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

[Crabby_Dan]

Thank you all for your kind welcome greetings.

I’ve used this avatar pic for years as my Facebook profile picture. Everyone who knows me says it’s “so you”. I’m not sure what that means

 

[sleepydog25]

Thank you all for your kind welcome greetings.

I’ve used this avatar pic for years as my Facebook profile picture. Everyone who knows me says it’s “so you”. I’m not sure what that means

That you like to eat at WCC?

 

[Crabby_Dan]

That you like to eat at WCC?

Lol. Probably not that.

Actually we’ve only eaten there twice. Not crazy about the menu and I’m not a big fan of the “shenanigans”. I’m kind of a “stick in the mud.”

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . . I’m not a big fan of the “shenanigans”. . . . . . . . .

Most of the shenanigans have been dropped, and you can choose now whether or not to participate in them. DiznyDi & I never really thought much of them either. I decided it was enough when I had a handful of straws bouncing off my head and shoulders. Good thing I didn't ask for extra ice . . .

 

[Granny]

Thank you all for your kind welcome greetings.

I’ve used this avatar pic for years as my Facebook profile picture. Everyone who knows me says it’s “so you”. I’m not sure what that means

Crabby....your avatar cleaned up very nicely! When's your next trip to The World?

 

[jimmytammy]

Most of the shenanigans have been dropped, and you can choose now whether or not to participate in them. DiznyDi & I never really thought much of them either. I decided it was enough when I had a handful of straws bouncing off my head and shoulders. Good thing I didn't ask for extra ice . . .

Once, my mom was with us, she asked for more tea, so they brought her the huge jar out, then proceeded to yell at top of lungs, "if anyone sees this lady in the pool later, get out!!!!"
The shenanigans were fun for awhile then got old after our kids aged out

 

[twinklebug]

WCC from what I've been reading does not do their boisterous games and shouting before 10am. That keeps it safe for most breakfast folk.

I don't care for them myself, but do enjoy watching others participating, so we keep the coaster on the table flipped to the "Nuh-uh" side. Even then they will use the opportunity to pull a small prank if it presents itself (I once asked about a menu item and within moments we had a giant mixing bowl of Argula on the table, free of charge. That was funny, but made me feel like an idiot for not knowing what Argula was. It's a good server who can tell who would like to participate and who would not. Same goes with the seater. When my kids were young we were always seated on the back porch where no pranks happened.

 

[TCRAIG]

I’d prefer beach club but when we did the tour in June the sales lady said beach club would be very hard to get. I’ve seen it on the resale market but I guess Disney has a very long wait list for that resort. I’d probably just do SSR to save the money. My friend owns there and at the time of year she and I travel, she’s never not been able to switch at 7 months out.

Unfortunately we will miss F&W this year bc we are only going to MK for the party and DHS. Short, cheap trip. Well as cheap as Disney can be...lol.

And I just saw the news that DVC will be allowed in at 2pm. I am a resale member but I was sent a blue card, as I’ve mentioned before, so I’m assuming I can get in early. But I’ll have 5 others in tow (DH, DS, DS, stepson, and girlfriend) so I have no idea if they would let us all in. And we won’t be staying on points, not that it says you have to be. Glad I’m October so hopefully I can read about some experiences before we go.

The site says ‘DVC Members and their Guests...’ so I think you should all be safe with the 2PM entry

 

[sleepydog25]

Just as a scratch your head aside. . .

I've been to WCC three times, none recently. The food simply doesn't appeal to me. Anyway, the first two times were back when my daughter was much younger. The first time, our very first trip to WDW and staying at the Lodge, our daughter enjoyed the stick horse races, but we got no shenanigans at all despite interacting well with the server. Service was achingly slow to boot. Fast forward about two years, and we're back. This time, we even had a birthday to celebrate, and we informed our server of such, as well as saying how much our daughter was glad to be back to WCC and the stick races. Nothing. We ordered ketchup, straws, and smiled broadly with our server. Noth-ing. Once again, service was terribly slow and inefficient. The last time was about six years ago, and while service was okay, we again were largely ignored by the server. So, when I read they had calmed down a bit, I could only chuckle since I've NEVER had antics. Go figure.

 

[Crabby_Dan]

Crabby....your avatar cleaned up very nicely! When's your next trip to The World?

Sadly I have no trip to WDW planned at this time. ( Due to some family life events.) We do have a trip to HHI planned in April 2019 with my brother and his family.

I actually rented out my 2018 AKV points and had to borrow half my 2019 points to send my DW for her unplanned visit to VWL in July with her chum.

If my VWL contract passes ROFR, I’m crossing my fingers for a VWL stay in December 2019.

( Maybe even meet some Groupies)

 

[Crabby_Dan]

I’m gonna toss this out to the Groupies as a quasi opinion poll.

Given my pessimistic, Eyeore-like attitude, I pretty much expect my VWL contract to be taken by Disney. So far I’ve only seen 2 contracts with June use years. And I’m NOT a patient man, so .......

What would you do?

Just keep looking for a June use year?

Purchase an August or October use year? ( which seem fairly common)

Try purchasing VWL direct for $177/pt?

Purchase 150 Copper Creek pts with an effective price of $172/pt?

 

[TCRAIG]

I’m gonna toss this out to the Groupies as a quasi opinion poll.

Given my pessimistic, Eyeore-like attitude, I pretty much expect my VWL contract to be taken by Disney. So far I’ve only seen 2 contracts with June use years. And I’m NOT a patient man, so .......

What would you do?

Just keep looking for a June use year?

Purchase an August or October use year? ( which seem fairly common)

Try purchasing VWL direct for $177/pt?

Purchase 150 Copper Creek pts with an effective price of $172/pt?

I have 4 different UYs/Member #s...so obviously - I’d go with getting whatever UY you can for the pts/price you want!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I’m gonna toss this out to the Groupies as a quasi opinion poll.

Given my pessimistic, Eyeore-like attitude, I pretty much expect my VWL contract to be taken by Disney. So far I’ve only seen 2 contracts with June use years. And I’m NOT a patient man, so .......

What would you do?

Just keep looking for a June use year?

Purchase an August or October use year? ( which seem fairly common)

Try purchasing VWL direct for $177/pt?

Purchase 150 Copper Creek pts with an effective price of $172/pt?

Well, I think you'll pass so problem solved!

Last one the list would be buying VWL direct - just too much of a price difference. I'd recommend patience if it doesn't pass but I think you'll be fine.

 

[sleepydog25]

I’m gonna toss this out to the Groupies as a quasi opinion poll.

Given my pessimistic, Eyeore-like attitude, I pretty much expect my VWL contract to be taken by Disney. So far I’ve only seen 2 contracts with June use years. And I’m NOT a patient man, so .......

What would you do?

Just keep looking for a June use year?

Purchase an August or October use year? ( which seem fairly common)

Try purchasing VWL direct for $177/pt?

Purchase 150 Copper Creek pts with an effective price of $172/pt?

If you truly just want the feel of the Lodge, then going with the cheaper, resale contract for VWL would be the way to go regardless of UY. I know that can come in handy on occasion, but the way we vacation, it hasn't mattered. I would not purchase VWL direct as the expiration date on the contracts means you'd be paying a premium for much shorter time than if you bought, say, Copper Creek. The main attraction for Copper Creek is the length of the contract; however, even at $172 pp, that's one very expensive buy-in. I also believe that you'll pass ROFR, however.

 

[Crabby_Dan]

Of course as soon as I posted my opinion poll, my perfect VWL contract with a June use year showed up on the DIS affiliated resale store.
I guess the answer to my question is “be patient Crabby Dan”.

Yeah I agree with the all Groupie advice. Worse case is go with a different use year. But, there’s no reason to think my stripped contract won’t pass ROFR. (Other than my natural pessimism.)

 

[ArielSRL]

The site says ‘DVC Members and their Guests...’ so I think you should all be safe with the 2PM entry

I saw on a DVC FB post that it’s up to 7 guests. I saw it after I posted here. I should’ve come back with the intel but this is pre-planning week at school and it’s always crazy busy.

 

[Starwind]

Sadly I have no trip to WDW planned at this time. ( Due to some family life events.) We do have a trip to HHI planned in April 2019 with my brother and his family.

I actually rented out my 2018 AKV points and had to borrow half my 2019 points to send my DW for her unplanned visit to VWL in July with her chum.

If my VWL contract passes ROFR, I’m crossing my fingers for a VWL stay in December 2019.

( Maybe even meet some Groupies)

Good luck with the VWL contract.

And... we are totally up for a December 2019 Groupie Meet if the dates align !

SW

 

[Granny]

If my VWL contract passes ROFR, I’m crossing my fingers for a VWL stay in December 2019.

( Maybe even meet some Groupies)

Crabby...we usually have some Groupies going to WDW in December, especially the first half of the month. We have had many Groupie meets over the years...sometimes with just a couple of Groupies and sometimes we get the Big Honkin' Groupie Meets with 7 or more Groupies and family together!

That's one of the reasons we track our trip dates on Page 1 of this thread. Sleepy (@sleepydog25 ) has been kind enough to keep that updated and it not only facilitates Groupie meets, but also reminds us who is heading to the World so we can bug them for updates, pictures, etc.

As @Starwind indicated, we are always up for Groupie Meets!

 

[ErinC]

I think I'm all caught up on groupie posts. I always feel like I have to go back and read them all before I can post again. Our 1 day trip to HS was wonderful. Slinky Dog is probably my new favorite ride. We arrived around 3 on Thursday the 12th, and went straight to Typhoon Lagoon. Stayed til around 6:30 and then drove to BWV. Of course our room was ready and we went straight to our room to change from our wet clothes. I made no requests since we were only there 1 night and really did not care. We ended up with a corner room towards the boardwalk side of the resort only we were facing the creepy clown slide. Really couldn't see much but tall trees though. We did have the extra window in our end room. Room was clean and looked fairly new with all the furniture. We changed and headed to the buses. We of course could not pass up the opportunity to go to MK for a few hours. We rode Buzz, the teacups, and hopped on Mine
Train. It said there was an 80 minute wait, but we were off the ride in probably 25 minutes. I had forgotten what it was like to be at a theme park when it's not Christmas or Easter crowds since that is all we ever do anymore. Makes me look forward to retiring from he teacher life someday and doing Disney when it's not a major holiday. Park closed at 10 and we headed back to Boardwalk. We squeaked into the bakery at 10:50 and got a snack. Finally got to bed around 11:30. Hollywood Studios opened at 7 the next morning. We got up around 6:15 and all got ready. We dropped our bags in our parked car. We had parked close to the tennis courts. We then walked to HS. We arrived at Slinky dog right around 7:25. We waited about 30 minutes and then we were able to ride. LOVED IT! We then rode the alien saucers, they were cute. We had FP's for Tot and RNRC. We were able to do star wars without a FP. Pretty much finished the park around noon. We ended up going to Disney Springs and eating lunch at House of Blues. Spent a few bucks at DS and then headed back to St. Augustine for the evening. So pretty much a 24 hour trip to the world. Our shortest ever. It was worth it though.

I'm headed back to work tomorrow. Did manage to get early registration for the Princess Half Marathon today (thanks to DVC). Now time to get busy training.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Good luck with the VWL contract.

And... we are totally up for a December 2019 Groupie Meet if the dates align !

SW

We’re planning for 2019? Ok! Me too!