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

[ottawagreg]

Happy Easter to all you wonderful folks!!!!Our Lord is Risen!!!!

He Is Risen Indeed! But for the grace of God....

 

[jimmytammy]

Sly is right, we pegged you from the start Yall have a great trip!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Maria
Love the pics, had no idea they did this. As they say, you learn something new everyday!!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Easter Groupies!

Maria - thanks for the pictures! Those are some very cool eggs!!!

Good one Slydog! We very nearly were going to be down there at the same time as we have an anniversary coming up and DH suggested it a little over a week ago. No pet sitter though so no DL for us. Please take an extra ride on CA Screamin' for us! And Radiator Springs. And Space Mt. And lastly - Storybook Land Canal and Casey Jr. Oh - and the train thru the Grand Canyon. And of course Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and POTC and pick up a chili lime corn on the cob. And don't miss Fantasmic and also World of Color! Nevermind - have an awesome trip! But do take Luv for a birthday drink at the bar at Trader Sam's!

 

[blossomz]

Hello groupies! Happy Easter..I'm wondering if any of you have done Disney's Alaska cruise. I've booked the Rainforest Wildlife Sanctuary, Raptor Center and Totems for Ketchikan..wondering if any of you did it and was it worth it? Or is there something better! Thanks!

 

[Kathymford]

I'm not called Slydog for no good reason! Luv's birthday is Tuesday, and while it shall remain numberless, let's just say it's a milestone. Unknown to her, I've been making plans, plans that involved a lot of subterfuge and secrecy. Well, the cat's out of the bag, so to speak, as I just gave her a special card that included the following instructions: "Pack for 5 days. Warm days/cool nights." After I let that bit of news settle in, I told her the destination: Disney Land! She's never been, and though I was stationed in SoCal years ago, it's been over two decades so it will seem new to me, too. At any rate, we're flying out early tomorrow morning and wont' be back until Friday late. If you have any updates for Page 1 of our thread, please be aware I might not be able to add your trip until I return. Okay, off to pack!

You're coming to my side of the coast!! Enjoy!!! It should be a great time to come!!

 

[Turn the Page]

Happy Easter everyone!!!! May your Easter Sunday be better than mine was.

I spent my Easter with the future in-laws and it did not go well.

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Easter everyone!!!! May your Easter Sunday be better than mine was.

I spent my Easter with the future in-laws and it did not go well.

Sorry things didnt go well for you.

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Birthday Luvvwl!!!!

Yall have fun!!

 

[DiznyDi]

Sleepy - what a nice birthday surprise for luv! Have a great week! And the celebration begins.....

Turn the Page - so sorry your Easter experience with future family was less than desirable.

Hi Blossom Have never done the Alaskan cruise so I can't help with that. It's just so exciting planning such an adventure.

Maria - thanks for sharing the egg pics. Just beautiful!

Mid 70's today in Ohio and...... only 11 more sleeps.....

 

[eliza61]

Happy Easter everyone!!!! May your Easter Sunday be better than mine was.

I spent my Easter with the future in-laws and it did not go well.

Ouch!!

Let may say I share your pain. My relationship with my MIL is wonderful NOW but that definitely took some time to develop.

LOL, first of all Dh's dad was from Europe and had a very let's just say "odd" view of America. While he admired the USA he definitely did not want his son marrying an American.
Next, MIL and FIL hated each other with nuclear capability but stayed together because that generation just did not get divorced especially since they were Catholic. Let's just say we had some very interesting dinners together.

Hang in there.

 

[eliza61]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUVVWL!!​

Hope your day is Magical

 

[Corinne]

Mid 70's today in Ohio and...... only 11 more sleeps.....

Di-I'm jealous ( on both counts!)

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Easter everyone!!!! May your Easter Sunday be better than mine was.

I spent my Easter with the future in-laws and it did not go well.

Family holidays - oh the fun! So sorry that it was not the best of days. My FIL passed away long before I met DH and MIL just shortly after we married. And thankfully DH did quite well when my Mom moved in with us the last couple years of her life. However - just the past Thanksgiving was rather a holiday for the ages in my side of the family.

Hello groupies! Happy Easter..I'm wondering if any of you have done Disney's Alaska cruise. I've booked the Rainforest Wildlife Sanctuary, Raptor Center and Totems for Ketchikan..wondering if any of you did it and was it worth it? Or is there something better! Thanks!

We did an Alaskan cruise for my nephews wedding 2 years ago however it wasn't Disney although they all make most of the same stops. But we didn't do that excursion! In Ketchikan we just winged it and ended up walking around town and going to the Lumberjack show although I came very close to going on a seaplane tour and wish I had. I spoke to a couple of people who did the Wildlife/totem tour and it sounded like they had really enjoyed it and it's one I'd be considering about if we ever went back.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

You're coming to my side of the coast!! Enjoy!!! It should be a great time to come!!

Where do you live Kathy? My Dad's sister lived in Long Beach so though I grew up in MN I also got to make trips to DL every few years as a kid when we would visit. Thought it was wonderful that DL was so close to them!

 

[rusafee1183]

Hello groupies! Happy Easter..I'm wondering if any of you have done Disney's Alaska cruise. I've booked the Rainforest Wildlife Sanctuary, Raptor Center and Totems for Ketchikan..wondering if any of you did it and was it worth it? Or is there something better! Thanks!

We did an Alaskan cruise last May, but with Norwegian and not DCL. I hated the cruise line, but Alaska was one of the most incredible places we have ever seen. In Juneau, we went to the Mendenhall glacier, in Ketchikan we also winged it and just spent a lot of time on Creek Street shopping and wandering around taking photos. When we were in Skagway was when we did an amazing excursion through Dyea Dave. It was a tour through the Yukon up to Emerald Lake. They give you the option to go up one way and take the train back, take the train up and take the tour back (both additional costs for the train ticket) or take the tour round trip. We did the tour RT, and it was awesome! It was like half the cost of any tour on the ship.

I know you asked specifically about Ketchikan, but I figured this was worth mentioning! We really loved that excursion and recommend it all the time!

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[blossomz]

Thanks for the Alaska advice! I'm so tempted by the floatplanes but I was told if the weather is bad (mid-July) we could be left with nothing! I'm torn!!

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[KAT4DISNEY]

Thanks for the Alaska advice! I'm so tempted by the floatplanes but I was told if the weather is bad (mid-July) we could be left with nothing! I'm torn!!

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We woke up to a nice day which is why I almost went with the plane but didn't feel like heading out alone that day and nobody else wanted to.

I'll say that in Skagway we did the White hall train/bus tour back with a stop in Liarsville (where they mentioned they had just been approved to work with Disney cruises). Liarsville was a cute add on but not a destination for us but the train was great. And in Juneau we did a whale/wildlife watch that was excellent. Actually we did not pre-book a single tour and just saw how the weather was and then got into something and never had a problem although I know that a few tours were sold out but it's not impossible to wing it. Same thing with a Bahamas cruise with my cousin - nothing pre-booked for tours. In Ketchikan there are a lot of tour operators right when you get off the boat and I think that would be the easiest place if you wanted to just wait and see about weather for the planes. But then we're pretty easy going about if we get things or not. We also were on NCL - actually liked the cruise a lot.

 

[Dizny Dad]

...... only 11 more sleeps.....

She is referring to me . . . DiznyDi has only 9 more sleeps . . believe me!

 

[Turn the Page]

Family holidays - oh the fun! So sorry that it was not the best of days. My FIL passed away long before I met DH and MIL just shortly after we married. And thankfully DH did quite well when my Mom moved in with us the last couple years of her life. However - just the past Thanksgiving was rather a holiday for the ages in my side of the family.

I generally get along with them well, the issue is DSD4 has issues. Definitely behavioral issues and quite possibly more. The IL's can't admit there might be something wrong and that causes tension. Yesterday, as usual, DSD was bouncing off the walls and not listening when BF and I told her to settle down so eventually I put her in time out so until she calmed down. As usual, she threw a scream fit while in there and I told MIL that it just kills BF when she throws a fit like that and she said "oh it kills me too. I can't stand to hear a child cry." I told her that frankly it doesn't bother me when DSD throws a fit like that. She has to learn to listen and that she doesn't get her way all the time and MIL said "the reason it doesn't bother you is because DSD isn't your blood." Gee thanks. BF is absolutely furious with his mother now. Fun times.