The 2011 Vero Beach Adoration and INFO thread

[ObsessedDisPlanner]

Updated Rollcall:

10/3 – 10/6 cemeb4dk
10/3 – 10-7 mic_KY_mouses
10/4 – 10/9 kimkreis
10/5 – 10/9 LittleBoPeep
10/14 – 10/16 ChrisMouse
10/16 – 10/22 treehugnmama
10/19 – 10/22 CruznLexi
10/21 – 10/27 hopefully
10/25 – 10-31 Leanne1977
10/27 – 10/29 gortman65
10/29 – 11/3 glokitty
10/30 – 11/2 Muushka
11/3 – 11/6 wyodan
11/10 – 11/14 chepic
12/23 – 12/28 conciergekelly
12/24 – 12/30 Pattiwig
12/29 – 1-3 pit303

2012
1/15 – 1/21 bobbiwoz
2/12 – 2/15 auntsue
2/16 – 2/19 backyardponder
2/17 – 2/25 robhawk
3/9 – 3/16 tink1969
3/12 – 3/17 2gr8DisneyKids
3/18 – 3/20 TiszBear
3/18 – 3/23 BernW
4/1 – 4/5 job09
4/3 – 4/5 starbox
4/10 – 4/19 iloveokw
5/4 -5/11 obsesseddisplanner
6/15 – 6/17 bobbiwoz
6/20 – 6/24 wigdoutdismom

 

[ObsessedDisPlanner]

Love this thread!
It will be our first trip, My DH, me, my DD (6) and her BFF (6) to VB in May 2012. We booked through RCI trade, one bdrm. So excited!
So I am crazy in love with the hustle and bustle of WDW, booking at 180 days and changing and rechanging ressies and calling and researching, but man it is exhausting!! So this year I decided to keep the spirit of Disney but doing a low key trip.
After reading the reviews here I am super confident in our choice. A little nervous about the noseeums, but I am used to mosquitos so we'll be prepared. Other than that I hardly read any super bad reviews.. but EVERYONE has their own opinions!
There was another thread where a mod wrote some suggestions for dinners and places to visit so I cant wait to try those. Squid lips and Capt.s has had some great reviews here.. so def. considering. Heres the link...

http://www.www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2526612

Does anyone have any suggestions on what building I should request for some good views, we will be in a villa building, we have a larger one bedroom unit with full kitchen being on an RCI exchange??

 

[lilwitch646]

Hello Everyone,

I haven't been to Vero in nearly 10 years, and last time we stayed in the Inn. This year, I'm going down in December to celebrate finishing half of my law school career. (YAY!! )

I have ressies for a 1 bedroom villa, and I saw it mentioned that the top floor is where you can get the best views in the villas if you're in a 1 bedroom. My mother will be coming with us and hate climbing stairs. Is there an elevator in the villa buildings?

Also, are the member benefits still the same for 2011? I saw the photobucket image on the first page, and was wondering if any of them had changed.

We'll be down at VB from 12/18 - 12/22! post exam relaxation

Thanks all!
Kayti

 

[delaneyc52]

Hello Everyone,

I haven't been to Vero in nearly 10 years, and last time we stayed in the Inn. This year, I'm going down in December to celebrate finishing half of my law school career. (YAY!! )

I have ressies for a 1 bedroom villa, and I saw it mentioned that the top floor is where you can get the best views in the villas if you're in a 1 bedroom. My mother will be coming with us and hate climbing stairs. Is there an elevator in the villa buildings?

Also, are the member benefits still the same for 2011? I saw the photobucket image on the first page, and was wondering if any of them had changed.

We'll be down at VB from 12/18 - 12/22! post exam relaxation

Thanks all!
Kayti

We were just there in September and yes, there are elevators in the villa buildings! Have a great vacation and congrats on the halfway to Law Degree!!!

 

[backyardponder]

Hey backyard,

I guess we will see around the pool!

Rob & Sue

Hi Rob & Sue...looking forward to it. We'll be staying at AKL for the 5 nights prior to heading to VB. Our plans for this trip are to avoid WDW parks and go to see the Harry Potter exhibit at Universal.

John & Jeanette

 

[treehugnmama]

Leaving in 20 minutes if anyone can use them please leave me your name so i can leave them at front desk.

 

[backyardponder]

Updated Rollcall:

10/3 – 10/6 cemeb4dk
10/3 – 10-7 mic_KY_mouses
10/4 – 10/9 kimkreis
10/5 – 10/9 LittleBoPeep
10/14 – 10/16 ChrisMouse
10/16 – 10/22 treehugnmama
10/19 – 10/22 CruznLexi
10/21 – 10/27 hopefully
10/25 – 10-31 Leanne1977
10/27 – 10/29 gortman65
10/29 – 11/3 glokitty
10/30 – 11/2 Muushka
11/3 – 11/6 wyodan
11/10 – 11/15 chepic
12/23 – 12/28 conciergekelly
12/24 – 12/30 Pattiwig
12/29 – 1-3 pit303

2012
1/15 – 1/21 bobbiwoz
2/12 – 2/15 auntsue
2/16 – 2/19 backyardponder
2/17 – 2/25 robhawk
3/9 – 3/16 tink1969
3/12 – 3/17 2gr8DisneyKids
3/18 – 3/20 TiszBear
3/18 – 3/23 BernW
4/1 – 4/5 job09
4/3 – 4/5 starbox
4/10 – 4/19 iloveokw
5/4 -5/11 obsesseddisplanner
6/15 – 6/17 bobbiwoz
6/20 – 6/24 wigdoutdismom

 

[JMTStone]

Add us to the list, please. 5/10-5/14/2012 we will be in a 2 BR. We are celebrating in-laws 65th wedding anniversary (considering some type of reception).

After this, we head to OKW for a few days before boarding the Magic!

 

[mickeywho?]

Woohoo! You can add us to the list!!

We'll be there 3/11 - 3/17 for our 2nd annual spring break trip. And I can now officially say it WILL be annual - we fell sooo in LOVE with the resort last year...that we are now owners!!! YES!

 

[chepic]

Add us to the list, please. 5/10-5/14/2012 we will be in a 2 BR. We are celebrating in-laws 65th wedding anniversary (considering some type of reception).

After this, we head to OKW for a few days before boarding the Magic!

Congratulations to them!!!! We have celebrated our anniversary at Disney and there is nothing better...In my opinion!!
We renewed our wedding vows for our 20th on the Magic!!!

Have a great time!

cheryl

 

[dmurphy42]

Please add us to the roll call. We will be there 1/13/12 to 1/16/12 celebrating our 47th wedding anniversary. It will be our third stay and we love the relative seclusion but with nice restaurants close by. And, while perhaps cool, warmer than Indiana in January.

 

[Hopefully]

We are here now at Vero. We have 2 nice beach chairs and an umbrella to pass on to the first person who PM's me.
We are checking out on Thursday 10/27 and they will be available then, or can be held in luggage storage for a short period of time.
If you can use them, PM me the name your reservation is in and I will have them held for you.
I do not have my laptop, so I am paying for computer access. I will check back here on late Wednesday.
Hope I can help someone out.
It has been partly cloudy, but extremelly windy and on the cool side. The surf is very rough. We are beach people, not pool people so it is a bit disappointing. The "Cliff" down to the beach is a good 8 feet high. I have a picture I will post when we are home.

 

[backyardponder]

Updated Roll Call:

10/3 – 10/6 cemeb4dk
10/3 – 10-7 mic_KY_mouses
10/4 – 10/9 kimkreis
10/5 – 10/9 LittleBoPeep
10/14 – 10/16 ChrisMouse
10/16 – 10/22 treehugnmama
10/19 – 10/22 CruznLexi
10/21 – 10/27 hopefully
10/25 – 10-31 Leanne1977
10/27 – 10/29 gortman65
10/29 – 11/3 glokitty
10/30 – 11/2 Muushka
11/3 – 11/6 wyodan
11/10 – 11/15 chepic
12/23 – 12/28 conciergekelly
12/24 – 12/30 Pattiwig
12/29 – 1-3 pit303

2012
1/13 – 1/16 dmurphy42
1/15 – 1/21 bobbiwoz
2/12 – 2/15 auntsue
2/16 – 2/19 backyardponder
2/17 – 2/25 robhawk
3/9 – 3/16 tink1969
3/11 – 3/17 mickeywho?
3/12 – 3/17 2gr8DisneyKids
3/18 – 3/20 TiszBear
3/18 – 3/23 BernW
4/1 – 4/5 job09
4/3 – 4/5 starbox
4/10 – 4/19 iloveokw
5/4 -5/11 obsesseddisplanner
5/10 – 5/14 JMTStone
6/15 – 6/17 bobbiwoz
6/20 – 6/24 wigdoutdismom

 

[Hopefully]

We are here now at Vero. We have 2 nice beach chairs and an umbrella to pass on to the first person who PM's me.
We are checking out on Thursday 10/27 and they will be available then, or can be held in luggage storage for a short period of time.
If you can use them, PM me the name your reservation is in and I will have them held for you.
I do not have my laptop, so I am paying for computer access. I will check back here on late Wednesday.
Hope I can help someone out.
It has been partly cloudy, but extremelly windy and on the cool side. The surf is very rough. We are beach people, not pool people so it is a bit disappointing. The "Cliff" down to the beach is a good 8 feet high. I have a picture I will post when we are home.

Anyone!!

 

[glokitty]

Oh! I just realized that we are flying JetBlue and the first luggage apiece is free! Now I can pack all the shampoo etc that I want!

 

[metzger01]

We are here now at Vero. We have 2 nice beach chairs and an umbrella to pass on to the first person who PM's me.
We are checking out on Thursday 10/27 and they will be available then, or can be held in luggage storage for a short period of time.
If you can use them, PM me the name your reservation is in and I will have them held for you.
I do not have my laptop, so I am paying for computer access. I will check back here on late Wednesday.
Hope I can help someone out.
It has been partly cloudy, but extremelly windy and on the cool side. The surf is very rough. We are beach people, not pool people so it is a bit disappointing. The "Cliff" down to the beach is a good 8 feet high. I have a picture I will post when we are home.

If you haven't yet found anyone to give your beach chairs and umbrella to, I would love to have them. I'm not checking in tonight or tomorrow, but I could meet you there. I live just 8 miles away, and yes, I am a DVC member. We have friends visiting us in November, and we plan to go there then so they would come in handy.

Oh, and as for the "cliffs," I don't remember the cliffs at Vero ever being as bad as they are now. About 10 feet it seems. It seems that this all came about after the beach replenishment it got in the last 2 years. There were steps leading down to the beach on one side, as well as a ramp on the other side leading down. After the renourishment, they literally buried both with sand. They used to store the Sea Doos under the deck and building out by the beach. Now there is no "under the deck and building." It has all been filled with sand. Disney should build stairs from the front going down, instead of on the sides where they were. In any case it is going to take a bit of a capital expenditure to rebuild that to make the beach accessible to all, or they should hold the county responsible for burying their beach access. It obviously wasn't thought out very well at all.

 

[Princess Runner]

Add us to the list, please. 5/10-5/14/2012 we will be in a 2 BR. We are celebrating in-laws 65th wedding anniversary (considering some type of reception).

After this, we head to OKW for a few days before boarding the Magic!

We are celebrating Mother's Day May 13! it will be so cool to meet you guys!Elcka xoxo

 

[Princess Runner]

Love this thread!
It will be our first trip, My DH, me, my DD (6) and her BFF (6) to VB in May 2012. We booked through RCI trade, one bdrm. So excited!
So I am crazy in love with the hustle and bustle of WDW, booking at 180 days and changing and rechanging ressies and calling and researching, but man it is exhausting!! So this year I decided to keep the spirit of Disney but doing a low key trip.
After reading the reviews here I am super confident in our choice. A little nervous about the noseeums, but I am used to mosquitos so we'll be prepared. Other than that I hardly read any super bad reviews.. but EVERYONE has their own opinions!
There was another thread where a mod wrote some suggestions for dinners and places to visit so I cant wait to try those. Squid lips and Capt.s has had some great reviews here.. so def. considering. Heres the link...

http://www.www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2526612

Does anyone have any suggestions on what building I should request for some good views, we will be in a villa building, we have a larger one bedroom unit with full kitchen being on an RCI exchange??

We are arriving early on 5/11 and my DH is also a fireftr!!!

 

[Princess Runner]

We are celebrating Mother's Day, staying at a Beach Cottage May 11 trough the 13. Can't wait

 

[DVCconvert]

For anyone checking in soon, I just got wind that they are trying something new. Guests with cars will be issued their parking permit at the guard shack.