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

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Anniversary twinmom108!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Anniversary twinmom108!!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

All this talk of numbers, dues up or down, etc. has got me tired, I think I am going back to bed now Tammy working for an acct. firm comes home talking #s and i don't have a clue what she is talking about(same with computers)but I try to listen anyway, maybe one day I will catch on

IMO, I will be surprised if our dues don't go up this year, based on nothing but a hunch

 

[Dizny Dad]

Wow; too much thinking in the last few pages. I just "pays my dues and makes me choice" . . . .

 

[Granny]

All this talk of numbers, dues up or down, etc. has got me tired, I think I am going back to bed now Tammy working for an acct. firm comes home talking #s and i don't have a clue what she is talking about(same with computers)but I try to listen anyway, maybe one day I will catch on

IMO, I will be surprised if our dues don't go up this year, based on nothing but a hunch

Wow; too much thinking in the last few pages. I just "pays my dues and makes me choice" . . . .

All right, point taken!

With no Groupies heading to the World for the next two months, I guess my focus has been on getting through the "fretting stage" in the CCV development. Hey, at least I got past the "denial stage"!

 

[sleepydog25]

Wow; too much thinking in the last few pages. I just "pays my dues and makes me choice" . . . .

And eats me spinach. . .

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . . . . no Groupies heading to the World for the next two months . . . . . . .

 

[twinklebug]

All right, point taken!

With no Groupies heading to the World for the next two months, I guess my focus has been on getting through the "fretting stage" in the CCV development. Hey, at least I got past the "denial stage"!

We'll need some vwl imagery or videos to keep us going through the summer. For a bit of that quiet lodge feel:

 

[sleepydog25]

We'll need some vwl imagery or videos to keep us going through the summer. For a bit of that quiet lodge feel:

Sigh. Exactly what I loved about WL. Would hope it can recapture some of that feel. Love the boat horns!

 

[Granny]

We'll need some vwl imagery or videos to keep us going through the summer. For a bit of that quiet lodge feel:

Aaahhhhhhh! Just a beautiful, calming video that does capture the serenity and beauty of VWL. Hang on to this video...for this is exactly what will be missing with the conversion to Boulder Ridge.

Maybe I should close the curtains in my villa and just project this video onto the closed drapes.

Thanks for the slice of VWL today!

 

[Kathymford]

Seriously. I need to do some videos like this on my next trip for my sanity. I don't even have a trip planned at all!

 

[Lisann]

The video is similar to the DIS' Park Bench series. I love just the ambiance! Thank you. The boat horns and train whistles of MK resorts are just the best!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

All this talk of numbers, dues up or down, etc. has got me tired, I think I am going back to bed now Tammy working for an acct. firm comes home talking #s and i don't have a clue what she is talking about(same with computers)but I try to listen anyway, maybe one day I will catch on

IMO, I will be surprised if our dues don't go up this year, based on nothing but a hunch

Love my spreadsheets! Love my numbers! Love my gadgets! Love my artsy stuff! Love my peace and tranquility!

What can I say Jimmy - I'm a Gemini and I have to cover it all.

And one of these days their going to have to give the scoop on it all. Then what can we wonder about?!?!?

Enjoyed the video twinklebug - thanks! Reminded me of when a poster or two used to set up live streams from their room balconies. Just tune in and get a fix thanks to someone else's vacation!

 

[jimmytammy]

Love my spreadsheets! Love my numbers! Love my gadgets! Love my artsy stuff! Love my peace and tranquility!

What can I say Jimmy - I'm a Gemini and I have to cover it all.

And one of these days their going to have to give the scoop on it all. Then what can we wonder about?!?!?

Enjoyed the video twinklebug - thanks! Reminded me of when a poster or two used to set up live streams from their room balconies. Just tune in and get a fix thanks to someone else's vacation!

Just giving y'all a ribbing! I seriously appreciate all the input and thoughts the past couple days from you folks on this matter. I tend to go at these things blindly as I know the feelings and emotions that VWL evokes is what keeps me going. So I avoid the numbers though I shouldn't

 

[jimmytammy]

Loving hearing the sounds twinkle!! Thanks for starting my Thursday on a high note!

 

[sleepydog25]

I showed my 16-yr old daughter the most recent pics, and she simply said, "Why?" Exactly.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

So today, no number sharing other than 61! Years that is.

The DIS video of DL's celebration on July 17th. Not as splashy as the one from the 60th (Richard Sherman performed) but a nice recognition of the anniversary.

And for any who missed and would like to watch was from the 60th Kickoff:

 

[ottawagreg]

So I was playing around on the DVC Member page looking at rooms and dates. We are going for our annual December holiday trip and then a short Easter break trip in April next year. But the big trip is next summer. We are debating on when and where. I started at Boulder Canyon Wilderness Villlas to check dates. There are two things I noticed right away that I thought you groupies might like to see. Notice that Hidden Springs pool is still in the pic above the link that says "View Resort Details", which is kind of rubbing our nose in it a bit. In my humble opinion. But when one clicks on the link next to the refurbishments warning that says "view details", the pardon the pixie dust box opens. They warn prospective lodge residents that the "Hidden Springs Pool, ...will be closed through 2017." No chance of any other option than the big pool in the court yard. I thought that I would take a few minutes and share that with youse guys.

I hear that storm along bay pool is nice. What are the chances I get a late June ressie at the beach club in the seven month window? Slim and none, right? I do hope the MF(s) are too high on us owners, since all that is left now is the rooms in the villas and the grand lobby. Have a good weekend everyone. Upper 90s in north central Illinois. So we got that going for us!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

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So I was playing around on the DVC Member page looking at rooms and dates. We are going for our annual December holiday trip and then a short Easter break trip in April next year. But the big trip is next summer. We are debating on when and where. I started at Boulder Canyon Wilderness Villlas to check dates. There are two things I noticed right away that I thought you groupies might like to see. Notice that Hidden Springs pool is still in the pic above the link that says "View Resort Details", which is kind of rubbing our nose in it a bit. In my humble opinion. But when one clicks on the link next to the refurbishments warning that says "view details", the pardon the pixie dust box opens. They warn prospective lodge residents that the "Hidden Springs Pool, ...will be closed through 2017." No chance of any other option than the big pool in the court yard. I thought that I would take a few minutes and share that with youse guys.

I hear that storm along bay pool is nice. What are the chances I get a late June ressie at the beach club in the seven month window? Slim and none, right? I do hope the MF(s) are too high on us owners, since all that is left now is the rooms in the villas and the grand lobby. Have a good weekend everyone. Upper 90s in north central Illinois. So we got that going for us!

A 1br has a decent chance. The longer the stay the greater the chance you can run into a hole in the reservation but I wouldn't dismiss the possibility.

From your post it sounded like they had done the name change? It was still VWL when I was on just this morning I thought.

 

[Granny]

So I was playing around on the DVC Member page looking at rooms and dates. We are going for our annual December holiday trip and then a short Easter break trip in April next year. But the big trip is next summer. We are debating on when and where. I started at Boulder Canyon Wilderness Villlas to check dates. There are two things I noticed right away that I thought you groupies might like to see. Notice that Hidden Springs pool is still in the pic above the link that says "View Resort Details", which is kind of rubbing our nose in it a bit. In my humble opinion. But when one clicks on the link next to the refurbishments warning that says "view details", the pardon the pixie dust box opens. They warn prospective lodge residents that the "Hidden Springs Pool, ...will be closed through 2017." No chance of any other option than the big pool in the court yard. I thought that I would take a few minutes and share that with youse guys.

I hear that storm along bay pool is nice. What are the chances I get a late June ressie at the beach club in the seven month window? Slim and none, right? I do hope the MF(s) are too high on us owners, since all that is left now is the rooms in the villas and the grand lobby. Have a good weekend everyone. Upper 90s in north central Illinois. So we got that going for us!

Greg...thanks for taking the time to share the screen grab. Yes they still show the quiet pool but I'm thinking they didn't want to take a new picture of the area as it currently is and replace it with that! As Kathy points out, a 1BR has a decent chance. We've done a summer vacation in a 2BR at BCV at the 7 month window so I think the odds are okay unless you want a studio. That will be more challenging. Good luck!

A 1br has a decent chance. The longer the stay the greater the chance you can run into a hole in the reservation but I wouldn't dismiss the possibility.

From your post it sounded like they had done the name change? It was still VWL when I was on just this morning I thought.

On Greg's screen grab, they are still calling the resort VWL. And I was just on the site and they are still calling the resort VWL there. This is from 5 minutes ago.