It's Official! Marriott, not DVC, to build Vacation Club at Disneyland Paris

[Werner Weiss]

http://www.eurodisney.com/uk/pdf/marriott.pdf

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Any thoughts?

 

[Joeblack]

Thanks very much Werenr. I knew it was gonna be in Paris but never knew it would be in DLP. Don't know how convenient it will be, but I am sure they will make a beautiful resort.

Thanks again

 

[Firefighter Mickey]

I'm really not surprised. DVC has already shown that they have absolutely no desire to build any additional resorts outside of WDW. Unless it's associated with WDW, they don't have a clue how to market it.

MVCI on the other hand knows how to market something like this. Note how the announcement not only highlighted DLP, but the fact that there are many other things to do in the surrounding area.

 

[Werner Weiss]

Originally posted by Joeblack
Don't know how convenient it will be, but I am sure they will make a beautiful resort.

According to the press release, the Marriott Vacation Club resort will be a mile from the Disney theme parks. I assume Marriott will have a shuttle bus service, probably to the rail station (RER and EuroStar).

I've been to Disneyland Paris. From the rail station, it's a short walk to Disneyland Paris, The Walt Disney Studios theme park (not yet open), Disney Village, and the Disneyland Paris resort hotels. So as long as there's a shuttle, the Marriott resort should be very convenient to "Disney."

The RER train service to Paris is reasonably good. The RER train cars are essentially similar to subway train cars; they're not comfortable intercity coaches, but you don't have to stand. As I recall, the trains between Paris and Disneyland Paris run about every 20 minutes or so. The ride is around 20-40 minutes depending where in Paris you're going. In Paris itself, the RER trains run underground, with multiple stations and convenient transfers to the regular Metro subway system. Although staying out at Disneyland Paris wouldn't be as convenient as staying in the heart of Paris for the traditional attractions of Paris, it's really wouldn't be too bad. (Even if you stay within Paris, you have to allow time for travel on the Metro subway.)

I expect to see the new Marriott resort on DVC's World Passport Collection for exchanges through Interval International (II). I predict it will be a difficult exchange in the Summer but relatively easy in the Winter. Other Marriott owners will have a higher priority than DVC owners because Marriott deposits are made available to other Marriott owners for 21 days before they're made available for regular II exchanges.

I'm looking forward to taking my family to the new Marriott Vacation Club when it's available for exchange. We'd much rather stay in a comfortable 1,250-sq-ft, 2-bedroom "villa" than all four of us cramming into in the puny Paris hotel room. (We're Marriott owners in addition to DVC members.)

 

[CaptainMidnight]

So, we can still use DVC points at Paris Disneyland hotels, right?

I guess if I was going to Europe, I'd use my points at lots of DVC friendly hotels before I might go to Disneyland in Paris.