VWL Groupies & Lovers Thread (Special Collectors Edition 2.0) updated 21 June 2023

[tea pot]

Just stopping in to say
Happy Mother’s Day
Hope you all have a
Magical Day !!!

 

[sleepydog25]

Hi all! Checking into BRV tomorrow for the very first time!!! Can’t wait! I’ve asked a couple of questions on this thread the last couple of months in preparation and you’ve all been so kind and helpful! Thanks to you all and I’m so excited to fall in love with your Home!

So glad you'll be at our home today! We know you'll have a wonderful trip and, indeed, will likely fall in love with the resort. Be sure to take a quiet stroll down the walk connecting the cabins and watch the sunrise at the beach. Oh, and you have to take at least a quick sit down in a rocker on the porch of VWL then watch the world roll by. Enjoy!

 

[Granny]

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Groupie moms out there! Also warm wishes to all who educate and nurture the youth of our world in any capacity!

We are winding down our trip with a departure tomorrow. It has been another great trip and we have enjoyed our stay at CCV.

We did the Festival of the Lion King Tier 1 package yesterday which included a three course meal at Tiffins, front row VIP seating at FotLK and a small group tour of the Safari ride with a guide. It was really fun and well worth the $99 per person...our meal at Tiffins would have cost more than that by itself! I highly recommend the package, but if the package doesn’t appeal to you, I highly recommend Tiffins. My wife and I think it may have been the best meal we’ve ever had at WDW! The setting is wonderful as was the service and the meal.

Overall, it has been a very laid back trip. Not a lot of park time and tons of relaxing and enjoying visiting with DDad & Di, and Corinne and Dana. We feel blessed to have such vacations and cherish them dearly.

 

[Lakegirl]

Granny thanks for the review. Sounds amazing. I didn’t even know they had that.

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Mothers Day to all the wonderful Moms here!!!

 

[Granny]

Granny thanks for the review. Sounds amazing. I didn’t even know they had that.

Neither did I. It’s actually kind of hard to find on the Disney website. Go to Dining and restrict to DAK and it will show up on the list. It really was fun.

 

[Granny]

Hi all! Checking into BRV tomorrow for the very first time!!! Can’t wait!

I hope your first impressions have met your expectations! And hopefully your schedule will allow for a little down time to explore the villa and Lodge lobby areas. Have an awesome stay!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Groupie moms out there! Also warm wishes to all who educate and nurture the youth of our world in any capacity!

We are winding down our trip with a departure tomorrow. It has been another great trip and we have enjoyed our stay at CCV.

We did the Festival of the Lion King Tier 1 package yesterday which included a three course meal at Tiffins, front row VIP seating at FotLK and a small group tour of the Safari ride with a guide. It was really fun and well worth the $99 per person...our meal at Tiffins would have cost more than that by itself! I highly recommend the package, but if the package doesn’t appeal to you, I highly recommend Tiffins. My wife and I think it may have been the best meal we’ve ever had at WDW! The setting is wonderful as was the service and the meal.

Overall, it has been a very laid back trip. Not a lot of park time and tons of relaxing and enjoying visiting with DDad & Di, and Corinne and Dana. We feel blessed to have such vacations and cherish them dearly.

We tried Tiffins in April and agree it was a very good meal!

 

[PatMcDuck]

Happy Mothers Day! I just realized few will see this because it is Mother's Day, but I need to cancel a trip at WL BR in a Studio December 2-6, 4 nights. Hope it helps someone here. I will probably do it tonight once things quiet down around here.

I will reschedule trip for late in January.

 

[cmoliver5]

I hope your first impressions have met your expectations! And hopefully your #chedule will allow for a little down time to explore the villa and Lodge lobby areas. Have an awesome stay!

It’s been wonderful so far. We had a very early flight in and had our room assignment by 10:30!! Had a light lunch with the kiddos in the room and then went to the Boulder Ridge pool for a quick dip. We’re resting to catch up from the early morning and will be heading to Disney Springs later on for dinner and a free cupcake at Sprinkles...it’s my birthday!

 

[bobbiwoz]

Happy Mothers Day! I just realized few will see this because it is Mother's Day, but I need to cancel a trip at WL BR in a Studio December 2-6, 4 nights. Hope it helps someone here. I will probably do it tonight once things quiet down around here.

I will reschedule trip for late in January.

Sorry you had to cancel, look forward to your January trip!

Happy Mother’s Day to you!

 

[bobbiwoz]

It’s been wonderful so far. We had a very early flight in and had our room assignment by 10:30!! Had a light lunch with the kiddos in the room and then went to the Boulder Ridge pool for a quick dip. We’re resting to catch up from the early morning and will be heading to Disney Springs later on for dinner and a free cupcake at Sprinkles...it’s my birthday!

Happy Birthday!

 

[PeterPanFan123]

Happy Mothers Day! I just realized few will see this because it is Mother's Day, but I need to cancel a trip at WL BR in a Studio December 2-6, 4 nights. Hope it helps someone here. I will probably do it tonight once things quiet down around here.

I will reschedule trip for late in January.

Oh boy, do I need these nights to complete our otherwise chopped-up trip! I hope I am able to secure them. What a wonderful Mother's Day gift (to me, lol) it would be.

 

[DiznyDi]

Happy Mothers Day!
Rich and I are back from a nice and relaxing trip to WDW. We thoroughly enjoyed keeping company with Granny and Mrs Granny and Corinne and hubby Dana. Such fun!

We normally stay 8-12 days and cut this trip to 7 days to conserve points for our family trip in Nov. I'll be real happy to get back to our longer stays. 7 days just didn't seem like enough particularly since we had 3 days of some fairly significant rain. Our Na'Vi River Ride was cancelled - presumably due to a malfunction. For anyone that may be headed to the World in the next few days, Flower and Garden merchandise was discounted 25%. Annual pass got another 20%. The Tervis cups were really cute, and reasonably priced once discounts were applied.

Territory Lounge was a frequent hang-out My new favorite item is the Nachos. Boy were they good! Plenty to share, or more than enough for a (single) meal.

I ordered a cake for Rich's birthday to be delivered to TOWL. Surprisingly our server used our Tables in Wonderland toward the purchase price - not something I expected.

The World experienced some sort of electronic glitch. Out of the blue our magic band charging privileges were revoked. We did eventually get it straightened out. Just be aware - its not you, or your bank. Other guests were experiencing the same. Isn't that right Granny?

Next up for us is our family vacation at SSR in November.

 

[cmoliver5]

We’re planning to try and rope drop MK tomorrow. What time should we try to leave and would we be better grabbing the boat or bus?

 

[jimmytammy]

We’re planning to try and rope drop MK tomorrow. What time should we try to leave and would we be better grabbing the boat or bus?

Not many of us here(ol timers)rope drop anymore but I will try to address your questions based on past experience. MK opens at 9, if you want to be front of line, go now. If its just rope drop you are trying to make, leave room by 7:45-8 and take boat. Honestly cant remember if bus is shared with FW, if so that may prolong making it in time.

 

[Granny]

The World experienced some sort of electronic glitch. Out of the blue our magic band charging privileges were revoked. We did eventually get it straightened out. Just be aware - its not you, or your bank. Other guests were experiencing the same. Isn't that right Granny?

Quite right, Di. We both got charging privileges dropped after making a mid- trip payment against our accounts. In my case, I had a gift card I wanted to use up so I paid some of my room charges with it. As happened to Di, the front desk kept saying that my bank had rejected the transaction and nullified the card. I obligingly called my credit card bank and they confirmed that all was good. After over an hour at the front desk and escalating the issue to the manager on duty, charging privileges were restored. No big deal except bot Di and I ran into the same “it must be your fault” attitude. They just couldn’t admit that it was a problem with their system.

 

[Granny]

Not many of us here(ol timers)rope drop anymore but I will try to address your questions based on past experience. MK opens at 9, if you want to be front of line, go now. If its just rope drop you are trying to make, leave room by 7:45-8 and take boat. Honestly cant remember if bus is shared with FW, if so that may prolong making it in time.

The bus is direct to MK and not shared with any resort. We used it a couple of times this trip and found it to be very efficient if someone wants a quicker trip to MK.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

No big deal except bot Di and I ran into the same “it must be your fault” attitude. They just couldn’t admit that it was a problem with their system.

That's such a bummer for you guys and tough to get fixed if they aren't assuming it's something with their processes. There's been lots of discussions popping up relating to the new hold authorizations being used by them. I wonder if the problems are all related in some way to that? And if their system fails to get that those $100 authorizations charging is going to be revoked. Even if they got the initial authorization they have to get it again if the charges go over $100 and they may have some flaw in that process. I've actually never run into a company doing so many authorizations and it's always seems like it's something just waiting to go wrong.

I've gotten so I hardly ever charge to the MB anymore - just carry the gift card and use it at the POS.

 

[Dizny Dad]

Others seem to find the time to post while in The World, but I find it difficult to do any computer activity while on vacation. My apologies and I thank Granny for filling in for us with a few posts while absorbing The Lodge atmosphere.

Yes, as DiznyDi stated, we had a wonderful time in The World. And we thoroughly enjoyed our time with Granny, Mrs. Granny, Corinne & Mr. Corinne! This trip, just as Granny stated, we had less park time and more resort time. I spent my Birthday at the pool, which is not a norm for DiznyDi & I. But we were joined for a time by Granny, so it was a great time had by all. DiznyDi arranged for a Birthday Cake at the TOTWL, so after the fireworks, we all enjoyed a sweet treat!

We will surely miss everyone in December. It will be the first time in many years that we will not enjoy The Lodge at Christmas time. But we have a full family trip planned for November. All of our children and spouses will be there. We are really excited and look forward to the event in a Grand Villa.

Thanks for the Birthday greetings.