disney grand california sale start 1-25-09 for founding members

[Grumpygrandpa]

Any idea how early you had to buy to get the DP's? We bought in late October.

The points were offered later as sales slowed down. If you were an early buyer and didn't get them call your guide or quality assurance and ask for them. The 15th may be a cut off date so call right away. You should get them.

 

[Raivyn]

My guide just reported to me that the price is $112/pt, $5 incentive for 100 pts min, matching DPs. 1 Bedroom low season:1 wk=238 pts;
1 Bedroom high season: 1 wk=463 pts

Point usage seems really high to me.

 

[gtrain219]

The points were offered later as sales slowed down. If you were an early buyer and didn't get them call your guide or quality assurance and ask for them. The 15th may be a cut off date so call right away. You should get them.

Thanks, here's hoping.

 

[pycees312]

My guide just reported to me that the price is $112/pt, $5 incentive for 100 pts min, matching DPs. 1 Bedroom low season:1 wk=238 pts;
1 Bedroom high season: 1 wk=463 pts

Point usage seems really high to me.

nooo way are you positive?? i think the guides are pulling our chains knowing we are on these message boards posting info.. I will not buy if they point charts are like that.....
Is your guide in California??? and due to demand i highly doubt developer points will even be in play on this...... best they will do is no main fee until opening...

 

[DebbieB]

nooo way are you positive?? i think the guides are pulling our chains knowing we are on these message boards posting info.. I will not buy if they point charts are like that.....
Is your guide in California??? and due to demand i highly doubt developer points will even be in play on this...... best they will do is no main fee until opening...

Between Lake View and MK view at BLT.

They can't charge maintenance fees before opening.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

My guide just reported to me that the price is $112/pt, $5 incentive for 100 pts min, matching DPs. 1 Bedroom low season:1 wk=238 pts;
1 Bedroom high season: 1 wk=463 pts

Point usage seems really high to me.

Yes, that places GCV pretty much the same as BLT. Does anybody know if all the units have theme park views or if some will face the other direction?

 

[gtrain219]

The points were offered later as sales slowed down. If you were an early buyer and didn't get them call your guide or quality assurance and ask for them. The 15th may be a cut off date so call right away. You should get them.

Just got off the phone with my agent she got it all worked out and said my points will be available tommorow. She said we could use them at SS, DLR or WPC!

 

[drag n' fly]

My guide just reported to me that the price is $112/pt, $5 incentive for 100 pts min, matching DPs. 1 Bedroom low season:1 wk=238 pts;
1 Bedroom high season: 1 wk=463 pts

Point usage seems really high to me.

OY I hope not!

 

[ToodlesRN]

OY I hope not!

Same thing I was just thinking!

I wish they would hurry up and post the points chart and the price so we all can get this figured out. Were leaving on the Disney Cruise on the 29th and want to have our paperwork in order before we go....

 

[BeccaG]

OK I may need my flame suit for this but as much as I love DL as a so cal girl and as much as I want to have GCV points and stay there, I would not put it on par with a BLT room. (and I am saying that with no desire as of right now to stay at BLT) To me GCV was always more a cross between Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom and I was expecting a more reasonable point chart as such. Crying out loud, you can stay there now which, is technically an exchange so the points should be worse, in a park view room during high season for 317 points or in concierge for 469. If the point chart really looks as some of you are suggesting, I will stick with the Disneyland hotel thank you very much . . .

 

[bethy]

Those point requirements wouldn't surprise me at all. I mean, talk about a Magic Kingdom view! Plus the direct entrance to the park and the viewing deck for the World of Color show that will be right there in front of you . . . Plus the GCH is on the upper end of the Disney Deluxe hotels as far as amenities, etc.

And it's a small DVC resort with high demand. We prefer studios for several reasons and I'm thinking they'll be hardest to get b/c of the point requirements and b/c most people don't go to DLR for a week - more like 3 or 4 days max. Thus they wouldn't mind a lack of full kitchen, laurdry, privacy as much as if they were staying for a chunk of time.

Look at the rack rates for a suite at the GCH - it stands to reason that the point requirements will be high. Also I don't agree that they will likely convert more of the hotel into DVC units. Members of the general public pay full rack rates at GCH all the time and it is reportedly very booked all of the time. Why would they give that cash cow up?

No, I do not work for DVC LOL!

 

[tidefan]

Well, if we can add on for 30-40 points we will definitely buy, otherwise we will probably pass. We would look to go to DL every 3 years, probably 5 nights Sun-Thurs in a studio, so 300 pts would be overkill for that...

I can live with DLH for now and wait for the next DL DVC...

 

[DebbieB]

A standard view at GCH in 2008 was 189 for a week, 230 for park view, lowest season. So 238 for a 1 bedroom doesn't seem outrageous.

Did I read somewhere that all the villas will be park view?

 

[Hotheels]

I had a message from my guide in California when I got home tonight. He said....

$112.00 per point
$3.82 per point for annual dues
$5.00 per point credit ($800 if you buy 160 pts.)

Since we are purchasing 160 pts, we will get an $800 credit which will be deducted from the down payment and the balance of the down payment will be put on our credit card. He mentioned that he thinks this is a "great deal", but after seeing what the points chart could look like, I'm not so sure

He said nothing about matching developer points?? That would be really nice!

 

[kerickson]

A standard view at GCH in 2008 was 189 for a week, 230 for park view, lowest season. So 238 for a 1 bedroom doesn't seem outrageous.

Did I read somewhere that all the villas will be park view?

The points chart was right around where I was expecting, expecially if they eventually plan to have a DVC at the DLR and PPH properties, those would probably be lower points (unless they did a significant makeover on those two properties and brought it up to the level of the Grand...) So, this is really the BLT/GF of DLR.

Regarding the view, I was trying to look at the model of the expansion and figure out what the categories would be. The DVC part of the expansion looks like it will have one of two sets of views: DCA and Pool or DCA & forest. Don't think it faces DL or DDD. I'm thinking it will be DCA and Pool because I think they are building the new pool as a DVC quite pool. (probably not exclusive to DVC though) But I'd like to know if the weekly point chart given above is an average between two categories...

 

[tjkraz]

My guide just reported to me that the price is $112/pt, $5 incentive for 100 pts min, matching DPs. 1 Bedroom low season:1 wk=238 pts;
1 Bedroom high season: 1 wk=463 pts

Point usage seems really high to me.

The "low season" numbers are 15 points more than BLT Lake View and 32 points LESS than MK view. That seems about right to me. I wouldn't have expected anything less.

Yes, that places GCV pretty much the same as BLT. Does anybody know if all the units have theme park views or if some will face the other direction?

Rough estimate would be 35% facing DCA (Paradise Pier), 40% woods and 25% pool view. There are two Grand Villas--one faces the theme park and the other the pool.

 

[lugnut33]

The HoJo down the street costs about $60 a night. I'm just sayin'.

 

[kerickson]

What are the MFs for BLT?

BLT - 3.67
AKV - 4.87
SSR - 4.34

now it looks like VGC - 3.82

 

[pycees312]

i never even looked at blt points until today i figured i wasn't buying didnt need to look. sheesh was i wrong lol..

 

[kerickson]

The HoJo down the street costs about $60 a night. I'm just sayin'.

Yes, and that's probably why they are only building 50 units. This won't be for most people who make trips to DLR and stay at HOJO, just like the WDW DVC resorts aren't for people who stay at POP. It's comparing apples to oranges.
(and I don't mean 'people' in any derogatory kind of way. We plan to stay 1 week/yr at VGC and the rest of our visits offsite.)