Dream big, live Grand. VGF homeowners' thread.

[disneynutz]

Staying in a standard one bed view in July....will request high floor on the website but how/where can I make more specific requests?! Is there an e-mail address etc?
Debs

We use the contact form on the member website.

In the past MS via phone has told us that they noted our requests when in fact they did not. I found this out by calling back later and verifying. I also had the resort one time show me the actual reservation as entered by MS and our request was not added even though MS had told me that they did.

Bill

 

[kittyab]

Is there a decent (large) gift shop at the GF?

 

[Snurk71]

Is there a decent (large) gift shop at the GF?

Ehhhh...

The main souvenir type shop (m mouse mercantile, or something like that) is upstairs next to where you get on/off the monorail. It's much better than BCV, but not as large as AKV or the CT.

 

[mamaprincess]

New GFV owner checking in! I always said if they did DVC at GF I'd have to own and hubby agreed! We visited the villas is November during our 1st no kids trip and fell in love. Grand Floridian is soooo pretty! We are currently booked in a studio over July 4th week. I also plan on going over the holidays in 2014 and or maybe food and wine.

 

[jerseygal]

VGF looks so BEAUTIFUL!

Hoping to book a studio there first 2 weeks in Dec.2014 for a "no kids" trip!!!!!
Can't wait to see WDW with holiday decorations!

 

[tidefan]

Quick note. Our current room that we checked into yesterday, 1221, faces the back of the Porte Cochere, so our view is roof and wall.. I might put in a request to not have this room if you are booking a Std View.

Room itself is beautiful though

 

[kittyab]

We are planning a 2 week trip in 2015. I cant decide if we should go in October/November or just come at Xmas time.

Which one is better? My DD would love to go to the Halloween party but if we go at Xmas time she wont miss school.

 

[angey77]

We are planning a 2 week trip in 2015. I cant decide if we should go in October/November or just come at Xmas time. Which one is better? My DD would love to go to the Halloween party but if we go at Xmas time she wont miss school.

I prefer wdw at Christmas time but not during Christmas break. It's way too crowded! If you hit up the last week of October and spill into the first few days of November, you get both. The resorts are not yet decked out for Christmas, but the parks start putting up their decor in the days prior to Halloween. Personally, we found the week prior to thanksgiving last year to be ideal. Everything was completely decorated half way in and crowds were very low.

 

[Nancy F]

I can't believe I've missed this thread! I've been an owner since the first day VGF went on sale. We had our first stay there Dec 6TH in a LV Studio. Loved it. One thing that I didn't like was that there is only one nightstand. And of course it was on the hubby's side of the bed. So I made my own using the luggage rack. Worked great for holding my drink and Kindle at night. I just leaned it against the wall folded. Made a great shelf.



Nancy

 

[angey77]

I get to book our second stay at VGF in 10 days for Dec. 2014. I love we received points for 2013 when we didn't buy until November. Well played, Disney.

 

[kittyab]

The reason why we are thinking of going at Xmas time.... my DD wont miss 2 weeks of school.

 

[lovegrumpy]

We just booked for Sept. It's just going to be us so were going to try and get someplace else at the 7 month mark. We would like for it to be the whole family the first time we stay.

 

[kittyab]

I think after the next vacation, we are going Hawaii.

 

[wdwlover25]

Recently returned from our first VGF stay a couple weeks ago. Loved it!! Had an awesome standard view room studio. Booked October 2014 for MNSSHP.

 

[kittyab]

Anyone heard of DVC members getting additional FP picks? They are discussing how they are doing away with the paper fp for the fp+ (wristbands). You get 3 fp+ picks per day but suposedly you get extra fp+ picks if you are staying at the more expensive resorts.

I wonder if this applies to GF?

 

[Missyrose]

Anyone heard of DVC members getting additional FP picks? They are discussing how they are doing away with the paper fp for the fp+ (wristbands). You get 3 fp+ picks per day but suposedly you get extra fp+ picks if you are staying at the more expensive resorts.

I wonder if this applies to GF?

Everything in that thread is rumor. Disney has not instituted anything to that effect yet.

 

[Disney On The Bayou]

Anyone heard of DVC members getting additional FP picks? They are discussing how they are doing away with the paper fp for the fp+ (wristbands). You get 3 fp+ picks per day but suposedly you get extra fp+ picks if you are staying at the more expensive resorts.

I wonder if this applies to GF?

That's interesting... I stayed at the Swan earlier this week and had the 3 FP+. Now at the GFV, today I was able to get 5 FP+, thought it was a FP+ glitch.

 

[kittyab]

That's interesting... I stayed at the Swan earlier this week and had the 3 FP+. Now at the GFV, today I was able to get 5 FP+, thought it was a FP+ glitch.

5! That is awesome!

We had three when we stayed at POR, we were pretty happy with it but I really planned the picks so they were close to one another and we were not zig zagging around. I planned 3 days at MK & 3 days at Epcott.

 

[tidefan]

That's interesting... I stayed at the Swan earlier this week and had the 3 FP+. Now at the GFV, today I was able to get 5 FP+, thought it was a FP+ glitch.

We are at VGF now as well. We have only been able to have 3 per day...

 

[jerseygal]

I am hoping to book a studio at VGF early December! Looks BEAUTIFUL and I am looking forward to it!

How are you enjoying it?

Ok...Make us all envious, haha! Up in the east, major snowstorm "snarling" the entire NYC metro area with temps dropping tonight to low single digits?

What is the temp down in Orlando now? Hope you are enjoying your vaca!