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

[MiaSRN62]

Welcome Dzny Dad....aka Dzny Di's dh !

eliza....good trivia today....I missed giving a shot at answering the questions as I'm just reading it now
Love the trivia stuff...keep it coming...........

I am 25 days 'till checking into VWL !!!! I'm dreaming about it as I hear how we will be high in the 40's tommorrow


Maria

 

[blossomz]

Hi everyone! Well I was back at work today and it was a good thing! Thanks again for lall of the groupies support this last week. Meanwhile..life goes on and I need some advice! To those of you who have cruised..since our upcoming is our first and it is only a 4 day..should we book Palo or wait until our next cruise? Any advice appreciated! I don't know the schedule of dining or how busy we'll be so it's hard for me to judge whether or not I should book Palo or not! I can start booking at 12:01 AM tonight!!

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Why oh why can't Disney release their park hours earlier. I am such a planner that I like to do things as early as possible and of course they haven't released Septembers hours yet. AllEars says they should be released 6 months in advance but that isn't true. I was hoping to look at last years schedule just to get some kind of idea but I can't find it. Any ideas?

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Hi everyone! Well I was back at work today and it was a good thing! Thanks again for lall of the groupies support this last week. Meanwhile..life goes on and I need some advice! To those of you who have cruised..since our upcoming is our first and it is only a 4 day..should we book Palo or wait until our next cruise? Any advice appreciated! I don't know the schedule of dining or how busy we'll be so it's hard for me to judge whether or not I should book Palo or not! I can start booking at 12:01 AM tonight!!

Good to hear from you Blossomz. Hope you and your family are doing well.

 

[DisneyNutzy]

Hey groupies,

I had a bunch of reading to do so I could get caught up.

Blossomz – My condolences on your loss.

Dory – So happy to hear your sons test results we good.

Welcome to the new groupies.

Muushka – Nice job on the double dip cruise.

Good ol Gal – Congrats on your wait list coming through. Ditto to Wilderness Dad on extending your December trip.

LVSWL – Sounds like a great trip to our lodge and sharing with your friend on her birthday is a great present.

WDWRR Eng – Joe- Great job on the digital scrapbook!

Lisa75 – You will love the 1 BR at the lodge. Good luck convincing your husband to go for DVC

JT – Here is a link for all the movie schedules. The camping board also posts a list for FW. http://www.buildabettermousetrip.com/activity-outdoormovie.php

 

[DaveH]

blossomz we did the DVC cruise in 2007. That was a 4 day. The only thing I can advise you is this. You are in a restaurant twice. # nights were normal menu for each and the other was pirate night. It comes down to which place is more important for you to eat at. We did not do Palo. We are doing a 7 night Western in 19 days. We are only doing a brunch on this one. We want to try all the regular menus. When we went before some of the more experience cruisers said they did not go there until their 4th or later cruises. There is so much to do, it is hard to figure out which is more important to you. Just have a great cruise, no matter what you decide. DCL does keep about half of the ressies for departure day release. If you are going to get there early, you have time to decide.

 

[eliza61]

Why oh why can't Disney release their park hours earlier. I am such a planner that I like to do things as early as possible and of course they haven't released Septembers hours yet. AllEars says they should be released 6 months in advance but that isn't true. I was hoping to look at last years schedule just to get some kind of idea but I can't find it. Any ideas?

Unfortunately DIL, I'm am the antithesis when it comes to planning. Probably because try as we may we never seem to stick to the plan. Any way are August hours out? Generally late August and early September have the same hours (this is our normal travel time).

P.S. Love the Harry K tag. The old guy and I picked up our taxes yesterday scared1 and headed over to Chickies & Pete by the stadium where they were having an impromtu memorial.

 

[MiaSRN62]

DaveH :The only thing I can advise you is this. You are in a restaurant twice. # nights were normal menu for each and the other was pirate night. It comes down to which place is more important for you to eat at. We did not do Palo. We are doing a 7 night Western in 19 days. We are only doing a brunch on this one. We want to try all the regular menus. When we went before some of the more experience cruisers said they did not go there until their 4th or later cruises. There is so much to do, it is hard to figure out which is more important to you.

Blossomz....
I'm with Dave. You will be very busy and you won't know your dining rotation until you check-in. There will be tickets waiting for you in your stateroom with your rotation. All I can say about the 4 day is this. If you are assigned Animator's Palette twice, on the second seating there will not be the light and music show. So that would be the best time to skip and do Palo. On port days, we are the type that like to get off the ship and explore or do excursions.

On day 3, I believe, is Pirate in the Caribbean Night (our family really enjoys this dinner so if this is your first cruise you might not want to miss this one).

Some like to stay on the ship. We're usually so busy, that in 3 disney cruises we never did Palo. I've heard it's great, so maybe on our next cruise. Good luck and have fun planning !


Maria

 

[Muushka]

DisneyNutzy! Good to see you! It's been a while.

Hi everyone! Well I was back at work today and it was a good thing! Thanks again for lall of the groupies support this last week. Meanwhile..life goes on and I need some advice! To those of you who have cruised..since our upcoming is our first and it is only a 4 day..should we book Palo or wait until our next cruise? Any advice appreciated! I don't know the schedule of dining or how busy we'll be so it's hard for me to judge whether or not I should book Palo or not! I can start booking at 12:01 AM tonight!!

Glad you are back to work.

We are Palo people. I don't know how important it is to you to be able to have a delicious meal sans children. To us, it is very important. All the food is freshly prepared for you, and served by the best on the ship. To me, that is priceless! You can get an idea of your rotation by the ages of your kiddos. We don't have any, so we always had a good idea of what our rotation would be.

If you don't want to miss dinner in the regular spots, the brunch is also very good. Good luck!

Why oh why can't Disney release their park hours earlier. I am such a planner that I like to do things as early as possible and of course they haven't released Septembers hours yet. AllEars says they should be released 6 months in advance but that isn't true. I was hoping to look at last years schedule just to get some kind of idea but I can't find it. Any ideas?

Sorry, no can help. And with the economy being the way it is, you probably can't count on last year's schedule.

We are all packed. Mr Muush leaves work early tomorrow and we will start our loooooooong drive down to Miami. We will probably get to Melbourne and stay there and get up early Thursday AM to complete the journey.

On our second leg we are doing a 'cabin crawl'. That is when people open up their cabins for everyone on the crawl to see. I have never done it but always wanted to. The cabin next door to us is 1200 square feet! Can't wait to see that one!

I won't have the computer with me, so I won't be checking in.

 

[wildernessDad]

Why oh why can't Disney release their park hours earlier. I am such a planner that I like to do things as early as possible and of course they haven't released Septembers hours yet. AllEars says they should be released 6 months in advance but that isn't true. I was hoping to look at last years schedule just to get some kind of idea but I can't find it. Any ideas?

Disney releases their calendar about 3 months in advance now to coincide with the new dining reservation schedule.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Unfortunately DIL, I'm am the antithesis when it comes to planning. Probably because try as we may we never seem to stick to the plan. Any way are August hours out? Generally late August and early September have the same hours (this is our normal travel time).

P.S. Love the Harry K tag. The old guy and I picked up our taxes yesterday scared1 and headed over to Chickies & Pete by the stadium where they were having an impromtu memorial.

Disney releases their calendar about 3 months in advance now to coincide with the new dining reservation schedule.

No August hours yet. I just wish they would release them at least a month before you can make your ADR'S so you have time to plan. We don't always stick to the plans I make but I just love to do it! It is one of the things I enjoy most about our trips! Plus I have never gone during free dining before so I am a bit nervous about getting the ADR'S I want. Thanks!!

Sorry, no can help. And with the economy being the way it is, you probably can't count on last year's schedule.

We are all packed. Mr Muush leaves work early tomorrow and we will start our loooooooong drive down to Miami. We will probably get to Melbourne and stay there and get up early Thursday AM to complete the journey.

On our second leg we are doing a 'cabin crawl'. That is when people open up their cabins for everyone on the crawl to see. I have never done it but always wanted to. The cabin next door to us is 1200 square feet! Can't wait to see that one!

I won't have the computer with me, so I won't be checking in.

We will miss you but I hope you have a great time!!!!

 

[wildernessDad]

We are all packed. Mr Muush leaves work early tomorrow and we will start our loooooooong drive down to Miami. We will probably get to Melbourne and stay there and get up early Thursday AM to complete the journey.

Have a safe drive and a great time!

 

[nmmom95]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this question, but since I can't find the answer, I though I'd ask the WLV experts. Is there a bus to get to MK or do you have to take the boat? I just made reservations today and was lucky enough to get WLV for November! I can't wait! This resort looks amazing! However, MS told me the boat is a bit of a walk and I wasn't going to bring a stroller for DS, just rent one as needed in the parks. Also, is it easy to get to the Polynesian for the Spirit of Aloha? TIA!

 

[Granny]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this question, but since I can't find the answer, I though I'd ask the WLV experts. Is there a bus to get to MK or do you have to take the boat? I just made reservations today and was lucky enough to get WLV for November! I can't wait!

I think this is the perfect place for such a question. And the answer is....it depends. As you know, the boat runs year round but the bus option to MK seems to be reserved for heavy WL occupancy times of the year. We've never been there when an MK bus was running, but then we almost always go in the summer. I'm sure someone will come along that can give a better answer.

This resort looks amazing! However, MS told me the boat is a bit of a walk and I wasn't going to bring a stroller for DS, just rent one as needed in the parks. Also, is it easy to get to the Polynesian for the Spirit of Aloha? TIA!

What I will say is that the boat dock to MK is not really all that far, and my guess is that your son will enjoy the ride on the lake. I agree with those who feel like the boat ride to MK is a great attraction in itself.

Getting to the Polynesian? I'd take the boat or bus to MK then the monorail to Polynesian. It's pretty easy to get to but I'd still allow time for it.

Another alternative, though it depends on the bus routes, is to see if WL is sharing a bus route with Poly/Grand Floridian for any of the parks. If so, getting on that bus would take you directly to the Polynesian. Sometimes WL shares with FW, and sometimes with Poly/GF. If in doubt, ask the driver before getting on!

Welcome to the Groupies thread, and have a wonderful, wonderful trip to our beloved VWL.

 

[Granny]

Muush....have an awesome time cruisin'!


Oh...and I don't think I gave you my birthday. It's April 12.

 

[horselover]

Have a great trip Muush!

 

[horselover]

Happy belated birthday Granny!

 

[LVSWL]

Have a wonderful trip Muushka! I don't envy you that drive to Miami. Why oh why won't our DHs hop on a plane???!!! We will have to get together for lunch when you get back to catch up.

 

[eliza61]

Muush....have an awesome time cruisin'!


Oh...and I don't think I gave you my birthday. It's April 12.

HAPPY BELATED B-DAY!!! (didn't think you be able to sneak by us didya?)

Hope your day was magical

 

[MiaSRN62]

We are all packed. Mr Muush leaves work early tomorrow and we will start our loooooooong drive down to Miami. We will probably get to Melbourne and stay there and get up early Thursday AM to complete the journey.

Muushka ! Have fun at sea !!!!

You're stopping in Melbourne ? Say hello for me to my 18 yo dd ! She goes to FL Tech in Melbourne ! Nice little beach town.

We'll miss ya !!!

Maria