The VWL Groupies & Trivia Thread

[dsquarednz]

Ahh, I love that little guy knawing on the wood. Where is that little gem.
I need to be more attentive.


Deb

In the WL elevators! We sent it to a friend of ours and called it a "gratutitous beaver shot".

 

[Muushka]

Maria! Oh my gosh. I can't believe those bad bad squirrels. We had siding damage that I thought was bad. I will never complain about it again.

A question for anyone who has been at VWL/WL lately. I don't mean to stir anything up, but what kind of refillable mug are they using right now?

WPF Stir anything up? On this thread? We are waaayy too laid back for that nonsense!

When we were there, there we 2 mugs (Oh my, I typed 'migs'! Hanname!!! ). The beautiful WL mug and the YOMD mug.

Hi Rob, good to see you!

 

[gabbyrosebud]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I'll be visiting this thread every day now and probably with a lot of questions.

 

[Degli]

What are my chances of getting a 2br at WVL, 7 months out for early October?
I love this time of year. Crisp in the early morning and then beautiful by noon. Love the boat ride to the MK, the music filling the resort, the chilly hallways, the cozy fireplace with the rockers waiting to sit down at Whispering Canyon, the walk along the pathways with critters footprints stamped and an occasional "real" critter. Can't beat it! Of course my daughter's favorite is getting the large brownie from Roaring Forks just before settling in for a swim late night after a long day at the parks. I could just go on and on!!!!!

 

[wildernessDad]

What are my chances of getting a 2br at WVL, 7 months out for early October?
I love this time of year. Crisp in the early morning and then beautiful by noon. Love the boat ride to the MK, the music filling the resort, the chilly hallways, the cozy fireplace with the rockers waiting to sit down at Whispering Canyon, the walk along the pathways with critters footprints stamped and an occasional "real" critter. Can't beat it! Of course my daughter's favorite is getting the large brownie from Roaring Forks just before settling in for a swim late night after a long day at the parks. I could just go on and on!!!!!

Food and Wine festival is in October. Things will be tight DVC-wise. But it's not impossible, I'd say. Give it a shot! You can try a day-by-day booking at the 7-month point and go on the wait list for any days that you don't get initially. That would give you a better chance of getting your vacation if you wait list for individual days and not the entire stay. If you book your home resort at the 11-month point as a place holder, make sure that you can bank any points that you don't use, if it comes to that. Or you might want to get off of the wait list before your banking deadline. You will know what's best for you.

 

[mickeymorse]

I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP WITH THE POSTS NOW. ITS GREAT TO FEEL THE LOVE FOR VWL.

AND A HELLO BACK BARB. ALMOST 3 WKS SINCE PASSING ROFR. TICK,TOCK,TICK,TOCK....

 

[Granny]

I really try not to get caught up in room requests because after all, I am at Disney...but I have heard so much about the dreaded dumpster view that I wondered what request to make to best avoid it. Could someone tell me more about its location and maybe a good room request? We are in a studio, by the way. Also, how do you avoid a room with an enclosed patio/deck? Thanks

Leslie....well, first of all here is the Dreaded Dumpster View:

There are only a couple of rooms with this view, and even then it is only in the view if you look down and to the left. If you look out straight or to the right you will see lovely woods that are in front of the villas.

If you want to avoid it, you can ask for "close to the elevators". I always chuckle at that request (even though I once made it myself) just because VWL is such a small resort that even the farthest rooms are pretty close compared to other resorts like BWV, BCV and AKV.

As for avoiding the enclosed deck I guess you could ask for non-top floor. Keep in mind that they fill requests (if possible) in the order given. So if open balcony is more important, list that first.

Most of the VWL views are trees, so the premium on specific views is pretty small. One more reason I love the resort!!


And thanks to all for the great photos.

And last but not least, welcome to all newcomers to the Groupies thread!!! We love to share our love of WL/VWL!!

 

[DaveH]

Here are some pics we took on our first time home in 2001. Check out the WL mugs from then.

 

[wildernessDad]

DaveH, those pics of the mugs made me drool!

 

[lisaviolet]

Okay,

I'm about to post a blasphemous post. So don't read any further if you are overly sensitive.

I have a wonderful, beautiful VWL one bedroom reservation for early March. And we might cancel it. Yes, I said the word cancel. It's not really the best time to go because of some unforseen financial setbacks. Trying to be responsible. Trying. Do you what a road trip to Florida in March is like? Oh heaven. WV on the way touches my soul. Oh going down the 77 from WV to VA to NC.....heaven.

Oh boy. My VWL groupies. This is a dark day. and double

Nope!!!! Never a dark day because I have this thread. One day I hope to be not just a lover of VWL but an owner. Because I suspect it will become more and more difficult as our membership grows.

I love VWL. I love it!

 

[wildernessDad]

I have a wonderful, beautiful VWL one bedroom reservation for early March. And we might cancel it. Yes, I said the word cancel.:

 

[dsquarednz]

I wanna go NOW!!!​

esp after reading Degli's message about October. *sigh* I'm not sure if we can stick to our idea of only going once every TWO years...

 

[Muushka]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I'll be visiting this thread every day now and probably with a lot of questions.

Yay! Another Groupie! Grab a Moose!!! He loves it when you add him to your siggie!

I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP WITH THE POSTS NOW. ITS GREAT TO FEEL THE LOVE FOR VWL.

AND A HELLO BACK BARB. ALMOST 3 WKS SINCE PASSING ROFR. TICK,TOCK,TICK,TOCK....

When does it become official? Be sure to let us know and we will let out Maria's dancing mooses (meese?)

Okay,

I'm about to post a blasphemous post. So don't read any further if you are overly sensitive.

I have a wonderful, beautiful VWL one bedroom reservation for early March. And we might cancel it. Yes, I said the word cancel. It's not really the best time to go because of some unforseen financial setbacks. Trying to be responsible. Trying. Do you what a road trip to Florida in March is like? Oh heaven. WV on the way touches my soul. Oh going down the 77 from WV to VA to NC.....heaven.

Oh boy. My VWL groupies. This is a dark day. and double

Nope!!!! Never a dark day because I have this thread. One day I hope to be not just a lover of VWL but an owner. Because I suspect it will become more and more difficult as our membership grows.

I love VWL. I love it!

Oh Lisa. I hope things will work out for you one way or another. I hate to give things up for common sense stuff, but when we have had to do that, it was so sweet getting those things back.

I wanna go NOW!!!​

esp after reading Degli's message about October. *sigh* I'm not sure if we can stick to our idea of only going once every TWO years...

dsquarednz, that Moose looks great on you!!!
We thought we would only visit annually. That was a joke!
Good luck staying away for 2 years!

 

[Good Ol Gal]

well I finally got all of our Dec ressies in order. We decided NOT to switch for the weekend and to just stay put at VWL!

It will be nice, but man, I could do another whole Sun-Thur week on those two weekend points!!

We decided that we would just shell out the points and save our OOP expenses for getting the DDP. We may even try the DLX plan that week.

Oh yeah... we also just added another 28 points there too

So we now have 148 VWL points.

 

[bobbiwoz]

well I finally got all of our Dec ressies in order. We decided NOT to switch for the weekend and to just stay put at VWL!

It will be nice, but man, I could do another whole Sun-Thur week on those two weekend points!!

We decided that we would just shell out the points and save our OOP expenses for getting the DDP. We may even try the DLX plan that week.

Oh yeah... we also just added another 28 points there too

So we now have 148 VWL points.

Congratulations on your extra VWL points! We often use points for weekends...staying at VWL in December is worth it to us.
Bobbi

 

[dsquarednz]

dsquarednz, that Moose looks great on you!!!
We thought we would only visit annually. That was a joke!
Good luck staying away for 2 years!

Thanks! He's so cute!

Oh, how we'd love to go each year...or even more often than that. The tricky bit is the airfare. Well over NZ$5k ($3500) just to get to LA! Imagine that the cheap part of our trip is the two weeks at the World! haha!

 

[50 years Too!]

I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP WITH THE POSTS NOW. ITS GREAT TO FEEL THE LOVE FOR VWL.

AND A HELLO BACK BARB. ALMOST 3 WKS SINCE PASSING ROFR. TICK,TOCK,TICK,TOCK....

Soon Mickeymorse, soon!

Deb

 

[50 years Too!]

In the WL elevators! We sent it to a friend of ours and called it a "gratutitous beaver shot".

Wine through nose funny!
My alma mater is OSU, our mascot is the Beaver. I'll add this to the list of "Beaver" jokes!

Deb

 

[50 years Too!]

Okay,

I'm about to post a blasphemous post. So don't read any further if you are overly sensitive.

I have a wonderful, beautiful VWL one bedroom reservation for early March. And we might cancel it. Yes, I said the word cancel. It's not really the best time to go because of some unforseen financial setbacks. Trying to be responsible. Trying. Do you what a road trip to Florida in March is like? Oh heaven. WV on the way touches my soul. Oh going down the 77 from WV to VA to NC.....heaven.

Oh boy. My VWL groupies. This is a dark day. and double

Nope!!!! Never a dark day because I have this thread. One day I hope to be not just a lover of VWL but an owner. Because I suspect it will become more and more difficult as our membership grows.

I love VWL. I love it!

Ahh, Lisa, sorry you are going to cancel, but glad you are being responsible.
You can always come soak in the ambience, even if you aren't sleeping at VWL.
It took me 13 years to convince my husband that we should be DVC members.
Bought a small BCV contract, and the first add on I did was VWL!
The nice things about add on's is that if you buy it near the end of your UY you get those points and they let you bank. So, with a 25 pt contract you can potentially have enough to have a decent stay. Just a thought, for when times get better!

Deb

 

[50 years Too!]

Thanks! He's so cute!

Oh, how we'd love to go each year...or even more often than that. The tricky bit is the airfare. Well over NZ$5k ($3500) just to get to LA! Imagine that the cheap part of our trip is the two weeks at the World! haha!

Does your airline have frequent flyer credit cards?
It is amazing how quickly those miles add up if you put virtually every purchase and expense on them. We are doing a lot of remodeling and it is really adding up! My husband also bought a boat and we even put that on it. Ours also has companion fares, so once a year we are able to get two tickets for the price of one.
Where there is the desire (need if you are a VWL groupie) there is a way!

Deb