sports and school, but soon enough we will be able to go during that time again (kinda bittersweet, really).

 

[Muushka]

Many thanks for the warm welcome!
Love the moosie and am proud to have him in my sig.

Our use year is December. Surprisingly there are actually points available now. I had expected we would be waitlisted, but that is not the case. Our guide is checking on some additional information for us. I expect this will be official by the end of the week.

He looks awesome on you!! I just knew he would! He is soooo happy!

DisnyDi Welcome!
Smart lady convincing husband to avoid stress!

Granny My April 30-May 4 VWL trip is now officially booked. Please add me.

Well groupies, I am off on a redeye tonight to visit some friends in Savannah.
I've never gone and am quite excited to see this city.
Except for the "glistening I'll be experiencing, it should be fun. We are also squeezing a night in at Hilton Head.
I'll check back in when I return.

Still pondering that Celebrity Cruise Muushka.

Deb

How fun would that be! PM me if you want all the gory details ($)! Have fun in Savannah.

 

[Dodie]

Hey. Regarding December 2009 - I know we're planning to try to do our first Christmas season visit to our new "home" then too. Tentative dates would be December 9-13 (we're Wednesday through Sunday type travelers for WDW - short trips mean more trips)!

 

[Muushka]

Hey. Regarding December 2009 - I know we're planning to try to do our first Christmas season visit to our new "home" then too. Tentative dates would be December 9-13 (we're Wednesday through Sunday type travelers for WDW - short trips mean more trips)!

Cool. Add one more to the guest list. JT, Muush and

DODIE!!!

 

[ransom]

G'mornin'!

Stinky old United Airlines cancelled our flight back for this November and rescheduled us on a much earlier flight. That meant our last day would essentially involve getting up, packing, and leaving the Lodge instead of enjoying a few more hours of being in the World.

So I called United and asked what our options were, and it turns out we were able to switch to the same (early) flight the next day for a very small charge! So I jumped on that, then called MS and asked if I could extend our stay one day, and the answer was "Yes!" No wait list necessary.

So we're now scheduled to be at VWL from November 9th through the 22nd.

 

[DisneyNutzy]

Welcome to the groupies DiznyDi!!

For you fellow groupies that have stayed at SSR can you recommend an area I should request for my upcoming trip?


Oh yeah......DODIE!!

 

[Muushka]

G'mornin'!

Stinky old United Airlines cancelled our flight back for this November and rescheduled us on a much earlier flight. That meant our last day would essentially involve getting up, packing, and leaving the Lodge instead of enjoying a few more hours of being in the World.

So I called United and asked what our options were, and it turns out we were able to switch to the same (early) flight the next day for a very small charge! So I jumped on that, then called MS and asked if I could extend our stay one day, and the answer was "Yes!" No wait list necessary.

So we're now scheduled to be at VWL from November 9th through the 22nd.

Wow, nice long stay. I'm glad it all worked out for you.

Welcome to the groupies DiznyDi!!

For you fellow groupies that have stayed at SSR can you recommend an area I should request for my upcoming trip?


Oh yeah......DODIE!!

We have only stayed there once. And it was near the food area and main pool (sorry, I don't remember the name). It was so convenient. I actually felt guilty because we had a car and were so close to everything. But not guilty enough to ask to be moved!

 

[Tarheel Tink]

DisneyNutzy- Evertime we have stayed we have asked for upper floor DTD view and we have gotten Congress Park everytime. It is too bad they stopped the nightly fireworks at Pleasure Island because that was a beautiful sight from the living room (albeit for such a short while).
We really enjoy the view and the short walk to DTD- on the other hand it is not close to SSR "action" if you plan to use the main pool, the spa, Artists Palette, etc.
and don't have a car.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Well here we are back after a wonderful trip. It just went way to fast! MIL and my aunt loved the Lodge. They were really impressed by how nice everyone was. Every CM who walked by us said hello. Our room was really nice and clean and we had a nice view of the woods. DD14's music workshop and concert went really well. She really enjoyed it. The people at WDW helped us so much with getting her to be able to meet up with her group. It was a challenge with them staying offsite but it went well with the help we got. We had a good lunch at Roaring Forks and everyone really enjoyed our breakfast at Whispering Canyon. Our waitress was awesome!!! We really liked BCV too. We had lots of good meals, loved being on the dining plan. And really enjoyed the parks as much as you can when it is really hot! I took lots of pictures and will post them on the photo thread as soon as I can get my DD to help me do that! My outdoor pictures turned out great, but my indoor ones are a bit fuzzy. That's what happens when you are learning to use a new camera I guess.
The last 24 hours of the trip were hard knowing it will be quite sometime till we get there again. Probably 2 years till we can afford it again. Guess I'll just have to rely on my fellow groupies to get me through with your trips!!!

 

[blossomz]

Sounds like you had a magical trip Disney Loving Iowan! Will await the photos!

 

[DiznyDi]

Welcome to the groupies DiznyDi!!

For you fellow groupies that have stayed at SSR can you recommend an area I should request for my upcoming trip?

Thanks for the welcome!
We have stayed at SSR on several occasions. Our preferred location is as OP suggested; Congress Park. You're within a 5 minute walk of DTD. Our next would be the Grandstand section - the newest part of the resort with a great themed pool. This is also the first bus stop. If you have smaller children, then the Springs is the section closest to the main pool and carriage house and is probably preferable. There are usually movies shown at the main pool several nights a week.

 

[Granny]

For you fellow groupies that have stayed at SSR can you recommend an area I should request for my upcoming trip?

I tend to really like the area about 1 1/2 miles northwest of the main lobby. It's called the VWL section !

 

[CRSNDSNY]

G'mornin'!

Stinky old United Airlines cancelled our flight back for this November and rescheduled us on a much earlier flight. That meant our last day would essentially involve getting up, packing, and leaving the Lodge instead of enjoying a few more hours of being in the World.

So I called United and asked what our options were, and it turns out we were able to switch to the same (early) flight the next day for a very small charge! So I jumped on that, then called MS and asked if I could extend our stay one day, and the answer was "Yes!" No wait list necessary.

So we're now scheduled to be at VWL from November 9th through the 22nd.

WoW! That's turned out PERFECTLY! WTG!

 

[CRSNDSNY]

The Aquaspa room sounds like heaven!
I also got a email blurb about the early sailing dates for the new ship.
Maybe its a sign? Why not take a DVC cruise on October 31 and turn around and take another November 30th?
Deb

Are you talking about the new DCL ships?

 

[MiaSRN62]

I tend to really like the area about 1 1/2 miles northwest of the main lobby. It's called the VWL section !

Too funny Granny ! I love that section too !



DiznyDi !

So I called United and asked what our options were, and it turns out we were able to switch to the same (early) flight the next day for a very small charge! So I jumped on that, then called MS and asked if I could extend our stay one day, and the answer was "Yes!" No wait list necessary.

PERFECT ransom !

Well here we are back after a wonderful trip. It just went way to fast! MIL and my aunt loved the Lodge. They were really impressed by how nice everyone was.

Disney Lovin Iowan.....so glad u all had a good trip !!!