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

Happy New Year, Groupies!party:


I missed the excitement last night and today, I am in the room with bad backache. Ugg....so glad we saw December 30th MK FIREWORKS. Do things WHEN you can, you just never know. I hope to respond to rest, maybe urgent care tomorrow. We are to board Caribbean Prince for Panama Canal cruise on Wednesday.
Oh no sorry to hear. Hope you are feeling better soon. Any idea what triggered it?
 
I think someones having a birthday today....
According to our birthday list, today is bobbiwoz's birthday!

Happy Birthday Bobbi!:bday:
I hope you're feeling better and can celebrate your special day!
 
Thank you for the reply. I think we’re going with BWV, which is where my husband wants to stay, but I wanted to ask about BRV (my want) as it is so pretty at Christmas! I definitely plan to visit it while we are there!
You absolutely should visit the Lodge as the decorations are second to none. Moreover, that Norman Rockwell-esque picture most of us have around the holiday season is the Lodge in a nutshell. The sweeping architecture with down-home touches, the soaring music, the grand tree, and so much more make it the top place to scope out the decorations at Disney. However, while you're there, I would highly recommend heading over to FW (you can take the paved bike path--it's right at a mile one way but feels shorter) and viewing the decorations put out by many of the RVers. Some are quite elaborate, some are whimsical, and all are truly enjoyable. It's a little known treat.

ALSO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOBBI!! :bday:
 
I think someones having a birthday today....
According to our birthday list, today is bobbiwoz's birthday!

Happy Birthday Bobbi!:bday:
I hope you're feeling better and can celebrate your special day!

It is my special day, thank you!

Received a button and Crown when we checked into Vero Beach yesterday!

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Today we head south, for a Princess cruise for partial transit of Panama Canal!

My back feels SO MUCH BETTER!

But nothing is better than hearing from friends here, share the cake!:cake:

Bobbi
 

:bday: Happy Birthday Bobbi !!! :bday:

Great news to hear about your back feeling so much better. And you look like you're ready for a Princess cruise! :)

Enjoy your birthday, and your trip through the Panama Canal !!! :cool1:
 
Happy Birthday Bobbi!!!! Hope y'all have a great cruise:beach:
 
After being on hold for an hour last night, and at least an hour and 30 mins today, I finally landed the Premium Plus APs that DVC was offering. That was an adventure!! I wouldn't have waited until the last day they were offering it had I known. Our current APs run out Jan 6. But we got em, so may hit the water parks a couple times with this pass.
 
After being on hold for an hour last night, and at least an hour and 30 mins today, I finally landed the Premium Plus APs that DVC was offering. That was an adventure!! I wouldn't have waited until the last day they were offering it had I known. Our current APs run out Jan 6. But we got em, so may hit the water parks a couple times with this pass.


:eek: I'm glad I was able to purchase mine online as a lot of people reported not being able to - just did it a couple of hours ago so snuck in under the wire too. :thumbsup2 Not renewing as we have a gap and probable trips planned that work better with activating new AP's in April. But I do have to call MS - really should have done it the past day or two but I'm risking waiting until tomorrow after hearing about the wait times. I hope with the ticket deal ending it won't be so bad then.
 
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You absolutely should visit the Lodge as the decorations are second to none. Moreover, that Norman Rockwell-esque picture most of us have around the holiday season is the Lodge in a nutshell. The sweeping architecture with down-home touches, the soaring music, the grand tree, and so much more make it the top place to scope out the decorations at Disney. However, while you're there, I would highly recommend heading over to FW (you can take the paved bike path--it's right at a mile one way but feels shorter) and viewing the decorations put out by many of the RVers. Some are quite elaborate, some are whimsical, and all are truly enjoyable. It's a little known treat.

I couldn’t agree more! And, I highly recommend doing it by horse drawn carriage as we really enjoyed it that way one time!


After being on hold for an hour last night, and at least an hour and 30 mins today, I finally landed the Premium Plus APs that DVC was offering. That was an adventure!! I wouldn't have waited until the last day they were offering it had I known. Our current APs run out Jan 6. But we got em, so may hit the water parks a couple times with this pass.

We also purchased those, but last Friday. The math was just too good. Seeing a nine day trip at Easter the MYW tickets were virtually the same with the discount. So, given the purchase of PPAP’s I suspect another trip is in the works to maximize the value.....guess that means Florida for a bit and California will just be dreamin’...

And yes it has been cold! In Minneapolis it has been -10 F most nights for the last couple weeks, some days not getting above zero for highs. But, my father in law is in Alabama on the gulf coast and woke up to 20 degrees and ice in parking lots this morning (on the gulf..??? Ick!)
 
I couldn’t agree more! And, I highly recommend doing it by horse drawn carriage as we really enjoyed it that way one time!




We also purchased those, but last Friday. The math was just too good. Seeing a nine day trip at Easter the MYW tickets were virtually the same with the discount. So, given the purchase of PPAP’s I suspect another trip is in the works to maximize the value.....guess that means Florida for a bit and California will just be dreamin’...

And yes it has been cold! In Minneapolis it has been -10 F most nights for the last couple weeks, some days not getting above zero for highs. But, my father in law is in Alabama on the gulf coast and woke up to 20 degrees and ice in parking lots this morning (on the gulf..??? Ick!)
I almost suggested doing the carriage ride since that is a great way to view the lights. The ride isn't terribly expensive, either. As for cold, I survived six winters in ND, three in CO, and four in AK. So, I can do cold. . .I just hate it! Function of age, I'm thinking. Nothing fun about 13F with winds in the 25-35 mph range with gusts near 50 mph. . .in southwest VA. :surfweb:
 
:eek: I'm glad I was able to purchase mine online as a lot of people reported not being able to - just did it a couple of hours ago so snuck in under the wire too. :thumbsup2 Not renewing as we have a gap and probable trips planned that work better with activating new AP's in April. But I do have to call MS - really should have done it the past day or two but I'm risking waiting until tomorrow after hearing about the wait times. I hope with the ticket deal ending it won't be so bad then.
I tried to renew online but they don't have a feature that allows for it, only new. And crazy thing, it was showing all of us as having different passes. Mine was showing as a Premium Plus at over $700, but all others were listed as FL resident Gold. None of this was right:crazy:

I almost suggested doing the carriage ride since that is a great way to view the lights. The ride isn't terribly expensive, either. As for cold, I survived six winters in ND, three in CO, and four in AK. So, I can do cold. . .I just hate it! Function of age, I'm thinking. Nothing fun about 13F with winds in the 25-35 mph range with gusts near 50 mph. . .in southwest VA. :surfweb:
Did y'all get snow last night Patrick? We got about 1" which was just enough to make the roads like an ice rink, and cars were sliding everywhere! It would have been safer had we had 3 or more inches to allow for traction. Be glad to see this cold snap go bye bye for the whole country::yes::
 
I almost suggested doing the carriage ride since that is a great way to vthe lights. The ride isn't terribly expensive, either. As for cold, I survived six winters in ND, three in CO, and four in AK. So, I can do cold. . .I just hate it! Function of age, I'm thinking. Nothing fun about 13F with winds in the 25-35 mph range with gusts near 50 mph. . .in southwest VA. :surfweb:

Sorry, I grew up in Kansas City, Iowa, and few cities in Colorado for 25 years and even when I was in my 20s, 13F was unbelievably cold. Of course -13F was worse as it made your face feel like stinging ice was hitting you in the face all the time. Of course, maybe it seemed worse to me since I had asthma, which is always triggered by the really cold air.

Keep warm everybody. Warm air is on the way for the south this weekend. Sorry I can't say the same for the north and northeast.
 
Did y'all get snow last night Patrick? We got about 1" which was just enough to make the roads like an ice rink, and cars were sliding everywhere! It would have been safer had we had 3 or more inches to allow for traction. Be glad to see this cold snap go bye bye for the whole country::yes::
Kinda sorta not really. As I was driving in to work this morning (usually around 6:50), I could see that tiny crystallized snow that reminded me a great deal of NoDak. It was a veritable snow shower in intensity and further driven by the high winds, but it didn't stick much since the consistency is much like sand. Neighboring counties did get a little snow that stuck, and combined with the -10 to -15 wind chill factor, they cancelled classes. We simply are on a 2-hour delay schedule which is my favorite: no kids until 10, so I have 2+ hours without phone calls or other distractions and we still get credit for a full day of school. Not a fan of dustings of snow, either, for the very reason you mention. I've spent the better part of my adult life in areas that have snow--some far more than others--so I'm not scared to drive in it and I'm more than competent. However, in places such as you and I live, the roads aren't treated well and DOT crews aren't well-equipped; thus, a couple to three inches is enough to paralyze the area.

Been way too cold this winter, already. We've already had as many or more bitterly cold days up to this point as we usually have all winter, and the trend continues for the next three days. Heck, we haven't even hit the meat of winter yet. What's worse for some communities in this area is that it's been so dry since October, that they're calling for people to conserve water now. :(
 
I tried to renew online but they don't have a feature that allows for it, only new. And crazy thing, it was showing all of us as having different passes. Mine was showing as a Premium Plus at over $700, but all others were listed as FL resident Gold. None of this was right:crazy:

Yeah, I also couldn't get a renewal to pull up so would have been on hold also if I had been trying to do that. Hearing about the crazy hold times made spending the extra $90 to get a new pass a little easier! lol We're not completely set on dates for the end of the year but doing a new pass gives me more options. I'll activate in the 3rd week of April and will likely have an early April trip the following year so it seemed to make the most sense. Oh how I loved the days that Disney let you get the renewal price and your activation date would be whenever you came the next time and wasn't just an extension from your expired. So much easier to decide what to do!

About cold weather? Yuck. We have been enjoying one of the few warm pockets in the country and while we now are getting some weather I'll have to go to MN at some point. Brrrrr More and more I don't need snow and cold.
 
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Question regarding the two bedroom corner units for you Lodge experts....Pool facing corner units are they lockoffs? Touring plans states that they have a king, 1 queen and two pull out sofas... that means lock off right? I don't have lock off but really want to try to get one of those corner units....Thank you in advance
 



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