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

[jimmytammy]

Welcome to the groupies michyi and Polynesian27!!!!

 

[DiznyDi]

Well Groupies, with the storms over the week-end, we lost our internet for several days.... We're back up and running this evening!

Wishing rfasset and rebecca a very Happy Anniversary!

WELCOME michyi and Polynesian27 so happy to have you join us!

 

[Polynesian27]

Hi Sleepydog, Jimmytammy & DiznyDi and thanks for the warm welcome! My wife and I will be at VWL Dec 6-13, please add us to the list!! We are so excited to see the lodge decorations for Xmas. My parents will be joining us along with my 2yr old son and soon to arrive second son!!! Yes we're crazy I think but we will have extra help lol! Does anyone have any experience with infants at the lodge? Are there any quiet areas to go on walks for nap time in the stroller that are paved? Any other advice will be great, he will be 3mo old when we visit in December!! Great thread and thanks for welcoming me to the group!!

 

[sleepydog25]

Hi Sleepydog, Jimmytammy & DiznyDi and thanks for the warm welcome! My wife and I will be at VWL Dec 6-13, please add us to the list!! We are so excited to see the lodge decorations for Xmas. My parents will be joining us along with my 2yr old son and soon to arrive second son!!! Yes we're crazy I think but we will have extra help lol! Does anyone have any experience with infants at the lodge? Are there any quiet areas to go on walks for nap time in the stroller that are paved? Any other advice will be great, he will be 3mo old when we visit in December!! Great thread and thanks for welcoming me to the group!!

I'll add you to our list on page 1*, and welcome again! VWL is perhaps the quietest resort of them all at the World, so finding quiet times and areas there shouldn't be an issue for you. Further, there is a paved bike/walking path between the Lodge and Fort Wilderness with only the occasional stroller or cyclist which would be perfect for your stroller outings. The path often features wildlife (deer, rabbits, turtles, and even a hawk once) and is approximately a mile one way. You'll love it!

*Done!

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Birthday BWV Dreamin!!!!

 

[DiznyDi]

Wishing BWV Dreamin a very Happy Birthday!
Enjoy your special day!

 

[Granny]

Happy Birthday BWV Dreamin!!!

 

[twinklebug]

Happy Birthday BWV Dreamin'

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Birthday BWV Dreamin!!! ​

 

[tea pot]

Happy Happy Birthday
BWV Dreamin

 

[tea pot]

Welcome to the groupies michyi and Polynesian27!!!!

Oh Boy New Groupies!!!!!

 

[michyi]

Thank you for the warm welcome!

I am looking at the photos of WL/VWL with Christmas decorations and I keep thinking each spot will be perfect for my Christmas card. I have like 20 "perfect" Christmas card spots. My kids will never pose nicely and smile for that many photos!

I don't want to wish away time, but I am definitely looking forward to our trip!

How far is it from the villas to the mug station for my morning coffee? I won't make coffee in my room.

 

[twinklebug]

Thank you for the warm welcome!

I am looking at the photos of WL/VWL with Christmas decorations and I keep thinking each spot will be perfect for my Christmas card. I have like 20 "perfect" Christmas card spots. My kids will never pose nicely and smile for that many photos!

I don't want to wish away time, but I am definitely looking forward to our trip!

How far is it from the villas to the mug station for my morning coffee? I won't make coffee in my room.

800 feet, maybe? It really depends on what part of the villas you're in. We like the units closest to the main lodge for drink runs. When we're located at the end of the hall, the drink cups are usually empty by the time we return to the villa (but there's really not much difference in distance, so go figure that one out.)

You'll love the villas at Christmas time. They change the music in the main lodge over to a more holiday themed version of itself, and the kids may even get a chance to sit with Santa at the tree over there. I'm not sure when he arrives, or for how long he stays, but it looks fun.

You don't need or want 20 posed pictures of kids anyway - in time it's so much better if they're making faces, pulling hair or giving the grumpy face to re-live the memories just as they were...

 

[twokats]

Birthdays and newbies!!!

Happy Birthday BWV Dreamin


And
to the newcomers

 

[whositsandwhatsits]

Hi Groupies,

I've been lurking for a bit and thought it was time to jump in. We are not DVC owners, but rent from fabulous owners each trip.

We are staying at VWL October 20-27 and I am SO excited!!! From everything I've read, it sounds like a fantastic time awaits. We have 2 little guys, so we are looking forward to being near MK and exploring all that is offered on grounds (including FW).

I look forward to getting to know the friendliest group on the boards .

~Anne

 

[jimmytammy]

Hi Groupies,

I've been lurking for a bit and thought it was time to jump in. We are not DVC owners, but rent from fabulous owners each trip.

We are staying at VWL October 20-27 and I am SO excited!!! From everything I've read, it sounds like a fantastic time awaits. We have 2 little guys, so we are looking forward to being near MK and exploring all that is offered on grounds (including FW).

I look forward to getting to know the friendliest group on the boards .

~Anne

Welcome to the groupies whositsandwhatsits!!!!
You dont have to be an owner to belong, just have a love of the Lodge

 

[whositsandwhatsits]

Welcome to the groupies whositsandwhatsits!!!!
You dont have to be an owner to belong, just have a love of the Lodge

Thank you!!! We are super excited! I am looking forward to getting to know everyone!

 

[ottawagreg]

Hello michyi and Polynesian27 and whoistsandwhatsits!

I don't have the cool graphics but I offer a friendly "How ya doin?"

It really is one of the nicest place on the world wide web. Did not know a soul when I jumped in and everyone treated me with with kindness from the get go. I am sure it will be your experience too.

greg

 

[michyi]

You guys are making me love WL without even having been there yet.

 

[sleepydog25]

Thank you!!! We are super excited! I am looking forward to getting to know everyone!

Welcome to our friendly band of Groupies! Like Greg, I was warmly welcomed a couple of years ago and have found this group to be genuinely caring to the point where many have become fast friends and hold mini-meets both at Disney and beyond. You've a right to be excited about visiting our beloved Lodge as it is the original glue that first connects us. We hope you'll get to know us and let us get to know you--and that goes for each of our new visitors. I do regret to inform you, however, that your initiation fee is due within two weeks, payable to moi. Thanks to a recently negotiated discount offer, the normal $50 fee has been reduced to $35. ;-) Again, welcome!