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

[mickeymorse]

HL Sorry to hear about your room issues and that the weather didn't co-operate. Here's hoping your next trip is so much better.

The meal was very good at The Wave. I didn't hear any bad comments from anyone. My son even ate everything. I was quite surprised by how many children were there. I figured they would all be at Chef Mickeys.

As for all the parks, DHS was probably the next worst. We went there on Wed. Got to the park around 10:30. Went straight for the TSM fastpass and it was already at 4:20-5:20. The ride was a lot of fun but glad I didn't wait an hour like the stand-by line. There were quite a few Brazilian tour groups. I think the 4+3 special definitely filled the parks more than usual.

 

[mickeymorse]

Hey Muush. I need you to change our summer ressies. We switched out to Vero Beach from the 29th to Sept 4th. Need to have some downtime before heading back home. Our first 7 days are still VWL though.

 

[DisneyNutzy]

Who did you call to book this? I might want to do this in Dec.

Hi HL,

The sessions can be booked up to 30 days prior to arrival. The number to call is: 407-934-4004. If you pre order the photopass CD the session is $70. $149 without the CD. We are doing a photopass share so all our pics will cost us under 20 bucks. Not sure I would go for the sitting fee and the cost of the CD without the photopass share.

 

[Muushka]

Hey Muush. I need you to change our summer ressies. We switched out to Vero Beach from the 29th to Sept 4th. Need to have some downtime before heading back home. Our first 7 days are still VWL though.

Loved the parade picture, awesome. I felt like I was right there with ya!

Double check your dates, in case I didn't understand.

Well, my hostess for the Super Bowl was a Steeler's fan, to the nth degree. Thank goodness they won!

 

[DisneyNutzy]

MM,

Nice picture. Is that the new parade?

Muushka - You can add us to the December list. We are going to brave the holiday crowds. We will be at the VWL Dec 20-23. My Dad and his GF are joining us for Christmas and they wanted some room in case other family members decide to come so we are renting a Villa in Formosa Gardens Dec 23 - 30. Swimming for Christmas...should be interesting.

Congrats to any Steeler fans. Great game!

 

[Muushka]

MM,

Nice picture. Is that the new parade?

Muushka - You can add us to the December list. We are going to brave the holiday crowds. We will be at the VWL Dec 20-23. My Dad and his GF are joining us for Christmas and they wanted some room in case other family members decide to come so we are renting a Villa in Formosa Gardens Dec 23 - 30. Swimming for Christmas...should be interesting.

Congrats to any Steeler fans. Great game!

Got it! Say, where is Formosa Gardens?

 

[DisneyNutzy]

Got it! Say, where is Formosa Gardens?

Formosa Gardens is off of Rt 192 (South of the parks). It is the nicest private home community in my opinion. Here is a link to the website of the only owner we use. www.villatorent.net All of his homes are as described with recent pictures and virtual tours. With the recent change in points I think most of our future stays will be split between DVC and private villas. The Christmas trip we are booking the 5 BR Sanibel. I have also stayed at Sea Pearl, Formosa Blvd, Laurel Springs and Star Lake 2x. All of his homes exceeded our expecations. I give them

 

[Muushka]

Wow, that is some place. Those houses are huge! I checked out the Sanibel, beautiful.

Boy these point changes are really ticking me off. We will also be spending some time off site.

 

[eliza61]

Happy Monday Groupies,

I snapped this pix of my dog "Hobbes" yesterday. See, I'm not the only one who dreams of a Disney vacation. Although he might be trying to smother poor Mickey since he usually ends up at the kennel while we're away.

 

[Muushka]

Eliza. I just looked at your dog and said "Oh my gosh".

I need to pull some old pictures of my dog Katie and scan them because she looks identical to Hobbes.

Is he part Shepard and beagle? I am still having goose bumps looking at that picture of him.

ETA Katie is no longer with us, otherwise I would post right now.

 

[cheer4bison]

Welcome back MM and family!

I just had to log-on and tell you that your family stayed in the exact same villa we stayed in last March at VWL, room 5537! What a coincidence! It is a fabulous room, isn't it? The view, the balcony, the quiet...can't beat it!

Thanks for sharing your fabulous pictures. Hope to see plenty more.

JT, I hope you get your request for 5th floor on your next adventure to VWL!

 

[50 years Too!]

MickeyMorse--love the pic of the family with Stan. That looks like a perfect candidate for the cute frame they have in the mercantile!

OT-Sorry Muushka, but that was one exciting game last night! Congrats to all you Steelers fans.

Eliza-love Hobbes. Wish I had a puppy, only cats allowed in DH's family.
I'm afraid he's also ruined my children on the subject.

Deb

 

[horselover]

Quiet day today on the thread today.

Well I made all my ADRs for our May trip. Booked an 8:00 ressie at Narcoossee's for the actual anniversary. Not sure what time Wishes will be yet. Hurry up already Disney! But, we can always eat slowly & worst case scenario we can go to the GF lobby & listen to music until Wishes starts.

DH just came home from work & said "you know we should really try XYZ restaurant for our anniversary". So sorry we already have other plans! He's talking about a restaurant in Providence we've been meaning to try to awhile now, but just haven't gotten there. Little does he know that that is where I plan to take him for his 50th b-day dinner in March! Boy is it hard for me to keep a secret!

Hope everyone is having a good day!

 

[DisneyNutzy]

Quiet day today on the thread today.

Well I made all my ADRs for our May trip. Booked an 8:00 ressie at Narcoossee's for the actual anniversary. Not sure what time Wishes will be yet. Hurry up already Disney! But, we can always eat slowly & worst case scenario we can go to the GF lobby & listen to music until Wishes starts.

DH just came home from work & said "you know we should really try XYZ restaurant for our anniversary". So sorry we already have other plans! He's talking about a restaurant in Providence we've been meaning to try to awhile now, but just haven't gotten there. Little does he know that that is where I plan to take him for his 50th b-day dinner in March! Boy is it hard for me to keep a secret!

Hope everyone is having a good day!

Hi HL - We had our 20th anniversary dinner at Narcoossee's and enjoyed it. Great location for Wishes! You are better off getting in early and taking your time. We had reservations and just made it to our table in time for Wishes (seated 1 hour after our ressie.) Seemed everyone who was already seated decided to stall and wait for Wishes. The staff was very apologetic and made up for the delay with excellent service.

 

[Muushka]

What is the name of the restaurant in Providence????????
My old stomping grounds!

 

[blossomz]

Eliza..if I pictured you with a dog..Hobbes would be it!

 

[horselover]

What is the name of the restaurant in Providence????????
My old stomping grounds!

Mediterraneo Caffe. It's on Federal Hill. Have you been there?

 

[Muushka]

Well, I have eaten on "The Hill" many times, but not there. I used to live on the East Side (10th street, not Blackstone Blvd) and in Greenville and Exeter and Rumford. But my all time favorite restaurant is Twin Oaks in Cranston. Yummm.

So, is the Mediterraneo Caffe good?? Like any food from RI is not good.

I miss the food so much! In fact, one of my favorite RI foods, Spinach Pies with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni, were had for dinner last night for the game, homemade because heaven forbid they make anything like that here in NC!

And the seafood....I miss that the most......

 

[horselover]

Well, I have eaten on "The Hill" many times, but not there. I used to live on the East Side (10th street, not Blackstone Blvd) and in Greenville and Exeter and Rumford. But my all time favorite restaurant is Twin Oaks in Cranston. Yummm.

So, is the Mediterraneo Caffe good?? Like any food from RI is not good.

I miss the food so much! In fact, one of my favorite RI foods, Spinach Pies with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni, were had for dinner last night for the game, homemade because heaven forbid they make anything like that here in NC!

And the seafood....I miss that the most......

I'm not sure if Mediterraneo is good because we've never been there, but I've heard nothing but good reviews of it. My favorite chef on Food Network (Ina Garten) says it's her fav. restaurant in RI. It it's good enough for the Barefoot Contessa it's good enough for me!

Love your new tag line Muush!

Need advice from my groupies again! I'm thinking of trying to change my May ressie a little. I've booked a studio, but I really think I want a 1 BR. Studioes are ok for saving points, but now that I've stayed in the 1 BR I'm spoiled by the extra space! I do plan to cook a little this time too so the full kitchen would be nice, not to mention laundry in the room. It will mean borrowing some points from next year, but I'm ok with that because I'm 99.5% (notice it's not 100% ) sure we won't be going to the World next year.

My plan would be to keep the studio for Sat. night & then try to switch to a 1 BR for M-W. I'll stick with SSR if that is what's available, but the problem now becomes the wait list. I waitlisted all the resorts for the ressie I have now & I was allowed to keep that in place because of the grandfathering rule. However I won't be able to do that now if I change to a a 1 BR, at least I'm assuming I won't be able to since it's a new ressie. My 1st choice is still AKV, but I think it will be highly unlikely to come through since it's opening week. I guess my 2nd choice would be BWV since it would use less pts. if I book a standard room. But I would also love to stay at BCV. And yes I would love to stay at the Lodge, but it's not a priority this time since I just stayed there & will again in Dec.

I guess my real question is since I can only choose 2 resorts to wait list at which 2 should I choose? I want to choose the 2 that might give me the best chance of the w/l actually coming through. Any thoughts?

More snow today! Woo hoo!

 

[mickeymorse]

Welcome back MM and family!

I just had to log-on and tell you that your family stayed in the exact same villa we stayed in last March at VWL, room 5537! What a coincidence! It is a fabulous room, isn't it? The view, the balcony, the quiet...can't beat it!

Thanks for sharing your fabulous pictures. Hope to see plenty more.

JT, I hope you get your request for 5th floor on your next adventure to VWL!

You're right. That was a great room. I think I'm spoiled to get it on my 1st trip.
Here are a couple more pics. Sunrise on the balcony

MickeyMorse--love the pic of the family with Stan. That looks like a perfect candidate for the cute frame they have in the mercantile!

OT-Sorry Muushka, but that was one exciting game last night! Congrats to all you Steelers fans.

Eliza-love Hobbes. Wish I had a puppy, only cats allowed in DH's family.
I'm afraid he's also ruined my children on the subject.

Deb

Thanks Deb. I knew I forgot to get something. Note to self....pick up picture frame in August.