The VWL Groupies & Trivia Thread

[jimmytammy]

Time for another reminder of our beloved Lodge:

Ready to snuggle up with a book in a cozy corner of the Iron Spike room?

Okay Granny, you are making me homesick now. Ya got me longing for the Lodge. Oh wait, that was already happening. Sorry, not your fault. Thanks for sharing the picture. Thats a great shot!

 

[ransom]

If by "unit" you mean villa, the answer is yes. There is one temperature control in a studio, one in a 1BR and one in a dedicated 2BR. If you get a lock-off 2BR then both the 1BR and studio portions each have a temperature control unit.

Thank you!

 

[haleynskye'smom]

As you can see I dont post very often but I wanted to let you all know that you all have convinced me to try your wonderful home and I will be staying there Nov 14-21 (just finished my 7 mon. day by day calls today to make sure) I have been following this thread all week because I am soooo excited but I didnt want to jinx my chances by posting. Well, today it is official. My entire stay has been changed over. I have stayed at Sarotoga, OKW, and Vero Beach and have never been disappointed yet. Thanksgiving week works out best for our family so we will be there for MVMCP (I hope). We stayed once at the Wilderness Lodge before we became members and LOVED it! I cant wait to go back. It is my husband's favorite resort and he is the one that wanted me to try to move. I just wanted to post and say HI! Feel free to tell me all of the wonderful secrets about your home and I will promise to leave it as amazing as I find it!!

 

[Muushka]

As you can see I dont post very often but I wanted to let you all know that you all have convinced me to try your wonderful home and I will be staying there Nov 14-21 (just finished my 7 mon. day by day calls today to make sure) I have been following this thread all week because I am soooo excited but I didnt want to jinx my chances by posting. Well, today it is official. My entire stay has been changed over. I have stayed at Sarotoga, OKW, and Vero Beach and have never been disappointed yet. Thanksgiving week works out best for our family so we will be there for MVMCP (I hope). We stayed once at the Wilderness Lodge before we became members and LOVED it! I cant wait to go back. It is my husband's favorite resort and he is the one that wanted me to try to move. I just wanted to post and say HI! Feel free to tell me all of the wonderful secrets about your home and I will promise to leave it as amazing as I find it!!

Hi haleynskye'smom . And welcome. I'm glad that you got your reservations all set and ready for a wonderful time at our beloved Wilderness Lodge . I guess you have probably figured out that we are all pretty passionate about this place. Other than the usual secrets that people have talked about on this thread, I probably can't add to the list. But this is what we enjoy:

If the weather is nice we walk over to Fort Wilderness. We enjoy seeing the EWP at night and just enjoying the beach area. We love to ring the bell on the way to the villas. We enjoy going over the the Lodge and sitting in all the different areas, same thing at the villas also. We try to do 1 breakfast at WCC, and we really enjoy Roaring Forks. We often take the boat over to CR and ride the monorail around the world at night. Will the Christmas decorations be up while you are there? I would love to watch them do that.

But for us, just driving under the archway on the way to WL is enough to make my heart go pitter patter (am I sick or what??).

But be careful, you might become one of us .

 

[blossomz]

I agree..that archway definitely means we're home! And of course..we have to ring the bell...every time we go by!! I love sitting by the fire and rocking in the rockers. I also love coming in late at night when it is so quiet except for the music and look for the one rocking chair that Walt supposedly comes to sit in! And that wonderful windowseat!!...We also love the bubbles in the quiet pool! And of course..we always look for wildlife! The lizards, the bunnies, the birds, the ducks that join us in the pool and once we even crossed paths with a snake! Can't wait to be back! Too many wonderful things to think of!! Take me away.......

 

[MiaSRN62]

Hi haleynskye'smom ! Nice to see you post here !
Glad u got all your dates---I'm sure you will all have a fantastic time !

I'm with everyone else on the arch....love it !

 

[diznyfanatic]

WELCOME HOME to all the new Groupies and a hearty congratulation to those who got their requested dates! Also sending lots of moosedust to those still waiting.

Did we ever decide which spot at our Lodge for everyone to take the Groupie picture from when there?

 

[Granny]

As you can see I dont post very often but I wanted to let you all know that you all have convinced me to try your wonderful home and I will be staying there Nov 14-21 (just finished my 7 mon. day by day calls today to make sure) I have been following this thread all week because I am soooo excited but I didnt want to jinx my chances by posting. Well, today it is official. My entire stay has been changed over.

Congratulations!!

That will be a great time at VWL. The decorations will pretty much be up for the holidays and the weather will be wonderful, I'm sure. And if you've already stayed at WL, you pretty much know what to expect at VWL. Same basic theming extended over to the villas, with the added amenities of a DVC resort.

I'm sure you'll have a wonderful trip! Enjoy the planning and anticipation.

 

[squitty]

Hi All

I have just been looking through this great thread.

We are new DVC members and bought at VWL because out of all the resorts we visited, we felt more at home here. We are off for our first trip home on September 17th for 4 nights, we arrive earlier but we are off on our first DCL too.

After reading some of the posts on here I am sure we have made the right choice in choosing the VWL for our home resort.
During our stay it will be our 20th wedding anniversary, I am sure staying here will make it all the more special.

 

[Granny]

Hi All

I have just been looking through this great thread.

We are new DVC members and bought at VWL because out of all the resorts we visited, we felt more at home here. We are off for our first trip home on September 17th for 4 nights, we arrive earlier but we are off on our first DCL too.

After reading some of the posts on here I am sure we have made the right choice in choosing the VWL for our home resort.
During our stay it will be our 20th wedding anniversary, I am sure staying here will make it all the more special.

Congratulations on joining DVC. Your first DVC trip sounds like it will indeed be a wonderful one.

Oh, and...

September should be a wonderful time. Still warm, but very nice with lower park crowds. And including a DCL trip should make for a great overall trip. Be sure to let us know how your trip went when it's over!

 

[tiggercrew]

Thank you all for the wonderful pictures! I love looking at this beautiful place. We leave for the villas in a little less than 5 weeks...I can't wait. It is by far our favorite resort.

If I can ever figure out how to post pictures I'll try to add to the collection...maybe my DD14 can teach me.

 

[Muushka]

Wow, lots of new groupies!! YAY . I have my sigs turned off, but for those who don't have a moose yet, snag one!

And Welcome Home to all you who own here at the VWL!

 

[lenshanem]

Did we have a list going on who all will be there for the holidays?

We'll be there NYE week.

 

[haleynskye'smom]

Thank you all for making me feel so welcome. Im still on cloud 9 about our VWL reservations. This will be our third Thanksgiving break and even though we are not spending Turkey Day in the World, we consider this almost as much of a tradition as pumpkin pie. Again thanks for sharing in my excitement. My children have learned just to act excited for me. They love WDW but the planning is my cup of tea and they just shake their heads. I just cant imagine.

 

[Muushka]

Did we have a list going on who all will be there for the holidays?

We'll be there NYE week.

Yes, there is a list on this thread somewhere . I have dial-up, it would take me forever. Hopefully some kind Groupie with a fast connection can sift through the posts for us .

We will be there from Dec 23 thru Dec 27 .

 

[diznyfanatic]

Yes, there is a list on this thread somewhere . I have dial-up, it would take me forever. Hopefully some kind Groupie with a fast connection can sift through the posts for us .

We will be there from Dec 23 thru Dec 27 .

Thanks to MAGICinMYHEART for posting this WAAAAAAY back, so I hope this is the most recent list. I will also edit my original post to include this information so please feel free to add any other dates and I'll keep the original first post updated:

Villas @ Wilderness Lodge Groupies visiting during 2007-2008:

Kickapoo Joie Juice-December 1-7, 2007
Officer Tigger-December 1-9, 2007
Dsneygirl-December 2-7, 2007
Disney Ron-December 8-15, 2007
Bobbiwoz-December 9-12, 2007
Magicalmcwho-December 9-22, 2007
Lodgeloafer-Dec 12th thru the 19th. 2007
Newfamilyman-December 15-21, 2007
Ammo-December 16-21, 2007
MAGICinMYHEART-December 16-20, 2007
Boudreauz0-December 16-22, 2007
KristineN-December 16-27, 2007
Muushka-December 23-27, 2007
TheBeadPirate-December 23-27, 2007
Tabetha-December 24-29, 2007
Lenshanem-December 30-January 4, 2008
Peepster-December 23-January 2, 2008
Diznyfanatic-January 1-4, 2008
Lodgeloafer-May 1-5, 2007

 

[ammo]

Thanks to MAGICinMYHEART for posting this WAAAAAAY back, so I hope this is the most recent list. I will also edit my original post to include this information so please feel free to add any other dates and I'll keep the original first post updated:

You can add us for December 16-21. I am already weary of the wait!

 

[ammo]

Here is a warm thought as I look ahead to those chilly December nights.

 

[ammo]

... because you never know when the winter Villas will look like this.

 

[squitty]

Congratulations on joining DVC. Your first DVC trip sounds like it will indeed be a wonderful one.

Oh, and...

September should be a wonderful time. Still warm, but very nice with lower park crowds. And including a DCL trip should make for a great overall trip. Be sure to let us know how your trip went when it's over!

Thank you so much for the Welcome Granny....of course I will be back and let you all now how it went.