The VWL Groupies & Trivia Thread

[Muushka]

My mouth is hanging open....drooling....thanks! I needed that! The sky-high picture that is!

Any reassuring words?? HappyDinks, I have reassuring words. I had to drag my husband on that first DCL cruise (well, at first, but then as we got close to sailing, he was ready to go). He was very sick on it. The Bonine did not do for him what it did for me. We wanted to conquer our fear of cruising after that, so we booked a 4 day. Husband got the Scopolamine patches. Did great. Booked another the following year, did great. And now we have 2 more 7 day cruises booked for 2007 and 2008. How much more reassuring can I get?

I strongly recommend the patch, but try before you cruise. I think I may do it this cruise coming up also because of my problems after I get off the ship.

 

[eliza61]

Okay, just when we thought it was safe to go cruising - Les reads this! We ended up changing our cruise next year until mid-October to try and avoid some bad weather - and now she's concerned about not feeling "land worthy" when we get back to the Villas after the cruise! At this rate - we'll probably never make the boat! Any reassuring words??
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Hey Happy dinks,
Look at it this way, In september of 1987 I was a young bride enjoying a honeymoon cruise out of Puerto Rico only to be hit with Hurricane Emily. 20 years later still married to the same guy so maybe rough seas is good luck! (forget the fact that we were too young, broke and hammered to realize we were on the ss minnow)

E

 

[jimmytammy]

1st, a big HOWDY to our newest groupies, Mr. Jones and Deb

Sorry it took us so long to post. It was late yesterday before we could log on as our room was experiencing hookup issues. But all is well now.

It felt so good to wake up in our "home" yesterday. All I could say was AHHHHH.

I have pics forthcoming of just general stuff around the Lodge and also pics of the painting work being done. Also work on the pool. All this as soon as my computer wiz of a DW helps me

DS and I went to DQ for a couple hrs Sun night after we settled in and a wonderful meal at Ohana. DQ is a sensory overload for us older folks I had to rest afterwards.

Yesterday we went to Epcot. The parking lot wasnt near as full as Sun. Still lots of people at WS after 6pm. We ate at GG which was a first. I picked with Chip n Dale calling them by the others name. They both gave some pretty good and funny reaction and it made for a lot of fun. GG was good and we would eat there again.

We got to do a bunch of stuff, a lot more than we intended too. We rode Soarin and TT. Did Ellens and JIYI. Spent some time at both Innoventions. Rode LWTL and Nemo. Also MS, the mild side.

Got to see David Cassidy too. He still has a great voice. Did a 30 min show with a few songs we recognized from his Partridge days. And the girls are still swooning over him. Those pics will be coming as well.

Today we are headed to AK then back to Epcot to eat at Le Cellier then watch Illuminations.

 

[jimmytammy]

Savannah was nice. If you are a history buff like me, you probably would really enjoy it. We walked around awhile in the historic area for about 3 hrs waiting for our time to go back and eat at Lady and Sons. Got to see some really significant points of interest, like the Pirate House, the cemetary where a lot of Revolutionary era folks were buried, the Pink House, lots of monuments and went on a tour of the Weed-Sorrell house where it is supposedly the most haunted of all places in Savannah. To me, the whole area plays up the haunted bit a little overboard. We also visited Ft. Jackson. That for me was the most interesting of all the historic places we visited. And the folks who run the place were really glad to have visitors.

I have to say that eating at Paula Deens was the highlight of the trip. It was VERY, VERY delicous. I went in a bit skeptical thinking the TV show has put this thing over the top. But everything that went in my mouth was wonderful!

For me, Savannah wouldnt be on my lists of places to live. I like the historic aspect of it and the people we met there were really nice. But its downsides were mosquitoes, more abundant than we are used to at home. And they love me. I am like a walking Golden Corral for them. Also, the smell in the morning. We thought the place we were staying had really bad sewer issues our 1st morning there until we walked outside and realized it was coming from the water around the river. Im sure if you live there long enough you get used to it, but it was bad IMO. And the ghost bit again is a bit over the top.

For me personally, I could handle Fredericksburg, VA as an historical town to be from.

 

[Muushka]

forget the fact that we were too young, broke and hammered to realize we were on the ss minnow

Eliza, you do have a way with words!

JT! Awesome trip report! Savannah sounds wonderful. I need to stop there one of these days when we are on our way down. Problem is, we are always in such a hurry to get there!

I grew up in a bay area (Narragansett, RI) and I remember that smell very well. After about 2 years I got used to it.

Is Paula Dean that lady on The Food Channel, kind of stout? Sounds delicious. Another must do.

My husband has the same problem with mosquitoes as you do. And I rarely get bit. I wonder what is up with that?

I agree with your assessment of DQ. I had to get out after about 2 hours for sensory overload!

I have a mission for you Jimmy, should you choose to accept. Check your PMs!

Take care of the Lodge for us, and have a wonderful time.

 

[50 years Too!]

What a friendly (and impecable taste in resorts) group you all are!
Thanks to all of you who welcomed me to the membership.
MLK, how lucky you and your family were to be picked to be the flag family.
Thanks for sharing that awesome view.
Granny, great pic of the totem. I especially enjoyed your welcome graphic, too!

Deb

 

[MiaSRN62]

Thanks for the great pics Granny and MKL-RI

HappyDinks.....I think we will try the Scop patch next time. I've heard good things about them. Normally, it's only the first night cruising that gets to us----and we had 20 foot seas that first night which just made it worse. But everyone I ran into that had the patch (we used Bonine), seemed to be fine.

Jimmytammy.......great TR so far. Looking forward to pics. So what room/view do you have ?

 

[jimmytammy]

Mia

We are in room 4535 with a good view of the lake. We got to see a rocket launch this morning. It happened so fast that all we saw was the vapor trail

 

[MiaSRN62]

We are in room 4535 with a good view of the lake.

Sounds like u got a great room jimmytammy---higher up to see over the trees (or at least through them). I think your room is near the elevators if I'm not mistaken ? Good location. Sorry about not really getting to see the rocket launch. Is it overcast there or clear skies ? Very foggy here in the Philly area today.

 

[keliblue]

What a friendly (and impecable taste in resorts) group you all are!
Thanks to all of you who welcomed me to the membership.
MLK, how lucky you and your family were to be picked to be the flag family.
Thanks for sharing that awesome view.
Granny, great pic of the totem. I especially enjoyed your welcome graphic, too!

Deb

Hello Neighbor

Northern Cali here Just wanted to welcome you and hope to see you at the Lodge

 

[jimmytammy]

Sounds like u got a great room jimmytammy---higher up to see over the trees (or at least through them). I think your room is near the elevators if I'm not mistaken ? Good location. Sorry about not really getting to see the rocket launch. Is it overcast there or clear skies ? Very foggy here in the Philly area today.

We do have a good view of the lake. There is a patch of trees that has a good opening between them. We are near the elevators, about 3 doors down just as you enter the long hallway.

It was partly cloudy but clear in the direction towards the launch. There is a scheduled shuttle launch next Tues that we hope to see. Might try to catch that from the beach or dock area at the Lodge.

 

[jimmytammy]

Sorry to keep stacking up the posts here but just had to share. We just spoke with Ranger Stan and asked how his trip out west was. He and his "sweetie" had a good time and he got to see a lot of wonderful sites. He visited Old Faithful Inn but said he still had his heart here at "home"

We talked for about 20 mins and I told him I understood that he was seriously considering retirement. He said that he and his DW had considered it, but after realizing the health benefits were just too good to pass up, he was staying put. He also went on to say that after 18 yrs. here at the Lodge, he had met to many kind and friendly people to just walk away. He summed it up by saying that as long as the Good Lord will allow him, and as long as Disney will keep him, he is as happy as can be right here!! YEA!! is all I can say.

I told him there were lots of folks out there who want to have the chance to say hello to him and be flag family or take the Lodge tour with him. He works Wed-Sat from 7:30am-4pm. If you dont see him inside in the main lobby area he sometimes greets guests out front.

 

[Granny]

We talked for about 20 mins and I told him I understood that he was seriously considering retirement. He said that he and his DW had considered it, but after realizing the health benefits were just too good to pass up, he was staying put.

Oh, yeah!!!



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[bobbiwoz]

I will look for Ranger Stan, and I'm going to ask about being a flag family. I forget, I think 5 people is the limit for that. If DH and I can't go up, that's OK.

Bobbi

 

[MLK-RI]

The flag family limit is 6 people.

We had tried every time we've stayed at WL to be flag family, but it has always been full. You cannot sign up until check in. The CM (Jack who was wonderful and helped make it lots of fun) told us that it wasn't always a "thing", it's been really popular since the DVC families started doing it. Apparently it's mostly DVC families that know about it - most probably from the DIS boards! (He didn't say that part I did)

 

[bobbiwoz]

We've only been with the DGC once before and we did ask. There are 5 in that family. I'll ask again at check in. Thanks for the info. If we "make" it, DH will have to stay down.
Bobbi

 

[jimmytammy]

Heres a few...

So what is wrong with this pic

This was from Sun...notice the 1 flag missing. This wasnt on Ranger Stans clock. All the reason more he doesnt need to retire.

A few shots of our room

 

[jimmytammy]

Views from our balconies

 

[DISNEY FIX]

Thanks for the pics, I love them!

 

[jimmytammy]

Construction photos...

Pool area... no water

Trout Pass Bar

And painting at our wonderful villas...the guys are doing a great job!

Will add more later

Hope yall enjoy!