We're Baaaaack!! **The WLV's groupies & Trivia Thread chapter 3

[Muushka]

Well how incredibly sweet. I have not been here in forever and you guys haven't forgot me. Classes are almost over for the semester and when they are I will be here a little more often. I will make sure I give a little TR on my cruise that I took in March like I promised I would. I will say this now; I am so glad it wasn't in the past couple of weeks!

Thanks so much for thinking about me.

Happy Birthday Loribell!

I can't wait to hear about your cruise! Good to see you

View is great! And we are on lakeside. Real close to elevators.

Not sure if this is news or not, but WL is now showing movies beachside.

Current lineup...Fri. Bolt, Sat. High School Musical 3, Sun. Bedtime Stories, Mon. Camp Rock, Tues. Monsters, Inc., Wed. Brother Bear, Thurs. Wall-E

All start at 8:30pm

BTW, Chubby was wonderful.

News to me. That is a nice plus, watching movies on the beach.

For some reason I would think you are too young to be a Chubby fan!

I will see what I can do

I know you are up to the task. Give him a hug from Muush, will you?

 

[MiaSRN62]

VERY cool about the movies on the beach JT ! Just one more reason to love VWL


And HAPPY BIRTHDAY LORIBELL !!!!

Maria

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Well how incredibly sweet. I have not been here in forever and you guys haven't forgot me. Classes are almost over for the semester and when they are I will be here a little more often. I will make sure I give a little TR on my cruise that I took in March like I promised I would. I will say this now; I am so glad it wasn't in the past couple of weeks!

Thanks so much for thinking about me.

Your welcome! It's good to hear from you!

View is great! And we are on lakeside. Real close to elevators.

Not sure if this is news or not, but WL is now showing movies beachside.

Current lineup...Fri. Bolt, Sat. High School Musical 3, Sun. Bedtime Stories, Mon. Camp Rock, Tues. Monsters, Inc., Wed. Brother Bear, Thurs. Wall-E

All start at 8:30pm

BTW, Chubby was wonderful.

Oh how fun! When we stayed at BCV last year we went to see one of the movies and the next day my DD had hives all over her legs. She must have been allergic to the sand. It is a fun thing to do though.

 

[Muushka]

Hey! DaveH is on board the Magic!! Ahoy Dave!

 

[loribell]

Thanks again everyone! I will be back to post more regularly in just a couple of weeks.

 

[Granny]

Hey guys, my DW and I are thinking of taking a trip to WDW for just the two of us (first time) early next year since we will be quasi-empty-nested with both DDs in college.

I guess MLK and President's week get a little crowded, but any suggestions on when would be a good time to go in January or February?

We're thinking of staying at AKV Kidani...we've never stayed at AKL/AKV so we wanted to give it a go!

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Hey guys, my DW and I are thinking of taking a trip to WDW for just the two of us (first time) early next year since we will be quasi-empty-nested with both DDs in college.

I guess MLK and President's week get a little crowded, but any suggestions on when would be a good time to go in January or February?

We're thinking of staying at AKV Kidani...we've never stayed at AKL/AKV so we wanted to give it a go!

The Brazilian tour groups visit in January. I think the best week in January is the very last week. You miss the marathon, MLK holiday,and the tour groups.

 

[Muushka]

Granny! A trip for you and Grandpa alone!!!! Yay!!

From my own bitter experience, stay away from the first week of Jan! It sounds like BWV.... has a great suggestion.
Happy planning!

 

[WishesQueen]

Hey There WLV groupies!!

I hope you guys can help me, I am a huge fan of the Wilderness Lodge Hotel, I am not a DVC owner. My brother is going to be staying at a friends WLV next week and is taking my DN2 for the first time!!!! (can't believe I am not going to be there, but I can't take my kids out of school)

He called me to ask if the rooms have irons and hair dryers. I know that the hotel has those in the rooms, so I am assuming so does the WLVs. Does anyone know for sure?

I was also hoping that someone would know if I can send authentic WDW balloons to a WLV (not Disney Florist balloons)?

Thanks for all you help!! I wish the Wilderness Lodge had Cabanas, its my favorite hotel. I would even opt to buy into DVC, but my dd has albinism and needs a cabana for during the day. So if you ever hear any rumors....please let me know!!

 

[jimmytammy]

As promised, Im slow at this, but finally getting some pics up

Our room

Notice the slant in the cieling

 

[jimmytammy]

Notice the sliding door, nice having this

 

[jimmytammy]

Our view from bedroom, balcony next to us is the living area

 

[jimmytammy]

American Idol Experience. This is fun if you like the show. My advice...wait and do the finale show, its a lot better. But get there early as it fills up quickly!

Finally got to go through Toy Story Mania...cool ride, good addition to the Studios

Enjoying Chef Mickeys

 

[jimmytammy]

The new BLT beside Contemporary

 

[jimmytammy]

 

[jimmytammy]

Chubby Checker doin the Twist. He put on a great show. His voice is still strong.

He did a lot of audience participation

Lots of kids doing the Twist
Thats all for now, whewwwwww!!!!!

 

[ammo]

Hey guys, my DW and I are thinking of taking a trip to WDW for just the two of us (first time) early next year since we will be quasi-empty-nested with both DDs in college.

I guess MLK and President's week get a little crowded, but any suggestions on when would be a good time to go in January or February?

We're thinking of staying at AKV Kidani...we've never stayed at AKL/AKV so we wanted to give it a go!

Your kids are going to give you permission to do this? If this works out, give me some tips on convincing mine!

We have had good experiences throughout January and February with the exception of Presidents Day -- those are the worst crowds between the holidays and Spring Break. Never been there MLK Day, but I have never heard anything bad about it.

Our favorite time during this period is early January. The holiday crowds clear out a few days after New Years, but the Christmas decorations remain up for a few more days. It's like an added bonus.

Certain rides will close down for maintenance after the holidays. We have been unlucky with Splash Mountain during this time, but the days can be brisk during the winter so you don't want to walk around the park soaking wet anyway.

With a few exceptions, the tour groups have not been a problem for us. We have had a few instances of line cutting (by which I mean 20+ people showing up to jump ahead to where a friend is standing), and public shame doesn't seem to affect teenagers the way it affects me. But this has happened so rarely that it doesn't affect our enjoyment.

 

[Corinne]

JT~Tired of your fab photos???? NEVAAAAAAAAAA Keep 'em comin'

Lori~HAPPY (now belated) BIRTHDAY!!!

Maria~are you all packed?

Granny~How fun to be planning a new kind of getaway! I have never been in Jan or Feb so I have no advice!

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

The Brazilian tour groups visit in January. I think the best week in January is the very last week. You miss the marathon, MLK holiday,and the tour groups.

We were just there there January 28th thru Feb. 3rd. We did see some tour groups when we were entering the parks but fortunatly we didin't see them once we were inside. There were alot of dance teams there though. They were everywhere. And I don't know if it is normally rainy at that time but it did rain alot.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Birthday Loribell!


jimmytammy - love all the pictures!!!!! It's never too many.

I also love our ticker that says 5 days until we'll be at AKV!