The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners Group

[nunzia]

It was between Backstage Magic and Spirit of America. I finally decided on Backstage Magic. I've wanted to do it since it was first announced. In fact, I had even looked into doing it last year but didn't have the extra money. I was really hoping that the ABD trips would be an incentive at the Event and I am so happy it was! I still want to do Washington DC and the surrounding areas so I am going to try to use my RCI voucher to get something there.

We did this trip in Jannuary. It was AMAZING! You will love it!

 

[stopher1]

So I just got off the phone about an hour ago with my guide telling her to up us by another 25. DW looked at me last night and said we should just go ahead and get some more. (She was on the fence when I called to up it by 10 last week, which was my choice). So now our 2nd set of docs get to head to the shredder tomorrow at the office while we wait for our 3rd set! This takes us up to 95 (45 more than we originally intended to purchase BTW) and gives us either more flexibility for our annual 2-3 night stay (opens us up for 2 nights in our 1 BR all the way into the Magic Season, or gives us the opportunity for a couple of nights in a 2 BR through Choice Season and take the SIL/BIL and our nephews along). And now with this amount & banking/ borrowing, we could even try for that elusive GV for up to a couple of nights in the Choice Season as well , which we would just LOVE to try at least once - not even to think right now about how the Studio scenario will play out after the kids are grown and out of the house.

While I enjoy the fact that we're expanding our VGC points - I am laughing at how long this add-on is taking! Hopefully she won't turn to me again next week after we get those new docs and make yet another change!! (or I won't turn to her and say "What's another 5 points?") But if she were to do so, that wouldn't be so bad, now would it?!?

 

[dvc_john]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but:

I am looking for a unit floor plan (diagram) that shows where unit 3A @ VGC is/will be. Anyone know where I can find it?

Here is an example of what I'm talking about that I found for BLT:

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagleweb/viewAttachment.jsp?docName=20080616973&id=DOC312S9046.A38&parent=DOC312S9046

Thanks!

The Orange County California site isn't nearly as user friendly as the Orange County Florida site.

I've been searching this site:

http://cr.ocgov.com/grantorgrantee/welcome.asp

but haven't had much success.
I believe document 2009-00015891 dated 1-14-2009 would be helpful, but you can't actually see the document, just the document number.

 

[dvc_john]

I wonder if this will change my add on to .003 or if I will stay at .002? Time will tell!

I redid my VGC contract due to the new incentives announced one day after I had returned my docs.

My contract ******.013 disappeared, and my VGC contract is now ******.014.

 

[amyup]

While I enjoy the fact that we're expanding our VGC points - I am laughing at how long this add-on is taking! Hopefully she won't turn to me again next week after we get those new docs and make yet another change!! (or I won't turn to her and say "What's another 5 points?") But if she were to do so, that wouldn't be so bad, now would it?!?

Oh come on, make it an even 100! You know you want to

BTW, our original intent was to purchase at the most 100 points and somehow we ended up with 200.

 

[ACDSNY]

"What's another 5 points

Come on be brave and add those extra 5 points. The cruise or extra discount will be great!

Once we saw the point charts we went from 100 to 180 so see you're not alone.

 

[stopher1]

Come on be brave and add those extra 5 points. The cruise or extra discount will be great!

Once we saw the point charts we went from 100 to 180 so see you're not alone.

I know I'm not alone! LOL Because we are adding on other points besides VGC at the same time we're already over the threshold on a combined basis. We were going to take the cruise initially, but then we switched to the additional credits per point - which in the end, I'm happy with the $96 per point net cost for my VGC. My guide has to call me back in the A.M anyway since she was swamped today (apparently WDW is quite busy this week), and so who knows... perhaps by that time in the morning we'll magically be up to 100 at VGC.

 

[wdw4life]

Sounds fun!
Can't wait to read your trip report!

Thanks, I'll do my best!

We did this trip in Jannuary. It was AMAZING! You will love it!

I'm really looking forward to it. Can't wait to go up to Walt's apartment!

 

[DVCGeek]

The Orange County California site isn't nearly as user friendly as the Orange County Florida site.

I've been searching this site:

http://cr.ocgov.com/grantorgrantee/welcome.asp

but haven't had much success.
I believe document 2009-00015891 dated 1-14-2009 would be helpful, but you can't actually see the document, just the document number.

I think I tried that sight but couldn't actually view anything either. I was hoping someone else might have better luck or know some trick I didn't...

I'm tempted to buy a reprint copy of the document, but I'm scared to look up how much that would cost, and it would really stink if it turned out NOT to include what I'm looking for!!!

 

[stampinshauna]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but:

I am looking for a unit floor plan (diagram) that shows where unit 3A @ VGC is/will be. Anyone know where I can find it?
Thanks!

If you find it will you pass it on? My docs show us with .555% of unit 3A as well.

 

[DVCGeek]

If you find it will you pass it on?

Absolutely! Hopefully if anyone else does before me they'll do the same.

 

[nunzia]

Oh come on, make it an even 100! You know you want to

BTW, our original intent was to purchase at the most 100 points and somehow we ended up with 200.

I had planned on 75 and ended up with 125..and that was only with great restraint!

 

[nunzia]

Thanks, I'll do my best!


I'm really looking forward to it. Can't wait to go up to Walt's apartment!

I almost cried...

 

[kerickson]

Oh come on, make it an even 100! You know you want to

BTW, our original intent was to purchase at the most 100 points and somehow we ended up with 200.

I had originally planned to purchase 65 then had to purchase 100 due to the original minimum. No way was I going to drop back down when they later lowered the min to 25. I've already planned out those 100pts for the next 5 years! Plus, I like good even numbers

 

[wdw4life]

I almost cried...

I'm sure I will get a little misty eyed, too.

 

[DVCGeek]

Plus, I like good even numbers

Playing with numbers, I have 160 @ BLT master + 50 @ VGC (revised add on after incentives announced) = 210 total points.

I like my descending pattern! FYI, I got married on 987 (Sept. 8, 2007) after proposing on 876 (August 7, 2006)...

I guess I'll have to do a net 111 add on next time I do so I get 321 total!!!

 

[karrit2000]

I was originally going to get 100 points. When I saw the point charts I knew that wasn't going to be enough so I was ready to go for 125 and trying to figure out if I could swing 150. I ended up getting 160 for less than the 150 I was ready to go with once the extra $ incentive was offered. I figure I'm good for a studio for at least a week each year for most of the times I would be planning to visit. I'm not a High Season traveller.

 

[stampinshauna]

We were going to do 50 points originally, then 100 when that was to be the minimum. Then they dropped the minimum and we were too used to the idea of 100. Then the day I called my guide I checked with DH and he said just do 125 because he would rather get a 4 night cruise than a 3 night, and then we get 25 more points a year for 50 years. So--125 points it is.

 

[stopher1]

I like good even numbers

Yeah, I do too... that's why our aggregate point count is 370... 210 in 2 contracts at AKV, 65 at SSR and 95 at VGC. I debated heavily that extra 5 before my guide phoned me this morning, but in the end, I was satisfied with 95 - because to quote myself from an earlier post "What's another 5 points?" - well it's money that I didn't need to spend right now - money that will be spent towards my 2 sons' WDW AP's when we go down for Star Wars Weekends in 42 days.

SO - I'm happy with my total 370...for now......til addonitis strikes again. Plus 95 is by far a lot more than we were originally going to purchase at VGC. We thought we'd just do 50...til the point charts came out, which had us thinking 60...til the original 100 pt minimum arrived. Then after all that dust settled we were going with 60 at VGC + 50 more at AKV so we qualified for the $5 off VGC incentive plus the cruise - but then when they revised the incentives we opted to skip the cruise for now and take the additional dollars off giving us a net $96 per point at VGC - so we upped it to 70. And now of course we upped it to 95...funny because we were originally quite adamant that we would not buy VGC because of that 100 pt minimum. Well as DW said last night before going to bed - we still didn't buy that 100 they were trying to force people into a couple of months ago!

 

[ACDSNY]

Like everyone else these days, the economy finally caught up with us. Looks like we won't get our COLA for the next 2 years and one furlough day a month for the next year. I'm thankful we both have secure jobs (even with a little less pay)!

I'm glad I didn't push our add-on up to 220 points like I thought about in order to get APs.