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

[GGGT]

Fantastic! Thanks for the update/pictures. The cabin is beautiful.....and of course CONGRATULATIONS on your water view!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Wow KAT, that's some great views!! Cant wait to see more pics and hear about all your new adventures

 

[jimmytammy]

I too love the old dark decor of VWL that once was. We used to close the curtains and sleep in and those rooms were perfect for it! I miss those days. The decor of the rooms just oozed the theming of the Lodge every step of the way, out to the quiet pool, back inside at the old Iron Spike Room(now Carolewood Pacific Room), up the wooded walkway and back to the main lobby. Cant we just hit the reverse button

 

[sleepydog25]

KAT, what a wonderful experience you must have had! I gotta say, you had me scratching my head about where your cabin was located in that first picture. I spent a good 30 seconds trying to figure out just where that was, and I kept thinking "oh, my god, KAT is still cursed!" I still hadn't quite figured it out until I scrolled down, and then I laughed and breathed a sigh of relief for you. Nice one! Now, I should know, but what is that blue building in the background of that first shot? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the items you listed. Welcome back!

 

[Granny]

Kathy...welcome back, and thanks for posting the pictures. Those cabins were certainly done in a grand style! Looks like you were in one of the "northern cabins" based on the boat going by? Seems like you were fairly close to the boat dock, which looks to be a convenient location.

How was the boat horn noise in the morning?

I'm looking forward to all your impressions from your trip, especially Skyliner and the new EPCOT fireworks show. And we have a reservation at Oga's Cantina so I'd love to hear about your impressions of that place.

Sounds like a fun trip!

 

[ErinC]

Sounded like your trip was great KAT! I'm glad your were able to finally see some water on this trip. Also glad to see your were able to the enjoy the skyliner without incident! I'm still debating what to do about park passes for our February trip for the half marathon. When is the other part of Star Wars land slated to open? I might would do a day at the studios just to see that stuff. It's so hard to think about doing the parks on a one day ticket when you are used to an annual pass. I like to slip in for a few hours and slip out. Can't bring myself to do that without an annual pass.

DD 20 slipped home and surprised me this weekend from college. I have to admit that I whined a little when she told me she wasn't coming home for fall break. I even resorted to sending her pics of the dogs and telling her they missed her. So instead of going somewhere with friends, she drove 9 hours home to see her mama (oh and her sister and dad too). She left out this morning to head back. I miss my nest being full. She did say that she was a little homesick and that made me feel a little less guilty about my tactics to get her home.

In other happy news.. I just posted 1st quarter grades. The parent emails should begin immediately! Looking forward to homecoming week at our school this week too. 7 more quarters until early retirement, and I start my dog walking business. Seriously don't know what I'm going to do when I grow up from my teaching career. Does hanging out on the groupies thread all day, every day pay much?

 

[sleepydog25]

Does hanging out on the groupies thread all day, every day pay much?

No. I tried.

 

[jimmytammy]

Flight in 30 minutes to MCO
Catching ME 1st time in many years
Staying at SSR til Fri then catch up with Will n Liz AKA will4life and sechem32 and stay in port canaveral area overnight
Catching Fantasy for an 8 night
Will try to report back whilst in the World

 

[GGGT]

Flight in 30 minutes to MCO
Catching ME 1st time in many years
Staying at SSR til Fri then catch up with Will n Liz AKA will4life and sechem32 and stay in port canaveral area overnight
Catching Fantasy for an 8 night
Will try to report back whilst in the World

Have a great trip!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Boy . . .up early to play hard! Enjoy!!!

 

[Granny]

Flight in 30 minutes to MCO

Enjoy your trip...and leave a few Mickey bars for us!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Yes, Please!

 

[Granny]

DDad...I took the liberty of rotating your excellent action photo!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Granny . . .Thanks . . . I was getting dizzy!

 

[jimmytammy]

Wow its been a whirlwind of a past 24 hours!! We arrived at MCO at 6:50 am yesterday and got checked in around 8. Grabbed a bus to MK, got APs and TIW, walked over to The Wave, bussed back to DS and hung out at Jock Lindseys for a while, checking out the many props from Indy Jones films. Will try to share a few of those in pics if I can remember how to do so

 

[jimmytammy]

Got into our room around 3 and napped til 7:30. Just hanging out in room this AM with a tasting at OKW later then Member night at Splitsville

 

[jimmytammy]

Props from Jock Lindsays
Top picture are voodoo dolls and pick used in Temple of Doom
Middle is the fertility idol that Indy sandbags for in Raiders
Lastly is Marions necklace her Dad gave her that Indy and the German military fought over to grab in the bar scene

 

[jimmytammy]

Granny
I need your help moving my middle picture upright
Casey and I enjoy a rousing game of pool when staying at SSR and OKW
now mind it, we stink at it, but we still enjoy
Also, couple of views from our Grandstand room

 

[jimmytammy]

Saw these fellows very carefully crawl off a perfectly good and stable roof out to scale the side of BLT to clean windows yesterday
They were doing so with what appeared to be much reluctance
I have done a lot of crazy things at work being in construction but nope, nada ain’t going to happen for this ol boy

 

[jimmytammy]

Liking the new bus designs