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

[BWV Dreamin]

I was in that room LAST year and it was awesome. Walked in, kitchen was on the left, dining "room" was straight ahead. Then the TV/sitting area was off ahead to the left. It as more of a "U" shaped room, which was nice. Each portion was in its own section.

Is this a one bedroom? I have heard about these corner rooms. It's on my bucket list. Photos appreciated!

 

[Inkmahm]

Hello groupies! Just popping in to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

Our home looks as beautiful as always. All my room requests were met & more. I asked for upper floor pool view. We got a 5th floor corner room with 2 balconies. I love this room! Tons of space & a full sized dining table. Only negative is it has slightly less storage. I haven't taken too many pics from my phone but here's our view.

I'll try to post some tree pics later. Weather is phenomenal. We're going to Blizzard Beach on Christmas.

More to come later.

That looks exactly like the room we just had in early December- #5517. A one bedroom with two balconies. We loved that room, too!

 

[eliza61]

Just a few general shots I took last week, to help others feel like they're "home" for the holidays:

Nothing says "Christmas" quite like a nice fall centerpiece. Wait... huh?

Sorry this one's blurry... shot it on the run:

Must... kill... Duffy...

Welcome home:

Merry Christmas, everyone!

supernova...thanks for the WL holiday pix. Great shots, and even though we were there a few weeks ago, I'm already homesick!

My wife is with you on "Duffy"...we bought a bear when it was named "Disney". Not sure why they changed the name...maybe it had to do with rights to the name?

Thanks for the great shots supernova.
Granny I knew your wife was a smart cookie. I'm with her on Duffy. It's not that I hate him, I just don't understand why, with so many great characters Disney went with Duffy the Bear.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Did anyone else notice that a lot of the boards in the boardwalk to the villas will soon need to be replaced? There seemed to be some rot in places.

Bobbi

 

[disneylovin24]

Hi all! My family owns DVC and our home base is VWL. Crazy thing is though that we have never stayed there! Well, at least until now We are now booked in 2 studios for the end of June for 5 nights! We are excited to finally experience our home resort! So, does anyone have any advice for newbies? Anything we should know prior to check in? My Dads biggest concern is what the views from the studios are like. What kind of room can we put in for? Thanks in advance for the tips and such!

 

[Inkmahm]

Did anyone else notice that a lot of the boards in the boardwalk to the villas will soon need to be replaced? There seemed to be some rot in places.

Bobbi

They looked brand new to us when we were there at the beginning of the month. Dynaguy and I both commented that it looked like the boards had all recently been replaced.

 

[Inkmahm]

We finally caught the last of the three kittens living under our deck. The first two on Monday were girls. I'd guessed this one was a boy but it turned out to be another girl. She is at our vet now and will stay there until the 28th to make sure she has no fleas, worms, disease of any kind, etc. before we bring her home and add her to the 2 cats and 1 dog that we already have.

I fell bad for momma cat after taking her 3 babies from her but I'm glad we won't have 4 breeding females at our house! The deck isn't that big. We're still feeding momma cat so that we can catch her for her spay appointment the week of January 2nd.

Now for my request. I've been calling the kitty "Blackie" as that is just what popped in my mind when I thought of "him." Now that he is really a she, I want to pick a different name. Choices so far are Salem and Inky (since I collect inkwells and use the name Inkmahm whenever I'm on the web, it fits.) We were trying to think of Disney names for a black cat but were coming up short. Any suggestions?

Oh, and I get to keep the kitten because today is our 8th wedding anniversary and Dynaguy said I could keep her as a gift. Yay!

 

[bobbiwoz]

They looked brand new to us when we were there at the beginning of the month. Dynaguy and I both commented that it looked like the boards had all recently been replaced.

I was there Dec. 9 to 16, and some looked quite rotten. Wow!

 

[bobbiwoz]

We finally caught the last of the three kittens living under our deck. The first two on Monday were girls. I'd guessed this one was a boy but it turned out to be another girl. She is at our vet now and will stay there until the 28th to make sure she has no fleas, worms, disease of any kind, etc. before we bring her home and add her to the 2 cats and 1 dog that we already have.

I fell bad for momma cat after taking her 3 babies from her but I'm glad we won't have 4 breeding females at our house! The deck isn't that big. We're still feeding momma cat so that we can catch her for her spay appointment the week of January 2nd.

Now for my request. I've been calling the kitty "Blackie" as that is just what popped in my mind when I thought of "him." Now that he is really a she, I want to pick a different name. Choices so far are Salem and Inky (since I collect inkwells and use the name Inkmahm whenever I'm on the web, it fits.) We were trying to think of Disney names for a black cat but were coming up short. Any suggestions?

Oh, and I get to keep the kitten because today is our 8th wedding anniversary and Dynaguy said I could keep her as a gift. Yay!

Belle is my beautiful Black Lab that we rescued. Her given name was Beauty, but I think she's a Belle!

Good luck naming yours, what a nice thing you've done.

 

[jimmytammy]

Julie
Love that corner! We stayed in a 2 bedroom in that area on 2nd floor a few yra ago and it was great. Have a wonderful trip!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Hi all! My family owns DVC and our home base is VWL. Crazy thing is though that we have never stayed there! Well, at least until now We are now booked in 2 studios for the end of June for 5 nights! We are excited to finally experience our home resort! So, does anyone have any advice for newbies? Anything we should know prior to check in? My Dads biggest concern is what the views from the studios are like. What kind of room can we put in for? Thanks in advance for the tips and such!

Welcome to the groupies!!
As for studios, they are dispersed evenly amongst the villas. VWL is the smallest among all DVCs, with 137 rooms. There are 5 floors, with mostly views of trees. Certain rooms(higher floors)may allow view(through trees)of Bay Lake. Our personal preference is 4th or 5th floor. These type requests should be asked for at check in. As DVC will tell you, requests made cant be guaranteed, but it wont hurt to ask. Pool views are possible but those rooms are less likely as they are fewer. Honestly, any room at VWL is wonderful. A good request is for near elevators. This keeps you a little closer to pool and lobby area.
Im sure others will chime in and give even better advice
Come back and visit here with us groupies. We are a fun loving bunch and we always like to add more folks.

 

[jimmytammy]

We finally caught the last of the three kittens living under our deck. The first two on Monday were girls. I'd guessed this one was a boy but it turned out to be another girl. She is at our vet now and will stay there until the 28th to make sure she has no fleas, worms, disease of any kind, etc. before we bring her home and add her to the 2 cats and 1 dog that we already have.

I fell bad for momma cat after taking her 3 babies from her but I'm glad we won't have 4 breeding females at our house! The deck isn't that big. We're still feeding momma cat so that we can catch her for her spay appointment the week of January 2nd.

Now for my request. I've been calling the kitty "Blackie" as that is just what popped in my mind when I thought of "him." Now that he is really a she, I want to pick a different name. Choices so far are Salem and Inky (since I collect inkwells and use the name Inkmahm whenever I'm on the web, it fits.) We were trying to think of Disney names for a black cat but were coming up short. Any suggestions?

Oh, and I get to keep the kitten because today is our 8th wedding anniversary and Dynaguy said I could keep her as a gift. Yay!

How bout Cocoa?

 

[disneylovin24]

Welcome to the groupies!!
As for studios, they are dispersed evenly amongst the villas. VWL is the smallest among all DVCs, with 137 rooms. There are 5 floors, with mostly views of trees. Certain rooms(higher floors)may allow view(through trees)of Bay Lake. Our personal preference is 4th or 5th floor. These type requests should be asked for at check in. As DVC will tell you, requests made cant be guaranteed, but it wont hurt to ask. Pool views are possible but those rooms are less likely as they are fewer. Honestly, any room at VWL is wonderful. A good request is for near elevators. This keeps you a little closer to pool and lobby area.
Im sure others will chime in and give even better advice
Come back and visit here with us groupies. We are a fun loving bunch and we always like to add more folks.

I never knew that VWL was the smallest of the DVC resorts, I would have guessed Beachclub was!

 

[stopher1]

VWL is the smallest among all DVCs, with 137 rooms.

With a slight correction, you are correct Jimmy - VWL is the smallest DVC at WDW. VGC is truly the smallest DVC resort of them all, with just 50 villas. If the THV had been built as a standalone instead of incorporated into SSR, it would be the 2nd smallest with just 60 units, but since it is part of SSR it doesn't count.

 

[stopher1]

I'm not sure if I'll be around again on the boards today or tomorrow or not... so I wanted to be sure to wish all of the Groupies a very


MERRY CHRISTMAS!!


Whatever you do, whether you choose to celebrate or not, however you celebrate, with whomever you celebrate - I wish you well, and hope you all have a wonderful time.

 

[horselover]

As promised.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

As promised.

Thanks HL!!! You know with that angle of the tree and garland it almost looks like an angel or a lovely Victorian lady!!

How great that you got the 5th floor room - I really liked ours and it sounds like you got the bonus room. Glad the lodge was nice to you for Christmas and hope you have a fabulous trip!

 

[DiznyDi]

Julie,
Enjoy your Christmas at the Lodge Sounds like you're in a beautiful room. Thanks for the picture. Report back on the crowd level. I've always thought I'd enjoy spending Christmas at the Lodge but don't know if I can tolerate the crowds. Merry Christmas!

 

[jimmytammy]

With a slight correction, you are correct Jimmy - VWL is the smallest DVC at WDW. VGC is truly the smallest DVC resort of them all, with just 50 villas. If the THV had been built as a standalone instead of incorporated into SSR, it would be the 2nd smallest with just 60 units, but since it is part of SSR it doesn't count.

My bad Thanks for the correction Stopher

Happy Christmas Eve to all you folks!

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hello Groupies:

I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas!

disneylovin24 ~ Welcome to our thread and great to have you with us!

horselover ~ Love your picture and I agree with KAT4DISNEY... I thought it was an angel due to the angle you took the picture. Nicely done! Have a great time and enjoy!

Inkmahm ~ Happy Belated Anniversary and congrats on your kitty! What a great anniversary present! Inky is a cute name and goes with your handle/collection. Good luck naming your kitty and enjoy her!

Merry Christmas everyone and have a beautiful holiday!