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

[Oshawa]

Thanks for the welcome! We have only one stay at VWL under our belts but just loved it. We originally didn't book there because, coming from Canada the theming is something we are familiar with. But when we did finally stay, we wished we had done so earlier.

I have researched a few specialities of WL...

watching the light parade from the beach
renting bikes and riding to Fort Wilderness
Whispering Canyon Cafe

anyone have other suggestions....

Hello to a fellow Canadian!!
I am new to this thread but I can tell you the people here are great!

 

[Good Ol Gal]

Thanks for the welcome! We have only one stay at VWL under our belts but just loved it. We originally didn't book there because, coming from Canada the theming is something we are familiar with. But when we did finally stay, we wished we had done so earlier.

I have researched a few specialities of WL...

watching the light parade from the beach
renting bikes and riding to Fort Wilderness
Whispering Canyon Cafe

anyone have other suggestions....

it may seem simple, but my kids LOVE Roaring Forks

Also, you can do a Hidden Mickey search (they have a sheet at the Front Desk that has clues on it) We've stayed there 4 times and just found the last one we'd been searching for!

 

[tea pot]

Goofy's apprentice

Welcome to the Groupies

 

[Goofy's apprentice]

OK...very welcoming...thank-you very much !!

My daughter loves looking for hidden Mickey's. We had a tough time finding them at VWL when we were there last year. The CM's were so helpful and gave her good hints.

Good Ol Gal - I'm thinking Roarin Forks for ice cream and then to the beach for the Water parade.

Oshawa - How about this snow? There has been so much for so long by DH was able to build a snow wall around our hot tub! He is uncommonly proud of it.... We have only been on one cruise, the 2007 member cruise. It was 4 days and I agree with the 4 days being a bit short and 7 a bit long. We loved eve1ry minute of it and will definitely cruise again. Castaway Cay is awesome

MiaSRN62 - I love the lobby too. Missed seeing the geyser last time, will have to make sure to catch it this time.

We were thinking ot trying the Counter service meal plan...has anyone here tried it?

 

[Muushka]

Hi GA, and another....welcome....

We have not done the CS meal plan because for 2 adults it is a little pricey, I don't know how it would be with kiddos.

If you find yourself drawn to this thread, and the moosie seems to be calling you, go ahead and grab him for your very own! I'll bet he would look great on you!

 

[Dodie]

WELCOME to our little thread!

You must have cupcakes at Roaring Forks!!!!!!

Catch the geyser when it erupts.

Find one of the little hidden seating areas on the floors above the main one to relax. At least one of them even had a fireplace. SO relaxing.

 

[DiznyDi]

Goofy's Apprentice

Here's our all-time favorite thing to do: HOT TUB
Doesn't matter if it's at 6 in the morning with a cup of coffee on the way down or at 11 at night after a long day in the parks. The hot tub is THE place to be! Wish I was there now... this snow is really getting me down.
Di

 

[Oshawa]

OK...very welcoming...thank-you very much !!

My daughter loves looking for hidden Mickey's. We had a tough time finding them at VWL when we were there last year. The CM's were so helpful and gave her good hints.

Good Ol Gal - I'm thinking Roarin Forks for ice cream and then to the beach for the Water parade.

Oshawa - How about this snow? There has been so much for so long by DH was able to build a snow wall around our hot tub! He is uncommonly proud of it.... We have only been on one cruise, the 2007 member cruise. It was 4 days and I agree with the 4 days being a bit short and 7 a bit long. We loved eve1ry minute of it and will definitely cruise again. Castaway Cay is awesome

MiaSRN62 - I love the lobby too. Missed seeing the geyser last time, will have to make sure to catch it this time.

We were thinking ot trying the Counter service meal plan...has anyone here tried it?

The snow is crazy. It's still snowing a little bit today. We have to be very carefull backing out of the driveway because the snow is stacked about 6 feet high. Hubby has shovelled it down a couple of times but with all the snow we have been getting there is nowhere to put it.
Love the ideal of the snow wall around the hot tub. Hubby must be very proud...mine would be too.

If your daugther loves looking for hidden Mickeys you have to get this book...Hidden Mickeys:A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets. It's written by Steven M. Barrett. I bought it for my hubby as a Christmas present. I found it at Chapters. It is so much fun. It it's a scavenger hunt throughout all the parks and resorts. We all loved searching for them.

Does anyone know that if you do the cruise and then the parks does the Magical Express bring you to the parks or do you have to find your own way there?

 

[Oshawa]

Here's our all-time favorite thing to do: HOT TUB
Doesn't matter if it's at 6 in the morning with a cup of coffee on the way down or at 11 at night after a long day in the parks. The hot tub is THE place to be! Wish I was there now... this snow is really getting me down.
Di

You and me both.
I soooo wish I was in Florida right now.

 

[Goofy's apprentice]

Does anyone know that if you do the cruise and then the parks does the Magical Express bring you to the parks or do you have to find your own way there?

There is transport from WDW to the Port but I don't think that it is free. When we cruised our friends rented a car and we drove, parked the car at the port, and drove back. I think there were more reasonable ways to do that but our friends arranged it.

Hidden Mickeys:A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets

We bought it already! I fear that my daughter will be spending all her time draggin us on the hunt for Mickey's. We are also taking our son's girlfriend and I can see the two girls just consumed with it. She is such a special girl and has had a difficult year so I really am happy to bring her along for the fun!

Here's our all-time favorite thing to do: HOT TUB
Doesn't matter if it's at 6 in the morning with a cup of coffee on the way down or at 11 at night after a long day in the parks. The hot tub is THE place to be! Wish I was there now... this snow is really getting me down.

Haven't tried it in the morning yet! When my young nieces are running around in the early hours, it sounds like a great place to retreat to.

 

[MiaSRN62]

There is transport from WDW to the Port but I don't think that it is free. When we cruised our friends rented a car and we drove, parked the car at the port, and drove back. I think there were more reasonable ways to do that but our friends arranged it.

Yes...our last Magic cruise was Sept 2007. We opted not for the bus transfers.....it was something like $60/person/roundtrip. We ended up renting from Budget----they are only like 2 miles from the terminal and they will come and pick u up. It was $45 for a 24 hour period for a Huyndai Santa Fe mini van. Much cheaper than the $240+ the disney bus would have costed---of course, they take care of loading your luggage for you.

 

[DisneyNutzy]

Evening Groupies. This is off topic but I know some of the groupies own at AKV and I wanted to post some construction pics I took last week.

 

[50 years Too!]

WELCOME to our little thread!

You must have cupcakes at Roaring Forks!!!!!!

Catch the geyser when it erupts.

Find one of the little hidden seating areas on the floors above the main one to relax. At least one of them even had a fireplace. SO relaxing.

Dodie!Cupcakes, who knew? I'll have to try one. Which flavor?

Welcome to all the new groupies. I've been negligent in my welcomes lately.
Glad to see so many newbies!

Deb

 

[Inkmahm]

We are trying to decide if we should do the Disney Cruise in early December of 2010 or do the parks. Our boys have never seen Disney at Christmas. None of us have been on a cruise before.

I love the castle picture posted earlier so that is a pro for the parks at Christmas. It looks just beautiful. Hubby and I went on our honeymoon 15 years ago and we never saw the castle like that.

In December 2006 and December 2007 we did a night at WDW, then the 4 night DCL cruise and then another 5 nights at WDW. Loved it!

Since we didn't want to do the same 4 night cruise again, we are signed up for the 7 night cruise this coming December. Again, we'll do 3 nights before the cruise at WDW and then a night at WDW after the cruise.

I'm not sure about 3 days at sea, but we'll see. I'm hoping it will force me to relax, if nothing else.

 

[Inkmahm]

You have some fun decisions coming up! If you have never been on one before, would you consider doing some days at the parks and then go on a 4 day DCL? We were new cruisers and did a 7 day for our first and kind of wished we had done a little shorter one. It is nice getting off of a ship not wanting to, it is not so nice getting off a ship thinking you wish it had been a little shorter.

Food for thought!

Why was the 7 day too long for you? Not enough to do?

 

[MiaSRN62]

Thank you for the AKV photos Disney Nutzy !!!

 

[jimmytammy]

A big 'ol WELCOME to all the new groupies!! Glad yall are here!!

 

[eliza61]

have a great (and hopefully snow free) weekend Groupies.

Who's up to bat next at the lodge??

FYI:

Illuminations fireworks show priemered today 1/30/1988

20 years and still my favorite night time show.

 

[wildernessDad]

Thanks for posting the pics of my other home, DisneyNutzy!

 

[Muushka]

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Does anyone know that if you do the cruise and then the parks does the Magical Express bring you to the parks or do you have to find your own way there?

You got some great answers to the transport question, but I would suggest doing the parks first and then the cruise, much more relaxing that way!

Evening Groupies. This is off topic but I know some of the groupies own at AKV and I wanted to post some construction pics I took last week.

AAAKKKKKK. I hope they finish quickly. I do not do well staying at resorts under construction.

Why was the 7 day too long for you? Not enough to do?

The 7 day was too long primarily because the seas were very rough (30 feet!!!). But looking back, other than the weather, 7 days just seemed like a long time for both Mr Muush and myself. Now that we are cruising experts (we have taken 7, 4, 5, 7, 7) and just love cruising, we don't see ourselves taking a cruise longer than 7 days. We might be the rare ADD type of cruisers because so many people like to take long cruises.

With DCL, the cruises are so dang expensive, a 4 day for a first cruise is easier to finance, you can pretty much assume that it will be a great time and that you will be sad to leave the ship.

As far as not enough to do, we are not typical cruisers. We cruise for the actual being on the sea experience rather than the shows, meals, and activities that are going on. We enjoy the ship, so when visiting ports, we think great! everyone will be gone and we can be on a nice quiet ship!

Our favorite thing to do is to sit on the veranda and feel the sea breeze going over our toes. And if our veranda is not so big, sitting out on the promenade deck is our second favorite place to hang. This past 7 day DCL, we did not go to one show! We had seen them before and just didn't want to see them again.

Sorry for the long answer, I probably need more coffee to get me moving physically and stop dreaming about cruises!