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

[jimmytammy]

Hey all!

Well we got checked in to room 2540, facing the bus area. Not a bad view. In fact, there is a clear area just to our left that hopefully will afford a view of some morning deer.

Decorations are beautiful! You can tell there is new carpet, paint, sofa(which is pretty cool how it operates)and chair.

Now for the downside. Not complaining, just bringing up some observations and hoping its not a trend starting.
The room was ready, to a certain extent. It was a bit disturbing that all the linens were in place, yet the floors and sinks were not cleaned. I wonder if someone comes in and cleans floors, then a seperate person does the other things. If this were the case, makes sense that it could have been overlooked.

I will do my best to get pics up of room, tree, and shots of Lodge ASAP(that means as soon as Tammy can help me)

BTW...we went to HS today and saw one of the magical moments happen. DD and I were sitting on the wall in front of RNR and a little girl had spilled a tub of popcorn. Well her Dad got onto her about it. While he was riding RNR a CM came along and was sweeping the popcorn up. The mom was apologizing and told him what happpened. Well he went on sweeping and dissapeared. About 10 mins later, the CM came back with a brand new tub of corn and handed it to them. I told DW and DS about it, and while heading out towards the exit, I saw the CM again. He is about 60 I guess and his name is Tom. So I told him what a nice gesture that was and how it reminded me the magic is still alive.

We skipped MVMCP last night. It was just too messy to deal with. Would have loved to gone with our friends, but they understood. We did it one time in those conditions, and all of us got sick.

It feels so good to be Home. Now I feel like the trip has officially begun

 

[ransom]

JimmyTammy....

When we checked in on the 9th of November, we were told our room was ready immediately. But when we went up there, the mousekeeper was still in process of cleaning it! We scared the daylights out of her!

Just another data point.

Maybe their system isn't working right as regards indicating room status?

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Good evening WL groupies:

I have never posted much on the DIS but I would love to join this thread. We are DVC owners, but not at VWL. DH and I have stayed at the lodge twice and will get to be in a villa for the first time in March. We are long time Ft. Wilderness cabin guests and have loved the lodge since the first time we saw it. It will be our boys first trip to stay at WL!

I loved your thread from the first page and spent my free time Thanksgiving week reading through all 203 pages of it. I'd be ashamed to admit that to anyone other than WL groupies. Somehow I think you will understand. I couldn't get enough WL info and have saved many of your comments to my trip document for things to look for and experience. I agree that this thread is full of warmth! I tend to be a lurker, but our beloved lodge brought me out of hiding.

I can't wait to be there! Only 97 days, but who's counting?

Just call me Dory. I'm not a swimmer--just have a short term memory like her.

 

[Granny]

Dory....welcome to the Groupies! Of course you can join in, and feel free to grab a Groupies logo for your signature if you're so inclined.

Let us know the dates of your trip and we'll add them onto the Groupies vacation list on the first page of this thread.

 

[Granny]

Granny-
I'm sorry to say, but my summer trip is altered a bit! My relatives are coming with me and they really wanted to stay at AKV..so I bit my lip and said..ok sure..we'll stay with the animals this time! They are staying longer than us since we will be leaving to go to the cruise!! I know I'll hit VWL my next trip..plus I am sure I will be visiting there both this month and in the summer!

So the same dates but change to AKV? Just let us know and I'll update the vacation list. No problem, and AKV is a great resort too...I'm sure you'll have a great time with the relatives.


JT...glad you are enjoying being home again. I think mousekeeping is the weak link of all of DVC, but haven't run into a real issue ourselves yet. I know you will take the unclean floors and sink in stride. I agree that it was probably a "tag team" approach and someone dropped the ball. Let the front desk know...if for no other reason than to add to their documentation of any deficiencies they might be seeing.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Hi LisaV.....nice to see you stop by ! Happy Holidays to you as well !

DODIE ! Here's hoping you're feeling better soon.
I'm recovering from a 24 hour stomach thing myself......called out sick from work today.

Mushka....I got up at 4:30 am and was back in bed at 10 am for a nap. We got a couple things but I remember much better Black Fridays in past years. And today was Cyber Monday and I also didn't feel it was all that terrific ?

JT...hope you're having a great time. That magic popcorn moment was nice to hear. Looking forward to pics

WD....have fun counting down ! I'm jealous !

Dory...WELCOME to our Groupies thread

 

[WolfpackFan]

Groupies - Let me ask your opinion on something. We have ressies for Christmas dinner at 12:30 at WCC. I understand it will be a regular traditional Christmas dinner. Do you think they will also have other items on the menu? My concern is the night before (Christmas Eve), we have ressies at Liberty Tree Tavern for dinner. I'm thinking the LTT menu will be very similar to what we might get at WCC. I'm just not too sure about eating two meals that are so similar so close together. I know at this late date, it would be very difficult to change ADR's, but if they have other items on the menu at WCC on Christmas Day at least that will be a possibility of something different.

Also, while I have your attention - do you know if the kitchens at VWL have round cake pans? What about a 9x13 cake pan? We need them both for Christmas day - one to cook breakfast casserole in and one to cook DS's birthday cake in.

Thanks for any help. I can't believe in 3 weeks we will be at VWL. I am getting very excited.

 

[horselover]

JT - have a fabulous trip. Love your story about the dropped popcorn. The magic does still live.

Granny - I saw my trip on the vacation list, but just an FYI I'm staying at our Lodge.

Dory - Pull up a log & stay awhile!

 

[Muushka]

snip....

I loved your thread from the first page and spent my free time Thanksgiving week reading through all 203 pages of it. I'd be ashamed to admit that to anyone other than WL groupies. Somehow I think you will understand. I couldn't get enough WL info and have saved many of your comments to my trip document for things to look for and experience. I agree that this thread is full of warmth! I tend to be a lurker, but our beloved lodge brought me out of hiding.

Dory! You read through 203 pages????!!!! Now that deserves a hand!
Granny, where are those clapping people!!
As horselover said, pull up a log and meet with us by the lake. Good to have you aboard. Visit often!

PS If you want Granny to post your dates, just yell them out. I love looking at that list and seeing who is heading home. My favorite part of the list is when it says Muushka VWL

WPF, we ate at WCC last year, and if I remember correctly, there was only the Christmas dinner on the menu.

And more bad news, I don't remember any round cake pans.

 

[eliza61]

Welcome Dory!
Muushka is right, you are good. Any one who can wade through 203 pages of our very own brand of moosiness deserves an honorary membership. psst, my home is the bcv's but I love hanging out here

Ok groupies,
this is the official Moratorium on Illnesses and Moose "owies". Every body under the weather, get better soon. Every body else stay healthy,

JT. thanks for the update. feed the picture addict, I've never been at the holidays so I have to live through you guys. enjoy.

 

[eliza61]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/features/christmas/name_generator.shtml

My name turned up. Cutey-floppy baubles explains sooo much

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Granny - Thanks for the welcome! Please add my VWL trip March 8-12

Maria - Thanks for the welcome and hope you feel better quickly. Those stomach illnesses are the worst! To you and all the other groupies who are under the weather:
Get Well Soon!

Horselover - Thanks! I love the view from this log.

Wolfpackfan - I don't remember ever having a round pan in any of the kitchens where we have stayed at WDW and the rectangular one I am remembering is not as big as 9x13. I always bring my own and a muffin pan.

Muushka - I really did read it all. Kind of made it a goal that I would post when I finished. Y'all are quite the entertaining bunch so it was fun. Thanks! I need to get a moose in my signature--can you call empty space a signature?

Eliza - Your moosiness is hilarious and if you write a book I too will buy it. Funny pic - thanks for the laugh.

Jimmytammy - I enjoyed hearing about the magical moment and love that you took the time to acknowledge it both to the CM and to the board. Always nice to hear!

To all of you who are there enjoy the magic and share it by posting pictures.

Dory

 

[ransom]

Every minute of every day, DW and I are missing the Lodge. On our last two trips, we scheduled two days to just hang out at the Lodge. With two travel days and ten park days, that seemed like plenty of time. But it's just not!

We're trying to decide how to both spend more time at the lodge next year and still spend plenty of time at the parks. Sounds like we're trying to stuff ten pounds into a five pound bag, doesn't it?

Our normal schedule is to arrive on Sunday, spend Mon-Fri at the parks, take Sat & Sun at the Lodge (with an after-dinner trip to MK on Saturday, returning to the Lodge at midnight), then spend the next Mon-Fri at the parks, and leave on Saturday.

Next time, we're contemplating also taking the two Wednesdays as Lodge days.

But that's going to cut quite a bit into our park time. And we really enjoy our (relaxed touring) park time!

What a dilemma. But that's what happens when you're a Groupie, eh?

Any Groupie advice for spending our time at the Lodge and parks next October (we'll be there the 11th through the 24th)?

 

[Muushka]

Every minute of every day, DW and I are missing the Lodge. On our last two trips, we scheduled two days to just hang out at the Lodge. With two travel days and ten park days, that seemed like plenty of time. But it's just not!

We're trying to decide how to both spend more time at the lodge next year and still spend plenty of time at the parks. Sounds like we're trying to stuff ten pounds into a five pound bag, doesn't it?

Our normal schedule is to arrive on Sunday, spend Mon-Fri at the parks, take Sat & Sun at the Lodge (with an after-dinner trip to MK on Saturday, returning to the Lodge at midnight), then spend the next Mon-Fri at the parks, and leave on Saturday.

Next time, we're contemplating also taking the two Wednesdays as Lodge days.

But that's going to cut quite a bit into our park time. And we really enjoy our (relaxed touring) park time!

What a dilemma. But that's what happens when you're a Groupie, eh?

Any Groupie advice for spending our time at the Lodge and parks next October (we'll be there the 11th through the 24th)?

Get rid of the annual passes! Honestly, our time at DVC (esp VWL ) is so much better when we don't do the parks every day. very relaxing.
Probably not the advice you wanted to hear! (Or Disney Corp either!).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/features/christmas/name_generator.shtml

My name turned up. Cutey-floppy baubles explains sooo much

I put in Muushka and got Fuzzy-Fuzzy

Dory! Mind if I shorten your name to Dory?? You are so cute. Already with the Moose clipart!

Maria, I agree about the sales this past cyber and BF. Not all that great.

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

My name turned up. Cutey-floppy baubles explains sooo much

oh and I'm Fuzzy Brandy butter-Cracker

Dory

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Sorry for the double post. I think Muushka and I were typing at the same time.

Get rid of the annual passes! Honestly, our time at DVC (esp VWL ) is so much better when we don't do the parks every day. very relaxing.
Probably not the advice you wanted to hear! (Or Disney Corp either!).

We have much better vacations when we don't do parks everyday. We have annual passes, but make ourselves take days off to relax. The trips we don't do this we need a vacation at the end.


I put in Muushka and got Fuzzy-Fuzzy

When I tried Dory I got Tumbleflump Gnome

Dory! Mind if I shorten your name to Dory?? You are so cute. Already with the Moose clipart!

hehe that is fine with me. Why didn't I think of that?

Maria, I agree about the sales this past cyber and BF. Not all that great.
Very disappointing to me too.

 

[Granny]

Granny - I saw my trip on the vacation list, but just an FYI I'm staying at our Lodge.

Granny - Thanks for the welcome! Please add my VWL trip March 8-12

Trip list has been updated. As a reminder, I'll keep track of any Groupies' Disney vacation plans on the list...not just VWL stays.

 

[Granny]

Groupies - Let me ask your opinion on something. We have ressies for Christmas dinner at 12:30 at WCC. I understand it will be a regular traditional Christmas dinner. Do you think they will also have other items on the menu? My concern is the night before (Christmas Eve), we have ressies at Liberty Tree Tavern for dinner. I'm thinking the LTT menu will be very similar to what we might get at WCC. I'm just not too sure about eating two meals that are so similar so close together. I know at this late date, it would be very difficult to change ADR's, but if they have other items on the menu at WCC on Christmas Day at least that will be a possibility of something different.

Also, while I have your attention - do you know if the kitchens at VWL have round cake pans? What about a 9x13 cake pan? We need them both for Christmas day - one to cook breakfast casserole in and one to cook DS's birthday cake in.

Thanks for any help. I can't believe in 3 weeks we will be at VWL. I am getting very excited.

WP Fan...we've eaten the LTT Christmas dinner and it is very traditional turkey, dressing, etc. I don't think there is an option to order anything else that day. I'm not sure about the WCC Christmas day menu but my guess is that it is indeed very similar. We've not eaten there during Christmas but maybe they have some other menu items? Sorry I'm not much help there but regardless of the menus you will have a tremendous time at WDW soon.

I don't remember seeing any baking pans in the kitchen, but they might have been in a drawer under the stove. We don't tend to open that drawer.

 

[DisneyNutzy]

WELCOME Dory!

Trip list has been updated. As a reminder, I'll keep track of any Groupies' Disney vacation plans on the list...not just VWL stays.

Hi Granny - On that note you can add an adult only weekend at the Beach Club for the wife and I, Jan 23-25.

Get rid of the annual passes! Honestly, our time at DVC (esp VWL ) is so much better when we don't do the parks every day. very relaxing.
Probably not the advice you wanted to hear! (Or Disney Corp either!).

Muushka! Such sacrilege!! Give up the AP??

Every minute of every day, DW and I are missing the Lodge. On our last two trips, we scheduled two days to just hang out at the Lodge. With two travel days and ten park days, that seemed like plenty of time. But it's just not!

We're trying to decide how to both spend more time at the lodge next year and still spend plenty of time at the parks. Sounds like we're trying to stuff ten pounds into a five pound bag, doesn't it?

Our normal schedule is to arrive on Sunday, spend Mon-Fri at the parks, take Sat & Sun at the Lodge (with an after-dinner trip to MK on Saturday, returning to the Lodge at midnight), then spend the next Mon-Fri at the parks, and leave on Saturday.

Next time, we're contemplating also taking the two Wednesdays as Lodge days.

But that's going to cut quite a bit into our park time. And we really enjoy our (relaxed touring) park time!

What a dilemma. But that's what happens when you're a Groupie, eh?

Any Groupie advice for spending our time at the Lodge and parks next October (we'll be there the 11th through the 24th)?

Hi Ransom - We have done so many trips with our AP's that when we head to VWL for our first trip in February we are ready to skip some park time and looking forward to relaxing at the lodge. We are going Presidents week and the crowds will be big so we plan on hitting the parks early and being back at the hotel for lunch every day. Some days we won't return to the parks at all. When we do it will be at a relaxed pace when we have dinner plans. A very large portion of our trip will be spent at the lodge. As DVC owners we know we will be back so we won't feel like we are missing anything.

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Granny, where is the list?