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

[MiaSRN62]

Mine went to school in Fort Washington, PA..he comes home for half the week , but thinks this is also a dorm! YIKES!!

OMG Blossomz.....I live 15 min from Ft Washington ! Was it Temple ? Gwynedd ?

Maria

 

[MiaSRN62]

what do you say we meet here online as the groupie takes place?

That's cool blossomz....as long as the Wifi is up-to-speed at VB, I'm good to go on that !


Maria

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Eliza--
Mine went to school in Fort Washington, PA..he comes home for half the week , but thinks this is also a dorm! YIKES!!

OK..all of us groupies still at home in front of our computers..what do you say we meet here online as the groupie takes place?

Good idea!!!

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

I won't be there in May but I have some recent pictures from our March trip handy of the Carolwood Pacific Room.

It sounds like so much fun! We'll be there in spirit.

Eliza glad to hear your son has made a decision. I had been wondering so glad Corinne asked about it. I remember the stress. I had one enter college in fall of 2007 and one in fall of 2008. The search and application process was so time consuming. It is one thing we've commented several times this year that we are happy to be free from. The twins are only 8th grade so we get a little break before we do it all with them. You will need some groupie hugs to get through sending your first one off.

I looked for water park pics but don't really have any that I can find to share. Love the trivia though! Keep it coming.

And Corinne I can sympathize although we aren't to college graduation yet.

 

[blossomz]

OMG Blossomz.....I live 15 min from Ft Washington ! Was it Temple ? Gwynedd ?

Maria

No..he goes to DeVry University!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Don't worry DiznyDad we promise to be on our best behavior! I'm actually a pretty shy, reserved person. I'm not always so good in a crowd (not that we'll be a crowd) of people I don't know. But I'm willing to overcome that for my groupie friends! Really looking forward to meeting you guys.

Looking forward to it . . . no, really!

 

[DisneyNutzy]

Happy belated birthday to you Teapot and DisneyNutzy !!!

Maria

Hi Maria,

Thanks for the Birthday wishes and great looking cake.

 

[lisah0711]

OK..all of us groupies still at home in front of our computers..what do you say we meet here online as the groupie takes place?

Good idea! I am missing the lodge and my trip is still nine months away!

 

[MiaSRN62]

No..he goes to DeVry University!

Ahhh, yes ! That one too.....I drive through Ft Washington on the way back and forth from work.

Maria

 

[Maroon]

You fit in great. Love the hankering!

 

[Anna114]

SO here's a question for the experienced groupies. Although our points are at the VWL we've never seen actual rooms. We are staying at POR in August. Would we be able to go to the VWL and go on a tour? I would imagine I would have to tell them that we are interested in buying. My problem is that that is a little deceitful lol.

 

[eliza61]

Eliza--
Mine went to school in Fort Washington, PA..he comes home for half the week , but thinks this is also a dorm! YIKES!!

OK..all of us groupies still at home in front of our computers..what do you say we meet here online as the groupie takes place?

LOL

I'm in for a on line groupie meet.

 

[eliza61]

SO here's a question for the experienced groupies. Although our points are at the VWL we've never seen actual rooms. We are staying at POR in August. Would we be able to go to the VWL and go on a tour? I would imagine I would have to tell them that we are interested in buying. My problem is that that is a little deceitful lol.

Hey Anna,
You might want to just ask for a tour. I'm thinking if you tell them you're interesting in buying they may send you over to the BLT showcase room or try and get you to do the entire presentation.
They may let you get a peek at one of the rooms at the lodge itself.

Eliza

 

[tea pot]

Thinking of staying at AKL instead of OKW in Sept. Love OKW but have never been at AKL so would like to try it.

DLI.... TRY IT TRY IT That's one of the things We love about DVC, It's the best of both worlds. You can try new resorts and still return to your favorites. Go for it...

Don't worry DiznyDad we promise to be on our best behavior! I'm actually a pretty shy, reserved person. I'm not always so good in a crowd (not that we'll be a crowd) of people I don't know. But I'm willing to overcome that for my groupie friends! Really looking forward to meeting you guys.

ME TOO....

I won't be there in May but I have some recent pictures from our March trip handy of the Carolwood Pacific Room.

It sounds like so much fun! We'll be there in spirit.

This is one of my favorite spots. You can usually find me here early morning or late at night, just chilling with my cup of tea.
Thanks again Dory for taking us HOME

SO here's a question for the experienced groupies. Although our points are at the VWL we've never seen actual rooms. We are staying at POR in August. Would we be able to go to the VWL and go on a tour? I would imagine I would have to tell them that we are interested in buying. My problem is that that is a little deceitful lol.

You don't have to be deceitful.. when we first bought into DVC we wanted to stay at the BCV and went over told them that we were members and would just like to see the rooms... their response was no problem and they took us down the hall and let us look around in any empty room that housekeeping had just finished cleaning ( before the next family had checked in) I'm sure you can do this at any DVC resort.

Hey Hope Muushka is having a great time on the High Seas.

To all you groupies on the college hunt my thoughts are with you
not to mention the ones with the kids who just got their driviers licenses. All I can tell you is.. That this too shall pass... but the Worry never does.
Our youngest DD is finishing Grad school May 18 ....Woo Hoo

Take Care Groupies

 

[Dizny Dad]

SO here's a question for the experienced groupies. Although our points are at the VWL we've never seen actual rooms. We are staying at POR in August. Would we be able to go to the VWL and go on a tour? I would imagine I would have to tell them that we are interested in buying. My problem is that that is a little deceitful lol.

There is a DVC desk in the lobby of the wilderness Lodge. No one is present in the main attrium (lobby) in the DVC section. checking for DVC is in the main Wilderness Lodge lobby.

Our experience before we purchased an add on at VWL included requesting a tour from the DVC desk, but all they could do was to show us pictures of rooms and offer to take us over to the DVC building at SSR. We were staying at SSR at the time so we declined. (should have taken them up on it instead of using the busses!) They certainly told us to look around in the public areas of the DVC building, but would not show us any of the rooms.

After staying at the VWL in the smallest studio (I swear; DW insists it must be a room especially built for little people!) in the building, we fell in love with the place. Addonitus flaired up and the rest is Home Resort history.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

DLI.... TRY IT TRY IT That's one of the things We love about DVC, It's the best of both worlds. You can try new resorts and still return to your favorites. Go for it...

We did!!!! I'm sooo excited!!!!!! We will have a Savannah view studio in Jamba house. I have never even been to AKL at all so I can't wait to see it. Now I will have to check out some AKL threads! We may have to eat at Boma now! I love to stay in different resorts even though VWL is my home.

 

[DisneyNutzy]

We did!!!! I'm sooo excited!!!!!! We will have a Savannah view studio in Jamba house. I have never even been to AKL at all so I can't wait to see it. Now I will have to check out some AKL threads! We may have to eat at Boma now! I love to stay in different resorts even though VWL is my home.

You will LOVE AKL! We stayed in the hotel in January simply because we were able to score a nice deal. Never had any interest in staying there before that. We were so wrong and fell in love with the place.

 

[horselover]

We did!!!! I'm sooo excited!!!!!! We will have a Savannah view studio in Jamba house. I have never even been to AKL at all so I can't wait to see it. Now I will have to check out some AKL threads! We may have to eat at Boma now! I love to stay in different resorts even though VWL is my home.

Yay for you! A stay at my other home, which I have yet to stay at! I'm sure you will love it. Absolutely try Boma! It's one of our fav. restaurants.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Thanks! I just realized I wrote Jamba instead of Jambo. I better get that right before I go!

 

[blossomz]

Don't forget to try the Wanyama safari over there! You must be staying at AKL to do it..it is a bit pricey but soooo worth it! You get about 2 hours out on the savannas at the lodge then come in with your safari mates for a wonderful multicourse dinner with wine pairings at Jiko! It is one of my all time favorite things ever experienced at Disney!!!