Vero Beach questions

[BellaBuggy]

Could anyone point me to where I might find more info on VB? It seems to be non-existant! We are going for 3 days in early October (after a week at VWL) and would like to know what is there. I've seen the pictures and menus on allearsnet - is there anything else out there? For instance, in researching old posts here I've heard mention of a character meal at VB, but I can't find that online anywhere.

TIA!

 

[brightspark]

Hi there, dh and I were there in Jan, so we can give you some info...
There is indeed a character meal. It's on a saturday morning and has Goofy and Donald.. it's a yummy breakfast - so go and enjoy that!

There is a swimming pool with waterslide and a play ship with water jets for the kids to play on too.

There is a mini golf course, but it's not very exciting and certainly nothing like the ones in WDW, but dh and i had fun playing on it.

You can hire bikes, and there are lots of board games and stuff available for the kids to play with.

There are kids activities planned for each day, I don't remember exactly what they all were, but I think it was a pretty good selection - I remember wishing that I was younger so I could join in some of the craft activities - lol.

The beach is nice, and you can hire all the stuff you need - chairs, cabana's. The sea was really rough when we were there - but that was in Jan!

This is all I can think of at the moment... if you have anything specific you want to know then ask away and I'll see what else I can remember!

 

[brightspark]

There's a table tennis table too, and a small games arcade

 

[DisDaydreamer]

The VB resort provides daily activities for kids & adults with the best CMs of all the resorts.

They have a nice pool & Lighthouse spiral waterslide, a REALLY cool water deck area for the real young kids, a hot Jacuzzi, miniature golf, exercise room, ping pong, bike rentals, The Green Cabin Room (bar/restaurant) has 2nd floor covered deck that has a fantastic view of the ocean and is a nice place to relax with your favorite beverage. It also has live entertainment in the evenings. At night they have a campfire / s’more roast (bring the Cutter Advanced to fend off the No-see-ums). You can rent a small catamaran or jet-ski for ocean fun. Across the street they have a lake, picnic tables, nature trail, tennis courts, and basketball courts. Disney built a private tunnel under the road to access this area. And of course they have the ocean and great waves for boogy boarding. Everything from the ocean to the pool to your room is no more than 2 minutes away walking. So it is real easy to break up your day

5 minutes away is Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge and a wildlife education center. Just a few minutes further up the road is Sebastian Inlet State Park were the Indian River meets the ocean. There are many good fishing spots around the inlet, and there are river excursions where you can see dolphins, manatee, and tons of other types of wildlife. About an hour north is Port Canaveral, (where the Magic and Wonder dock), the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex, and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge with walking and driving tours. 20 minutes south is McKee Botanical Garden (18 acres) with some REALLY cool vegetation and trees. 30 minutes south in Fort Piece is the Manatee Observation and Education Center.

Have a great trip