VWL Lovers & Groupies thread: It all started with a Moose

[ladytink75]

I get to do the happy ... I got up this morning to make our Christmas reservations... I just have to call back again on the 27th to change them around so I can get the 2bdr for our last two days... We get to spend our first Christmas vacation at our new "home"....

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

PS did you hear about the cruise that I am taking everyone on????

Yay Muushka! You're the best!!

I get to do the happy ... I got up this morning to make our Christmas reservations... I just have to call back again on the 27th to change them around so I can get the 2bdr for our last two days... We get to spend our first Christmas vacation at our new "home"....

Congrats!! And what a great place to spend Christmas!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Muush - OK, OK; we've had our fun. We were just kidding about including extended family on the cruise.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Hi Kathy, Tea potT & Muushka ! Thanks everyone for the very warm welcome back !

LOVE all the little blue dudes Musshka ! Made me smile !
And no ??? What is this about a cruise you're taking everyone on !!?? I'm there !!!!!

Maria

 

[DiznyDi]

Maria, you're back! We've missed you!
So sorry to hear about your husband, but glad to know all turned out to be OK.
What are you going back to school for?

 

[horselover]

I get to do the happy ... I got up this morning to make our Christmas reservations... I just have to call back again on the 27th to change them around so I can get the 2bdr for our last two days... We get to spend our first Christmas vacation at our new "home"....

Congratulations! We'll be there over Christmas too.

Welcome back Maria!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Hey all!!

Glad to see you back Maria!!

Thought I would share, we went to see the Glenn Miller Orchestra last night at the Carolina Theater. It has been opened since Halloween night, 1927. I told the kids it was like being stuck in the Tower of Terror for 2 hrs Not meaning that in a bad way, cause the band was great!! Love that music from days gone by, and they sounded like Miller himself would have wanted it to sound. The theater is very ornately built and is still very much like its original self. I guess thats why we are odd in liking HS so much, and find ourselves there a lot even though MK and Epcot have more to offer.

 

[cheer4bison]

Hi folks,

I just got back from the Inaugural sailing on the Disney Dream. I was there with three other Moms Panelists to help the PR team with the launch of the ship. Let me just tell you...the Dream is a beauty! For those of you who have a trip booked on the Dream, you are in for a real treat.

Here's a view of the ship while docked at Castaway Cay. The weather was a nice break from snowy New Jersey!

Here is a view of my stateroom.

I can proudly report that I rode and survived the AquaDuck! Great ride. You can definitely see down below you while you are over the side of the ship. Bone-chilling, but fun!

All in all, this was an amazing experience. I highly recommend the Dream to anyone!

I definitely feel like I was one "lucky duck" to be invited on this cruise!

 

[blossomz]

OMG!! That is soo exciting! I can hardly wait till my Feb. 27 sailing!!

I have to ask..I have a propeller clock that I got on the Wonder and it is broken. I think I know the answer is no...but is it available on Dream?

How scary is the Aquaduck? I think I want to try....

Was it warm down there?

Wow...that must have been so much fun! Thanks for the photos!

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Hi Maria! Have wondered about you and so glad everything is ok with DH. How scary!

cheer4 - Wow! How awesome for you and thanks for the photos of your trip. I am so happy for all you are getting to experience with the moms panel!

 

[horselover]

Thanks for the pics Jill! Oct. can't come soon enough. Can't wait to see the Dream in person.

Hey Muush - what are the dates for the groupie cruise? I want to be sure my calendar is clear.

 

[blossomz]

Muush...do tell!

 

[tea pot]

WOW Cheer4
That Cruise sounds amazing so glad you had such a great experience and
thanks a bunch for the pics.
I haven't been on a Disney cruise yet but this is looking very tempting

 

[stopher1]

WOW Cheer4
That Cruise sounds amazing so glad you have such a great experience and
thanks a bunch for the pics.
I haven't been on a Disney cruise yet but this is looking very tempting

Just wait for Mama Muush's Groupies Cruise tea pot! It's going to be awesome!

 

[franandaj]

Hey all!!

Glad to see you back Maria!!

Thought I would share, we went to see the Glenn Miller Orchestra last night at the Carolina Theater. It has been opened since Halloween night, 1927. I told the kids it was like being stuck in the Tower of Terror for 2 hrs Not meaning that in a bad way, cause the band was great!! Love that music from days gone by, and they sounded like Miller himself would have wanted it to sound. The theater is very ornately built and is still very much like its original self. I guess thats why we are odd in liking HS so much, and find ourselves there a lot even though MK and Epcot have more to offer.

We saw them here in Long Beach at Christmastime, just FABULOUS! The theater was much more modern than the one where you saw them, but they played great!

 

[Muushka]

Cheer4, thank you for the cruise pictures, looks fabulous! I think we may wait until 2012 or after to do a 7 nighter on the Fantasy. that's the name I think ). Heck, I am think the 10 night we are doing in April, you know, the one every is invited to book , is too short!

Thanks for the pics Jill! Oct. can't come soon enough. Can't wait to see the Dream in person.

Hey Muush - what are the dates for the groupie cruise? I want to be sure my calendar is clear.

Lets all do it in 2012! Newest ship, hopefully lower prices!!

Bloss, I hope your upcoming cruise is wonderful.

 

[blossomz]

Cheer4, thank you for the cruise pictures, looks fabulous! I think we may wait until 2012 or after to do a 7 nighter on the Fantasy. that's the name I think ). Heck, I am think the 10 night we are doing in April, you know, the one every is invited to book , is too short!




Lets all do it in 2012! Newest ship, hopefully lower prices!!

Bloss, I hope your upcoming cruise is wonderful.

Fantasy??? Sounds like a "dream" to me!!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Jill

Looks like you had a great time. Thank you for letting us live through your Moms panel experiences!

franandaj

I would pay to see them again, for sure. Great music for sure!

 

[stopher1]

Greetings friends from the Carolwood Pacific room. I'm enjoying some nice quiet time here this afternoon. Epcot was fairly light this morning, as I got on Soarin' 3x with no more than a 20 min wait. I'm sitting here enjoying a snack after having recharged my phone battery. I've taken some new pics to share after I get home again... and I can 100% say, the topiary is still Minnie, dress & all.

It's a beautiful sunny day, but windy. Nice to be out of the snow & frigid temps for a few days.

 

[kid-at-heart]

Hello all VWL Groupies,
I am excited to share the news that we are planning our first trip staying at VWL (not our first trip to Disney but to VWL). A couple of years ago we visited Yellowstone and stayed in the Old Faithful Inn. It was awesome! We had a room which overlooked the morning grazing area for the buffalos. Our 11 year old daughter woke us each morning around 5:00 to watch them as the sun rose. Ever since that stay I have wanted to visit the east coast, dare I say, version of Old Faithful Inn. Last week when I was reminding my spouse we had points expiring in Sept he suggested we go for his birthday. After I came to from my faint (husband does not like to travel and we have already taken a 4-day Disney trip this year), I asked where he would like to stay and how long. Long story - short, we were able to snag a week-long 1-bdrm VWL. I thought Rob (spouse) would want to go for three nights, studio but he said maybe a week if we could get a 1-bd. I think spouse just might be turning into a mouse junkie like the rest of us.
We are not heavy park people. We will go to the parks a few times but we like low-key family style activities, like bike riding, hiking, museum touring, etc. We have already spent a few hours visiting the WL area, riding bikes and hiking around the area. Can you suggest other activities in the WL area for our non-park times? There will be one sociable but quiet 13 year old female (yes, there is such a thing) and two tired, older parents, one who will be celebrating his birthday.

Many thanks,
kate

Photos of buffalo and coyote seen from our Old Faithful room window.