The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners Group

[Grumpygrandpa]

Nice pics and great view Grumpygrandpa!

The grandkids are growing up fast. It's nice your DGD is wearing our initials on her sweatshirt.

OK...that's funny. Now I'm to think of you and your DH every time I see that logo.

And remember, "chin up! Chin up!"

I just can't remember which Disney film "chin up" was from...

Keep your chin up, someday there will be happiness again. - Robin Hood

The movie I remember with "Chin up" was not a Disney movie... Charlotte's Web.

Or we can just go with "Hey there Mr. Grumpy Gills....just keep swimming, just keep swimming."

 

[funatdisney]

Sooner or later we will be there at the same time!

My last trip was a surprise birthday gift from my DW on June 8th and 9th. Best birthday present ever! The Dapper Dans sang happy Birthday to me on Main Street! Pretty cool

As much as you want to go and as much as I go, I'm sure we will!

"Happy Birthday" by the Dapper Dans What a great moment that must have been.

BTW, your grandkids are the cutest.

 

[kittyhox]

Hi!

We just bought 100 points at the Grand Californian. Yay! I'm already thinking of calling and trying to change that to 150! It's only been a few days since we signed the paperwork and I think we have a week or 10 days to change our mind. I'm not sure what to do with our 2010 points since we just got back from DL yesterday and aren't returning until 2012. We planned on taking a Disney Cruise next year, but it requires so many points!

Anyhoo, I'm so excited and already ready to plan our next trip in October 2012!

Kittyhox

 

[ACDSNY]

Hi!

We just bought 100 points at the Grand Californian. Yay! I'm already thinking of calling and trying to change that to 150! It's only been a few days since we signed the paperwork and I think we have a week or 10 days to change our mind. I'm not sure what to do with our 2010 points since we just got back from DL yesterday and aren't returning until 2012. We planned on taking a Disney Cruise next year, but it requires so many points!

Anyhoo, I'm so excited and already ready to plan our next trip in October 2012!

Kittyhox

Welcome and Congrats!

If you do decide to add the other 50 points I'd keep your original 100 point contract and add the 50 points as a separate contract. Smaller contracts are easier to sell down the road if you ever need to.

Depending on your Use Year you may be able to bank your 2010 points and have two years worth of points to use for 2012 trip. You could also rent them or transfer them to another member. Happy Planning!

 

[drewmisha]

Congrats!! What use year did you buy your points?


QUOTE=kittyhox;37827271]Hi!

We just bought 100 points at the Grand Californian. Yay! I'm already thinking of calling and trying to change that to 150! It's only been a few days since we signed the paperwork and I think we have a week or 10 days to change our mind. I'm not sure what to do with our 2010 points since we just got back from DL yesterday and aren't returning until 2012. We planned on taking a Disney Cruise next year, but it requires so many points!

Anyhoo, I'm so excited and already ready to plan our next trip in October 2012!

Kittyhox[/QUOTE]

 

[Grumpygrandpa]

BTW, your grandkids are the cutest.

I sometimes wonder if they are really as cute as I think they are. To me, they are the cutest, but I know that I'm biased.

Hi!

We just bought 100 points at the Grand Californian. Yay! I'm already thinking of calling and trying to change that to 150! It's only been a few days since we signed the paperwork and I think we have a week or 10 days to change our mind. I'm not sure what to do with our 2010 points since we just got back from DL yesterday and aren't returning until 2012. We planned on taking a Disney Cruise next year, but it requires so many points!

Anyhoo, I'm so excited and already ready to plan our next trip in October 2012!

Kittyhox

Congratulations! I suspect that you will find something to do with those points.

 

[funatdisney]

I sometimes wonder if they are really as cute as I think they are. To me, they are the cutest, but I know that I'm biased.

No, you are not bias. They really are cute!

 

[Grumpygrandpa]

Anyone know the status of VGC selling out? Was curious since I wanted to do a possible small add on before they are all gone. Anyone also noticed any VGC contracts up on the resale website?

I'm curious too. I was re-reading the first part of this thread last night and I can't believe how fast I felt this tiny DVC was going to sell out. Not the first time I was wrong. What are your guides saying out there? Bus Drivers? anyone?

 

[Grumpygrandpa]

Anyone also noticed any VGC contracts up on the resale website?

I think there are a half dozen or so on The Timeshare Store's site. I'm sure there are on similar amounts out there on the other resaler's sites.

 

[IloveDisney77]

Originally Posted by dvcaddict!
Anyone know the status of VGC selling out? Was curious since I wanted to do a possible small add on before they are all gone. Anyone also noticed any VGC contracts up on the resale website?

I may have some information but it came from my guide...and we all know how guides can streeettttchhhh the truth on occassion...not saying he/she did but one never can tell.

We decided a few days ago to head to DLR next summer and instead of waiting 3 more months until the 7 month window to use points but risk not getting a ressie we decided hey, why not another add-on (3rd one within the year).

Sooo, just yesterday I called my guide and said I wanted a small add-on at VGC to do the banking/borrowing thing for a once every 3 year trip to DLR for 4 nights and was told I should strongly consider doing it sooner rather than later as there were "only 2300" more points available until officially being sold-out. I know they are in the "sell-out" phase but am not sure if there really are so few points available...on the other hand there may be.

Just wanted to pass that along.

 

[VallCopen]

Well for what it is worth, we tried to add on last month and we were told there were no more June points available, only March and April and if we wanted June UY we would have to go on a waiting list but we would be waitlisted for the pre July 15th price. Just a few days ago our points came through at 92.00 per point, so to some degree I do believe they are close to selling out otherwise Disney would have sold us the points last month.

 

[fdwang]

Hi,

I'm a new owner of 320 points at GCV. We bought on our cruise. We bought at GCV due the the incentives they offered at the time. We were sorely tempted to buy into BLT but we were not sure we could find use for the DP they offered in the current use year.

 

[SorcerersApprentice]

Welcome home, neighbor!

Mary

 

[bigAWL]

I just made my first 11-month reservation at VGC today (2BR). I thought it was funny... out of curiosity I asked if there were any grand villas available for my nights. The MS lady checked and sure enough there was availability. Then she said, you'd better decide quickly - there are only 2 left.

 

[AZDisFamily]

We bought at VGC while on our trip to WDW in June 2009. Our first trip to DL/DCA was February 2010 (we go every February) and it was awesome. I am so happy that DVC finally built at DL/DCA.

We LOOOOVEEE VGC

 

[kerickson]

I just made my first 11-month reservation at VGC today (2BR). I thought it was funny... out of curiosity I asked if there were any grand villas available for my nights. The MS lady checked and sure enough there was availability. Then she said, you'd better decide quickly - there are only 2 left.

There are only two VGC Grand Villas...one pool view and one DCA view

 

[bigAWL]

There are only two VGC Grand Villas...one pool view and one DCA view

Yeah, that's why I thought it was funny she said that, as if all the others were already taken.

 

[bumbershoot]

Yeah, that's why I thought it was funny she said that, as if all the others were already taken.

I got the joke.

 

[toocherie]

Had booked a studio for Oct. 15th some time ago to go to the Halloween party that one night. Then some friends from Phoenix decided to come (my college roomie and her 11 y.o. DD) and we are doing a scavenger hunt type game on Sunday. So wanted to book for Oct. 16th too--but sold out. So I waitlisted. Just checked dvcmember.com today and my waitlist came through I am so excited that we will be able to have a leisurely Saturday at DL now rather than go back to my house, and having to come back for the game the next day!

Off-topic--but I also waitlisted for a multi-day trip for Treehouse Villas and that came through a few months ago! So I'm happy with the waitlist system!

 

[bumbershoot]

Congrats, Cheryl!