Any new pics or updates on GCV???

[drag n' fly]

Haven't seen any new pics or updates on the villas recently....anybody have any? TIA

 

[dcfromva]

bump...
(I'm curious as well )

 

[drag n' fly]

Anyone??? *crickets*

 

[grizbuzz]

There were some 11/2 photos on micechat
http://micechat.com/forums/disney-vacation-club/84904-dvc-grand-cailfornia-resort-5.html

Looks like it's coming along nicely.

 

[drag n' fly]

There were some 11/2 photos on micechat
http://micechat.com/forums/disney-vacation-club/84904-dvc-grand-cailfornia-resort-5.html

Looks like it's coming along nicely.

WOW! What a change! Last November when we were there it was still pretty much just a hole! Super pics thanks so much for the link!

 

[nuts]

Checkout this site. He updates about every two weeks:
http://www.disneygeek.com/progress/grand_californian_dvc/index.php?page_id=1&image_count=0

 

[drag n' fly]

Checkout this site. He updates about every two weeks:
http://www.disneygeek.com/progress/grand_californian_dvc/index.php?page_id=1&image_count=0

Thanks for the link. Excited to see the progress!!

 

[toocherie]

I'll be there this weekend and will try to remember to take some pics.

 

[lisah0711]

Have a great time! We will look forward to seeing your pics!

 

[wideeyedwonder]

Any updates on when they might start selling to non DVCers? I'm interested in DVC, but only if GCV is available as "home".

 

[dcfromva]

I'm not sure when they will starting selling GCV. I have founding member status and the paperwork says I will be notified 90 days prior to selling GCV to the public (and I must purchase in a timely manner within 60 days prior to selling GCV to the public). So, I figure you will have 90 days notice because it ought to be big news on this board when they start selling. They expect to open next fall, so maybe they will start the presales pretty soon!

I don't know if this is hype, but my guide said they expect to sell GCV out with founding members and DVC members. (I believe it is only 50 units. ) However with the way the economy is right now, who knows?

 

[stopher1]

I was just there last Mon & Tues, stayed at the Paradise Pier hotel for 2 nights, added on to my business trip. It was great. As a pp said, I too was amazed at how much had been done since my last trip out there (in July). The building is now up to the 5th floor, and the lower floors are being shelled in. I did take some pics, and will post some later today when I get organized at work and can get the photos posted.

I took the model tour again, and noticed some changes to it from our tour in July, also. I did not take any new pics of the model however. When we were there in July there was a pull-out pantry cupboard next to the dining table. That was changed to a regular tall cupboard used to house the ironing board. Also the dining table bench in July was a wrap around the corner type of bench (L shaped), no more, now just a single wall bench. The island was much larger in July, now it's been shrunk down somewhat making both the kitchen / dining area feel larger.

Prior to my trip I was speaking with my FL based guide who basically didn't know anything about sales dates yet. She reminded me of the CA based sales priority, and asked me to see what I could find out locally since they (in FL) just don't know. Whether it's true or not that they (in FL) just don't know, I definitely asked, and asked, and asked - and asked. I stopped by many of the kiosks, in-lobby desks and of course on the tour. The story I was getting was pretty consistent - nobody knows (or at least, nobody is willing to say). One guy did give more info than the rest - as it related to timeshare laws in CA vs. FL. I'd read here on the DIS previously about that topic, and recalled reading that they had to be something like 90% complete before they could start selling. This guy, Justin, in the GC Lobby said it was 100%. That I don't know if it's true or not, but either way 90% or more - seems to indicate that sales won't start until probably June.

Everyone I spoke with said there would be 50 units, and that they are still expecting it to sell out fast...if not to the Founding Member folks, than once they open it up to the greater DVC membership. None of them thought it would make it to the general non-dvc public.

It's still a wait and see game folks - I was hoping for a December or January sale - but at this point I don't see that happening. And now with DVC raising the AKV price to match BLT in January (which I first saw in email form come across my phone while walking to the park last Tuesday, actually as I was approaching the GC lobby to cut through to DTD and on into DL), I think sometime in Feb or later definitely makes sense. That way starting the price per point at $112 (or possibly higher) won't surprise anyone. And what could be happening, since last year's increase came in March or early April, it COULD be that DVC is positioning themselves for a Founding Member sale start in Feb or March, with the target of May or June for everyone else (whether they need that or not remains to be seen). But that's just my own speculation.

 

[dcfromva]

Everyone I spoke with said there would be 50 units, and that they are still expecting it to sell out fast...if not to the Founding Member folks, than once they open it up to the greater DVC membership. None of them thought it would make it to the general non-dvc public.

Thanks for the update! Did you get any feel for what the point charts are going to be like? (I was trying to figure out how many points total they might have to sell....)

 

[disneymom8589]

These are great picture links! I can't wait to see them when we're there next month. Are the GCV models available to view? For some reason, I thought I had read awhile back that they were no longer open.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

That all makes lots of sense Stopher1. Interesting to hear about the design changes - esp. the pull out cupboard. When I toured in May they made such a big deal about it, and isn't it in the Contemporary design too? I wonder if that will get modified as well. I think I would have liked to see the L shaped bench remain though.

 

[toocherie]

These are great picture links! I can't wait to see them when we're there next month. Are the GCV models available to view? For some reason, I thought I had read awhile back that they were no longer open.

the models re-opened a couple of weeks ago.

 

[stopher1]

Thanks for the update! Did you get any feel for what the point charts are going to be like? (I was trying to figure out how many points total they might have to sell....)

The lady that showed me the model was winking at me saying they think they'll be similar to BLT, but no guarantees. She was not willing to say much of anything.

Here's a link to some photos from my visit out there last week... some are a little dark because I took them as I walked from the Paradise Pier hotel over through the GC to go to the park early that morning to enjoy the Magic Morning early entry. Then a couple were taken from my hotel room window - I was on the 10th floor and way down on the south end of the hallway in room 1002, so I was looking down and a bit north, but it still gave a decent view of the structure.

http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm34/stopher1_photos/DL%20Nov%2008/?albumview=slideshow

 

[nunzia]

Thanks! Looking good.