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  1. Granny

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

    Sleepy...nice callback on those days almost 18 years ago. At that time (2006) I had been on the DISBoards for five years but I still wasn't comfortable with giving vacation details publicly much less showing my ugly mug in a picture! So I did have a vacation planned for 2007 but wasn't...
  2. Granny

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

    Technically the contracts don’t expire until early in 2042, but I think of them really expiring 12/31/2041 since I have no idea how Disney will handle all the points that have to be used those last couple of years. One tip I read that makes a ton of sense is to make sure you are in a borrowing...
  3. Granny

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

    And I look at my age and the expiration of VWL contracts and I'm amazed at how much value the points have with only 17 years of use left in them! At this point, I could still sell my contracts and more than recover my investment cost. But I'm good with riding the contracts out until they...
  4. Granny

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

    We have several photos of those "atrium" rooms posted on this thread, but they aren't necessarily easy to find. Here is a link to a couple of posts with several photos of one of those villas: Photos of 2BR Atrium Villa We have stayed in these villas a couple of times. They are very...
  5. Granny

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

    We just booked our December 6 - 12 at VWL. We are excited to bring for the first time a couple who are not part of our family. These good friends of ours haven't been to WDW in over 20 years. And they have never been during the Christmas season. We are jazzed to show them all the changes as...
  6. Granny

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

    Jimmy...well Tammy and the kids know how to shop for you! That's an awesome gift. Have you figured out the place of honor you want to put this in your home? Or are you going to hide it in your workshop and hog it to yourself! 😃
  7. Granny

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

    Kat...hope you are recovered or well on your way to feeling 100%. Sounds like you had a nice trip with a balance of land and sea. Thanks for sharing your impressions of DLH and Aulani.
  8. Granny

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

    Here's wishing all Groupies a Christmas season full of peace, happiness, and Moose Dust!
  9. Granny

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

    The lake side rooms are the odd numbered rooms. But the trees they planted when they built the cabins a few years ago are really growing quickly. So "facing the lake" does not necessarily mean a "view of the lake". We recently stayed on the lake side on the third floor and couldn't really see...
  10. Granny

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

    I've really only seen them around in the lobby when the Christmas tree is up. Other than the holiday season, I don't recall a photopass photographer on the WL campus.
  11. Granny

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

    Happy Thanksgiving Groupies!!!
  12. Granny

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

    Hope you guys have an awesome trip! :thumbsup2
  13. Granny

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

    My granddaughter was on board with rubbing Humphrey's nose. Her brother was not as cooperative, as you can see. Even Donald seems a little fed up with my grandson's antics! :)
  14. Granny

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

    We used the WL splash area a lot on our trip in October. It is a fun area that our 3 year old and 1 year old grandchildren enjoyed a lot. There is a general splash area, with a huge bucket on top of the slide structure that spills out water into the splash area every couple of minutes. There...
  15. Granny

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

    At this point they have not brought back the flag family program. I am expecting to hear some day that it is coming back...for a fee. It was a fun program, and they included breakfast at the Club Level when we did it. I can see the Flag Family Package coming at some point. And I'd probably...
  16. Granny

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

    Mojo...thanks so much for posting those pictures of Ranger Stan and your family. As I'm sure you can attest to, Ranger Stan was a kind and gentle soul and was equated with Wilderness Lodge for many years.
  17. Granny

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

    We recently stayed in a 2BR lock off so I can safely say that the 1BR and studio feature the combo units. It was a welcome upgrade for us not to have to make a pot of coffee every time one of us wanted a cup.
  18. Granny

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

    Muush!!! :dogdance: Great to "see" you drop in! On our latest trip a couple of weeks ago, Jimmy and I were reminiscing about some of the original Groupies and poof...here you are! I have to admit, when I saw your name on the post above, I thought I had accidentally opened up the thread at...
  19. Granny

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

    Ah, that’s a question VWL Groupies have been asking for over twenty years! Well I wasn’t a member of the Beverly Hillbillies….in fact the user name drew enough distraction that I added “Yeah I’m a guy” under my user name. It’s an old, old nickname I’ve carried all these years.
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