*The Official VILLAS AT DISNEY'S GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT & SPA Owners & Lovers Group*

[JDirrim]

I think we are going to the same. We only want like 50-100 more; and going direct “should” allow us to have the same use year. Now to convince the husband!!!

 

[CSLucas]

I think we are going to the same. We only want like 50-100 more; and going direct “should” allow us to have the same use year. Now to convince the husband!!!

Same - now I'm just wondering if they will be at the same sold-out price or whether there is any chance of special pricing as an actively marketed resort

 

[JDirrim]

I could see it both ways. VGF is already so popular that one would think they won’t need incentivized.....BUT new shiney resort buy here

 

[stwaldman]

I immediately emailed my Dvc guide asking to let me know as soon as they go on sale to get more points

lol same, i have so little shame left...

 

[mrsap]

View attachment 576298Did anyone else see this on the Dvc site?

Wow!!! Kinda shocked! I heard rumors, but it seemed as if a new building was being built! Crazy!!!

 

[Jen0107c]

Wow!!! Kinda shocked! I heard rumors, but it seemed as if a new building was being built! Crazy!!!

I’m shocked and beyond excited at the same time! All your dancing is paying off this week!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

View attachment 576298Did anyone else see this on the Dvc site?

Wow! What a strange way to announce that! Did IT mess up and post a message that was prepped but not supposed to go out yet?

Interesting studios only too. It never hurts to increase their percentage of the villa count but adding that many new owners into VGF and no increase in the 2BR's might make it very very rough on the 2BR availability. Maybe they'll be connecting at least. To get all of Big Pine Key is pretty amazing.

 

[LadybugsMum]

I am excited!!! Now to decide if we want more points

I might actually buy into it then! But, would this be an expansion of the current VGF or is it a new section ala Copper Creek at WL?

 

[CSLucas]

I could see it both ways. VGF is already so popular that one would think they won’t need incentivized.....BUT new shiney resort buy here

The thing giving me hope is that they are adding 200 new rooms - surely with that many they will run some sort of promotion. I'm holding out hope for RIV pricing!!

I wonder if they have a way to add restrictions to the points even though they say it will be part of the same association. We would buy either way, but it will be interesting to see

 

[stwaldman]

I might actually buy into it then! But, would this be an expansion of the current VGF or is it a new section ala Copper Creek at WL?

there's a thread in the purchasing board currently debating this. Seems to be the golden ticket question right now although it says this is "an expansion of The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and will be a part of its current condominium association. "

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I might actually buy into it then! But, would this be an expansion of the current VGF or is it a new section ala Copper Creek at WL?

I'll bet expansion like OKW got with the 3 buildings added later or SSR got with the Treehouses. Or I guess even AKV with Kidani although that was just a year or two gap and was always planned.

 

[Brett Wyman]

there's a thread in the purchasing board currently debating this. Seems to be the golden ticket question right now although it says this is "an expansion of The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and will be a part of its current condominium association. "

Theres no question right? They already named that its the Big Pine Key building thats getting converted into DVC.

"https://dvcnews.com/resorts/grand-f...acation-club-to-add-villas-at-grand-floridian"

 

[LadybugsMum]

I'll bet expansion like OKW got with the 3 buildings added later or SSR got with the Treehouses. Or I guess even AKV with Kidani although that was just a year or two gap and was always planned.

I hope so! We loved our stay there in April.

 

[stwaldman]

Theres no question right? They already named that its the Big Pine Key building thats getting converted into DVC.

sorry, to restate better, i see the debate as whether or not this is the existing VGF DVC resort (i.e. is this any different than buying existing points at $255 per point which you and I can do right now) or is there some distinction (resale restrictions, ability to trade into existing rooms or 11 month issues, any other fun quirks that can come up).

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Theres no question right? They already named that its the Big Pine Key building thats getting converted into DVC.

"https://dvcnews.com/resorts/grand-f...acation-club-to-add-villas-at-grand-floridian"

Building named and dates too. Seems pretty detailed to not be concrete in plans.

 

[Matty B13]

I don’t understand how they can just “add this on” to the current VGF???

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I don’t understand how they can just “add this on” to the current VGF???

It's been done in the past including not that long ago at SSR with the treehouses. Of course that doesn't actually mean they can but it's been done. They've also reduced the size of a resort from what was planned - VB.

 

[sndral]

Interesting, I’ve been wanting to up my VGF points, but we don’t stay in studios, if I add these direct I assume I can use them in the ‘old’ villa building? Big Pine Key is a fairly popular GF building - I wouldn’t mind staying there if they had 1 or 2 br. villas, it looks like these new studios will be larger than the original villa building studios - wonder if they’ll be a different booking category. So many questions in my mind - guess I’ll have to see if I have a guide since I’ve always bought resale.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Maybe a "Resort Studio" has a king bed in it!

 

[JDirrim]

Maybe a "Resort Studio" has a king bed in it!

I would die!!!!!! That’s my favorite part of a 1 bdrm