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

[jimmytammy]

Another Body Wars blah for me too

Dad like you say, Alien Encounter is another one that was just taking up space, Stitch isnt far behind.

Like you Granny, I missed out on the Skyway. We went late 99 1st trip and my understanding was it had recently closed due to an accident.

Eliza, though Capt. EO is probably as you state it is, I am looking forward to seeing it since MJ was such a huge part of my HS yrs. MJ and Eddie Van Halen in Beat It still to this day make a great combo! I saw the video on YouTube several mos. ago of EO and thought then it was a bit lame, but hoping in the 3D effect it will help to put it over the top for me.

Something else I miss is the treat in Canada...MooseEars?? Is that right? I just remember having them one time, then poof, they are gone If it did have something to do with Moose, I guess its understood why I miss it so much. Seems like you could get them in different flavors, chocolate stands out in my mind for some reason...MooseAntlers?? Still Help me out here folks or I will go

 

[jimmytammy]

MissFitt Have a great time, know you will because you will be at the Lodge!!

Stopher and Figment, need details, details, details!!!

Bear Claws!!!!! Tammy figured it out, is that right? Knew it had some Lodge theme attached

 

[stopher1]

MissFitt Have a great time, know you will because you will be at the Lodge!!

Stopher and Figment, need details, details, details!!!

Bear Claws!!!!! Tammy figured it out, is that right? Knew it had some Lodge theme attached

I know JT! I will get some up soon... I promise. I'm also settling in to single parenting here for the next almost 2 weeks as my DW landed safely last night in CA. We actually walked off of our plane, and then met up with her for about 15 minutes before she had to board her plane. We watched her board, then went down to get our suitcases and head home. And since we homeschool our two youngest (eldest went off to the public high school this year), I'm working from home, but also being teacher. So it'll be a little later than sooner...

...but I will say that we stayed at Kidani - and actually ended up in the exact studio that my folks were in in January when we had a 2 BR. It was a crack-up. I thought the number was right at check-in. Then walking down the hall I thought it again... then sure enough when I fired up the computer that evening and looked at the pics - it WAS! It was a very girly trip. Lots of princessy stuff; lots of time on the buses; Soarin' 3x in a row (thanks to EMH morning and getting a FP right away) all with less than 10 min waits; BBB at the DTD location; Princess Storybook Dining at Akershus; MSEP; hanging out in the pool at Kidani; watching Peter Pan in the room - then later meeting him in the mess they call Fantasyland (SOOOOO many construction walls everywhere); BTMRR 3x in a row; Goofy's Barnstormer 2x in a row; Zebra Domes!; Itzakadoozies; Mickey Premium bars!; fun; laughter; snuggle time while watching the movie in the room; watching animals from the balcony; park hopping; riding Star Tours 3x on it's penultimate day before going down for the lengthy rehab & redo; giggles; tickles; memories and more galore.

 

[eliza61]

Checking in to VWL for the first time tomorrow...so excited!

That would be today!! Have a wonderful vacation.

Had a great time on my Disneymoon at VWL here was my suprise when we checked in

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So we're back from our Daddy-Daughter Adventure! And it was a lot of fun. Wishing I were still there now - but alas, everything must end at some point. Now that ticker is back up to I belive 78 days til I'm at Disneyland again... and I think 86 or 87 until I'm back in the World. Sigh.
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Welcome back you two. Glad you had wonderful trips. Stoph, finally, finally we have some trips on the drawing board. I'll pm you with the details.


Anyone have any BLT reviews? We've narrowed down our family reunion plans. I've taken my smart groupies advice and I'm abdicating alot of the reservations details to a travel agent. anyway the old guy and I are cheating, do the first 3 days with the reunion and then take our normal WL vacation the following week.

Anyone have trouble booking BLT 7 months out. We're looking at the last 10 days in August, which luckily is generally not a high dvc time.
Did you like?

 

[DaveH]

Hi all.

stopher1 sounds like a great trip.

Tarzan Rocks = pain. DW and I both were checking our ears for blood. I use to go see Black Sabbath in the 70's and they were not as loud. I enjoyed Body Wars. The Skyway was fun but could get scary if there was some wind. As lame as fight to the moon and to mars were, they were much better than Stitch. Alien Encounter was OK. I loved the view at DHS without the Hat. Loved Osborne lights on the old neighborhood. Loved Super Star Television. First time there I was the guy holding the cue card for Neil Armstrong. Loved the decorations at WDW for the holidays in the 90's compared to so little now. The lighted arches in EPCOT. The original Back lot tour was so long.

Have a great day.

 

[Granny]

...BTMRR 3x in a row; Goofy's Barnstormer 2x in a row; Zebra Domes!; Itzakadoozies; Mickey Premium bars!; fun; laughter; snuggle time while watching the movie in the room; watching animals from the balcony; park hopping; riding Star Tours 3x on it's penultimate day before going down for the lengthy rehab & redo; giggles; tickles; memories and more galore.

Christopher...sounds like a wonderful trip! Glad that it went smoothly and sounds like a lot of great memories for you and your daughter.

Anyone have any BLT reviews? We've narrowed down our family reunion plans. I've taken my smart groupies advice and I'm abdicating alot of the reservations details to a travel agent. anyway the old guy and I are cheating, do the first 3 days with the reunion and then take our normal WL vacation the following week.

Anyone have trouble booking BLT 7 months out. We're looking at the last 10 days in August, which luckily is generally not a high dvc time.
Did you like?

Eliza...never been to BLT but I don't think you'll have a problem booking at 7 months for late August. Trying for an MK view? Or the even more impressive WL view? You've got some time to plan before calling in January. I like your idea of heading to VWL for a week afterwards.

Tarzan Rocks = pain. DW and I both were checking our ears for blood. I use to go see Black Sabbath in the 70's and they were not as loud. I enjoyed Body Wars. The Skyway was fun but could get scary if there was some wind. As lame as fight to the moon and to mars were, they were much better than Stitch. Alien Encounter was OK. I loved the view at DHS without the Hat. Loved Osborne lights on the old neighborhood. Loved Super Star Television. First time there I was the guy holding the cue card for Neil Armstrong. Loved the decorations at WDW for the holidays in the 90's compared to so little now. The lighted arches in EPCOT. The original Back lot tour was so long.

Dave...always great to hear from you. Nice list of things you miss and don't miss. I think I'm glad that I didn't go to WDW in the 90's for the holidays...I've heard several comments on the decoration cut backs. Having only gone in 2006 I was quite impressed but had nothing to compare it to. Looking forward to seeing decorations on our December trip.

 

[stopher1]

stopher1 sounds like a great trip.

The original Back lot tour was so long.Have a great day.

So true, BUT, it was at least IMO, much better than the joke they call a tour today. We went on it in January for the first time since they removed Residential Street. The WAIT for the tour was seriously longer than the tram ride itself. The only cool part of that tour remaining is Catastrophe Canyon. I miss seeing the Golden Girls house.

I DEFINITELY miss looking up Hollywood Blvd and seeing the Chinese Theatre intead of that lame hat. I so wish it would go away again.

I miss the antique shops in Liberty Square. We have a wonderful old set of silver coasters from that shop from my first trip in '92. Now it's just another Christmas shop. Now I do love Christmas shops, but I much preferred the days of unique merchandise in unique shops around the World. There's just way too much homogenization in the merchandise offerings.

And I miss Superstar Television; Horizons; eating in Norway WITHOUT the princesses; the original Figment the tour buses as transportation around World Showcase; the Chef Mickey's as a restaurant at DTD - not in the Contemporary; boarding the Tram Tour over in the Animation Courtyard instead of way back at the back of Mickey Avenue; the Adventurer's Club & the rest of Pleasure Island's nightclubs; the Walt Disney Story inside the back of the Exposition Hall there on Main Street; eating at the Crystal Palace WITHOUT Pooh & Friends - it was so much better IMO as a buffeteria than a character dining location.

 

[stopher1]

Welcome back you two. Glad you had wonderful trips. Stoph, finally, finally we have some trips on the drawing board. I'll pm you with the details.

Awesome! I'll get them posted as soon as possible after you send them.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Saw these moose less than a week ago at Glacier NP! Went to a ranger talk on moose and was proud to raise my hand when he asked if anyone's favorite animal in the park was a MOOSE! Yes that would be me, Bobbi,

 

[Dizny Dad]

Bobbiwoz - Thanks for the moosetrerious photos!

 

[Granny]

Bobbi...great moose pictures. Makes me want to do a Moose Dust Dance!

 

[wildernessDad]

Bobbi, how did those moose get out of their natural habitat - Wilderness Lodge!

 

[wildernessDad]

88 days to go.

 

[Muushka]

Had a great time on my Disneymoon at VWL here was my suprise when we checked in

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Sweet!

There are hidden gems like these in every park. What started out as a very nice, simple gesture tribute by Walt to his father at DL, with a window about Elias Disney, Contractor certainly became so much more on both coasts. Window ceremonies are big things these days. The recipient, or his/her family if no longer living, not only gets the day to day silent recognition on the upper floors of Main Street - he or she also receives an individual copy of the window to keep.

But the imagineers have taken it so much farther though as well. There are "hidden" references to their kind throughout the parks. All of those headstones outside the HM name various imagineers that had something to do with the creation of the attraction. Each of the license plates on the backs of the car-tables at Sci-Fi Dine-In theatre are initials and birthdates of imagineers. Boxes, crates, and other shipping implements on Tom Sawyer Island, near Big Thunder, even Splash Mountain have various references. Just about anywhere you look you can find something.

Lots of goodies to check out!

I know JT! I will get some up soon... I promise. I'm also settling in to single parenting here for the next almost 2 weeks as my DW landed safely last night in CA. We actually walked off of our plane, and then met up with her for about 15 minutes before she had to board her plane. We watched her board, then went down to get our suitcases and head home. And since we homeschool our two youngest (eldest went off to the public high school this year), I'm working from home, but also being teacher. So it'll be a little later than sooner...

...but I will say that we stayed at Kidani - and actually ended up in the exact studio that my folks were in in January when we had a 2 BR. It was a crack-up. I thought the number was right at check-in. Then walking down the hall I thought it again... then sure enough when I fired up the computer that evening and looked at the pics - it WAS! It was a very girly trip. Lots of princessy stuff; lots of time on the buses; Soarin' 3x in a row (thanks to EMH morning and getting a FP right away) all with less than 10 min waits; BBB at the DTD location; Princess Storybook Dining at Akershus; MSEP; hanging out in the pool at Kidani; watching Peter Pan in the room - then later meeting him in the mess they call Fantasyland (SOOOOO many construction walls everywhere); BTMRR 3x in a row; Goofy's Barnstormer 2x in a row; Zebra Domes!; Itzakadoozies; Mickey Premium bars!; fun; laughter; snuggle time while watching the movie in the room; watching animals from the balcony; park hopping; riding Star Tours 3x on it's penultimate day before going down for the lengthy rehab & redo; giggles; tickles; memories and more galore.

I'm tired just reading all that you did! Welcome back and by the sounds of things, a successful daddy-daughter trip!

Hi Dave!

 

[Muushka]

Bobbi...great moose pictures. Makes me want to do a Moose Dust Dance!

Me too! Thanks Bobbi

88 days to go.

Oh good! The count keeps getting lower and lower!

We go on our cruise 2 weeks from Sunday!

 

[Nicoal13]

I miss the residential part of the Backlot tour as well. My best friends loves the Golden Girls and was so disappointed when that was removed from the tour. She never got to see it.

Of course the Adventurer's Club!!! I only went once. Didn't know what it was about the first few trips. My friends and I had so much fun there. Really sad that is gone.

DS is loving 4K. So happy he enjoys it and is being a good boy.

Ok, gotta tidy up the house, we have a showing this evening. Wish us luck!

 

[jimmytammy]

Stopher You take your time on that trip report, we will be here

Dave I get a sneaky feeling there is something going on here, Black Sabbath and Osbourne Lights

I too along with others miss the residential part of Backlot. A boy from the sticks, doesnt take much to excite him. So seeing those houses that were used as a backdrop, man, thats exciting. I remember one house that was used as a front for a house in Ernest P. Worrells Christmas movie, that was amazing to me. Told you I was from the sticks!

 

[jimmytammy]

bobbi

love the Moose pics!! Spoken by a true groupie

 

[jimmytammy]

Riding in our town this past Fri., I saw a Mickey Ice Cream Bar antennae topper with one ear missing from a bite. Told Tammy to look, look!!! I gotta get one of those!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I just received an email to attend a screening of Secretariat! How cool I'm thinking!! Then I see there aren't any in our area.

Big sigh..........