jimmytammy
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- May 27, 2002
Happy Birthday puppytrainer!!!!
So my countdown for my Aulani/VGC trip is down to 57 days! Still working out the kinks in the planning, but at this point we are pretty much locked and loaded. I guess we will Uber between LAX and VGC, and I assume that can take quite a while at certain parts of the day? I'm trying to figure out how early we would need to leave VGC for a 12:15 pm flight? My guess is that we would need to leave by 9:00 am or so?
And congratulations @Lakegirl & @KAT4DISNEY on booking the Moonlight Magic at DAK. Should be a lot of fun, and we'll look forward to the report! At the same time you two are doing the Moonlight Magic, DW & I will be taking the red eye from Honolulu to LAX. I think I like your plans for that day a little better!
We checked out the new roaring fork and made sure that magic cookie bars were still there! I had heard they were, but it was good to see them myself.
Hello everyone. Hopefully all of you are doing well. Our little family is missing the Lodge pretty bad right about now. We got 18" of snow this weekend. My snowblower has issues, and I had hired a guy to plow. He plowed three times over the weekend and now the temps are sub-zero. Winter in Illinois! Why do I live here? So by Sunday night and the fireplace roaring, talk turned to the Wilderness Lodge. We are ready to leave now. We are thinking of skipping HS this trip, it is not that much fun anymore and we really only want to FP+ Rockin Roller Coaster or Toy Story, they only allow one. So it does not seem worthwhile to go there right now. I am promoting a resort only day instead, and perhaps using one of the new grills, but I am not so sure about that. I know that you can get grilling utensils on loan from the CMs, but we are defecting to Copper Creek in the Lodge and the nearest grill is a long way as I recall. Does anyone know if there are any others than the one way south by the walking path to Fort Wilderness? Perhaps halfway in between the the pool and the roadway down there? Has anyone used the new grills yet?
Greg, there's a grill fairly near the new pool, toward the end of the pool area heading toward FW. It has limited seating and virtually no cover (I think a small pergola). I read somewhere that they have put in a second one much farther down the cabin path as you head toward FW. And, of course, there's the large one (two grills, covered seating) on the north side about halfway down the cabin walkway, somewhere in the neighborhood of Cabin 8006. I still don't know if it's worth it to grill out there if you're not in a cabin, though.Hello everyone. Hopefully all of you are doing well. Our little family is missing the Lodge pretty bad right about now. We got 18" of snow this weekend. My snowblower has issues, and I had hired a guy to plow. He plowed three times over the weekend and now the temps are sub-zero. Winter in Illinois! Why do I live here? So by Sunday night and the fireplace roaring, talk turned to the Wilderness Lodge. We are ready to leave now. We are thinking of skipping HS this trip, it is not that much fun anymore and we really only want to FP+ Rockin Roller Coaster or Toy Story, they only allow one. So it does not seem worthwhile to go there right now. I am promoting a resort only day instead, and perhaps using one of the new grills, but I am not so sure about that. I know that you can get grilling utensils on loan from the CMs, but we are defecting to Copper Creek in the Lodge and the nearest grill is a long way as I recall. Does anyone know if there are any others than the one way south by the walking path to Fort Wilderness? Perhaps halfway in between the the pool and the roadway down there? Has anyone used the new grills yet?
We went back to Artist Point during the holiday trip. I have been boycotting them for for about three years. Maybe four. They made me quite angry and the service was terrible. This time it was a four stars, stupendous experience. The waiter was extremely professional and very friendly too. It felt like going back to the days of our honeymoon in 1997. So grilling may not be worth it, but it could be fun. Who has thoughts and opinions on this idea?
Have a good winter wherever you call home. Springtime in five weeks(?).
Good to hear. We plan to retire to Amelia Island and I think the length of the drive will be similar. Of course, that will be 13 to 14 years down the road...but it is in sight and on the long range plan.The girls and I are currently in St. Augustine. We drove over to Disney Springs yesterday after church. It took right at 2 hours to get there from here.
This one is on my list but I have no idea when I will fit it in. Not this June. Maybe October....We had lunch at the Boathouse.
Thank you so much!Happy Birthday @davish562 !!!
Granny, I'm closely watching your Aulani planning.
We have 25 points at BR, and today our offer on a 200 point contract was accepted as well! Best part, it is loaded with 2017 points and will get 2018 points on Aug 1. So happy to become BR owners this spring! Time for all the paperwork etc.
so excited, had to tell someone!
It has come to many of our attentions that a certain person (who will go unnamed...ahem, Patrick, aka sleepydog25, aka Sly)made a real stink recently to the point they gave he and his very embarrassed dear wife(Luv as she is affectionately called)a free meal, which in turn he was very grateful for and gave rave reviews. I spoke with the manager of AP recently myself and mentioned his(Patrick, aka Troublemaker)name much to the manager's grimacing face, as he mentioned said name and the restaurant reviewer from Ratatouille under the same breath. My fair opinion is they were recently whipped into shape via our fearless leader. If we could now get said fearless leader in behind the case of the missing nature trail, I feel that may return promptly as wellWe went back to Artist Point during the holiday trip. I have been boycotting them for for about three years. Maybe four. They made me quite angry and the service was terrible. This time it was a four stars, stupendous experience. The waiter was extremely professional and very friendly too. It felt like going back to the days of our honeymoon in 1997.