sleepydog25
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While perhaps not the highlight of each trip, walking into the lobby at WL certainly has to rank in the top 5 every time. . .perhaps top 3. I lived in CO, as well, for three years, and it does, indeed, evoke memories of that fine state. Further, I spent four years in AK after that, so the connection is doubly strong. At the risk of boring some of the long-term Groupies who have heard the story before, luv and I met for the first time on the beach at WL (which is one reason I will always rue their choice of putting a building up there). It was lightly raining, though the sun was still peeking out from behind a cloud, and she was stunning. We walked down the nature trail a ways, and it was as if all the years leading up to that moment were for a purpose. As you might guess, the trail is also very sentimental to us (and it will likely be paved over for the first third of it. . .sigh). Our first trip back to the World after we met? Yep, we stayed at VWL. Fast forward a few years and we chose to get married on the small verandah outside the 4th floor. That few days of our trip, it rained quite a bit, especially around noon (when our ceremony was planned). Sure enough, an hour before the ceremony, it came a gully-washer. . .but cleared up for about half an hour right before we started. Sun and dripping water, but the garlands were in place, as well as the officiant, family, and photographer. Perfect. So, yes, WL has a very special place in our hearts and minds. We bought a contract before the wedding and added 50 pts later. It's our home.
Welcome back, melk! I agree with Lakegirl that there's a solid chance the new CCVC rooms will be open by the end of this year; however, I do have a couple of caveats. First, certainly there is no guarantee that Copper Creek will be ready by then, and given DVC's track record, I could see them still working on opening all the rooms by then. Second, and perhaps more notably, I'm guessing those rooms, if ready, will be at a premium and difficult to get. Obviously, I could be wrong on both accounts.
Unlike WDW where the horses seem to disappear before noon they kept the main street vehicles going well into the afternoon and as it got busier they added more CMs walking the route to make certain people were aware and moved safely out of the way.
Seriously, no one knows for sure when the pool will open, but if memory serves me well (and it often doesn't), I believe one of the notes coming out of the timeshare meeting last month was that the pool would be open this summer, and given the new restaurant is due to open next month, I'm guessing they'll want the pool to be open by the time hot weather gets here. Still, there is no way of knowing for sure exactly when the pool will open, especially if there are issues with its construction, etc.
