DVC Lounges - some questions

[Girlstar30]

Ive never heard about a lounge for members only in DS so I was just curious about it, I thought it was just a welcome sales center!

 

[muppets3d]

Ive never heard about a lounge for members only in DS so I was just curious about it, I thought it was just a welcome sales center!

It's not a members only space, it is chiefly a sales center - they just have a few tables in the welcome center and they make them available to DVC members as a lounge as well.

 

[zackiedawg]

Actually, there IS a full member lounge - it's above the DVC Welcome Center accessed via an elevator. That part is members only - you have to check in with the Welcome Center staff, show your member card and ID, and they will bring you to the elevator and unlock/call it for you to go up. Once upstairs, there are two seating areas, a Freestyle machine, snacks, and a small balcony with a few seats as well overlooking DS. There's also a full sample villa to walk through (as of most recent visit it was Riviera - not sure if they'll change or update as newer villas debut).

 

[cruisehopeful]

Ive never heard about a lounge for members only in DS so I was just curious about it, I thought it was just a welcome sales center!

It's not a members only space, it is chiefly a sales center - they just have a few tables in the welcome center and they make them available to DVC members as a lounge as well.

Actually, there IS a full member lounge - it's above the DVC Welcome Center accessed via an elevator. That part is members only - you have to check in with the Welcome Center staff, show your member card and ID, and they will bring you to the elevator and unlock/call it for you to go up. Once upstairs, there are two seating areas, a Freestyle machine, snacks, and a small balcony with a few seats as well overlooking DS. There's also a full sample villa to walk through (as of most recent visit it was Riviera - not sure if they'll change or update as newer villas debut).

As someone who hasn't been to Disney Springs, yet, is there any reason to go to this lounge? I envision DS as being full of food and drinks and I don't think I'd be desperate for a coke and some crackers. Does it get super busy at DS and the lounge is an escape? Does it have a beautiful view? Just wondering if there's any reason to visit it in particular. I'm not above just going for the sake of saying that I was there if I were walking past it and had time.

 

[zackiedawg]

I wouldn't go out of my way to visit it, unless you just wanted to check it off as a member benefit to try. For me, I tend to visit it if I'm already in Disney Springs...and even then, only if I have time to waste. For example, I'm almost definitely going to go visit in December when I get there on 12/12/25. I'm staying in Saratoga Springs next door - I'll be checking in around 2-3pm, and if my room is ready, I'll unpack and head over to DS. I've got a dinner res at 6:30, so I'll likely be there early enough to have time to waste. Going to the member lounge is a perfect way to blow a little time - comfy couches and seats, a snack and drinks since I'll have just arrived from a 3 hour drive and still have some time before dinner...and the view from the balcony overlooking Disney Springs is nice, so if the table is open, I'll probably go sit out on the balcony and relax a bit.

After dinner, I usually roam to a bar or two for some cocktails, maybe watch some live entertainment, then walk back to my villa.

 

[muppets3d]

As someone who hasn't been to Disney Springs, yet, is there any reason to go to this lounge? I envision DS as being full of food and drinks and I don't think I'd be desperate for a coke and some crackers. Does it get super busy at DS and the lounge is an escape? Does it have a beautiful view? Just wondering if there's any reason to visit it in particular. I'm not above just going for the sake of saying that I was there if I were walking past it and had time.

The most appealing part of it is they have a terrace, one of the few places at Springs where you can go on the second floor. They have a model 2-bedroom from Riviera as well you can tour (it's just open, you can walk through any time) unless they're doing an owner's update or some other sales presentation at the time you visit. Other than that it's fundamentally the same as all the others.

 

[Sandisw]

As someone who hasn't been to Disney Springs, yet, is there any reason to go to this lounge? I envision DS as being full of food and drinks and I don't think I'd be desperate for a coke and some crackers. Does it get super busy at DS and the lounge is an escape? Does it have a beautiful view? Just wondering if there's any reason to visit it in particular. I'm not above just going for the sake of saying that I was there if I were walking past it and had time.

It’s great if it starts to rain!! And we have gone up when we just wanted a few minutes out of the hot sun but we’re not done shopping and didn’t need to go to a bar again!!

 

[D-Trick]

When you go to the Disney Springs lounge you become a zoo exhibit. The small sales rooms have a view of the lounge space.

You're there so prospective members can see one of the "perks" of membership extras.

 

[Judique]

When you go to the Disney Springs lounge you become a zoo exhibit. The small sales rooms have a view of the lounge space.

You're there so prospective members can see one of the "perks" of membership extras.

Maybe. I enjoyed the terrace. To add, it was Dec 2024, a beautiful day with lots of people to watch, plus the traveling piano and singer blaring below.

 

[D-Trick]

Maybe. I enjoyed the terrace. To add, it was Dec 2024, a beautiful day with lots of people to watch, plus the traveling piano and singer blaring below.

The lounge is definitely nice, and I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy it. But it definitely feels different compared to the park lounges when you're witnessing and being viewed by active sales pitches.

 

[Cfabar1]

Part of the ambiguity is when it first opened they made a point of saying it was NOT a member lounge, that you needed to go up to meet with sales associates. We were refused entry one time on that basis...

They seem to have quickly pivoted to making it a lounge like all the others. My favorite feature is the fact that the bathrooms are actually clean and don't smell. I don't feel that way about all of them at Disney Springs...

 

[Girlstar30]

They refused to let me in the chateau Canada one at epcot, I thought it was a welcome center for all to see, but it seemed they really weren't interested in letting current members in.

I even asked to do the room tour but they were pushing me to the member update instead

 

[Cfabar1]

They refused to let me in the chateau Canada one at epcot, I thought it was a welcome center for all to see, but it seemed they really weren't interested in letting current members in.

I even asked to do the room tour but they were pushing me to the member update instead

I have to assume there is a plan to reconsider/demolish the imagination pavilion... and when that happens the Canada pavilion will take over the DVC lounge site...

 

[Girlstar30]

I have to assume there is a plan to reconsider/demolish the imagination pavilion... and when that happens the Canada pavilion will take over the DVC lounge site...

Why do you think? Id like to experience it before that happens

 

[Cfabar1]

Why do you think? Id like to experience it before that happens

Because the ride is terrible, the attractions after it are dated at best...

don't think it will be anytime soon... but I can't imagine it isn't on Disney's radar...

 

[Best Aunt]

They refused to let me in the chateau Canada one at epcot, I thought it was a welcome center for all to see, but it seemed they really weren't interested in letting current members in.

I even asked to do the room tour but they were pushing me to the member update instead

I went to the Chateau de Voyage, which is supposed to be a DVC Welcome Home Center. I wanted to look at the model room for the Poly tower.

I am an existing DVC member. They wouldn't let me in. They told me that I could go over to the Poly tower and look at the rooms during particular hours.

The person at the door was surprisingly rude when he spoke to me, especially considering that nothing had been written (that I saw, anyway) saying that this location was only for people who are thinking of becoming DVC members, not for existing DVC members. I wasn't giving the guy a hard time, I was just confused as to why I was not allowed to look at the model rooms there. I was not going to be near the Poly for the rest of my trip, but I didn't argue that with him.

 

[muppets3d]

They refused to let me in the chateau Canada one at epcot, I thought it was a welcome center for all to see, but it seemed they really weren't interested in letting current members in.

I even asked to do the room tour but they were pushing me to the member update instead

I'm pretty sure it only has open house for 30 minutes a day right as the park opens. Other than that, it's only open to prospective members.

 

[bookbabe626]

They refused to let me in the chateau Canada one at epcot, I thought it was a welcome center for all to see, but it seemed they really weren't interested in letting current members in.

I even asked to do the room tour but they were pushing me to the member update instead

Us too. The CM manning the outside desk was very snippy and redirected us to the Imagination Lounge, wouldn’t even discuss the idea of doing the room tour or letting us in to briefly look around. Out of spite, I added on with a resale BCV contract instead of waiting for Lakeshore Lodge.

 

[Girlstar30]

I went to the Chateau de Voyage, which is supposed to be a DVC Welcome Home Center. I wanted to look at the model room for the Poly tower.

I am an existing DVC member. They wouldn't let me in. They told me that I could go over to the Poly tower and look at the rooms during particular hours.

The person at the door was surprisingly rude when he spoke to me, especially considering that nothing had been written (that I saw, anyway) saying that this location was only for people who are thinking of becoming DVC members, not for existing DVC members. I wasn't giving the guy a hard time, I was just confused as to why I was not allowed to look at the model rooms there. I was not going to be near the Poly for the rest of my trip, but I didn't argue that with him.

Same experience with me, I thought they were very rude and didnt understand why I couldn't see it.

Never had DVC not want me to look at a model room, they even let me go to the DL lounge to tour the VDH room.

When it first opened they were showing ads of free drinks and stuff and it being a welcome center so I was surprised by the insistence of us not going in lol

 

[Girlstar30]

Us too. The CM manning the outside desk was very snippy and redirected us to the Imagination Lounge, wouldn’t even discuss the idea of doing the room tour or letting us in to briefly look around. Out of spite, I added on with a resale BCV contract instead of waiting for Lakeshore Lodge.

This is something I would do. I didnt buy direct out of spite because they didnt give me the welcome home stay i wanted at the time