The VWL Groupies & Trivia Thread

[Muushka]

Muushka,
We are letting you play at some one else's house for a short time. You are coming back home young lady after this trip!!

Yes Ma'am. I will check-in 12/23/07! And looking forward!
And yes, I am grateful for what I woke up to as opposed to what you woke up to!

Hey all,

Just back from our first WONDERFUL trip to VWL.. We are so happy that we made the investment in such an awesome place.. The weather was great as well as the CM's they changed our room when we realized that there was scafolding blocking the balconies. I got to have a long talk with Ranger Stan and even got a big hug What a sweet heart he is.. on a sad note, he told me that he is going to retire this year

Ranger Stan is retiring? Oh my. JimmyTammy will be upset, among others. We need to stop by to say hi to such a dear man.

Glad you are enjoying VWL!

We are off to Yachtsman tonight for dinner. Looking forward! Weather is kind of yucky, but still glad to be here.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Hey, we saw him in NYC on the 4th of July. We were bringing our friend to NYC for her first visit and we saw one of the last Tarzan shows on B'way. (Which was wonderful, by the way!) We passed on having our pictures taken with the cowboy!

Bobbi

 

[jimmytammy]

Hey all,

Just back from our first WONDERFUL trip to VWL.. We are so happy that we made the investment in such an awesome place.. The weather was great as well as the CM's they changed our room when we realized that there was scafolding blocking the balconies. I got to have a long talk with Ranger Stan and even got a big hug What a sweet heart he is.. on a sad note, he told me that he is going to retire this year

Glad yall had a great time! VWL/WL is definitely a wonderful place that we are fortunate to be able to call home.

As for Ranger Stan, I sorta had a feeling he was nearing retirement as he mentioned to us last trip. He told us, he and his sweetheart may settle down somewhere out west after their trip this past Sept.

He is such a dear man, and you are right Muushka, I will definitely miss him But we have such fond memories of going up on the roof with him, and we look forward to that one last trip with him again in 2 weeks.

If anyone would like his mailing address, PM me and I will be glad to pass it along. I can tell you, he would love to have photos of your family, especially if you have some taken with him. He has indicated that he will make a scrapbook of his memories while serving at our beloved Lodge.

 

[DiznEeyore]

As for Ranger Stan, I sorta had a feeling he was nearing retirement as he mentioned to us last trip. He told us, he and his sweetheart may settle down somewhere out west after their trip this past Sept.

He is such a dear man, and you are right Muushka, I will definitely miss him But we have such fond memories of going up on the roof with him, and we look forward to that one last trip with him again in 2 weeks.

If anyone would like his mailing address, PM me and I will be glad to pass it along. I can tell you, he would love to have photos of your family, especially if you have some taken with him. He has indicated that he will make a scrapbook of his memories while serving at our beloved Lodge.

Oh, I'm so sad! We aren't returning 'til next year, so we won't get to see him again!

I know he's been considering retiring for a while ... when we were flag family back in Dec. '01 he mentioned he was considering retiring, so he's stayed for 6 more years!

We took a photo of him when we were there last year, and he's going to have a layout dedicated to him in my VWL scrapbook. Such a sweet, wonderful man. If he does retire, I hope he and his wife have a long, healthy, happy retirement.

 

[Granny]

Just back from our first WONDERFUL trip to VWL.. We are so happy that we made the investment in such an awesome place..

Always wonderful to hear the enthusiasm of some of the newer groupies. And you know what the best part is?

That great feeling upon returning to WL/VWL never gets old or fades!!

What a sweet heart he is.. on a sad note, he told me that he is going to retire this year

Oh, that really is sad news. But only from a selfish standpoint as we enjoyed our short visits with Ranger Stan over the years. I'm hoping that it is actually good news from the standpoint that he is moving on to another phase of his life that he will completely enjoy. He will definitely be missed!


And on the other hand, this does clear the path for the newest WL icon....Ranger Jimmy!!


Eliza....nice photo. Just how long did you stand there taking pictures anyway?


Muushka....we really like Yachtsman Steakhouse. I hope your meal was as good as the ones we've had there in the past!

 

[Muushka]

Aww, jimmytammy, we will definitely have to go see him this trip and have our pictures taken. We will get the info when we get home. Thanks

Hi Granny. We just got home and I am full full full. Well I will have some tasty lunch tomorrow! Compliments of doggie bag! We had our favorite waitress (well, we ate there twice and had her both times) Suzan. Very sweet, down to earth gal. Makes it fun. Tomorrow night is Boma and Thursday is the Halloween party (first time!) and LTT. Nighty night Groupies.

 

[squitty]

We just got back from our very first trip as DVC members. We stayed at VWL, BWV & SSR on our 3 week stay.

Have to say we loved VWL the best, we think we chose the right resort as our home resort.
Can't wait to go back.

 

[MAGICinMYHEART]

Hidden Springs Pool at the Villas at the Wilderness Lodge will be closed October 8-November 21, 2007. The feature pool at Wilderness Lodge will be open during this refurbishment

 

[bobbiwoz]

Hidden Springs Pool at the Villas at the Wilderness Lodge will be closed October 8-November 21, 2007. The feature pool at Wilderness Lodge will be open during this refurbishment

Yikes, that's bad news for me, I love the springs pool. However the DGC should be ready for the slide of the main pool. I'll bet we will hit a water park on this trip. Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to pass this along.

Bobbi

 

[Happydinks]

Tomorrow night is Boma and Thursday is the Halloween party (first time!) and LTT. Nighty night Groupies.

Have a wonderful time at the party! We've been twice - and it is great fun! Watch out for the headless horseman at the beginning of the parades (which is a favorite of ours)! Eat lots of candy......

 

[Happydinks]

Have to say we loved VWL the best, we think we chose the right resort as our home resort.
Can't wait to go back.

You have great taste!

 

[MaryJ]

Hidden Springs Pool at the Villas at the Wilderness Lodge will be closed October 8-November 21, 2007. The feature pool at Wilderness Lodge will be open during this refurbishment

DH will be disappointed! Our plan for the first day in Nov. was to hang out at the quiet pool!

I had entertained the idea of pool hopping though. Maybe this will convince him to give it a try. Any suggestions as to where we could go? We will have to rely on Disney transportation as we won't have a car.

 

[bpmorley]

Hidden Springs Pool at the Villas at the Wilderness Lodge will be closed October 8-November 21, 2007. The feature pool at Wilderness Lodge will be open during this refurbishment

Wasn't it just closed over the summer?

 

[MAGICinMYHEART]

Wasn't it just closed over the summer?

Nope, this past summer the main pool at the Wilderness Lodge, the feature pool with the slide (Silver Creek Springs Pool) was refurbished.

This will be the quiet pool located at the Villas, Hidden Springs Pool

 

[MAGICinMYHEART]

DH will be disappointed! Our plan for the first day in Nov. was to hang out at the quiet pool!

I had entertained the idea of pool hopping though. Maybe this will convince him to give it a try. Any suggestions as to where we could go? We will have to rely on Disney transportation as we won't have a car.

As it's been a few years since I have visited the pool over at the Poly, I might just jump on the Blue Flag Resort Boat over to the CR then ride the monorail there to check out the Volcano pool. Then I would checkout the pool at the Grand Floridian.

 

[Muushka]

DH will be disappointed! Our plan for the first day in Nov. was to hang out at the quiet pool!

I had entertained the idea of pool hopping though. Maybe this will convince him to give it a try. Any suggestions as to where we could go? We will have to rely on Disney transportation as we won't have a car.

We ate at Poly the other night and their pool area was quite nice. And you would get to ride a boat AND the monorail!

I went to VWL today. Ahhhhhhhh. They were having some type of corperate meeting in the Iron Spike room. Not sure if it was Disney people or not, but kind of sad that we could not sit in there. But we were happy in the VWL lobby!

Ranger Stan was not there, we asked. HIPA laws prohibit me from saying he was out sick . I hope it was a sick of working day! Movie at the pool tonight (Toy Story 2), so off we go. Stay tuned......... Party tomorrow night! Thanks for the well wishes Happydinks.

 

[bpmorley]

Nope, this past summer the main pool at the Wilderness Lodge, the feature pool with the slide (Silver Creek Springs Pool) was refurbished.

This will be the quiet pool located at the Villas, Hidden Springs Pool

I guess I misunderstood. 2 people I work with stayed there over the summer and when they said the pool was closed I thought they meant the Villas pool.

 

[Muushka]

As it's been a few years since I have visited the pool over at the Poly, I might just jump on the Blue Flag Resort Boat over to the CR then ride the monorail there to check out the Volcano pool. Then I would checkout the pool at the Grand Floridian.

Look at that! We both came up with the same plan! Must be Karma (what ever that is ).

 

[ammo]

They were having some type of corperate meeting in the Iron Spike room. Not sure if it was Disney people or not, but kind of sad that we could not sit in there.

Muushka -- I can live with you catting around on VWL, but a corporate meeting in the Iron Spike Room? Walt can't be happy about this. What does the V in DVC stand for anyway?

 

[MAGICinMYHEART]

Look at that! We both came up with the same plan! Must be Karma (what ever that is ).

Great minds think alike.

I was thinking about the Pool Hopping perk...Have any of you ever used this option, It might be my age but I never want to pack up and visit another resorts pool.

Beckie