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

[MiaSRN62]

Corinne....love the photos---best safari pics ever! Giraffe are my favs!!!

A very happy anniversary to you!!!!

I'm with Sleepy.....SO SAD I will never ride Maelstrom again......we get there Oct 23

 

[MiaSRN62]

So curious- what are your top 3 DVC resorts?

First of all....love the Beatles and Wings. Saw Wings in concert in the late 70's (Wings Across America tour).

My favs....really hard....I cannot speak for Aulani, GCV or VGF.
1) VWL (hands down---breathtaking resort...on Bay Lake...boat to MK)
2) Bay Lake Tower (MK views and CONVENIENCE...we walk to the MK in 9-10 min)
3)AKV (themeing and animals)

That being said....I would have no issues staying in any of them!!!

 

[MiaSRN62]

Happy Birthday Princesskat !!!

 

[Corinne]

Hi All,

Thanks for the anniversary wishes! We really are having a great time, and the weather has been fabulous, just some rain in the AM yesterday.

Here's a few more photos, they were taken with my iphone, so not great, and a tad grainy....







Tomorrow is our last day and Food and Wine begins! Mickey was hidden by some arborvitaes, but there was a space so I snapped this photo-- a few other guests saw me and did the same

 

[ottawagreg]

So curious- what are your top 3 DVC resorts?

1) The Villas at Wilderness Lodge. Of course.

2) Uhmmmm.... There are other resorts at WDW? Dang! I never knew!


I have tried to convince my wife and daughter to try others. They say no. I can't come up with a good enough reason to argue the point so that is where we go.




JT... I have not been here in a while. Sounds like the wedding day was very nice. I don't do FB so I did not see any others pics, but I'm glad that your family had a happy day. More Disney memories.

Corinne.. That is the best pic of a gorilla I have ever seen. Very good work with your camera.

Summer is fading fast in north central Illinois. Combines will be clogging our roadways very soon. Corn crop is supposed to be fantabulous! Which is a good thing.

We are starting to plan more serious now for Christmas trip. We are starting name our trips. We are calling this trip the "First Noel Trip". Too corny? I may have questions for all you groupies. We are wondering about the crowd congestion. If I have a grabber while standing in the queue at BTMR, what are my chances of making it to the ER? Just sayin.

My best to everyone.

 

[Granny]

Happy Birthday Kati !!!

 

[Granny]

ottowagreg...just shoot those questions out there. We'll be happy to help. And yes, from about December 24 to New Years the parks are jammed!

BandontheRun...nice of you to drop in on us...


And I'll toss in my top 3 list of WDW DVC resorts:

1. VWL...still stunning after all these years
2. BWV...convenience plus the liveliness of the Boardwalk area
3. BLT...convenience plus great views of Bay Lake

 

[DiznyDi]

Welcome BandOnTheRun! Always a pleasure when new folks drop in! Glad to have you here.

Let's see my 3 top resorts
1) VWL
2) Aulani - which would be #1 if I didn't live in Ohio. Flights are a small fortune and it takes all day to get there.
3) Tie between SSR / AKL We really enjoy SSR. While we love the theming of AKL and particularly Club level, the resort itself seems rather remote to us and the pools - even the 'quiet' pool are always noisy.


Wishing Kati a very Happy Birthday!

 

[horselover]

So curious- what are your top 3 DVC resorts?

1) VWL - because it's VWL!
2) BCV - love the feel of the resort & can't beat that location
3) Tie BWV & OKW - I don't love BWV as a resort but I do love the Epcot location. I love OKW but the location is a little lacking. I prefer easy access to the park be it by foot or by boat.

Great pics Corrine & happy belated anniversary!

So lots going on in my world. I just became a Great (in every sense of the word! ) Auntie again last Fri.! My oldest niece's first. A little boy. Rowan Michael.



Also returned last week from my trip to Beaches Turks & Caicos. Those that are friends with me on FB have probably already seen the pics but I'll share a few because it's a WOW! resort. Truly if you love the Caribbean, a gorgeous beach that goes on & on for miles, tons of activities (all included!) or no activities at all, great food & unlimited drinks then this is the resort for you. It's a family resort but really it's a resort for all ages. I can't say enough good things about it. I wish I had had more time to actually enjoy the resort but I will go back for sure. We got to see many different types of accommodations in all 4 villages so if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Some pics.

My room in the Italian Village. A Concierge Family Suite. Kind of ridiculous for one person but that's the room I was assigned.
Master with king bed & sleeper chair.


Kids side of the room. Bunk beds with trundle.


Gorgeous bathroom


Daytime partial view of the pool from my balcony. There's even more pool to the left that you can't see as well as an enormous hot tub.


Even better than the daytime view


The beach just goes on & on with the softest sand I've ever put my toes in.






Sorry for the supersized pictures! Those are the ones taken on my phone not my camera.

 

[horselover]

A few more.

They have 19 complimentary restaurants. This one was one of my favorites. You could go right from the pool to a table & eat with your feet in the sand & view of the ocean.


I love this picture. It would make a great spot for a destination wedding or vow renewal.


They have a water park with a lazy river & surf simulator!






I'll leave you with one more so I don't bore you with the rest. I took a lot of pictures!

 

[MiaSRN62]

Love your pics Corinne! Enjoy your last day and Food & Wine!!!

And congrats great Auntie Julie! I saw your photos on Facebook. Turks & Caicos looks stunning to say the least.

And I don't think any of us are bored by any photos! Bring 'em on!

 

[Corinne]

ottawagreg the gorilla was drinking water and it was amazing to watch. We've seen this once before a number of years ago. We enjoy the trail, but they are in the process of a refurbishment, so one must enter and exit from the same spot which makes the trail super congested.

Last day here, the one thing I will never miss? Florida newscasts! Ugh. But fireworks every night?!!??,

Sleepy safe travels!

Julie gorgeous photos and congrats on your great nephew, he's precious!

 

[DiznyDi]

Wow Julie! Looks like a beautiful resort! Thanks for sharing your pics. I may have to put that on my bucket list.
Congratulations on being a Great Aunt! A rather handsome new addition to the family.

Enjoy your last day Corinne. We always have a momentary pause of sadness seeing someones Magical Express envelope hanging on their door.

DDad and I will spending our week-end on Kelleys Island in Lake Erie with friends. Fortunately the Saturday rains have been moved back to late Sunday - and we should be on our way back home.

Enjoy your week-end, Groupies!

 

[sleepydog25]

Birthday Greetings, Kati!

Corinne: Safe travels home and we'll try to take up the vacation slack! Nice pics!

Julie/Jules: Congrats! And I may want to know more about that resort, too. Looks gorgeous!

Mia: We'll leave the lights on!

DiznyDi: Luv prefers to call the departing from a resort ME, the "Not So Magical Express."

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Birthday Kati!!!​

 

[eliza61]

So curious- what are your top 3 DVC resorts?

1) VWL. I can honestly say this was/is the only resort that we've stayed at that literally made our months hang open when we walked into the lobby.

2) BCV's our home resort. very very pretty and love the location.

3) BroadwalkVillas

Ironically enough our worst trip to the world was at the GF. In hindsight we recognized it was a serious of unfortunate events but after that I couldn't get the old guy back.

It was the year they outsourced valet, which of course is the year we traveled with 2 mobility challenged seniors, then there was a small fire in one of the kitchen hoods at park fare that caused breakfast service to be down for a day or two and one of our families reservations was lost.

I really expected locust and frogs to be next.

 

[MiaSRN62]

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It was the year they outsourced valet, which of course is the year we traveled with 2 mobility challenged seniors, then there was a small fire in one of the kitchen hoods at park fare that caused breakfast service to be down for a day or two and one of our families reservations was lost.

I really expected locust and frogs to be next.

Oh yikes eliza....not good at all.......

 

[sleepydog25]

Here in the World now. We got in yesterday, hit F & W, and then heard the menu at AP had changed to include buffalo three ways so we opted to dine there since walk-ups are usually easy there. Before dinner, we did a carriage ride and drank some bubbly along the way. Dinner at AP was very good, so that's a good sign. We are staying at VGF and I must say our room is exceptional: nicely appointed, quiet, and facing the lake where we can see the Wedding Pavilion, Poly, and even the monorail in the distance. Very, very nice. There have been a couple of minor issues, but none worthy of discussion right now. We are off to Animal Kingdom!

 

[jimmytammy]

Sleepy
Hope you have a great trip! Sounds like it has started on a positive note

 

[Granny]

Hard to believe that tomorrow is the beginning of autumn...seems like it came up real fast!





....just sayin'...