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

[Granny]

DW & I spent a lovely evening with DDad and Di...as always a wonderful time with such a great couple! Winding down on this trip and great to spend some time with such nice folks!

 

[horselover]

Happy Birthday Tea pot!!!

And in a twofer

Happy Birthday DisneyNutzy!!!

There's a birthday tomorrow!

Happy Birthday Luvvwl!!!

Happy Birthday Dizny Di !!!

Sorry I'm day late, Hope it was Magical

Shamelessly copying all of these. Happy belated birthday DisneyNutsy, Luvvwl, & Dizny Di!

We haven't been on WL/VWL property yet, but here's a picture from the monorail taken today:

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Not a great picture of any progress, but it does show how close to the monorail and World Drive the cabins will come.

There is also extensive outside work being done on VWL itself. Scaffolding, scraping, painting and staining is taking place on both sides of the villas.

I think I have officially eliminated VWL from our December trip. It's just hard to watch, and the construction noise was substantial on that side of the villas.

It didn't look like that in March. I wouldn't want to stay in one of those cabins on the end.

Boy those photos were hard to look at. Thank you for taking the time to post them though. We do want to try to switch to BLT at 7 mos. but aren't holding out much hope it will be available. I had started to convince myself keeping our VWL booking would be fine. Not so sure about that now after looking at those photos. We may need an alternative to VWL & BLT. Maybe this will be the year we're back at BCV. Turns out my 7 mo. booking day will be while we're in WDW next month. That will be a little challenging. I'll have to call MS from the bus or MK.

Kathy - thanks for posting your photos too & best wishes for your fur baby's complete recovery.

Phew took me awhile to catch up! I was going to say last week was a blur with school vacation here & college campus visits for DS17 but now I realize it's Friday & this week has disappeared as well. I don't think I've been back to post that 3 days after DS16 got his learners permit DS17 passed his road test. I was really excited about that until we got our renewal car insurance bill a couple days ago with our new teen driver's car on it. Holy crap! He needs a job ASAP to help pay some of his expenses. Last week we also visited colleges in Burlington VT & Rochester NY. So far no options have been removed from his list. I'm thinking that kind of defeats the purpose of these visits. It can't be every one of these campuses is a good fit. Unfortunately as of now his #1 choice is Rochester. Too cold, too much snow, & too long of a ride! I think the school is too big for him too but what do I know. I'm just the mom. Time will tell once we see where he gets in. I really liked Burlington VT. Lovely town on Lake Champlain. It passed the Mom's I'd feel comfortable leaving you here test.

Ramping up preparations for New Zealand & Australia. Single digit dance today! Received our itinerary yesterday. Jam packed full of good stuff. Can't wait!

I forget who's in the World now or heading there soon (read too many pages) but have a wonderful time all of you!

Have a great weekend all!

 

[Granny]

Boy those photos were hard to look at. Thank you for taking the time to post them though. We do want to try to switch to BLT at 7 mos. but aren't holding out much hope it will be available. I had started to convince myself keeping our VWL booking would be fine. Not so sure about that now after looking at those photos. We may need an alternative to VWL & BLT. Maybe this will be the year we're back at BCV. Turns out my 7 mo. booking day will be while we're in WDW next month. That will be a little challenging. I'll have to call MS from the bus or MK.

We've done that "call from MK" thing a couple of times now. Hopefully it will be okay for you, we've never had a problem other than locating a quiet spot.

I don't think I've been back to post that 3 days after DS16 got his learners permit DS17 passed his road test. I was really excited about that until we got our renewal car insurance bill a couple days ago with our new teen driver's car on it. Holy crap!

Oh yes, I remember that well. And you have another one you'll be adding relatively soon! A couple of years ago my daughters started paying for their own insurance (they are mid-20's) and it was like I got a raise! Just make sure that your son doesn't have an accident, the premiums at that point start looking like Donald Trump's income!

Last week we also visited colleges in Burlington VT & Rochester NY. So far no options have been removed from his list. I'm thinking that kind of defeats the purpose of these visits. It can't be every one of these campuses is a good fit. Unfortunately as of now his #1 choice is Rochester. Too cold, too much snow, & too long of a ride! I think the school is too big for him too but what do I know. I'm just the mom. Time will tell once we see where he gets in. I really liked Burlington VT. Lovely town on Lake Champlain. It passed the Mom's I'd feel comfortable leaving you here test.

Good luck with the college search process. At that age, most teenagers really don't know what they like and what will be a good fit. We got the same "I like them all" responses and had to really guide our kids through the selection process. Good luck to you on the choice!

Ramping up preparations for New Zealand & Australia. Single digit dance today! Received our itinerary yesterday. Jam packed full of good stuff. Can't wait!

That is such a dream trip for me! We look forward to anything you share from your trip. Have a safe and fun trip!!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Kathy - thanks for posting your photos too & best wishes for your fur baby's complete recovery.

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Ramping up preparations for New Zealand & Australia. Single digit dance today! Received our itinerary yesterday. Jam packed full of good stuff. Can't wait!

Thanks horselover! And looking forward to hearing about your trip! It's one on my list sometime down the road.

 

[twinklebug]

Ok, Y'all are giving away your ages, LOL. Good to see I'm right in the middle of the group.

So over on the construction thread it was mentioned that the name of the new DVC is Copper Creek Cabins. What do you all think of the name? I'm picturing Copper from Fox & the Hound as the mascot. I like reading the name, but rolling it off the tongue is going to take some practice as I'm getting stuck on the 'B' in cabins.

 

[pmaurer74]

Ok, Y'all are giving away your ages, LOL. Good to see I'm right in the middle of the group.

So over on the construction thread it was mentioned that the name of the new DVC is Copper Creek Cabins. What do you all think of the name? I'm picturing Copper from Fox & the Hound as the mascot. I like reading the name, but rolling it off the tongue is going to take some practice as I'm getting stuck on the 'B' in cabins.

don't like it but glad to not have another "wilderness" name

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Ok, Y'all are giving away your ages, LOL. Good to see I'm right in the middle of the group.

So over on the construction thread it was mentioned that the name of the new DVC is Copper Creek Cabins. What do you all think of the name? I'm picturing Copper from Fox & the Hound as the mascot. I like reading the name, but rolling it off the tongue is going to take some practice as I'm getting stuck on the 'B' in cabins.

We used to serve Copper Creek salmon at our restaurant. (and to be a little snooty it was better than what they serve at AP in my most humble opinion. ) I'm not completely getting the naming - Love Bay Lake but it's not like a salmon river. Is there something on the plans we haven't seen yet? So I don't really think it fits but that's just me.

 

[twinklebug]

We used to serve Copper Creek salmon at our restaurant. (and to be a little snooty it was better than what they serve at AP in my most humble opinion. ) I'm not completely getting the naming - Love Bay Lake but it's not like a salmon river. Is there something on the plans we haven't seen yet? So I don't really think it fits but that's just me.

Maybe a salmon river run will be the theme for the new pool? Watch out for the bears.

 

[Kathymford]

Count me in with no getting the name. But what do I know, I'm a California city girl. LOL

 

[Granny]

So, according to WDW News Today, the name will be "Copper Creek Cabins and Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge". So, CCCVDWL for an acronym?

I'm thinking maybe just CCC will do it. Why wouldn't they name it Silver Springs Creek Cabins and Villas? At least that would have a tie-in to the current theme. I don't think Alaska is part of the current theme, is it? Again, this is from the same source:

What is Copper Creek? It’s a name derived from the Copper River in Alaska which produces salmon that are served for a short period annually at the resort’s Artist Point restaurant. So, if this is to be believed, it sounds like the new cabins and villas will have a bit of an Alaskan theme to them.

I don't get it, but I am not surprised that they want to give it a completely separate name like this to avoid confusion with our VWL.

 

[Granny]

So, here's the latest from our beloved VWL, Observatory Post #4 where we can see that in the last two days they've added an extension on the south side of the new restaurant near the boat/bike rental shack and what we think may be a covered walkway or a bar on the north side of the restaurant heading towards Trout Pass bar.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Thanks for the pictures Granny! That is getting to be a pretty good sized building.

So, according to WDW News Today, the name will be "Copper Creek Cabins and Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge". So, CCCVDWL for an acronym?

Does anybody else remember when we had the "Kingdom Tower" coming at CR? While not bringing up the same imagery it does make me wonder where they come up with the names!?!

I'm thinking maybe just CCC will do it.

I'm of the age that I look at that and mentally add a P on the end. Maybe it is like Kingdom Tower.

Why wouldn't they name it Silver Springs Creek Cabins and Villas? At least that would have a tie-in to the current theme. I don't think Alaska is part of the current theme, is it? Again, this is from the same source:

What is Copper Creek? It’s a name derived from the Copper River in Alaska which produces salmon that are served for a short period annually at the resort’s Artist Point restaurant. So, if this is to be believed, it sounds like the new cabins and villas will have a bit of an Alaskan theme to them.

I don't get it, but I am not surprised that they want to give it a completely separate name like this to avoid confusion with our VWL.

Silver Springs sounds like a better possibility to fit into the theme. I'm also unaware of any previous Alaska connection. What's going to be a bit confusing is that the new "villas" are located in the Wilderness Lodge building. Maybe it they should just apply the KISS principal and go with Wilderness Lodge Resort Cabins and Villas similar to how they changed the Poly name. The confusion is already there with FW so I don't know if it can get much more confusing anyway. And as long as guests follow to the Villas name then even if their reservation is at VWL they'll still be at the right place.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Looking at the new pictures from Granny I thought back to our first stay at WL and the view we had. There had been a storm (or maybe two) that took a toll on the beach and they were working on repairs while we were there. Still, couldn't beat the view:

And we first enjoyed the only Alaska connection I can think of:

 

[Granny]

I'm of the age that I look at that and mentally add a P on the end. Maybe it is like Kingdom Tower.

Too funny! And I think anything they name the new place will be confusing.



And more beautiful pictures, Kathy! That was quite a view!

 

[Corinne]

Julie if you care to share, which school in Burlington? My son spent four wonderful years there --it's an awesome place to visit. New Zealand and Australia! Cannot wait to see the photos!!!!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

So, here's the latest from our beloved VWL, Observatory Post #4 where we can see that in the last two days they've added an extension on the south side of the new restaurant near the boat/bike rental shack and what we think may be a covered walkway or a bar on the north side of the restaurant heading towards Trout Pass bar.

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I watched a video from the temp concierge lounge someone had posted on the WL construction thread and was a little surprised to see that the extension going towards Trout Pass is visible just past the bar! It looks like it might come almost even with the poolside of the south wing of the main lodge?

 

[Granny]

I watched a video from the temp concierge lounge someone had posted on the WL construction thread and was a little surprised to see that the extension going towards Trout Pass is visible just past the bar! It looks like it might come almost even with the poolside of the south wing of the main lodge?

Kathy, it really looked like it was going to be a covered walkway connecting the main pool area and the quick service food location. Hard to tell but you are correct in how far it goes.

 

[MrsJobba1]

Hi
I've seen the discussion today on the name of the new dvc villas at wilderness lodge. Could someone explain where exactly they are building these?
Thanks

 

[Dean Marino]

So, here's the latest from our beloved VWL, Observatory Post #4 where we can see that in the last two days they've added an extension on the south side of the new restaurant near the boat/bike rental shack and what we think may be a covered walkway or a bar on the north side of the restaurant heading towards Trout Pass bar.

That is INDEED getting larger.... fingers crossed: it's starting to look like what it SHOULD be - a second WL Signature Restaurant. The "Red Roof Inn" (the Grand Floridian) has THREE - V&A, Citrico's, Narcoossee's. They all co-exist quite nicely . Given a really GOOD Water-side location? I'm personally going to be ANGRY if that wonderful structure ON the water turns into a combo Town Hall and Bagel Shop .

 

[sleepydog25]

Hi
I've seen the discussion today on the name of the new dvc villas at wilderness lodge. Could someone explain where exactly they are building these?
Thanks

The new Villa suites are going into the south wing of the main Lodge, at least that's the money bet and I can't imagine anything different. Otherwise, the 26 new cabins will be split between a planned 12 to the north of the main boat dock along the shore and the other 14 south of the main boat dock, mostly paralleling the current Villas building. The building in the pictures above sits on what used to be the beach between the Trout Pass Pool Bar and the old boat/bike rental building (visible in the very first picture to the far right). Personally, to my unprofessionally trained eye, the new building looks to be too low and squat to be a new signature restaurant (or home to a relocated Artist Point), nor does it appear to be aligned to offer maximum viewing of the lake as it is perpendicular to the shore vice horizontal. Why have a new signature on the lake if your views are restricted to just a few tables? Thus, my guess is that this could be a new CS (or relocated Roaring Fork) or perhaps even a combo pool bar/QS a la Bay Lake Towers, and the covered area to the left in the pics above is outdoor seating vice an actual walkway. At any rate, that's my story and I'm sticking with it. . .for now.