The VWL Groupies & Trivia Thread

[Muushka]

Thanks for the price info WidernessDad! I love this thread! Glad I found it. Everyone is so nice and I feel at home! I watched the Jon & Kate show from WDW again today so I could see the Lodge and get more excited! Can't wait! Will anyone else be there at the very end of May?

We're glad you found us too! What is the Jon & Kate show??
We won't be there in may, does wishing count??

 

[DisneyNutzy]

Good afternoon veteran groupies and newbies like myself. I was very patient and waited 7 days after closing to call member services and we are in the system! Must have just been put in as the CM I spoke to told me my points were not showing up yet but this morning when I made my first visit to the DVC members site my points were there

Now the tough part is going to be waiting for our first trip home. I can't even start planning one since we have a family reunion in October and we have already put a deposit on a vacation home for that. I guess this means an extra trip will have to be attempted within the next year.

 

[mickeymorse]

May I be the first groupie to officially say "WELCOME HOME" DisneyNutzy. Hope you get to book that first trip soon.

Hey Muushka. We are going to be there from the 23rd to the 30th. You are going earlier, right? I hope we get to meet Ranger Stan before he calls it a career.

Looking forward to pics from JT and Jill....nudge,nudge,wink,wink.

 

[Muushka]

MM, You are so on the ball with the welcome homes! I second that welcome home!

Too bad we will have already left. Maybe next time!

DisneyNutzy, let us know when your first trip home will be. We Groupies live for that stuff!!!

 

[eliza61]

Now the tough part is going to be waiting for our first trip home. I can't even start planning one since we have a family reunion in October and we have already put a deposit on a vacation home for that. I guess this means an extra trip will have to be attempted within the next year.

One thing you will find about being a groupie, DisneyNutzy is that we are a resourceful bunch. We'll find all kinds of reasons to book a trip back to the lodge.
Welcome home !!

 

[MiaSRN62]

What is the Jon & Kate show??

Hi Muushka !
It's a TV show on Discovery or TLC channel. It's a realty show about a family from central PA (they live about 2 hours from me), who have one set of twins and then had sixtuplets. So a total of 8 kids. The show follows them around as they do their day-to-day activities, and also when they go on trips. One of their visits was to WDW and they stayed at the WL.
I love the show :
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/jon-and-kate/jon-and-kate.html


DisneyNutzy ~

HOME !

Eliza...love your "welcome home" pic !

 

[jimmytammy]

We are home. We hit the weather that traveled across GA and SC last night. It was hairy for awhile. We pulled off at a rest stop in what appeared in the nick of time. A tornado touched down while we were there due east about 3 miles. We waited about an hour. Fortunately there was a meteorology student stopped and he was talking via phone with his buddies while they were giving all the info they could by radar. Turns out 4 very fast moving storms piled up one after another that spawned around 7 tornado warnings in that area. Once back on I-95 we went about 1/2 mile and there were trees down. A car had hit one of the trees but the family looked to be OK. You could smell fresh cut pine in the air very vividly. On I-26 we got into an area that was much the same. I sure was glad to see those stars come out!

Man, Im glad to be home! Cant wait to get back to my second home in Dec.

 

[MiaSRN62]

It was hairy for awhile. We pulled off at a rest stop in what appeared in the nick of time. A tornado touched down while we were there due east about 3 miles. We waited about an hour. Fortunately there was a meteorology student stopped and he was talking via phone with his buddies while they were giving all the info they could by radar. Turns out 4 very fast moving storms piled up one after another that spawned around 7 tornado warnings in that area.

Really frightening stuff Jimmytammy. I was watching about the tornado that touched down in Atlanta (so awful). I am glad you were able to get home safely. Welcome back

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Glad you got home safely Jimmytammy!

 

[mickeymorse]

JT. Glad to hear you got through that weather okay and made it home. It sure is nice knowing that there is another trip Home always just around the corner.

 

[wildernessDad]

Glad that you got home safely, jimmytammy!

 

[Island Mouse]

JT,

Glad you had a great time on your trip and were able to make it home safely. That sounds like some pretty frightening stuff to be in.

IM

 

[Granny]

JT....I'll echo everyone's sentiments and express happiness that you and your family made it home safe and sound.

Mia....my wife watches that show too! I watched an episode with her when they went snow skiing. My gosh, travelling (or even living) with 8 kids like that even with help is more than I can imagine.

And DisneyNutzy....WELCOME HOME!!!

 

[Muushka]

Whew JT, welcome home to NC! Sounds scary, glad you are safe.

Thanks Maria, I will have to check out that show! I tend to be a news junkie (I turned into my father!!! ) so it will be good for me to watch something fun.

 

[MaryJ]

JT...glad you made it home safely! We had a tornado near here about 2 years ago, and we know how scary they can be!

Granny....just noticed your new avitar! Love it!

 

[50 years Too!]

Like the rest of the groupies, I'm glad you are safe Jimmytammy!
That must have been so stressful.

 

[blossomz]

Wow...JT..what an adventure! We groupies sure whether all kinds of storms to go home (and back!). Glad you made it safely!

 

[blossomz]

Hi Muushka !
It's a TV show on Discovery or TLC channel. It's a realty show about a family from central PA (they live about 2 hours from me), who have one set of twins and then had sixtuplets. So a total of 8 kids. The show follows them around as they do their day-to-day activities, and also when they go on trips. One of their visits was to WDW and they stayed at the WL.
I love the show :
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/jon-and-kate/jon-and-kate.html


They actually live only about 45 minutes from here..It is a cute show.

 

[loribell]

loribell

Once you check in, go to the guest services and tell them you want to be flag family. Having that many days will definitely help get you in on it. Have your itenerary handy so to make sure it wont overlap. And make sure you schedule between Wed-Sat. Those are Ranger Stans workdays.

I know someone posted earlier about free internet here. It is still a pay for service, but is supposed to be free sometime this spring.
!

Thanks for the info. I will be sure to do that. Almost all of our mornings will be available. We are doing MK & AK each twice in the morning and then anything else we do will be in the late afternoon or evening. We are going to really take it easy this year.

I should have free internet then when we are there!

We are home. We hit the weather that traveled across GA and SC last night. It was hairy for awhile. We pulled off at a rest stop in what appeared in the nick of time. A tornado touched down while we were there due east about 3 miles. We waited about an hour. Fortunately there was a meteorology student stopped and he was talking via phone with his buddies while they were giving all the info they could by radar. Turns out 4 very fast moving storms piled up one after another that spawned around 7 tornado warnings in that area. Once back on I-95 we went about 1/2 mile and there were trees down. A car had hit one of the trees but the family looked to be OK. You could smell fresh cut pine in the air very vividly. On I-26 we got into an area that was much the same. I sure was glad to see those stars come out!

Man, Im glad to be home! Cant wait to get back to my second home in Dec.

What a terrible trip home. I am so glad you are home safe & sound!

 

[lisaviolet]

I'm back.

First of all, I'm so sad to have not met JT and Jill. Unorganized, obviously my fault. Shoot.

It looks like you might have been in the same area a couple of floors above us JT. We were in 1355. First door in from the back door to the VWL. So much for worrying about solid balconies. No balcony solved that issue instantly.

It was way too short. I took off one day due to the weather down and got my parents a AKV studio for two days with the points. They LOVED LOVED LOVED the Savannah view. My mother was ticking off animals. Oh that sounds bad. I mean on her sheet. The first thing she did when we arrived was to show me her animal sheet like a little girl. My father was "yelling" and chatising the giraffes for visiting one day and ignoring him the next. Bad giraffes.

So my VWL stay was very hectic. We had other family members in Orlando. And I'm such a hang out, lazy vacationer. So I didn't get enough lazy time. But my parents reaction to their AKV suite just made everything not so great for my stay wonderful. It was more than worth it.

I guess everyone craves more time at WL. A given.

Our drive down was awful. It usually takes 4-5 hours to reach Pittsburgh. It took over eight hours and many cars were in the ditch between Buffalo and Erie.

I'm so sorry to hear about your drive home JT. Scary. We were lucky and left on Friday. Very lucky.

Lisa