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

[Muushka]

Thank you Groupies! We're off!

 

[Ronald Duck]

We're in single digits now for our "welcome to spring" trip

Since I haven't read any mention of it on this thread, I thought I'd post this FYI. For all the times we've visited and stayed at both WL and VWL, we have never before eaten at Whispering Canyon (mostly because my wife and I are not especially fond of the hijinks), but this time we made a lunch ressie for Tuesday the 13th. To my surprise, I got an e-mail from the manager telling me that WC would be closed for breakfast and lunch that day and instead they would be serving in Artist Point...with no pony rides, etc. I wrote back thanking him for the heads up and told him that it was just fine with us (how can you beat Artist Point as a place to eat lunch?), and the manager wrote back within an hour thanking ME and wishing us a great stay! Impressive!

I wonder what's going on that day at WC...has anyone encountered this before?

We're still not going to ask for ketchup!

 

[Granny]

Ronald Duck...I'm not aware of what's going on at WC that could cause a shutdown like that. Hopefully some maintenance that they decided to schedule. Glad they got you switched over to AP, which is a great restaurant. Enjoy your trip to our beloved Lodge!

I know Muushka has already headed out, but that "de skys" thing had me befuddled until I actually read it out loud. Wow.

Jimmy...sounds like you have a great location. We had Miller's Road once and really enjoyed it. Easy to pick up the bus either there or at HH. I hope you have a great trip!

 

[MiaSRN62]

We're in single digits now for our "welcome to spring" trip

Since I haven't read any mention of it on this thread, I thought I'd post this FYI. For all the times we've visited and stayed at both WL and VWL, we have never before eaten at Whispering Canyon (mostly because my wife and I are not especially fond of the hijinks), but this time we made a lunch ressie for Tuesday the 13th. To my surprise, I got an e-mail from the manager telling me that WC would be closed for breakfast and lunch that day and instead they would be serving in Artist Point...with no pony rides, etc. I wrote back thanking him for the heads up and told him that it was just fine with us (how can you beat Artist Point as a place to eat lunch?), and the manager wrote back within an hour thanking ME and wishing us a great stay! Impressive!

I wonder what's going on that day at WC...has anyone encountered this before?

We're still not going to ask for ketchup!

Congrats on your single digit countdown Ron Duck ! We love WC and in fact, it's the only restaurant we have booked for our 4-5 day upcoming trip. Haven't heard anything. Refurb maybe ? Large party/conference booked or similar ? I know in October we had Rose N Crown booked for my husband's birthday. It was Sat, Oct 8 (his actual birthday). We had nothing else planned to do in Epcot since it was torrential/record breaking rain (was on the TV news and everything). But made the trek over to R&C only to find it was closed and they were redirecting us to other restaurants. We were not pleased as the day was torrentially storming. We would have gone somewhere else and would have LOVED notification of this (call ? email ? text ?). We got no head's up and they gave us no explanation when we arrived except for a security person to ask us to leave. We saw people in the bar portion of the restaurant still in there drinking. So we were ticked.
At least you're getting a wonderful meal redirect to Artist Point ! ENJOY !

 

[Inkmahm]

Finally decided on our vacation plans for 2012 today. Depending on if I get a job or not, we are dropping the planned Canada cruise in August and keeping the Eastern Caribbean in December. We added 3 days of AKV before the cruise and 4 days of VWL after the cruise. Hopefully if we have a Dec groupie meeting this year it will be sometime between Dec 8-11!

 

[jimmytammy]

After as many trips as we have taken, we still dont know when mousekeeping will come in for cleaning. They dont put it on your check- in info anymore, so we are confused. Anyone remember?

Game was great yesterday though Braves lost. It was 90* but a nice breeze the whole game. SO far, the only pics I have are of OKW. Dont know why but didnt shoot a single shot at game.

Eating at WCC tonight after US/IOA so I will carry you folks in spirit as we explore the Lodge. Cant wait to see her!!

 

[wildernessDad]

The fourth day for cleaning.

 

[jimmytammy]

The fourth day for cleaning.

Thank you WD!!

 

[Corinne]

After as many trips as we have taken, we still dont know when mousekeeping will come in for cleaning. They dont put it on your check- in info anymore, so we are confused. Anyone remember?

Game was great yesterday though Braves lost. It was 90* but a nice breeze the whole game. SO far, the only pics I have are of OKW. Dont know why but didnt shoot a single shot at game.

Eating at WCC tonight after US/IOA so I will carry you folks in spirit as we explore the Lodge. Cant wait to see her!!

LOL, I don't think we have never stayed at a DVC resort for more than 8 days so we have never had a full cleaning! Just the old trash and towel service on the 4th day. Maybe someday Enjoy WCC!

 

[Nicoal13]

I've been absent for a couple weeks, so a belated thank you for all the happy birthday wishes last month. I had a great day spoiled by DH and DS and my other friends and family.

Sitting here watching more snow fall, while DS plays Epic Mickey on the Wii and dreaming of our anniversary trip to VB. Have to wait until August, but it will be worth the wait.

Muushka - hope you have a wonderful cruise! I know you've already left, but wishing you fun and many great memories.

Hope everyone is enjoying a nice Sunday.

 

[jimmytammy]

WCC was good. WL looked great and it was sad to leave. We sat in the comfy leather chairs in the CPR for a few minutes. I drudged outta there when it was time to go. I thought about all you folks as we sat in the main lobby waiting to be seated and reflected back on the good times had at meets as we sat in front of the fireplace in CPR.

Harry Potter stuff is phenom! FJ ride is great and going through the queue area is some of the best seen. Dragon Challenge is intense, and Hulk, never been on such a wild ride. Looking forward to going to US tomorrow, but have to say, WDW still has my heart. IOA seems to grab the young set, teens, young adults. But our 2 teens still have the affinity for WDW also.

 

[eliza61]

WCC was good. WL looked great and it was sad to leave. We sat in the comfy leather chairs in the CPR for a few minutes. I drudged outta there when it was time to go. I thought about all you folks as we sat in the main lobby waiting to be seated and reflected back on the good times had at meets as we sat in front of the fireplace in CPR.

Harry Potter stuff is phenom! FJ ride is great and going through the queue area is some of the best seen. Dragon Challenge is intense, and Hulk, never been on such a wild ride. Looking forward to going to US tomorrow, but have to say, WDW still has my heart. IOA seems to grab the young set, teens, young adults. But our 2 teens still have the affinity for WDW also.

Glad you had a wonderful time JT. Sid and Rizzo are very much like your teens. Maybe it's because we've never actually stayed at Universal or maybe it's because WDW was their first theme park but while we generally have a great time at IOA, we generally view it as a side trip to our wdw vacations.
They are 2 different animals for us.

 

[sleepydog25]

WCC was good. WL looked great and it was sad to leave. We sat in the comfy leather chairs in the CPR for a few minutes. I drudged outta there when it was time to go. I thought about all you folks as we sat in the main lobby waiting to be seated and reflected back on the good times had at meets as we sat in front of the fireplace in CPR.

Harry Potter stuff is phenom! FJ ride is great and going through the queue area is some of the best seen. Dragon Challenge is intense, and Hulk, never been on such a wild ride. Looking forward to going to US tomorrow, but have to say, WDW still has my heart. IOA seems to grab the young set, teens, young adults. But our 2 teens still have the affinity for WDW also.

We don't get a chance to see home until November, though even then we're leaning toward BLT for a couple of reasons. Glad you enjoyed HP area--it is well-detailed and lovingly rendered. But, as you say, WDW is still the best.

 

[DiznyDi]

Thanks, Jimmy for checking in and keeping us up to date with your travels. At this time, I have no want or interest to venture to 'the dark side'. Reading about it from others is fine enough for me.

Inkmahm, DDad and I will be at VWL Dec 8-15. We're always up for a meet. Any job opportunities yet?

 

[MiaSRN62]

WCC was good. WL looked great and it was sad to leave. We sat in the comfy leather chairs in the CPR for a few minutes. I drudged outta there when it was time to go. I thought about all you folks as we sat in the main lobby waiting to be seated and reflected back on the good times had at meets as we sat in front of the fireplace in CPR.

Harry Potter stuff is phenom! FJ ride is great and going through the queue area is some of the best seen. Dragon Challenge is intense, and Hulk, never been on such a wild ride. Looking forward to going to US tomorrow, but have to say, WDW still has my heart. IOA seems to grab the young set, teens, young adults. But our 2 teens still have the affinity for WDW also.

We feel the same as you JT (and eliza). While we would all think it's cool to check out the HP attraction, WDW has our hearts as well. WDW is our "destination" but we have done the IOA/UA/SW side visits. In Aug 2010 we did do mostly offsite parks because buying all new AP's that trip would make things a bit tight for us and we were moving dd back into school and needed supplies etc for her. That summer that was a fantastic deal for $109 for a 3 day ticket to be used at Sea World, Aquatica and/or Bush Gardens Tampa. We couldn't say no to that.

Is Dragon Challenge the same coaster as when it was called Dueling Dragons ? Or is it something else now ? We've done the Dragons and Hulk coasters several years ago. And while they do make Rock N Roller coaster feel tame our absolute favorite coasters are always gonna be Space Mtn and Big Thunder Mtn !

 

[jimmytammy]

Hey Folks
Sitting on the balcony drinking coffee and enjoying a peaceful morn. We are heading to see the Braves and Nationals today, a little more relaxed day for sure.

We went to US yesterday and enjoyed it lots more than IOA. We saw Shrek 4D, rode Rip Ride Rockit(very cool) we all enjoyed that one as its much smoother than Hulk or Dragon Challenge. We ate at Mels Diner(50s themed, like diner from American Graffiti)with 50s/60s music cars and all. Kristian was in high heaven as she says she was born in wrong era.

We rode ET, very cute, like a long version of Peter Pan. Kids were like "whos ET" and the whole time I'm doing my best "ET, phone home" impression much to their embarasment Then we rode Woody Woodpeckers Rollercoaster, think Goofys Barnstormer, and you have a visual.

All day long we kept missing the Hollywood Horror Makeup Show, but we'll catch for sure over the next 2 days. We saw Terminator 3D. Really cool how they go from movie screen to live and back again. The fellow who played Arnolds character I met once at our church. He is a fill in guy on weekends for a group called Faith Force where these brutish guys bust cinder blocks and wood, rip phone books, etc. all with a Chrisitian message imbedded. Anywho, this guy needed to call his DW to let her know he arrived and he left his cell at home, So he borrowed mine, telling me "I'll be back" in his best Arnold voice as he walked away

Then we hit Twister and Revenge of the Mummy. Mummy was really good. We finished off the day with Beetlejuices Graveyard Revue. Let me just say, I wouldn't advise wasting time on that show

Sorry for it being so long

 

[jimmytammy]

We feel the same as you JT (and eliza). While we would all think it's cool to check out the HP attraction, WDW has our hearts as well. WDW is our "destination" but we have done the IOA/UA/SW side visits. In Aug 2010 we did do mostly offsite parks because buying all new AP's that trip would make things a bit tight for us and we were moving dd back into school and needed supplies etc for her. That summer that was a fantastic deal for $109 for a 3 day ticket to be used at Sea World, Aquatica and/or Bush Gardens Tampa. We couldn't say no to that.

Is Dragon Challenge the same coaster as when it was called Dueling Dragons ? Or is it something else now ? We've done the Dragons and Hulk coasters several years ago. And while they do make Rock N Roller coaster feel tame our absolute favorite coasters are always gonna be Space Mtn and Big Thunder Mtn !

Same coaster, but themed to HP stuff now. Rons flying car is a part of the queue, still running but wedged against a tree.

Got to say, Rip Ride Rockit is tops for us at US/IOA as fro rollercoasters, Very smooth, fun ride.

 

[wildernessDad]

Hi, groupies. I'm just checking in to let you know that I'm still alive. I'm counting down until our May excursion to Jambo GV. There's 7 of us going now, as my cousin and her husband has agreed to come. Probably won't take the granddaughter this trip. Got a family get together in mind for 2013.

 

[jimmytammy]

Hi, groupies. I'm just checking in to let you know that I'm still alive. I'm counting down until our May excursion to Jambo GV. There's 7 of us going now, as my cousin and her husband has agreed to come. Probably won't take the granddaughter this trip. Got a family get together in mind for 2013.

Hey WD

Glad your'e still seeing the top side of the grass Seriously glad you are well

 

[jimmytammy]

Heading to Boma after a day at the game, we lost...again!!