VWL Groupies & Lovers Thread (Special Collectors Edition 2.5) updated 2 February 2025

[jimmytammy]

Yes, everyone needs a little boat on the big boat. I love how it's not just a little old skiff either, there's something hiding under that tarp... probably a navigational system, radio, fish finder and liquor bar.

Twinkle, if there is a liquor bar on board, then thank goodness for the navigational system too

That's not even one of the larger boats in Shelter Cover. Disney simply doesn't pay well enough to afford anything bigger than this one, sadly. Thankfully, they give each employee 10K shares of Disney stock each year as a bonus.

I picked on a former stock broker once about a Huge yacht near his place in Manteo NC being his. The thing was so large, the Navy could have used it in battle! He told me he was pretty sure the one I was talking about belonged to Tom Cruise. Then he said, you see the little boat on top of it, he might could afford that one.
The little skiff on Sleepys Boat, that's more my speed

 

[jimmytammy]

What really gave it away for me without Sleepydog admitting that it was his boat was the picture on the back of said boat

 

[jimmytammy]

Corinne
I highly suggest going to the beach house
And have one of these beauties whilst there
Dole whip w Myers rum

 

[jimmytammy]

Here is a shot of the beach area just outside the beach house at DHHI

The water is cool 50ish maybe
It’s a good thing my DS Casey (aka Capt D) was with me
A few dudes tried to push me back into the water until Casey ran up and said that’s my Dad not a whale

 

[twinklebug]

Here is a shot of the beach area just outside the beach house at DHHI

The water is cool 50ish maybe
It’s a good thing my DS Casey (aka Capt D) was with me
A few dudes tried to push me back into the water until Casey ran up and said that’s my Dad not a whaleView attachment 651469

I miss those wide flat beaches of South Carolina. Thanks for all the pics Jimmy!

 

[Corinne]

Yum, you don’t have to tell me twice Jimmy!

 

[sleepydog25]

Morning, Groupies! Top o' the Friday morning to you all.

First, it is the approaching weekend for many of you. For me, it's Sunday as I work Sat-Tue this week. And, I hope the weather will cooperate for most of you, though I see snow is headed for a few areas. Yucky poo. (Ed. note: please be advised that's a copyrighted term.)

Second, and here I owe you an apology. Wednesday night, Luv and I had dinner with JimmyTammy and Capt D at one of our favorite spots, Fishcamp on Broad Creek (yes, that's a recommendation for your next visit to HHI). It was a fun evening with fine food and drink. . .and no pictures. To heap salt on the wound, that trio came over to the house last night for more frivolity, food, and fave beverages, and a good time was had by all sitting outside at the fire pit and then chowing down on Luv's renowned Bolognese. . .and still no pictures! Totally forgot despite telling myself to NOT forget to take a picture or two. My recall and memory for such things is usually so good, I mean. . .wait. . .what was I just talking about? Oh, pictures!

At any rate, it was not just one but two official mini-meets two days running, so I thought it worthy to report on here. Truly, it was a blast catching up and swapping stories with them all. I did have to tell the three of them to calm down at the resort as we'd had multiple reports of the troublemakers in room 3121. Some guests just never behave.

Have a great weekend, Groupies!

 

[Beachmom0317]

Hi everyone! Is the construction at VWL still not happening yet? We arrive next month and have one studio for my parents at VWL and one for my fam at Copper Creek (husband, me, 5yo and 7yo). I know my kids would love to not share a bed but hubby loves the newer feel of Copper Creek. Im thinking we should swap studios with my parents and take VWL with the pull down Bambi bed. I was listening to a recent Dis podcast and Pete said VWL were gross due to needing a renovation. Is that true? We stayed November 2020 and the room was dark but I didn't mind it lol We rented points for VWL and own at CCV

 

[Lorana]

Corinne, we expect to be in HHI 4/10-4/13. Do we overlap?

We have had some health issues, so for now, I say “expect,” these are not serious things, but let’s say we are happy for no change policies on flights!

Oh! I’ll be there with DH and my two boys for our first HHI visit 4/15-4/19. We’ll just miss you!

 

[Lorana]

Yes, we are in Bldg 31 right on the farthest corner of the property, so it affords us as best a view as possible of the waterways. We made a request of Upper floor as our 1st request, with a marsh view as our 2nd request. But to be honest, I dont know if any blogs here have a "bad view", in other words, no dumpsters Heck, even KAT4DISNEY could probably land a water view here

Where/how do you make room requests? This is our first trip to HHI (April 15-19), and I feel like such a newbie!

 

[hhisc16]

Where/how do you make room requests? This is our first trip to HHI (April 15-19), and I feel like such a newbie!

When you get the email from DHHIR around 10 days in advance of your stay, you can make room requests online.
You could also call DHHIR around the 10 day mark.
Most people suggest marsh view and higher floor requests.

 

[Lorana]

Hi everyone! Is the construction at VWL still not happening yet? We arrive next month and have one studio for my parents at VWL and one for my fam at Copper Creek (husband, me, 5yo and 7yo). I know my kids would love to not share a bed but hubby loves the newer feel of Copper Creek. Im thinking we should swap studios with my parents and take VWL with the pull down Bambi bed. I was listening to a recent Dis podcast and Pete said VWL were gross due to needing a renovation. Is that true? We stayed November 2020 and the room was dark but I didn't mind it lol We rented points for VWL and own at CCV

I just returned from a glorious stay at VWL 2/22-2/27 and there’s no construction at all. No sign of refurb and cast members didn’t seem to have any info on when it would happen. We had a 2BR and it was lovely, but the coach in particular was showing its age - it sagged so much when we sat on it it exposed the bars of the pullout sofa. That said, VWL was NOT gross. Just outdated and the furniture is old and showing wear. But it was still comfortable and lovely and “home.”

That said, I will be part of the pitchfork crew if they don’t announce the refurb dates soon. ;-)

 

[sleepydog25]

Hi everyone! Is the construction at VWL still not happening yet? We arrive next month and have one studio for my parents at VWL and one for my fam at Copper Creek (husband, me, 5yo and 7yo). I know my kids would love to not share a bed but hubby loves the newer feel of Copper Creek. Im thinking we should swap studios with my parents and take VWL with the pull down Bambi bed. I was listening to a recent Dis podcast and Pete said VWL were gross due to needing a renovation. Is that true? We stayed November 2020 and the room was dark but I didn't mind it lol We rented points for VWL and own at CCV

As Lorana says, in no way, shape, or form are the rooms at VWL gross. Podcasters and vloggers have a tendency to use hyperbole to draw in viewers and pique interest sometimes leading to misinformation and exaggerated claims. Are the rooms in the VWL building in need of freshening up? Absolutely. The couches and chairs have seen better days--years ago, in fact. It can be dark in some rooms (which I'm okay with, frankly), and sometimes the furniture, in general, seems beat up and abused. However, they are clean; they have the requisite amenities; and they are serene. To be gross, in my mind, means dirt everywhere, non-working appliances, beds with drooping frames and broken down mattresses, carpet that has so many stains it looks like a mosaic. We were just there in December, and the room was lovely. Dated? Yes. Gross. Absolutely not.

Where/how do you make room requests? This is our first trip to HHI (April 15-19), and I feel like such a newbie!

So, hhisc16 has given you excellent advice. I would also suggest to call the front desk at HHI maybe 3-4 days out so that your request is fresher on the room assignor's mind. My ranking would be high floor first then marsh view second. Admittedly, the soundproofing between floors isn't the best, so it's better to be on the second floor (there are only two floors) than the first since no view from a balcony is a bad one at the resort, meaning that even if you don't get a marsh view, you'll still have a lovely vantage point to look out over the interior of the resort. It's sort of my "home" resort in a manner of speaking, so if you have any further questions, just ask!

 

[jimmytammy]

TE="sleepydog25, post: 63817519, member: 72317"]
Morning, Groupies! Top o' the Friday morning to you all.

First, it is the approaching weekend for many of you. For me, it's Sunday as I work Sat-Tue this week. And, I hope the weather will cooperate for most of you, though I see snow is headed for a few areas. Yucky poo. (Ed. note: please be advised that's a copyrighted term.)

Second, and here I owe you an apology. Wednesday night, Luv and I had dinner with JimmyTammy and Capt D at one of our favorite spots, Fishcamp on Broad Creek (yes, that's a recommendation for your next visit to HHI). It was a fun evening with fine food and drink. . .and no pictures. To heap salt on the wound, that trio came over to the house last night for more frivolity, food, and fave beverages, and a good time was had by all sitting outside at the fire pit and then chowing down on Luv's renowned Bolognese. . .and still no pictures! Totally forgot despite telling myself to NOT forget to take a picture or two. My recall and memory for such things is usually so good, I mean. . .wait. . .what was I just talking about? Oh, pictures!

At any rate, it was not just one but two official mini-meets two days running, so I thought it worthy to report on here. Truly, it was a blast catching up and swapping stories with them all. I did have to tell the three of them to calm down at the resort as we'd had multiple reports of the troublemakers in room 3121. Some guests just never behave.

Have a great weekend, Groupies!
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Sleepy,
We had a blast last night and so enjoyed the evening. You have a lovely home and neighborhood. Wishing we could have seen your pet gator, and Casey wasn't being a very good sport IMO when I offered up his bare foot in sacrifice to take one for the team
Anywho, the food, the drinks and the company were all wonderful!! And I too thought we need to take photos for goodness sakes, and alas, here we are. Not very good groupies and we may face getting kicked out of here if we dont do better next time.

 

[Corinne]

Sleepy and Jimmy~Sounds like you were living in the moment and enjoying the company. While we all would have loved to see photos, I am happy you enjoyed your visits!

 

[twinklebug]

Last moment trip to FL This week - will be at Port Orleans first night, at the house for the next few then back at Jambo for the night before we fly home to decompress.

There is no way in the world I'll be able to clear out that entire house in just this short amount of time, and I'm anxious about it. At least most of it is boxed so when I have a company come by I just point and tell them to "take it all"
Just hoping to filter through all the shipping boxes to pull out a few important things, drop off items at Good Will.

What do I do with a golf cart that needs a touch of TLC (batteries and tires)?
What do I do with 2 power washers and a table saw?

Any ideas? I contacted Give Kids the World to see if they'd take the household furnishings when I've had the place shown. I doubt they will.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Last moment trip to FL This week - will be at Port Orleans first night, at the house for the next few then back at Jambo for the night before we fly home to decompress.

There is no way in the world I'll be able to clear out that entire house in just this short amount of time, and I'm anxious about it. At least most of it is boxed so when I have a company come by I just point and tell them to "take it all"
Just hoping to filter through all the shipping boxes to pull out a few important things, drop off items at Good Will.

What do I do with a golf cart that needs a touch of TLC (batteries and tires)?
What do I do with 2 power washers and a table saw?

Any ideas? I contacted Give Kids the World to see if they'd take the household furnishings when I've had the place shown. I doubt they will.

You're not concerned about selling those items? Just clearing them out? Can you roll the out front with a free sign?

 

[twinklebug]

You're not concerned about selling those items? Just clearing them out? Can you roll the out front with a free sign?

I'd sell if I could, I need the funds. I just don't think there's time to organize the effort.
Cannot have a yard sale or drive-bys as it is a very strictly gated community.

For the more expensive items (like the golf cart I realize new ones are a mint, and while older, this one has low use) I was thinking of posting to facebook and asking for a non-refundable venmo deposit to hold until 9pm to ward off the people who just say they want something and never show up.

I'm resigned that I will not get this all done in one trip. But maybe I can at least get the house semi-staged for showing.

Edit - Sold golf cart to my mom's good friend who lived on that street. He got a good deal, I got it out of the garage Now he's asking what else I have for sale

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I'd sell if I could, I need the funds. I just don't think there's time to organize the effort.
Cannot have a yard sale or drive-bys as it is a very strictly gated community.

For the more expensive items (like the golf cart, I realize new ones are a mint, and while older this one has low use) I was thinking of posting to facebook and asking for a non-refundable venmo deposit to hold until 9pm to ward off the people who just say they want something and never show up.

I'm resigned that I will not get this all done in one trip. But maybe I can at least get the house semi-staged for showing.

It's tough to do something like that from afar. I think the facebook idea sounds pretty good - hope you can get them all sold!

And nice that you'll get in a little Disney time too!

 

[Corinne]

Cindy, I think you’re smart to recognize you simply will not be able to do it all in one trip. It is so much work, I am thinking of you and sending some your way.