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

So the world meeting of family event is being held in Philadelphia this summer
Which I have since learned is like the world cup match for Catholics.

Philly is expecting over 1.2 million visitors. to give you some perspective, Philadelphia only has 1.5 million folks living here. Anyhoo, my house is about 6 blocks away from the Art Museum.

The pope is scheduled to visit for three days culminating with a mass on the Ben Franklin Parkway.

Some one offered me $1500 bucks a night to rent it for the Pope's Visit!!!

LOL,
of course Sid, the squid immediately said...

"Mom, ask yourself, what would Jesus do?"

Could you rent out your house?? lol, either way I'm not staying in town. I'm not a big crowd gal and it's going to be packed.

Ohhh eliza....that is gonna be one packed town! We live about 45 min outside Philadelphia (Lansdale), but my husband works in the city. He might want to schedule some vacation days!!! Traffic driving to and from work is already bad enough......
 
Hello Groupies and Happy New Year!! :wave2:

Hope you are all well and staying warm
last week It was -3 when I went out at 9 am.
of course my Florida DD keeps sending me pictures
of the beach. ;)
Well we will be heading down to
St Pete this weekend (Happy Dance :dance3: )

The new year brings Blessings of Good News!
My dear DH AKA the Big Guy as some of you know
has been working in NYC during the week
and commuting home to Boston on the weekends.
He just got the OK to work from home for most of the time
with a few short trips to NYC a month. :yay:
So he is very happy to drive down to Fl this year

On the way of course we just have to stop
at our Happy Place for a couple of nights,
Staying at SSR
So we will be attending the Member Event
for the Poly next Tues at the preview center.
Will keep you posted.

FYI, talking to my guide yesterday
the Poly will open this April.
and Booking for owners starts on Feb 11 but

Non owners can book as early as FEB 18!!!!!

Great break for your DH Joy. I bet that will be a stress-buster!
My daughter also lives in FL (90 min from the World) and sends me awesome warm, sunny beach pics! We are visiting with her for a week starting Jan 28. We will most likely visit WDW :goodvibes
Keep us posted on the Member Event for the Poly. We were thinking of taking a peek at the model but I understand you need to make an appt which is hard because we are winging this trip. No FP's.....no formal plans......just relaxing.

And Kat4Disney....Aulani! My dream trip! Have fun!!! Let us know if you can snag a Poly reservation!
 

Whoa, STEVE, great news!

If only . . . oh, I can see it now (harp music in background) . . . working at home in my PJs, shaving every third day, coffee cups piling up at the ol’ work station, soaps on the TV in the background, and plenty of time to get those dishes done for DiznyDi.

WOW, great news! Looking forward to hearing about it next time our paths cross.
 
Happy Birthday Blossomz!




So sorry I missed your birthday Sleepy!!! Hope it was a fantastic day for you!

Totally stealing this from Maria since her graphics are always so great!

Happy belated unbirthday Sleepy & happy birthday Blossomz!

Hey WD, what do you think about the lobby rehab?

I think I'm in the minority, I loved the old "lushness" of the poly. I've only saw pictures of the new lobby but it looks so 'sterile" to me.

I'll probably stay there using one of Disney's 30% off specials. not going to use the points, way too many.

You mean this borning, blah lobby?





Not a fan. They could have done so much more. Seems to be a theme with this particular renovation. Really disappointed in the all studio PVB offering. I was so hoping those rumors were wrong. The rooms (in photos anyway) don't look to be anything special either. Shower looks nice I'll give them that.

Teapot looks like I'll be missing you in Disney! :sad1: Hoping to catch up with Di though. I received the email invite to the DVC Poly preview too. Not going to go though for 2 reasons 1) I don't like what they've done & 2) I just can't fit it into the schedule. I might have gone if I had the time to do it. Perhaps they look nicer when you see them in person. Looking forward to your review!

I've been such a bad groupie. Haven't shared any photos from our Christmas trip & it was an awesome trip! I know Di saw most of the pics on FB. We got our room request which made things that much better. :cool1: I need to upload some pics to photobucket so I can share them. Wish there was a way to post directly from my computer instead of adding that extra step. I'll try tomorrow!
 
Whoa, STEVE, great news!

If only . . . oh, I can see it now (harp music in background) . . . working at home in my PJs, shaving every third day, coffee cups piling up at the ol’ work station, soaps on the TV in the background, and plenty of time to get those dishes done for DiznyDi.

WOW, great news! Looking forward to hearing about it next time our paths cross.

:rotfl2: soaps on the tv!
 
Hey WD, what do you think about the lobby rehab?

I think I'm in the minority, I loved the old "lushness" of the poly. I've only saw pictures of the new lobby but it looks so 'sterile" to me.

I'll probably stay there using one of Disney's 30% off specials. not going to use the points, way too many.

It looks okay to me, but I understand what you are saying about the lushness of the previously-existing lobby.
 
Just got back from seeing Wicked in Durham NC. Loved it!!
 
Julie....I saw your pics on FB too. They were great! I was living a bit vicariously through you!

Di.....there is a possibility I will be in WDW on Jan 29 (noticed you are there too!). I'll be in Florida for a week to visit my daughter and new sil, but we discussed doing one day at Disney and my daughter picked Jan 29. As long as the weather is good we'll probably be there. Daughter lives in Palm Coast (about 90 min from WDW) and hubby and I are staying with them for the week.
 
Julie....I saw your pics on FB too. They were great! I was living a bit vicariously through you!

Di.....there is a possibility I will be in WDW on Jan 29 (noticed you are there too!). I'll be in Florida for a week to visit my daughter and new sil, but we discussed doing one day at Disney and my daughter picked Jan 29. As long as the weather is good we'll probably be there. Daughter lives in Palm Coast (about 90 min from WDW) and hubby and I are staying with them for the week.

Nooooo!!!! I'll be there on the 29th too but that's the one day I'm tied up all day (except from 4-6). :sad1: Dang it Maria why does this keep happening to us??!!! :sad1: Enjoy the warm weather anyway! If by some miracle you're in a park from 4-6 text me & I'll try to run over!
 
Far too many to share but I'm give you a few highlights.

Poly lobby tree


GF lobby tree


GF Gingerbread house




Sorry I have to say I was very disappointed in this year's CR gingerbread display. Last year's was so much better.


I have a snowman addiction & somehow they just find me.




BC Carousel




 
Yacht Club lobby tree


YC train display






Oh look a snowman!


DS14 doing his best nutcracker imitation. When you get to MK at 7:15 there's no one there!


On to the Lodge!

This is how we measure the growth of our boys.


They have the best window displays of all the resorts IMHO.




 
One of my favorite pictures from the trip.




Outside the concierge lounge.


Isn't this the cutest thing??!! I admit I wanted to sneak it away but I resisted!


We interrupt these Lodge pictures to insert one MK picture I forgot to place in the MK section.


VWL lobby tree


I know I shared this one already but you can never get enough of the WL's tree!


And last but not least our every 2 years family portrait!


Can't wait to go back again this year!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

GO PATS!!!! No hating please! ::yes::
 
Nooooo!!!! I'll be there on the 29th too but that's the one day I'm tied up all day (except from 4-6). :sad1: Dang it Maria why does this keep happening to us??!!! :sad1: Enjoy the warm weather anyway! If by some miracle you're in a park from 4-6 text me & I'll try to run over!

Julie...it is simply INSANE how we come SO CLOSE!!!! Well, text or Facebook me. Never know. We might be able to grab a few minutes???!!! Would be nice!!!
 
Saw it in the West End in London 6-7 years ago. Great show! (Unlike Into the Woods which neither luv nor I enjoyed much.)

Glad you enjoyed Wicket Jimmy! It's on my "to-do" list.

And wow Sleepy....you guys didn't like Into the Woods? I haven't seen it yet...but was looking forward to it.
 
One of my favorite pictures from the trip.




Outside the concierge lounge.


Isn't this the cutest thing??!! I admit I wanted to sneak it away but I resisted!


We interrupt these Lodge pictures to insert one MK picture I forgot to place in the MK section.


VWL lobby tree


I know I shared this one already but you can never get enough of the WL's tree!


And last but not least our every 2 years family portrait!


Can't wait to go back again this year!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

GO PATS!!!! No hating please! ::yes::

Great pics!
 
Thanks, Kat. I love the Poly. Now if I can only hit the lotto...

Now I find I'm having a few second thoughts on trying to switch to the Poly for the same reason it isn't interesting to buy - I'd be giving up a 1BR to go to a studio. :upsidedow Just have to see what I feel like when the day arrives. Haven't stayed at the Poly in years - love the resort but never did love the rooms there. :beach: But if I let only rooms influence my stays I'd never have set foot back at the CR after the awful rooms they had in the late 90's/early 2000's. :eek:

And Kat4Disney....Aulani! My dream trip! Have fun!!! Let us know if you can snag a Poly reservation!

I'm already getting excited for the first glimpse of the islands as we fly in - just something special about that!

You mean this borning, blah lobby?


In general I think it looks ok but the tiny little "water" feature is so small compared to the previous. I read a post where someone mentioned they thought there was still a tiki or something to go on top? Hope their right! Less intricate theme exchanged for more generic decor seems to be the new theme for Disney/DVC resorts.

And they seriously need to bump up the scale on the Poly Christmas tree! It's so underscaled as a focal point now with the large water fall gone!
 



















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