Wilderness Lodge Photo Thread- Please feed my addiction!!

[Ranger1873]

Thank you GoofyFairie. I am bringing every gear I have including the kitchen sink. Ha! Ha!

Plus enough spare kit to take photos of your kit!

 

[Ranger1873]

More From January 2009

 

[topdog]

Ranger, I like that boat dock picture.

I am leaving at 6am tomorrow morning. Can't wait!

 

[GoofyFairie]

Nice pics ranger1873. Man I wish I was there!

 

[saginaw]

We just got back from WL yesterday. I can't tell you how much I loved this resort! We stayed in 3034 and had a castle view and a hidden Mickey on our balcony! The weather was cold but it was better then home with the snow! I can now say that I get "it". I can see why people would return every year. Sadly, we will not be returning anytime soon. If and when we do, it will be to WL. And this time I would make the Lodge our main destination. Because it was our first time there as a family we concentrated on the parks. But, I could just stay at the Lodge and be perfectly happy!! I do have some sad news to report, all the ducklings are gone. By the end of our week the eagles had done what they do best. Even with all of us around the pool, they still swooped in. I will still check in to the thread and look at all the beautiful pictures! Thanks for all your help in picking WL!

 

[Steffiesunshine]

DH and I got back late Tuesday night from our 8 day stay at the WL. We stayed in room 5015, inner courtyard view. We had a great stay. Great service, loved our room, loved the transportation to the parks. Buses and boats quick and almost empty everyday. The weather was in the 80's until it rained on Thursday night, but we were at Cirque Du Soliel and ate at Raglan Rd, so the rain stopped by the time we were done. It then got colder...in the high 50's & 60's, then back to 70's by the time we left.

Thanks to all who helped us make this decision. Here are some photos from my trip. WARNING! I took a LOT of photos. Let me know when you have all had enough.


View from our room, 5015. This room is in the far wing of the hotel, on the Artist Point side. You can see the restaurant when looking right from our balcony. I was also suprised that on the fifth floor while walking to our room, there are little windows in the hallway which overlook the dining room of Artist Point.

Photos of interior of room, including turn down service:

Here's a window in our hallway. If you open up the shutters, you have a great view of MK, and Wishes. You can see the AstroOrbiter, and the castle, but it is behind some trees. I watched the fireworks from the window on 2 nights.

 

[Steffiesunshine]

Here are some lobby photos:

Here are some photos of some cozy little common areas around the lodge. These are open to everyone:

Balcony on the fifth floor near the rear of the hotel looking over the courtyard and the larger balcony on the fourth floor rear. Great place to take photos and get that "bearface" room view:

This is the area inside the 4th floor balcony:

This is the common area with a fireplace on the 3rd and 4th floor in the front of the hotel, over the main entrance doors.

Writing desks on the 4th floor at the front of the hotel:

This is the balcony at the front of the hotel, 3rd floor over and behind the carport area. This area was a little hard to find. You go up the staircase next to WCC, through the glass doors over the bridge in the front hallway, up a couple of stairs and out a small exit door on the right. No one was ever out here. I was told you can see Wishes, but it was behind the wall and you can only see a very small portion of fireworks. It was after being disappointed here that DH and I found that if you opened the shutters in our hallway on the 5th floor that you had a perfect view of Wishes.

 

[Steffiesunshine]

Sunrise from our balcony and at the lake. Caught the early boat to Contemporary and walked to MK for 8:05am breakfast at Crystal Palace.

 

[mickeysmyboy]

Great pictures Steffiesunshine! Your sunrise pictures are awesome! Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[Planning fanatic mom]

Steffiesunshine,

These are great pics. Thank you so much. I still have over 4 months and the wait is killing me. I know I won't have enough time to explore the whole lodge. Thanks again, ANY MORE????

 

[desparatelydisney]

You guys are making me homesick....and I am sitting on my own porch at my own house

We had decided to do YC this next trip to save a little money (we are a family of 5 so we have to get 2 rooms or a deluxe), but seeing these pictures makes me wonder where else we can cut back to make it work.

Stormalong and walking to EPCOT is great, but there is just no place like WL!!

 

[DizneyNutz]

You guys are making me homesick....and I am sitting on my own porch at my own house

We had decided to do YC this next trip to save a little money (we are a family of 5 so we have to get 2 rooms or a deluxe), but seeing these pictures makes me wonder where else we can cut back to make it work.

Stormalong and walking to EPCOT is great, but there is just no place like WL!!

Howdy neighbor! I am from NE North Carolina also. We live central NC now. The WL is the place for us! We are taking one our our grandsons on his first trip this year and can't wait for him to see Disney and the WL. Wishing you and yours a MAGICAL trip.

 

[desparatelydisney]

Howdy neighbor! I am from NE North Carolina also. We live central NC now. The WL is the place for us! We are taking one our our grandsons on his first trip this year and can't wait for him to see Disney and the WL. Wishing you and yours a MAGICAL trip.

So cool DisneyNutz (but totally OT)...I grew up in Wilson, DH in Greenville, but we have lived in Edenton for the last 10 yrs (and Currituck Co. before that).

Back to topic...I just made our May ressie for WL, so I'll be putting up pics then

 

[mcrabeck]

Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing!

 

[DizneyNutz]

So cool DisneyNutz (but totally OT)...I grew up in Wilson, DH in Greenville, but we have lived in Edenton for the last 10 yrs (and Currituck Co. before that).

Back to topic...I just made our May ressie for WL, so I'll be putting up pics then

I graduated Currituck H.S.

 

[tea pot]

Sunrise from our balcony and at the lake. Caught the early boat to Contemporary and walked to MK for 8:05am breakfast at Crystal Palace.

Steffiesunshine WOW THANKS SO MUCH
I JUST LOVE ....LOVE ....LOVE...YOUR PICS
I 'll have to find those hid-a-way places...on our next trip.... in December

 

[Nie0214]

 

[darby888]

Let me know when you have all had enough.



Here's a window in our hallway. If you open up the shutters, you have a great view of MK, and Wishes. You can see the AstroOrbiter, and the castle, but it is behind some trees. I watched the fireworks from the window on 2 nights.

[/QUOTE]

Wow! Thank you for the insightful pixs. And no, it's not enough.....more, paleessee!!

 

[DizneyNutz]

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k53/steffiesunshine/IMG_4969-1.jpg[/IMG]

DW especially liked these two. Thanks for posting.

 

[darby888]

This is the area inside the 4th floor balcony:

Writing desks on the 4th floor at the front of the hotel:

********
Thank you, again. Never seen these before either.... And while not so patiently waiting for my 1st stay @ WL, I've viewed alot, alot.