Grand Floridian Resort & Spa - It's Official!

[White_Sox_Fan]

According to DVCNews twitter feed, it has just been announced!

 

[lions1995]

Wow, that was soner than I expected.

 

[White_Sox_Fan]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-...loridian-time-shares-20111208,0,4886413.story

 

[DVC Mike]

I attended the DVC Annual Meeting. Highlights:

• Grand Floridian announced! Opening end of 2014.
• On-line booking starts gradually beginning Jan 19
• DVC members will be able to purchase Tables in Wonderland without an AP
• More TV channels including FOX News
• Point reallocations are coming again
• Vacation planner being mailed tomorrow – handed out at meeting

http://i235.*************************************DM_20111208_162603.jpg

 

[DebbieB]

Sentinel said late 2013, meeting said late 2014. 3 years seems long.

 

[White_Sox_Fan]

I attended the DVC Annual Meeting. Highlights:

• Grand Floridian announced! Opening end of 2014.
• On-line booking starts gradually beginning Jan 19
• DVC members will be able to purchase Tables in Wonderland without an AP
• More TV channels including FOX News
• Point reallocations are coming again
• Vacation planner being mailed tomorrow – handed out at meeting

http://i235.*************************************DM_20111208_162603.jpg

Exciting news about the GF resort. At least it won't be like BLT where everyone ignores the obvious.

I'm sure the point reallocation comments will bring lots of speculation here. I'm curious if we might see the points distribution slide back toward higher weekends?

 

[nursegirl]

Mouseplanet made it sound like the set up would be similar to how Animal Kingdom was rolled out. Where they converted several rooms in the original Lodge and then began booking while constructing the additional DVC villas. So maybe the converted rooms will be ready in 2013 and the villa building in 2014? Just guessing

http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/ent...s-Grand-Floridian-Villas-to-open-in-late-2013

And where are we on the GF point price speculation? Just so I can ramp up my dual savings and convincing strategies!!

 

[supersuperwendy]

So exciting!!! I just read all the tweets and I'm smiling! Tiw...awesome! online booking...awesome! GFV...the most awesome!

 

[supersuperwendy]

DVC Mike...

Did it sound like they were thinking about adding sleeper chairs to some studios?

 

[AnimalKingdomDVC]

OMG...finally! I am so over all this!!! yay

 

[WilsonFlyer]

Excitement will dwindle when pricing is announced.

 

[FigmentLady]

OMG i want a pin!!

is it bad that the pin is the most exciting part of this post for me?

I'm excited that the Grand Floridian is official but I prob don't have enough points to ever stay there. The TIW is cool but we get annual passes, so it's not going to help me. I am never in the rooms long enough to watch tv other than the must dos lol...

I'm a little nervous about point reallocation but it is what it is...

if anyone went to the meeting and wants to gift the pin to me as a birthday gift I'd be forever if your debt.

 

[ses1230]

I attended the DVC Annual Meeting. Highlights:


[*]DVC members will be able to purchase Tables in Wonderland without an AP

I like this one! Any idea when this will start?

 

[supersuperwendy]

 

[Steamboat Girlie]

With only 147 units, does that make it the smallest?

 

[wdrl]

With only 147 units, does that make it the smallest?

With 136 Vacation Homes, Villas at Wilderness Lodge will remain the smallest of the DVC resorts at WDW. VGF will be the second smallest.

 

[Saratoga Springs Tom]

Well I'm glad to hear it is official. Looking forward to adding on.

 

[RweTHEREyet]

I attended the DVC Annual Meeting. Highlights:

• Grand Floridian announced! Opening end of 2014.
• On-line booking starts gradually beginning Jan 19
• DVC members will be able to purchase Tables in Wonderland without an AP
• More TV channels including FOX News
• Point reallocations are coming again
• Vacation planner being mailed tomorrow – handed out at meeting

http://i235.*************************************DM_20111208_162603.jpg

Amazing that we are getting the planner so early this time.

 

[TLPL]

With 136 Vacation Homes, Villas at Wilderness Lodge will remain the smallest of the DVC resorts at WDW. VGF will be the second smallest.

VGF has only 48, no?

 

[psac]

With 136 Vacation Homes, Villas at Wilderness Lodge will remain the smallest of the DVC resorts at WDW. VGF will be the second smallest.

With the small number of rooms and the "prestige" of the Grand Floridian attached, even with a really high point chart, I think it will be very tough to book at the 7 month window, except maybe when it first opens. I think this will push people toward add-ons direct from Disney, which I'm sure is what they want. It'll probably take another few years for those to come up for decent resale.