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

[Dizny Dad]

Hey, Groupie Dudes and Dudettes . . . . Thanks so much for remembering DiznyDi & I on our 41 years together. DiznyDi has been my main squeeze since 1971, starting way back in High School; one continuous party and dance. I would do it all again in a flash with her; even those pressing moments in life, because we made it thru together.

Thank you dear.



So young, so skinny, so happy. DiznyDi made her dress, and all of the Bridesmaid dresses while working full time.
And yes, before anyone asks, I had gotten a hair cut before the wedding; remember this was 1975 . . .

 

[sleepydog25]

Hey, Groupie Dudes and Dudettes . . . . Thanks so much for remembering DiznyDi & I on our 41 years together. DiznyDi has been my main squeeze since 1971, starting way back in High School; one continuous party and dance. I would do it all again in a flash with her; even those pressing moments in life, because we made it thru together.

Thank you dear.

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So young, so skinny, so happy. DiznyDi made her dress, and all of the Bridesmaid dresses while working full time.
And yes, before anyone asks, I had gotten a hair cut before the wedding; remember this was 1975 . . .

Cool pic! I half expect you to break out into a John Travolta dance move.

I'm emboldened to find past pics of myself and Luv. . .then post them.

 

[ErinC]

Awesome picture Dizny Dad! Congratulations on the 41 years. That's an amazing accomplishment. Our family just finished my parents 50th anniversary celebration a week ago. Fun times with wonderful memories.
Sounds like there are some wonderful trips being planned on this board. I'm jealous, at the moment we have nothing planned. We are still dealing with that stage in life where I find it hard to plan trips without all three kids. With the oldest in college, I'm still trying to plan around her schedule. We did VWL last Christmas, not sure when we will be back. DD 13 gets to go to Aulani( I'm very jealous) with my MIL and SIL for Thanksgiving. I guess I'll just get to hear about it from her! I know she will love it. Not sure what the rest of the family will be doing while she's gone. The other two kids think we must take a trip somewhere since their little sister will be in Hawaii and they won't.

 

[Granny]

I guess I'm doing a little general griping today as the temps hit 100+...I've been trying to log onto the DVC site to book a trip and the site is unavailable...AGAIN! I've never seen a site down as much as that site. Someone in their IT department needs to be looking for a new job.

 

[wildernessDad]

I guess I'm doing a little general griping today as the temps hit 100+...I've been trying to log onto the DVC site to book a trip and the site is unavailable...AGAIN! I've never seen a site down as much as that site. Someone in their IT department needs to be looking for a new job. View attachment 176933

It's probably a disgruntled Disney IT person, performing one final act before being replaced by a foreign worker.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I guess I'm doing a little general griping today as the temps hit 100+...I've been trying to log onto the DVC site to book a trip and the site is unavailable...AGAIN! I've never seen a site down as much as that site. Someone in their IT department needs to be looking for a new job. View attachment 176933

It truly is sad Granny. I keep thinking that one of these days they'll get someone in who recognizes they need to first deal with the functionality and then can worry about how pretty it is. Why I continue to think that I don't know since the non-DVC website annoyed me with it's huge graphics for many years prior to DVC joining in. It's most annoying whenever I take a survey about it and they spend a couple of questions asking if I liked the look and if it is befitting a company like Disney. I'd like to say they can ask me that after they make it so I can get logged in at least 99.9% of the time and am no longer crossing my fingers whenever I try and book a reservation.

 

[Granny]

WDad & Kathy...I think you are both right! Disney definitely puts a focus on form (marketing) over function (IT).

Well, just before midnight my time I was able to log on and book a trip for next May. Hooray!


From angry face to happy dance in one fell swoop!

 

[bobbiwoz]

WDad & Kathy...I think you are both right! Disney definitely puts a focus on form (marketing) over function (IT).

Well, just before midnight my time I was able to log on and book a trip for next May. Hooray!


From angry face to happy dance in one fell swoop!

Good for you! You must have hit it the single second the site worked. Down now.

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . . . I've been trying to log onto the DVC site to book a trip and the site is unavailable...AGAIN! I've never seen a site down as much as that site. Someone in their IT department needs to be looking for a new job. View attachment 176933

It's probably a disgruntled Disney IT person, performing one final act before being replaced by a foreign worker.

I understand a brilliant young IT professional, with the skills necessary to keep sites "Up and Operating", will soon be available for his next assignment. Bryan Pagliano has proven to be a remarkable resource.

 

[sleepydog25]

Awesome picture Dizny Dad! Congratulations on the 41 years. That's an amazing accomplishment. Our family just finished my parents 50th anniversary celebration a week ago. Fun times with wonderful memories.
Sounds like there are some wonderful trips being planned on this board. I'm jealous, at the moment we have nothing planned. We are still dealing with that stage in life where I find it hard to plan trips without all three kids. With the oldest in college, I'm still trying to plan around her schedule. We did VWL last Christmas, not sure when we will be back. DD 13 gets to go to Aulani( I'm very jealous) with my MIL and SIL for Thanksgiving. I guess I'll just get to hear about it from her! I know she will love it. Not sure what the rest of the family will be doing while she's gone. The other two kids think we must take a trip somewhere since their little sister will be in Hawaii and they won't.

I may be getting addled--wait, I'm certain that I am come to think of it--but I don't know that I ever gave you a proper welcome to our Groupies thread. (If I did, just pretend I didn't, ok?) Welcome!! As with anyone who visits and posts here, if you have any dates you'd like me to include on Page 1, please PM me. As for the vacation with the other two kids wanting to go someplace since sis is gone, I'm on their side!

 

[jimmytammy]

Dizzy Dad
You mentioned Di making her dress and the bridesmaids. Tammy and myself are not surprised. She is an amazing womanbut you already knew that!
Love the pic! My brother had hair that length back in the day

Granny
I have never been brave enough to book a trip online. Still use the old fashioned method of phonecause the 'puter I just don't trust. I do use it to see what's available before the call

 

[Granny]

Good for you! You must have hit it the single second the site worked. Down now.

Bobbi...in the words of that famous bear...."Oh bother!"

Granny
I have never been brave enough to book a trip online. Still use the old fashioned method of phonecause the 'puter I just don't trust. I do use it to see what's available before the call

Jimmy...I have to say that I wasn't sure Disney would ever program online booking since it is pretty complex. But I've booked our last 5 trips online and the program does an excellent job of taking the correct points (banked points first) from the correct Use Years. It also includes a borrowing step if you need that. So overall, the programming for the reservations appears to be pretty good. It's just getting the site to work that is an issue.

 

[ErinC]

I may be getting addled--wait, I'm certain that I am come to think of it--but I don't know that I ever gave you a proper welcome to our Groupies thread. (If I did, just pretend I didn't, ok?) Welcome!! As with anyone who visits and posts here, if you have any dates you'd like me to include on Page 1, please PM me. As for the vacation with the other two kids wanting to go someplace since sis is gone, I'm on their side!

Thank you for the welcome. I wish I had vacation dates to add to the calendar, but no such luck right now. I will sure let you know when we have a future date. I'm with the other kids too, we just have to convince DH!

I'm passing time by looking at Disney recipes on Pinterest. Yesterday I made a dole whip recipe. It turned out well, but even if I close my eyes and eat it, I'm still not at WDW! Oh well!

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . . . My brother had hair that length back in the day. . . .

Remember the part about having a haircut just before the wedding . . And YES she is an amazing person . . and I'm amazed that she still puts up with me.

BTW, the wedding pic was taken two years before John went delirious on the dance floor one Saturday night with a fever. Man, those were the days . . come on Groupies . tell the story. Elisa, you must have some good ones! I know Granny does.

 

[sleepydog25]

Thank you for the welcome. I wish I had vacation dates to add to the calendar, but no such luck right now. I will sure let you know when we have a future date. I'm with the other kids too, we just have to convince DH!

I'm passing time by looking at Disney recipes on Pinterest. Yesterday I made a dole whip recipe. It turned out well, but even if I close my eyes and eat it, I'm still not at WDW! Oh well!

Oh, and I believe KAT4DISNEY is the keeper of birthdays and anniversaries. . .if you dare.

 

[horselover]

Trying to make my Christmas ADRs this morning & I know you'll all be shocked by this. Website's not working. I really don't feel like calling & being on hold for an hour to make a couple dining reservations. Disney IT seriously needs to get their act together. Member site rarely work, main Disney site rarely works, agent site rarely works. It's a little ridiculous a company of this magnitude cannot have a decent, functioning IT department. And that's my rant for the day.

DDad - I too am not at all surprised that Di made her dress. I've seen her work. She's pretty darn amazing.

Happy almost weekend groupie friends!

 

[sleepydog25]

Trying to make my Christmas ADRs this morning & I know you'll all be shocked by this. Website's not working. I really don't feel like calling & being on hold for an hour to make a couple dining reservations. Disney IT seriously needs to get their act together. Member site rarely work, main Disney site rarely works, agent site rarely works. It's a little ridiculous a company of this magnitude cannot have a decent, functioning IT department. And that's my rant for the day.

DDad - I too am not at all surprised that Di made her dress. I've seen her work. She's pretty darn amazing.

Happy almost weekend groupie friends!

To paraphrase what is already a paraphrase, this just in from Disney mega-stockholders: "IT? We don't need no stinkin' IT!"

 

[ErinC]

Happy Friday! I'm so sorry that all of you are having such a difficult time with the website. I just don't understand why Disney doesn't understand the loss in revenue that they could be incurring by not have a functioning web experience. Hope no one loses out on their reservation.
I'm headed to my sister's this weekend. My girls bought me (us) tickets to go see Wicked this weekend. I've never seen it, so I'm super excited.
I was looking through some old pics. I found this one that I knew the "groupies" would appreciate. This was before it was Wilderness(less) Lodge.

 

[Granny]

Great photo Erin! Thanks for sharing. And you've captured a nice scene that will never be viewable again. But the trees, Bay Lake and a rainbow all represent the magic of that place we call home (even if we don't own points there).

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Remember the part about having a haircut just before the wedding . . And YES she is an amazing person . . and I'm amazed that she still puts up with me.

And the pics pre-haircut?

Oh, and I believe KAT4DISNEY is the keeper of birthdays and anniversaries. . .if you dare.

Yes! Anyone please let me know if you're not on the birthdays and anniversary list and would like to be added!

Trying to make my Christmas ADRs this morning & I know you'll all be shocked by this. Website's not working. I really don't feel like calling & being on hold for an hour to make a couple dining reservations. Disney IT seriously needs to get their act together. Member site rarely work, main Disney site rarely works, agent site rarely works. It's a little ridiculous a company of this magnitude cannot have a decent, functioning IT department. And that's my rant for the day.
!

And there's added irony since Disney said they went to FP+ because their guests had told them how much they like planning! Not so much fun when you do the planning and then can't do reserving! (All these surveys about what is requested must hit my junk mail and get deleted ).