VWL Lovers & Groupies Thread: Meese-ka, Mice-ka MOOSE-kateers

[stopher1]

VWL Lovers & Groupies Thread continuing where we left off... and beginning anew with a quote from our beloved eliza who's started each of our previous threads....

…You know the feeling; it usually starts building right after you make your reservations. A slow excitement kicks in, a happy anticipation that soon (although, not soon enough) you’ll be back.

You can’t explain it; logically you know there may be more exotic or beautiful places out there. Heck, some folks think it doesn’t even compare to its name sake but all that doesn’t matter to you. All you can think is soon, so very soon you’ll be there.

And then it comes, the moment you turn onto Timberland Dr. You smile a quiet smile full of joy that says YES!! Finally, I’m here & in the tiny amount of time it takes to pass through the gates until you finally see her, you are completely, blissfully happy. Is it your imagination or do you think she smiles back at you, a feeling that no matter how long it’s been since you last visited, she is glad to see you, welcomes you home, whispers to you of a week full of good times.

Yes, you definitely know the feeling, All the previous weeks, months and even years of waiting, all the times real life dropped an anvil on your head, have all been worth it for this feeling.

Welcome to the Wilderness Lodge Groupies Forum. Come on in and say hello! We’ve got a moose mom, wilderness Dad and a Granny (yep, he’s a guy), we’ve got a Teapot and an Inkman, a Muushka, an Iowan that really loves Disney and a whole host of folks who love the Wilderness Lodge.

Here are but a few of our friendly lot of Groupies...

2011 December Groupie Meet

2010 December Groupie Meet

…We share pictures, trip reports birthday wishes and stories and when you start to feel like a flat cartoon character from real life dropping all those anvils on ya, we’ve got well wishes to pump you back up.

Come and sit a spell!!

Oh, let us know when you’re traveling and your birthday. We’ll eat cake with ya too!!

And from our own tired canine friend, sometimes known as Patrick...

Let each of us, one and all, welcome you to the Lodge!
As you'll soon see our group is quite the hodgepodge;
Come on over, pull up a rocker, and please have a seat,
'Cause we're friendly, relaxed, laid-back, and almost always upbeat.

This is the place for stories told and wishes fulfilled and fine,
So, grab a hot cocoa (or in my case a nice glass of wine);
Here's where acquaintances become neighbors then turn into friends,
So, sit a spell, get comfy, and let your thoughts be cleansed.
Get to know our merry band (we're truly not loons),
There is but one rule: be sure to hit the spittoons.

Welcome!

Welcome!!

 

[stopher1]

Our Groupies Vacations List

Whenever you are ready with a new vacation that you would like added to the list - please just PM me and I'll take care of adding it. IF you post it in the thread itself... it might get missed. I'm just sayin' - I do try to read it all, but sometimes when I'm traveling or away for a bit, it might just get missed. So if you just PM me, that'd be your best bet for getting your special trip included on the list.



2012 VWL VACATIONS and the other DVC vacations

If you'd like to be included on this list - please just PM me!

March
horselover 2-6 BCV
JimmyTammy 2-10 OKW
BWV Dreamin 3-8 VWL
Ronald Duck 12-16 VWL
Inkmahm/Dynaguy 13-15 BLT - followed by 16-19 THV


April
tea pot 16-18 BWV
DiznyDi & Dad 28 - May 3 AKV-Club Level
tea pot 29 - May 3 BCV
MiaSRN62 29 - May 4 OKW
stopher1 30 - May 3 OKW


May
claire_ont 3-8 POP
DiznyDi & Dad 4-12 VWL
wildernessDad 12-18 AKV-Jambo House Grand Villa!
Corinne 13-19 BCV
twokats 17-25 VWL followed by 26 - June 1 - DCL Fantasy for their 28th anniversary!


June
suemom2kay 8-15 VWL
Berta 10-16 VWL
blossomz 18-22 AKV Kidani followed by 22-27 VWL
icecoldpenguin/audipolo 29 - Jul 2 BWV Pre-WEDDING


July
icecoldpenguin/audipolo 2-9 - *HONEYMOON*
stopher1 14-21 AKV


August


September
tea pot 16-21 BLT followed by 21-22 BCV

October
horselover 4-9 BCV
Inkmahm/Dynaguy 24-29 BWV


November
sleepydog25/luvvwl 8-11 BCV or BLT - not sure yet
Inkmahm/Dynaguy 28-30 followed by DCL Fantasy 12/1-8!

December
wildernessDad 1-9 VWL
jimmytammy 2-14 VWL
Inkmahm/Dynaguy 8-12 VWL
DiznyDi/DiznyDad 8-15 VWL
horselover 20-27 VWL
claire_ont 29 - Jan 5, 2013 AKV






And for our CRUISING Groupies........


2012 Cruising Groupies

If you'd like to be on this list, please PM me!


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April


May
BWV Dreamin - May 12-19 on DCL Fantasy


June


July


August
bobbiwoz - 10-24 - DCL Dream


September


October
stopher1 14-21 RCI Explorer of the Seas to Bermuda


November


December
Inkmahm / Dynayguy 1-8 DCL Fantasy


2013 Cruising Groupies
bobbiwoz DCL Member Cruise 10-14

And again - to be included on any of the above lists - PLEASE - just PM me! Thanks.

 

[stopher1]

Pixie Dust List (You know what we mean)

Muushka was doing this for us on the last thread, but I couldn't get a hold of her when starting this thread, so I'm just going to take it away from her this time around...

For new visitors, we hope that you can see throughout our thread that we have a love for our Lodge.
But more importantly, we care about each other.
We have decided that it would be good to keep track of pixie dust requests.
Not really the fun, fluffy kind, but the more serious.
If you want to be placed on this post, just let me know by PM? I don't want to be presumptuous.

My hope is that all pixie dust requests will have a good ending. If you are on this list, please know that you are in our hearts. And please feel free to PM me to give updates for this post.

 

[stopher1]

Here are a few links that are NOT Lodge related, but rather related to all of our sister resorts within the greater DVC family, just for fun, but also in case anyone has specific questions about another resort, all of the DVC resort threads are in one place here...

Animal Kingdom Lodge: ***Official AKV Owners and Lovers Thread***
Aulani, Resort & Spa: Aulani Owners Thread - Aloha!
Bay Lake Tower: ***Bay Lake Tower Owner's Thread***
Beach Club Villas: "STORMIN THE BEACH" BCV Owners - and GROUPIES WELCOME HOME!
Boardwalk Villas: The I Love BWV (yes, Hallways and Clown Pool, too!)
Hilton Head: HHI Roll Call, Adoration & Information Thread 2010
Old Key West: OKW Lovers Thread !!!
Saratoga Springs: SSR Lovers & Owners Part 2
Vero Beach: Vero Beach Adoration 2010 Thread... We Need New 2011 Thread...Somebody?
Villas at Grand Californian: The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Owners & Lovers Group 2.0

 

[stopher1]

Reserved

 

[Muushka]

I want to update our list.
If you want to be included in the birthday celebrations in 2012,
(who wouldn't ?? ) PM me!​

Groupie Birthdays!!!

Eliza61.........................January 1 Our favorite New Years Baby!!
Mr deebits AKA Ed..........January 5
SantaRay and Elvis!!.......January 8
Blossomz......................January 13
Twokats and Claire_ont...January 25.....Two-fer!
JimmyTammy ...............January 28
Disney Loving Iowan.......January 29

WildernessDad.......... February 4
Cheer4Bison..............February 14
Nicoal13 AKA Nicole....February 16

Muushka...............March 1
ladytink75.............March 7
Icecoldpenguin (Teresa)March 10
Inkmahm..............March 19
Horselover.............March 26
LeslieLou...............March 28

Granny..........................April 12
Tea Pot & DisneyNutzy....April 18
DiznyDi.........................April 23

franandaj .....................May 1
Loribell.........................May 3
DiznyzDad!!! .................May 7
Maria (MiaSRN62)...........May 23

Corinne..........................June 6
KAT4DISNEY....................June 11
SlimpLaw .......................June 26
magicalmcwho.................June 30


Audipolo and Icecoldpenguin (AKA Greg and Teresa) Wedding day!!!! July 1, 2012

Oshawa ....................July 6
lisah0711..................July11
deebits AKA Deirdre...July 17
DaveH......................July 26
BWV Dreamin...........July 31

TammyNC.......August 15
DynaGuy.........August 20
DODIE!!..........August 31

I Book He Pays..September 29

stopher1 ........October 4
Audipolo (Greg)October 11
Berta..............October 20

MaryJ.....................November 10

twinklebug.................Dec 6
Mickeymorse..............Dec 15
WDWRR_ENGINEER...Dec 29








How to steal a Moosie for your very own!

Please, he is yours for the taking!

IMG]http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/uploads/43490/groupsm2.jpg[/IMG]


1. Click on "User CP" at the top left of the page.
2. Click on "Edit Avatar"
3. Add the above stuff and paste him in (don’t need to use the insert image thingy)
4. I removed the left bracket so that you can copy him, just add the [ to the left of the IMG].
5. Click the SAVE button, and you're done.

 

[franandaj]

Ooooooh! Am I the first to join the new thread? Great job stopher!

 

[sleepydog25]

Let each of us, one and all, welcome you to the Lodge!
As you'll soon see our group is quite the hodgepodge;
Come on over, pull up a rocker, and please have a seat,
'Cause we're friendly, relaxed, laid-back, and almost always upbeat.

This is the place for stories told and wishes fulfilled and fine,
So, grab a hot cocoa (or in my case a nice glass of wine);
Here's where acquaintances become neighbors then turn into friends,
So, sit a spell, get comfy, and let your thoughts be cleansed.
Get to know our merry band (we're truly not loons),
There is but one rule: be sure to hit the spittoons.

Welcome!

___________________________

Thanks for starting the new thread, Stopher! I hope my little ditty will help welcome those who find us anew.
Patrick, aka sleepydog

 

[Granny]

Thanks for kicking off the new thread Christopher.

And that's a great title for the thread too.

 

[Muushka]

Let each of us, one and all, welcome you to the Lodge!
As you'll soon see our group is quite the hodgepodge;
Come on over, pull up a rocker, and please have a seat,
'Cause we're friendly, relaxed, laid-back, and almost always upbeat.

This is the place for stories told and wishes fulfilled and fine,
So, grab a hot cocoa (or in my case a nice glass of wine);
Here's where acquaintances become neighbors then turn into friends,
So, sit a spell, get comfy, and let your thoughts be cleansed.
Get to know our merry band (we're truly not loons),
There is but one rule: be sure to hit the spittoons.

Welcome!


___________________________

Thanks for starting the new thread, Stopher! I hope my little ditty will help welcome those who find us anew.
Patrick, aka sleepydog

I love this poem. Maybe we can get Stoph to put it in the opening?

 

[stopher1]

I love this poem. Maybe we can get Stoph to put it in the opening?

Maybe you can oh moosie mama... but later, when I'm back on my laptop & not using my phone to connect. Watch for it later...

 

[DiznyDi]

Love the new thread already! We're standing in line at the Magical Express. Have absolutely never seen it this crowded. Enjoy your day Groupies. I know we will. We're headed to the Lodge!

 

[twinklebug]

Love the new thread already! We're standing in line at the Magical Express. Have absolutely never seen it this crowded. Enjoy your day Groupies. I know we will. We're headed to the Lodge!

I'm sitting here desperate to breathe the WL air, trying to figure out how I can squeeze in a 3 day visit and you post this!?

I hope your bus gets you there fast!

Send some WL pics

sounds

& music our way!​

Don't forget a can of WL air too!

 

[stopher1]

Love the new thread already! We're standing in line at the Magical Express. Have absolutely never seen it this crowded. Enjoy your day Groupies. I know we will. We're headed to the Lodge!

Have a WONDERFUL time Di. Say hi to Dad too.

 

[sleepydog25]

I'm sitting here desperate to breathe the WL air, trying to figure out how I can squeeze in a 3 day visit and you post this!?

I hope your bus gets you there fast!

Send some WL pics

sounds

& music our way!
​

Don't forget a can of WL air too!

What twinklebug said!

 

[DVC Jen]

Looking forward to becoming active again. We weren't able to go to WDW last year - financial reasons and it REALLY bummed me out.

We are leaving on June 8th to start our drive there. Will be offsite in Orlando for a few days exploring IOA for our oldest daughter. She is a huge Harry Potter fan. Then we check in at BLT (graduation request from our youngest who graduates high school on June 2nd). We will be there 5 nights. Then finally - we go HOME on June 18th for 5 more night. Then off to Vero for 3 nights.

I am getting so excited I feel like I am going to burst out of my skin.

Can't wait!!!!!!

So is there anything new going on from our last trip two years ago that I should be aware of?

 

[eliza61]

Checkin in on our new Digs. Great start Chris, love the title. LOL. Thanks for the shout out.


Welcome to our newbies!!

 

[Nicoal13]

I'm here! Thanks for starting the new thread Stopher!

2 more sleeps for us! Woohoo!

Barb - can you add my birthday to the list? Feb. 16th Thanks!

 

[DVC Jen]

DH got me a wonderful slide show program as an early Mothers Day gift. I was playing around with it late last night with some of our VWL/WL photos from our 2009 trip.

Here is a link to the slide show.

http://jenniferdifranco.smugmug.com...AnimotoVWL/16919548_WZcvK7#1278724867_PQ7VHQL

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hi Everyone:

Hope all of you are doing well. Nine more days until we are in FL! I can't wait for vacation!! DH has been working very long hours and has a lot of deadlines to meet before we leave. He needs a vacation badly.

Stopher1 ~ A super duper congratulations on your Wood Badge Ticket. I don't know anything about scouting (sorry) but from what you described it's a huge achievement! I know you are thrilled and very excited for the upcoming "beading ceremony". WTG!! Thanks for starting the new thread and providing all the information.

Nicoal13 ~ Happy Belated Anniversary and to DH.

wildernessDad ~ I'm so sorry that you aren't feeling well. Glad you went to the doctor today. Feel better and rest!

horselover ~ Happy Belated Anniversary to you as well!

twokats ~ Great news that you won't need chemo and had good visit with the doctor. Best of luck with your upcoming radiation therapy and good luck to your mom as well.

MiaSRN62 ~ Have a fantastic vacation and enjoy. Let me know how you liked Vero Beach. Thinking of going there at some point.

Hello to everyone else!