wilderness lodge - just back

[nickglover]

Just returned from three nights (Monday - Wednesday) at the Lodge. We very much enjoyed our first stay, particularly the Whispering Canyon meal (great salad, cole slaw, cornbread, sausage, pork, ribs and beans!). We tried Ohana at the Polynesian the 2nd night and enjoyed the meal, but not as much as Whispering Canyon. We were going to go to Artist Point (been once) but decided the menu was too limited). Night 3 we snuck over to Universal City and found the place sparsely populated. We ate at Motown Cafe and were not impressed with the over-priced and marginal quality bbq dishes.

At the Lodge, we enjoyed renting a Mouse boat for about $30 an hour ( a little slow with our combined weight of about 300 - mostly me! - but we explored both lakes and took photos of the GF and the Poly and MK, and the monorail going into the Contemporary.

One night we hopped a boat to the Contemporary and watched the fireworks from the top (and later saw a sign that the top is reserved for California Grill guests - oh well, we weren't the only ones.

We visited Typhoon Lagoon and really enjoyed the park and its variety. The rides are tamer than Adventure Island here in Tampa (and Blizzard beach), but that was fine for us - my wife won't go on the real fast and high ones.

We rented bikes but only had 1/2 hour because it was nearly 5:30 - seems a shame since it is light until 8:30 - we only had a glimpse of FW.

The main pool was too crowded, but the DVC pool was nice. We stayed on DVC points in a studio villa.

All in all, we had a great trip, and since we spent the first two nights in a tent at Wekiva Springs State Park, it made the beds all the more comfortable and the AC even cooler!!!!

 

[CuteKatCar]

How was the weather - especially the heat and humidity?

Thanks,

Anna

 

[Queenofthecastle]

Wow, sounds like you had a wonderful time! We will be at the lodge in a week and a half and are really looking forward to it!

Thanks for your post!

Q

 

[LinK]

We will also be there in about two weeks. What was your room like.

 

[castlehappy]

just reading your post makes me want to go even quicker!! I can't wait to get to the lodge, as this will be our first stay at WL! We are so excited, its just going to be me and my dd this trip, dh can't make it.

 

[nickglover]

Thanks for the replies. It was hot and fairly humid (very humid to non-Floridians). However, there was a nice breeze - sometimes a strong wind - on the lakeside near the pool.

Our room was nice - we were in a studio villa.

I made a mistake on the bike rental time. They closed at 5 pm, so we only had the bikes from 4:20 until 4:50 (they could have at least said to keep them until 5!) - But, it was our mistake - we will just rent them earlier the next time. Perhaps full day rentals can be returned later - I don't know.

I recommend renting the mouse boats - they were fun - one hour is enough time to explore both lakes.

We really like the lodge and its atmosphere - we even liked it better than the Grand Californian in Anaheim.

Have fun!