The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners Group

[nunzia]

I'm in!!! My guide called and they are entering buys today. WHHOOO HOOOOO.. Booked Concierge GC for my DP (had to use them all right?), so this will be pretty exciting. FINALLY!

 

[DVCGeek]

I'm in!!! My guide called and they are entering buys today. WHHOOO HOOOOO.. !

So are you a "Non-Founder" and already have your add-on active in DVCMember.com, etc.?? There are some places reporting sales opening today, but I was previously told by my FL based guide and her friend who is a CA based guide (they trained together several years ago) that I couldn't officially buy until tomorrow, Thursday 3/26/2009. I've got my proposal all squared away, but it sounds like other NON-CA Founders my have gone further than that...

 

[stopher1]

So are you a "Non-Founder" and already have your add-on active in DVCMember.com, etc.?? There are some places reporting sales opening today, but I was previously told by my FL based guide and her friend who is a CA based guide (they trained together several years ago) that I couldn't officially buy until tomorrow, Thursday 3/26/2009. I've got my proposal all squared away, but it sounds like other NON-CA Founders my have gone further than that...

Non-founder here in IN and my debit was processed from my bank this afternoon.

 

[nunzia]

So are you a "Non-Founder" and already have your add-on active in DVCMember.com, etc.?? There are some places reporting sales opening today, but I was previously told by my FL based guide and her friend who is a CA based guide (they trained together several years ago) that I couldn't officially buy until tomorrow, Thursday 3/26/2009. I've got my proposal all squared away, but it sounds like other NON-CA Founders my have gone further than that...

For some reason 'they' were allowed to 'enter" sales starting today.(as my guide said) Maybe the founder contract language said UNTIL March 25 and not THROUGH March 25 for pre sales. Anyway..sounds like there are plenty of points at this point.
The points are in my account as "null" so I'm finally a null owner. You might want to check with your guide and see if you're entered today as well.

 

[dvc_john]

Wow. Just checked the dvc website, and my VGC points are there! Haven't got the paperwork yet.

Non-founder here. Just called my guide late last week.
Did a small 60 point add-on here that I plan to use every 2nd or 3rd year. Going this fall to GC to use up my developers points from my BLT add-on.

 

[stopher1]

Wow. Just checked the dvc website, and my VGC points are there! Haven't got the paperwork yet.

Me too, just checked the website and they are there.

 

[ACDSNY]

Looks like today was a big day for new owners! Welcome Neighbors!

 

[DW2DH&DS]

We're in. DH called our guide today to add on 125 points. We are going to the 7PM Sunday DVC's Grand Disney Firsts! event. We are allowed to rewrite our contract if the incentive changes to something more preferable. Our current incentive is the 4 night Wonder cruise. We'll take the cruise...perfect to tide us over until 7/2010.

 

[SolPlyr]

Who would I call/e-mail about buying into VGC?

 

[stopher1]

We're in. DH called our guide today to add on 125 points. We are going to the 7PM Sunday DVC's Grand Disney Firsts! event. We are allowed to rewrite our contract if the incentive changes to something more preferable. Our current incentive is the 4 night Wonder cruise. We'll take the cruise...perfect to tide us over until 7/2010.

Congrats!

Who would I call/e-mail about buying into VGC?

Do you not already have a guide? If so call him/her, if not I'd be happy to refer you to mine.

 

[Meriweather]

Just checked the website.....our 120 points at null has been added
Also, the credit card, has been charged

Now a question about developers points......I have never dealt with them before.....when can they be booked??

 

[stampinshauna]

We're official now too. The purchase amount is showing as pending on our visa, so it looks like everything has been entered. Yay!

 

[MenashaCorp]

Congrats to all new owners at GC Villas.

I'm just a bit that I asked my guide to notify me when these would be available when I bought DVC OVER A YEAR AGO and only found out this was happening by "wandering" onto this thread today on a whim.

Just like traveling to Disney, looks like the onus is on ME to keep up with info day-to-day...

 

[bethy]

Welcome home to all our new neighbors! Here's to many gloriously magical visits to DLR and VGC in the coming years!

 

[karrit2000]

Yeah, me too! I've been asking my guide about California since 1997. I asked her to put me on her call list for when GCV became available and have not heard a word from her yet. When I visited her in September I almost did an add-on at AKL but held back hoping California would be available sooner rather than later. She said I was on her list to be notified. When I tried to call her I found out she is currently out in California until the beginning of April, left a message but no call back yet. Her backup person is out of the office until tomorrow. I'm going to try to reach the California sales office later today.

 

[nunzia]

Just checked the website.....our 120 points at null has been added
Also, the credit card, has been charged

Now a question about developers points......I have never dealt with them before.....when can they be booked??

I booked them immediately. Called MS and they made my reservation right then and there.

 

[kerickson]

Just checked the website.....our 120 points at null has been added
Also, the credit card, has been charged

Now a question about developers points......I have never dealt with them before.....when can they be booked??

as soon as they get your down payment, and I believe they expire Oct 3rd,2009, meaning you have to travel before then... If you plan to use at DLR it's probably best to book sooner than later. I believe the 3 hotels only have a set # of rooms they allow to be booked on points...

We've got 5 nights GCH booked in May and 2 nights DLH booked in Aug. We used regular points, not DPs (we opted for the cruise incentive), but wanted to get my dates booked due to the new wave of VGC related DPs...

 

[tjkraz]

Count me in. 100 points at VGC. Primary use is expected to be 5 nights in a One Bedroom every-other-June.

Probably won't go until June 2011 for the first time. Have a Feb Use Year so we won't get our first points until 2010. Figure it's better to be in a banking position than a borrowing position from the get-go.

Took the free 3-night cruise, too!

Welcome Home, everyone!

 

[wideeyedwonder]

It looks like our first purchase of DVC went through...209 points at GCV, 1 bedroom vacations twice a year in off-season, with enough points for a studio for friends on one of the trips...at least until they jiggle the point allocations again!

We're pretty 'stoked' (it's been a year of debating), and now it's time to use those developer points before Oct 3.

Also, I get to have my first DVC home resort in my sig!

- wideeyedwonder

 

[maburke]

Count me in. 100 points at VGC. Primary use is expected to be 5 nights in a One Bedroom every-other-June.

Probably won't go until June 2011 for the first time. Have a Feb Use Year so we won't get our first points until 2010. Figure it's better to be in a banking position than a borrowing position from the get-go.

Took the free 3-night cruise, too!

Welcome Home, everyone!

Me too! All of that the same, except March UY and took the DP's. I was okay with not getting 2009 points (although I had to correct my guide, who thought I did!) since we are not going until June, 2011. See you there!