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The 2 BRs are very spacious to say the least and mice tour via AllEars even though a bit long on their part! Might be best in two minutes these days with many limited attention spans ! All looks good and especially love the views from the deck and of LBV golf course as I know it so well and played there 10+ times with 11 WDW trips up to 2014. At least once on every trip and possibly more.
The course meanders throughout many WDW resorts with great views and those being....SSR, POFQ, POR, OKW and THV. There are also great views of Disney Springs from here! The two nearby Magic Kingdom courses (Palm and Magnolia) have some good views at times but mostly at the beginning and end..but not as good as LBV. What I love about the MK courses and especially, The Palm course is the sounds of the WDW RR, which I can hear throughout my round and just keeps up my WDW world and more to look forward to after my round! That's the WDW experience!
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I think the two bedroom villas will be perfect. We were stunned by the size of the studios at Old Key West. If only all the other DVC resorts were that big!
The two-bedroom looks wonderful, and plenty of room! Dave and I stayed in a one-bedroom once there and felt lost in all the space, though I did love the full-sized washer and dryer in the room!
I very rarely get the chance to sit down and read other people's TRs, but I decided to log on tonight and see if I could catch yours before it got insanely long. You're very popular! And, I'm in luck! Only 13 pages in.
Your plans look great so far! We will have some overlap on our trip, and I would love it if we could meet up at least long enough to say hello and get a picture with the famous Cam! (I'm pretty shy and awkward in person...until you get me talking. And then, well...good luck. ) We don't leave until Sunday the second.
I'm already forgetting what parks you said you were visiting which days, but we'll have to put our heads together and figure out if our plans mesh at all.
I'm excited to follow along with your PTR. I can't believe how much Morgan has grown up since you took her with you on that trip when she was 11. Kids grow up too fast, dangit.
The OKW villas are so large which makes it a perfect place to stay with a big group! We stayed in a one bedroom villa in 1996 with our girls and it was so nice to have our own bedroom while the girls slept in the living room! They enjoyed the whirlpool bath back then too!
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Wow, the 2 bedroom villa is very spacious. I think it will provide plenty of family time as well as privacy.
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When we were looking at the villas, we felt this one would definitely give us space to gather and space for privacy.
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What great plans! Looking forward to your Adr at front eras as we are hoping to also hit this one day while in Disney springs. Thanks also for the Video of the two bedroom at Okw as we are staying in one part way thru our trip. The first part we have 2 studios at SSR. We will be having a 76 years old newbie with us!
How cool to be taking a newbie, especially one who is 76. My dad was 84 on his first visit and loved it.
The 2 BRs are very spacious to say the least and mice tour via AllEars even though a bit long on their part! Might be best in two minutes these days with many limited attention spans ! All looks good and especially love the views from the deck and of LBV golf course as I know it so well and played there 10+ times with 11 WDW trips up to 2014. At least once on every trip and possibly more.
The course meanders throughout many WDW resorts with great views and those being....SSR, POFQ, POR, OKW and THV. There are also great views of Disney Springs from here! The two nearby Magic Kingdom courses (Palm and Magnolia) have some good views at times but mostly at the beginning and end..but not as good as LBV. What I love about the MK courses and especially, The Palm course is the sounds of the WDW RR, which I can hear throughout my round and just keeps up my WDW world and more to look forward to after my round! That's the WDW experience!
Our room at SSR a few Octobers back had a patio that was next to the golf course. Very cool!
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I think the two bedroom villas will be perfect. We were stunned by the size of the studios at Old Key West. If only all the other DVC resorts were that big!
I'm not sure why Disney downsized the villas after starting with such roomy spaces at OKW. The size of the rooms keeps us coming back here.
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The two-bedroom looks wonderful, and plenty of room! Dave and I stayed in a one-bedroom once there and felt lost in all the space, though I did love the full-sized washer and dryer in the room!
I didn't realize until I watched the video that we'd actually have a full size washer and dryer. I'm sure that will really help with 6 folks in the room.
I very rarely get the chance to sit down and read other people's TRs, but I decided to log on tonight and see if I could catch yours before it got insanely long. You're very popular! And, I'm in luck! Only 13 pages in.
Your plans look great so far! We will have some overlap on our trip, and I would love it if we could meet up at least long enough to say hello and get a picture with the famous Cam! (I'm pretty shy and awkward in person...until you get me talking. And then, well...good luck. ) We don't leave until Sunday the second.
I'm already forgetting what parks you said you were visiting which days, but we'll have to put our heads together and figure out if our plans mesh at all.
I'm excited to follow along with your PTR. I can't believe how much Morgan has grown up since you took her with you on that trip when she was 11. Kids grow up too fast, dangit.
We do have to meet, and I totally get the shy and awkward. I've always been as my mom said a little backward, but getting talking and you'll wish I'd be quiet for a while. So we should make a great pair.
On Friday 9/30 we'll be in MK in the morning and DHS in the afternoon. Saturday 10/1 is Epcot in the morning and early afternoon, OKW midafternoon (if our room is ready), and then AK early evening.
Monday, 10/2 is MK for my sister and her crew's first day, so Friday or Saturday might work best. We can be flexible to some extent those days.
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A two bedroom at OKW should be perfect for the 6 of you! Info wish DVC had stuck with the size of OKW villas at all the properties.
Me, too. They did better when they got to AKL, especially adding the extra bathroom.
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The OKW villas are so large which makes it a perfect place to stay with a big group! We stayed in a one bedroom villa in 1996 with our girls and it was so nice to have our own bedroom while the girls slept in the living room! They enjoyed the whirlpool bath back then too!
I've watched the video several times, and I'm really sure that we should not feel the least bit cramped for space.
You don't jibber jabber, I would call it bringing life and interesting detail to your trip reports!
That is so sweet of you to say! Your comments remind me so much of what I always encouraged my students to do in their writing, bring life to it and keep it interesting with details.
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Looks like you guys are going to have plenty of space!!
I think we will. I really wanted plenty of space for Morgan and JP.
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2 Bedroom Villa is perfect!! We love OKW and stayed there on our last visit with my parents and 2 boys.
We love how quiet it is here. We didn't try out the pool last time, and I'm not sure why. So that is something new I can't wait to try.
We do have to meet, and I totally get the shy and awkward. I've always been as my mom said a little backward, but getting talking and you'll wish I'd be quiet for a while. So we should make a great pair.
On Friday 9/30 we'll be in MK in the morning and DHS in the afternoon. Saturday 10/1 is Epcot in the morning and early afternoon, OKW midafternoon (if our room is ready), and then AK early evening.
Monday, 10/2 is MK for my sister and her crew's first day, so Friday or Saturday might work best. We can be flexible to some extent those days.
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I just double checked my touring plans, and we will be at DHS in the afternoon on 9/30. We plan on arriving about 3 and leaving by 6:45 for a dining reservation. And then on 10/1 we are having breakfast at 1900 Park Fare and plan on being at Epcot by about 10:45. We don't plan on staying long, just long enough to do a couple things before hopping over to MK, because I'm scared of the weekend F&W Festival Crowds! So it seems like we can choose whichever of those days works best! How funny that our plans mesh so well!
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Might be best in two minutes these days with many limited attention spans 
! All looks good and especially love the views from the deck and of LBV golf course as I know it so well and played there 10+ times with 11 WDW trips up to 2014. 
At least once on every trip and possibly more. 
The two nearby Magic Kingdom courses (Palm and Magnolia) have some good views at times but mostly at the beginning and end..but not as good as LBV. What I love about the MK courses and especially, The Palm course is the sounds of the WDW RR, which I can hear throughout my round and just keeps up my WDW world and more to look forward to after my round! 
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