Vero Beach 2012 thread closed... see 2013

[lovin'fl]

Looks like fun. How's the weather?

 

[bobbiwoz]

It's windy and cool. Good weather for the hot tub!

 

[lovin'fl]

I just got booked...Aug 17-21 in a dedictaed 2BR.

Will probably call on Wed and cancel the 17th and 18th (Fri and Sat) and add 21-24 (Tue, Wed & Thur). Or we may leave it...DH is now talking about shooting up to Lake Buena Vista from Aug 21-23 (to go to the other park and see Harry Potter stuff).

 

[robhawk]

Hi everyone,

We are staying in a deluxe studio President's week. I just saw that the coffee maker is of the 4 cup variety. We like to bring Dunkins with us. Does anyone know if the filters are basket or cone type?? Thanks.

We will be there one month from today!!! Yipeee!!!!!

 

[tillerrw]

All booked!!! Thanks everyone on here for help and suggestions.

April 26-30 in an Ocean View Inn room.

We were planning to go sooner so we haven't looked at what's going on during the end of April. Any suggestions or tips?

 

[DisDaydreamer]

Hey Rob... thats 5/5 not 5/25 to 5/26. One night would just not be enough for me at VB

Hey Deb, Strictly a typo... trust me, had some silent comments about your length of stay.

 

[threebeesatdisney]

Where would I find information about the turtle walks where you get to watch the turtles lay eggs? Does Disney do one themselves or is it through other companies? Also, does anyone do them in late May or is it just too early for the turtles to make their nests then? Any information would be much appreciated.

 

[threebeesatdisney]

Where would I find information about the turtle walks where you get to watch the turtles lay eggs? Does Disney do one themselves or is it through other companies? Also, does anyone do them in late May or is it just too early for the turtles to make their nests then? Any information would be much appreciated.

I found this website http://myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/Seaturtle_Facilities_Walks.htm
and the information below. Is it up to date?
Does Disney do any turtle walks in MAY?

How can I see sea turtles?
Sea turtle nesting and hatching season runs May-October. Most of the turtle
nesting takes place from June-August, and hatchlings emerge about 60 days
after the nest is made. There are a number of night-time walks organized that
allow small numbers of the public to view the nesting phase, but the hatchling
phase is far too dangerous to view and there are no legal public walks to
view hatchlings. If you would like to see a hatchling, there are morning
"Turtle Troops" at the resort three times a week where the naturalist takes
you to look at the nests. Once hatchlings begin emerging, it is not uncommon
for there to be hatchlings that did not make it left behind, and you may get a
chance to see one of those.

If you are at Vero during nesting, there are various places to arrange for a
turtle walk. First, the resort offers a turtle walk lottery on Wednesdays and
Thursdays. Guests can place their room keys in a lottery at 10am, and enough
keys are drawn to fill 20 slots on the tour. There is no charge, but space is very
limited and the walk takes place on the beach @ the resort where there is about
a 50% chance that you will see a turtle.

On Tuesdays, the Caribbean Conservation Corporation hosts a free turtle walk
through Sebastian Inlet State Park. (321-985-4852) You must reserve a spot
ahead of time, and a total of 20 people are allowed on the beach. This takes
place in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, a few miles down from
Disney's Vero Beach Resort and has a 80% success rate for finding and viewing turtles.

The Caribbean Conservation Corporation also sponsors an "Adopt-A-Turtle"
program on Monday nights. There is a charge for this (I believe it is 20$ plus
10$ for each additional person in the group). This also takes place in the
Archie Carr Refuge and you must make reservations. Contact number is 1-800-678-7853.

I personally recommend one of the CCC walks, since you can make
reservations ahead of time and have a much higher chance of seeing a turtle nesting.

 

[backyardponder]

Hi everyone,

We are staying in a deluxe studio President's week. I just saw that the coffee maker is of the 4 cup variety. We like to bring Dunkins with us. Does anyone know if the filters are basket or cone type?? Thanks.

We will be there one month from today!!! Yipeee!!!!!

Unless something has changed, they are 12 cup coffee makers and use the large basket filter.

John

 

[bobbiwoz]

We're in an OVIR and we do have a 12 cup coffee maker.


Today we saw a manatee at the Ft. Pierce Manatee Observation Center. It's a very worthwhile trip!

 

[threebeesatdisney]

Does anyone know if Disney offers turtle walks the last week of May? Also, are the turtle walks only on Wed and Thurs?

 

[DisDaydreamer]

Does anyone know if Disney offers turtle walks the last week of May? Also, are the turtle walks only on Wed and Thurs?

I don't have the info about the resort. It is raffle for slots to go, but here is an alternative that starts in may

http://www.fws.gov/archiecarr/turtlewalks.html

 

[lovin'fl]

We are going to be two adults, two 15 year old boys and two 13 year old girls. Would we be better in 2 OV inn rooms instead of the dedicated 2BR? It's only going to be 5 nights (we're going to cancel the Fri and Sat night and add Tue, Wed and Thur nights), so we could probably do w/out the laundry and kitchen. I just noticed that the dedicated 2BRs don't really have a view of the ocean.

 

[robhawk]

Thanks for the coffee pot info. A 4 cup pot just wouldn't do the job for us!!

 

[threebeesatdisney]

I went online to the Disney website to make ressies there but it isn't on their site. Do I call the resort directly or don't they take reservations?

 

[iloveokw]

Call the resort for dining ressies.

 

[threebeesatdisney]

Thanks!

 

[threebeesatdisney]

Thanks!

I don't have the info about the resort. It is raffle for slots to go, but here is an alternative that starts in may

http://www.fws.gov/archiecarr/turtlewalks.html

 

[lovin'fl]

OK...all set for our 1st trip to VB...modified our resie and got exactly what we hoped for. We are lucky enough to have a 2BR (lock-off) for August 19-24 booked. I requested top floor. Now to figure out where we'll stop for 2 nights on the way home from VB.

 

[lovin'fl]

Also, the MS person just asked if I was interested in dining resies...she told me to call back to MS on or after Feb 21st. So, you can make resies with MS.