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

[bobbiwoz]

@Disney loving Iowan , it seems we’ll both be at Festival of the Arts, 2024!

Our time is scheduled between WDW and VB.
Jan. 23-27 CC
Jan. 27-30 VB
Jan 30-Feb 3 BCV

Do we overlap?

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

@Disney loving Iowan , it seems we’ll both be at Festival of the Arts, 2024!

Our time is scheduled between WDW and VB.
Jan. 23-27 CC
Jan. 27-30 VB
Jan 30-Feb 3 BCV

Do we overlap?

We get in on the 30th!

 

[bobbiwoz]

There’s another person who posts here @Simba's Mom , not on this thread, perhaps, but who will be at WDW too. We have planned to meet. She’s also at BCV.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

So this morning I was going back through our previous threads to see if I could find my original Groupie comment. No luck yet. Tried a search and it isn't working. It was so nice though to go through and see some of the names of groupies we haven't heard from in a while. Wish they would stop back in and let us know how they are doing. Hey does anyone remember the tag fairy? I had forgotten all about that lol.

The tag fairy's tag still remains on my profile. lol

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Made it back from another great trip a couple of weeks ago. Was happy to be able to say hi to Jimmy, Tammy and Casey and meet the rest of their lovely family while watching the Epcot fireworks. Then we all had the fun of discovery of the gigantic Epcot bathroom back by what I think of as the additional YTK celebration pavilion. Oh the memories one makes with Groupies!
The Jambo GV was great and allowed the varying groups to hang out together with ease. Certainly nice for getting ready in the morning and winding down at night. What we were assigned was the exact last I would have requested but with only 6 of them and 1 being HA it's going to be hit or miss. Have stayed in one once before and got exactly the one requested so I'm still 50/50 on them. What we had was the Red River Hogs pen to the left and a Giraffee that liked to sleep off to the right every night. Main animal was a single Crane roaming that area and with the pop in of an occasional hoofed animal. The animal guides are not supplied in the rooms anymore and we kept forgetting to grab one from the lobby. It was the end GV and like a 5 mile walk to get to it so nobody was running back to get one either.
It's certainly a different sort of trip when you have the young ones along. This time at one point we had a 6, 5 and 3yo there, none being siblings, all only children. Oh that was so interesting to watch! Fun was had and everyone was talking about the next trip!

4 of us moved to BLT for 3 nights so I got to see the Lodge although did not stop there. Got over to FW via the returned Bay Lake boat service! Yay! So nice to have it back. Went to Hoop De Doo which was a lot of fun too. It had been a few years. The night we used the boats they were not operating it like in the past with 2 boats in opposite directions. They were going the same way and I will say it was nice to have it set up the previous way. Maybe that will eventually be brought back or maybe just a single night operation.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

There’s another person who posts here @Simba's Mom , not on this thread, perhaps, but who will be at WDW too. We have planned to meet. She’s also at BCV.

I know we had tried to meet up last time but sadly you had to cancel. Don't know if we will watch any of the concerts but maybe we can at least meet up somehow.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

A few pictures:
Had arrival night at PVB. This was the next morning.




Caught Air Supply. It was my second time seeing them at F&W.




We also did the Moana attraction. Interesting but nobody thought it would need a repeat soon.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

A few pictures:
Had arrival night at PVB. This was the next morning. View attachment 808585
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Caught Air Supply. It was my second time seeing them at F&W.

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We also did the Moana attraction. Interesting but nobody thought it would need a repeat soon.

You stayed at the Poly one night?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

A few more random pics...

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

You stayed at the Poly one night?

Yep! We had decided to fly in a day earlier than originally planned and couldn't get the Jambo GV so we were in studios. The other 2 families had jambo studios for that night. The trip for me was 1 night PVB, 7 nights Jambo GV and 3 nights BLT Lakeview.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Yep! We had decided to fly in a day earlier than originally planned and couldn't get the Jambo GV so we were in studios. The other 2 families had jambo studios for that night. The trip for me was 1 night PVB, 7 nights Jambo GV and 3 nights BLT Lakeview.

In a bungalow?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

In a bungalow?

No, just me in a standard view studio. The other 5 split up into 2 Jambo studios but I was never able to pick up a 3rd one and didn't think I'd get a lot of sleep on a sleeper sofa with my 3yo grand niece so I went for my own separate studio at PVB. haha

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

No, just me in a standard view studio. The other 5 split up into 2 Jambo studios but I was never able to pick up a 3rd one and didn't think I'd get a lot of sleep on a sleeper sofa with my 3yo grand niece so I went for my own separate studio at PVB. haha

Oh ok. I was thinking the B was for bungalow lol. We are staying at the Poly for the first time in January and I can't wait

 

[Mojomanny]

Since it was mentioned about Ranger Stan signing the Flag Family certificate so I thought I would share a photo of him doing it as well as the certificate.

 

[DonMacGregor]

Looking forward to December 4 and our VWL checkin, and looking forward to a live meet with another Groupie! @TCRAIG

Checking in on 12/3 here and can't wait. Not likely to have time for a meet up, but sending good thoughts for all who do.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Oh ok. I was thinking the B was for bungalow lol. We are staying at the Poly for the first time in January and I can't wait

Yeah, it's the most used abbreviation for DVC at Poly but does mean for the studios as well. I just didn't clarify. I've toured the Bungalows but the point requirements are more per night than the GV at some places and it's only 2 bedrooms!

 

[DonMacGregor]

Yeah, it's the most used abbreviation for DVC at Poly but does mean for the studios as well. I just didn't clarify. I've toured the Bungalows but the point requirements are more per night than the GV at some places and it's only 2 bedrooms!

But you get free boat horns from 7 am until midnight...LOL. It creates a more "immersive" experience.

 

[Corinne]

Kat, your pics as always are great…..especially Spaceship Earth! I cannot wait to see her all lit up!

 

[jimmytammy]

Made it back from another great trip a couple of weeks ago. Was happy to be able to say hi to Jimmy, Tammy and Casey and meet the rest of their lovely family while watching the Epcot fireworks. Then we all had the fun of discovery of the gigantic Epcot bathroom back by what I think of as the additional YTK celebration pavilion. Oh the memories one makes with Groupies!

KAT, It was great catching up, albeit, way too short of time! We walked all the way back towards MS after us departing only to make our way back to Norway to ride Frozen, a literal walk on. One of my nieces mentioned wanting to ride it rather than MS, and I was thinking, we could have done this while we were closer by

We have to make plans for a less impromptu meet next time and have a longer meet

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Yeah, it's the most used abbreviation for DVC at Poly but does mean for the studios as well. I just didn't clarify. I've toured the Bungalows but the point requirements are more per night than the GV at some places and it's only 2 bedrooms!

As long as I've been around I never knew that abbreviation I guess because never having stayed there I never paid attention. So what does the B stand for?