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

[eliza61]

I am getting closer and closer to our 180 day ADR time and don`t know what to do about DDP. Would someone talk me into or out of it There`s me again, couldn`t make a decision if my life depended on it

We're not huge fans of the DDP, MM. For whatever reason, no matter how hard we try to stay on some type of "Plan" we are never where we are supposed to be. We also usually have a car, so if we miss an ADR we can easily get a meal.

Another nasty storm here last night. This is getting to be ridiculous. Fortunatly we didn't have any damage but there was alot of damage in this whole area. Saddest of all 2 teens died when a tree fell on their car and another one in the same car was injured. All 3 went to my DD's school.

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This weather is really getting crazy every where, even here on the East Coast. Wasn't there a news report that the red cross actually ran out of money from responding to weather related emergencies so eary in the summer? We've been living in the 90's with 90% humidity since early June. I've been running around the house behind Sid & Rizzo like a crazy women turning off lights and TV's because the air has been running non stop since June started. You guys are going to have to revive me when I get this months electric bill.
Give your daughter a big groupie

 

[bobbiwoz]

Hi all! Just back. We had a great VWL stay...I think our villa was 5446..something like that, with the dedicated studio next to it. It's just about the same area we've had every year, no complaints with the villas at all.

Now, on Thursday, in the dim light in our bedroom, I wondered what the round spot was on our bedroom rug. Hmm, it moved, and was a frog. Yellow green, flat with big feet, so I'm guessing a tree frog of sorts. We got it out, onto the balcony. A few hours later I was going to have a drink on the bacony, and it was right there, at the top of the chair, facing the villa. It just looked as if it were waiting for a chance to hop in again. I passed on going out at that time. It was gone the next morning, but I did feel an obligation to mention the possibility of a guest like that to the other adults in the party. My DSis had one in her bathtub last year. I do try to remember to check my sneakers before putting them on.

Bobbi

PS. Every stay at VWL makes me more and more a VWL Groupie! It's just the most relaxing resort that I know of and a beauty to boot!

 

[Muushka]

Welcome Home Bobbi! Sounds like if it weren't for the frog, it would have been perfect! Glad you made it home safely.

We're not huge fans of the DDP, MM. For whatever reason, no matter how hard we try to stay on some type of "Plan" we are never where we are supposed to be. We also usually have a car, so if we miss an ADR we can easily get a meal.



This weather is really getting crazy every where, even here on the East Coast. Wasn't there a news report that the red cross actually ran out of money from responding to weather related emergencies so eary in the summer? We've been living in the 90's with 90% humidity since early June. I've been running around the house behind Sid & Rizzo like a crazy women turning off lights and TV's because the air has been running non stop since June started. You guys are going to have to revive me when I get this months electric bill.
Give your daughter a big groupie

Me too! My poor husband wanted something cooked in the oven when it was 102 outside! I think he regretted asking me! We got our electric bill, $88, not that bad, but bad for May/most of June! Our new LCD TV is quite the heat producer. But the picture is so sweet.... Sorry.

Tonight at 3 AM we will make our reservations for Palo for our cruise this Sept. Can't wait!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Those frogs know what they want. They are heading to the best views in the place

Here is to a great Sunday to all the groupies!!

 

[bobbiwoz]

Well, we were pretty darn close to having the dumpster view, who knows, that could be a gourmet feast for the little green guys....DH told me the room number, 4556.

Bobbi

 

[Corinne]

yup...tree frog. Two years ago we were walking back to our room at the BCV and were walking through the walkway behind the BC rooms and a woman was standing outside of her ground floor room looking completely freaked! So we stopped and asked if she was OK, and she pointed to several of the frogs on the wall just outside of her room. She went on to explain how they had been in her room (one was under a towel left on the floor!) On this particular trip it was just me, my sister and my younger ds. So my sister saw how squeamish I was about the frogs! She kept giggling and saying we were going to have some outside of our room. I told her we would not b/c we were on the pool side and not near trees. Well, she teased me the entire walk back, and when she went to open the patio door (we were on the ground floor) there was a MASSIVE bull frog!! Honestly, if I did not know better I would say she had planted the freaking thing!!!!!!!!! On all of our subsequent BCV trips, I have noticed more and more tree frogs. I wonder if the population has grown, because I cannot believe if they were that prevalent before I never noticed them before??

 

[50 years Too!]

Well, we were pretty darn close to having the dumpster view, who knows, that could be a gourmet feast for the little green guys....DH told me the room number, 4556.

Bobbi

Welcome back Bobbi. You gave me a real visual with the frogs feasting!

If I can't whine to my groupies who can I whine too? Sorry for the off topic, but my airconditioning is broken and my handy husband is out of town. 103 yesterday, low of 77 last night and predicted 96 today!
I am so spoiled, I know, but I think I might die. By my name I'm sure most of you know how fun sleeping was last night.
Both kids abandoned me for cooler climes late last night. Almost knocked on my neighbor's door but didn't have the nerve!
I'm sure it will be in the 50's and raining by the 4th. Nothing in between.

Wonder what Good Ol Gal is doing right now?

Happy Sunday groupies.
Deb

 

[bobbiwoz]

Welcome back Bobbi. You gave me a real visual with the frogs feasting!

If I can't whine to my groupies who can I whine too? Sorry for the off topic, but my airconditioning is broken and my handy husband is out of town. 103 yesterday, low of 77 last night and predicted 96 today!
I am so spoiled, I know, but I think I might die. By my name I'm sure most of you know how fun sleeping was last night.
Both kids abandoned me for cooler climes late last night. Almost knocked on my neighbor's door but didn't have the nerve!
I'm sure it will be in the 50's and raining by the 4th. Nothing in between.

Wonder what Good Ol Gal is doing right now?

Happy Sunday groupies.
Deb

Thinking of you, and hoping it gets better.

Bobbi

 

[MiaSRN62]

Bobbi....Welcome back ! I've never seen tree frogs anywhere on property. Seen plenty of regular frogs and BIG toads or bullfrog (at the Wl as a matter of fact). Had a regular frog in our villat at OKW once. He was in the bathroom.....we were on the ground floor so we just escorted him out the door---kids loved it.

Disney Lovin Iowan.....so sorry about the storms and especially the loss of your children's classmates. How tragic. We've lost a few teens around here due to storms too. One was the sister of one of my dd's best friends. She lost control of her car and hydroplaned. So sad. My condolences.

50 Years Too ! This happend to us a couple weeks back during the Philly heat wave (heat index of 100-105 for like 5 days). It was torture, so I sure know what you're going through. So your dh is not back until the 4th ?? Oh no............try and stay cool the best you can !

Muushka says : And it seems like the entire time is based around where and when you are going to eat!

Mickeymorse....I'd have to agree with Muushka's quote above. Definitely the whole idea of making tons of reservations and then having the vacation dictated by having to be there at a certain time in a certain park or hotel.....not for us. We prefer to wing it. We make a few reservations for a week's stay and then wing the rest. We do have the DDE card and much prefer just getting the 20% off and getting to eat only what we want to. Sometimes my girls or my dd and I will even split an entree. With DDP we couldn't do that. But I know plenty who love the DDP---too much food for us and too restricting on our touring plans.

 

[DisneyNutzy]

I am not a huge fan of the DDP (unless it is free or holiday time). With having cooking facilities I eat better (healthier) than when we have the DDP. It is time consuming and expensive (to me anyway, did you know that I am cheap..err frugal!? ). And it seems like the entire time is based around where and when you are going to eat!

If we have a studio (like in Jan, for 2 nights at BCV) we like it. But if we have a 1 BR, no, I prefer to eat at least 1 meal a day in the villa. I do not work, so when I am on vacation I do not mind cooking at all. But I can understand why others would not.

Muuska, I couldn't agree with you more about the dining plan. We went for the free dining last September and we felt like all our entire vacation was based on where and when we had to eat. If we were paying for it I'm sure it would be even worse as we would try to make sure we got our moneys worth.
Ditto on the studio vs 1BR comparison also. I would consider the dining plan if it was just the wife and I in a studio for a short trip.

We leave late tomorrow night for SSR. Can't promise any pics of our lodge as this is a short trip and we may not make it over to there. If I free up some time I will do my best to get over there and get some pics.

 

[MiaSRN62]

DisneyNutzy June 30 - July 4 SSR
Corinne July 3-8 VWL

Have a terrific time DisneyNutzy and Corrine !!!!!!!

 

[Muushka]

Yes!! Have a terrific time DisneyNutzy and Corrine!!

Write often, post lots of pics, hug on Ranger Stan and have a wonderful time!!

Everyone got their assignments??

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

We have similar thoughts on the dining plan as a few others and I don't know for certain if we will ever do it again. No matter how well we thought we planned we seemed to frequently end up somewhere else that we needed to leave in order to get to our food. We caught the free dining the first or second year they did it. My hubby is skinny and can eat a ton and even he was crumbling by the end - it was so much food. And of course could we leave anything unused? Gosh no!!!!

We won't have our first stay in a Villa until Dec. but I'm looking forward to doing breakfast there, and maybe a couple of lunches (or polishing off leftovers) and then we made a few dinner reservations. Probably more than we would have since we have guests joining us.

Now - if I can try and get out of my head that we're not going to be staying at VWL and are at OKW and BCV I'll be better off. But every time I think about the trip I start thinking.....ok, a quick run over to FW, a quick boat ride to MK, a nice rest by the fireplace......do I have the Lodge on my brain or what!?!?

 

[Muushka]

Yes, Kathy. You have the Lodge on the brain, welcome to the club.

We are at OKW this Sept and we plan on visiting the Lodge while we are at WDW. I doubt that our guests will want to come over with us, it is probably a Groupie thing.

 

[MiaSRN62]

We won't have our first stay in a Villa until Dec. but I'm looking forward to doing breakfast there,

You'll have a great first visit in a villa despite it not being the VWL Kathy. And you can always visit the Lodge while you're there. The holidays are always a great time to visit.

 

[Good Ol Gal]

Hi everyone!

I just wrote this whole long thing on our trip so far.. and the internet here redirected my message

We're off to WCC so I'll fill you all in later!

VWL is just as wonderful as always

 

[MiaSRN62]

For those that like to add little touches of the Lodge or even furnish a room or two in the likeness of the WL, have u seen this site ?
http://www.terrysvillage.com/ui/bro...bId=ThemedDecor&requestURI=viewEndecaCategory

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Yes, Kathy. You have the Lodge on the brain, welcome to the club.

We are at OKW this Sept and we plan on visiting the Lodge while we are at WDW. I doubt that our guests will want to come over with us, it is probably a Groupie thing.

You'll have a great first visit in a villa despite it not being the VWL Kathy. And you can always visit the Lodge while you're there. The holidays are always a great time to visit.

I'm pretty certain our guests will want to take a look at the lodge so we'll have no problem planning a trip over thank goodness! And I really am looking forward to staying at the other villas as well and know it will be a great trip.

At least this has been added confirmation that we bought were we wanted to stay - not that there's been even a moment of doubt!

 

[Muushka]

Hi everyone!

I just wrote this whole long thing on our trip so far.. and the internet here redirected my message

We're off to WCC so I'll fill you all in later!

VWL is just as wonderful as always

I'm so sorry! I hate it when that happens. Other than that, have a great time!!

For those that like to add little touches of the Lodge or even furnish a room or two in the likeness of the WL, have u seen this site ?
http://www.terrysvillage.com/ui/bro...bId=ThemedDecor&requestURI=viewEndecaCategory

What a fun site that is! I just finished the dining room, while not green like the bath, (terracotta), some nice WL decor would be great! Thanks for the link.

 

[Corinne]

Have a terrific time DisneyNutzy and Corrine !!!!!!!

Thanks, Maria! You crack me up with your clip art! I love it!!!!

Yes!! Have a terrific time DisneyNutzy and Corrine!!

Write often, post lots of pics, hug on Ranger Stan and have a wonderful time!!

Everyone got their assignments??

GOT IT!!! I think I have the photobucket "thing" down, This will be our first trip with my laptop, so I really hope to be able to post frequently. At least that is my plan . I just know how much I enjoy reading posts from people actually THERE so I would like to do the same.

Hi everyone!

I just wrote this whole long thing on our trip so far.. and the internet here redirected my message

We're off to WCC so I'll fill you all in later!

VWL is just as wonderful as always

GOG, I hope to see you there! I will be traveliing with my dh and our (soon-to-be) 18 year old son~ his bday is on the 4th! We will also be meeting my friend and her dh. I cannot wait!