Sorry you're having trouble with JB. I was sad to see them go the way of so many other airlines now & add that basic fare. They used to be one of my favorite airlines. It's been downhill since they decided to start charging for checked bags a couple years ago. They're just another budget airline now. 
Decided to keep things simple & hope for the best. Tomorrow I'll hopefully be booking the 1st 3 nights on one membership then I'll book the last 4 on the 23rd on the other membership. All at VWL then I'll link them. That's my plan anyway. Fingers crossed it works out.
Hi Julie! We’ve missed you! Yea, I’m sooooo disappointed in JetBlue! Hope your trip planning is smooth, and you get what you’re looking for!We're going 3/3.
Hi Corinne!
We got about 4" of snow here. Not too bad plus it's supposed to be mild this week. It will be gone quickly.
Tomorrow's my booking day. For the 1st part of the trip anyway. I've been stalking availability over the past few days. I changed my mind again about how I'm going to book.
Yes, its called DVC Planner. Its a great tool as it helps in a quick pinch to see how many points would be needed for stay, how many days out a trip will be, shows your 180, 90 and 60 day marks, etc. I find it to be very useful and and user friendly too. You know how slow the DVC website can be, this is lots faster.
Same here. I have a ton of points to use up with them for which I am looking for alternative uses.
Hey Corinne!
That would be awesome!
Congrats, Jen! I believe you'll enjoy CC, though we still like the feel of VWL a little better (not including the Linen Overlook Room we just had in December). I think a split stay is the best course of action; we, too, don't consider VB more than a 2-3 day thing.Well we couldn't do it. We couldn't stay away from our lodge any longer! We originally planned on 8 nights at our second home resort - Vero Beach. We love Vero but normally a few nights stay is enough for us since there really isn't a lot going on there. So after a bit of discussion last night Ian suggested we do a split stay. We are now booked into a one bedroom at Copper Creek ( best of both worlds - still at the lodge but we get to try something new) for 6 nights May 31-June 6. Then on the 6th we drive down to Vero Beach for 3 more nights in a one bedroom there.
The very best part - as of right now it will be all four of us. Our youngest (26) said yes when we asked her to come. Last year she bailed to go on tour (dancing) with the band she is part of. I am so happy and excited.
We are going HOME!
Glad to hear you're headed to our little bit of heaven at the World. You won't be disappointed by CC or the beauty of the Lodge itself. While there have been some changes over the past several years that haven't pleased me, it's still the most relaxing resort on property, at least to us. If you'd like me to add you to Page 1, just let me know (that's our info and trip page). If those current temps don't bother you, I'm guessing you're up in the midwest or perhaps the northeast (my daughter goes to Bates, so I know it's been nasty up there of late). As for the walkway, while anything is possible, I just don't see Disney doing that anytime soon. Then again, I didn't expect the pedestrian walkway to be completed, either, nor another resort built between FW and WL.
Its a good dilemma to have IMO
I have often thought what a nice trip it would be to drive from here out West, see the sites of the USA along the way. But I may fly out West instead and pick 2-3 places that would be of interest with less time on the road, maybe Adv. by Disney style. Thats the downside of taking to the air. 
In keeping with the Lodge and Carolwood Vibe - how about a monorail with a train overlay?With a walkway from The Lodge to MK in mind, years ago I suggested in this thread that it would be easy to have a new Monorail station for The Lodge, with a walkway to it. Most thought I was talking about having that thing enter into our beautiful lobby, ruining the wonderful atmosphere it has, and ranted on about what a stupid idea it was. But I was referring to just making a station located out on the current path it takes as it passes by The Lodge property. Now with the idea of a walkway to the MK, why not a station that takes you to the current Monorail track. Seems like an extension from the new cabin walkway to it would certainly be less of a complicated design in order to maximize safety, and ease future traffic on the Boats and Buses. But . . . . never mind.
I do like the idea of the monorail station, it could integrate a pedestrian bridge in the process. I'm not sure it's likely to happen unless you see further commitment to the monorail.With a walkway from The Lodge to MK in mind, years ago I suggested in this thread that it would be easy to have a new Monorail station for The Lodge, with a walkway to it. Most thought I was talking about having that thing enter into our beautiful lobby, ruining the wonderful atmosphere it has, and ranted on about what a stupid idea it was. But I was referring to just making a station located out on the current path it takes as it passes by The Lodge property. Now with the idea of a walkway to the MK, why not a station that takes you to the current Monorail track. Seems like an extension from the new cabin walkway to it would certainly be less of a complicated design in order to maximize safety, and ease future traffic on the Boats and Buses. But . . . . never mind.
My theory is the walkway to the GF/Poly was put in so they can remove the boat service to Poly/GF from MK. In order to bring Reflections online they need to introduce boats that will exclusive to Reflections. WL already has 2 dedicated boats (1 big and 1 small) and FW has 2 dedicated boats (2 big or 1 big and 1 small). They can’t really increase FW or WL to more than 2 boats as it would end up being inefficient since one boat would be always waiting at the dock. So I suspect the Gold launch for for Poly/GF becomes the dock at MK for the Reflection boat which gets 1 big and 1 small (so all 3 resorts run that).
