The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners Group

[DVCGeek]

Congrats karrit2000 & welcome home!

 

[lisah0711]

I finally took the plunge this morning with the new incentives.

Congratulations and welcome home!

 

[arthur06]

Any guess on when VCG will sell out?

 

[DVC Mike]

I finally took the plunge this morning with the new incentives.

Congrats!

 

[Quilter007]

Oooooh!!! Fed-ex pak w/ docs & tote bag just arrived!!! Guess I'll be reading instead of watching TV tonight! I'll figure out one of those funky signature things after we everything signed & the ressie for the DPs!

Katrina

 

[karrit2000]

Congrats karrit2000 & welcome home!

Congratulations and welcome home!

Congrats!

Thanks for all the "Welcome Homes" & congratulations. It was a long wait for GCV but hopefully well worth it. I really had to restrain myself from adding on elsewhere the last couple of years because I knew this day was coming and I wanted GCV more than the others. I wouldn't have been satisfied with a 50 point add-on there. I almost bit on the AKV incentives last fall but I'm really glad I waited for this. Now I have to decide when I'm going to christen these GCV points. Can't use them for the 2 DLR trips I already have planned for this year because one is in June & the other is in September. I may use some OKW points for my June trip.

 

[Robo-Daddy 3000]

I put in a call to my guide now that I've heard about the new incentives. But he is on vacation until Sunday so I'll have to wait until then.

We bought 100 points at $112/pt-$5 a point with the cruise but I'd rather do $8 off per point and still take the cruise. That'll save $300 which will just about cover an AP for my daughter!

Luckily ,we still haven't received the paperwork (not sure what the delay is ) yet even though the "null" points are on our account and the deposit is on the Disney VISA card already.

 

[grizbuzz]

Welcome to the club, Jen!

Jen--yes, I'm excited for you too!

Wish we could all meet for a glass of Magicale at the Hearthstone lounge to celebrate!! Or maybe this even calls for my first meal at Napa Rose! As soon as I get my hands on those two Premium APs for the family, I'm sure I'll figure out a way to get down to DL. Labor Day if not before.

I've been hoping for GC points since we joined in August 2007 (when no California resort had yet been announced). These past few months, with the economic downturn and all, I did not think I was going to be able to convince DH to get more points. But somehow, with tax refund time and all, it worked out. And I'm so happy! I need that glass of Magicale! Cheers!

 

[stopher1]

What with the new incentives and all I called my guide and changed my add on- she is rewriting things now for a 50 pointer with $8 off pp instead of my former 40.

New cost is $104 pp, total will be $5,200 and she's transferring the $1k I put down before to the new contract. (For my 40 it would have been the full $112 pp for $4480 ttl.) She commented that I could Disney finance now but I am choosing not to. Also, it might take 5 - 12 days to get the new paperwork; she said things are really backed up down there. Ironically, as of last night I still didn't have the original 40 point paperwork yet, but my 40 points have been on DVCMember.com since Sunday the 29th!

Just curious- anyone else adding on my mail get their papers yet?

Can't wait for the new palms trees, giving me a combined total of 210 points. Tiny by many people's standards, but we all have to start someplace!

We got our paperwork Friday, but I just talked with my guide about changing the incentive - and our new paperwork will be sent out later this week. So now we got the $96 ppt price and at the same time decided to up our point total with another 10 points and it comes out really only costing me $300 more than it would have at 10 points less with the $5 credit. When it came down to it, we weren't really thrilled with the cruise date options, and having to pay the upgrade cost for a family of 5, and the extra points just broadens the travel possibilites for our annual trip each year - so we're happy.

 

[trampslady]

I'm soooo ready to add on here, but my guide isn't back in the office until tomorrow. Considering she's been gone a week, I can only imagine how busy she will be! I will still need to add on during my current use year month, right? Any word on how long it will take to sell out or if there is difficulty in getting appropriate use year?

I think we will take the cruise offer and $100 as we can tack the cruise on to a trip in October during the F&W festival next year.

We just left Disneyland on March 29 and were invited to the special event, but I understand that the current incentive is even better, right?

 

[WDWfantasy]

I'm soooo ready to add on here, but my guide isn't back in the office until tomorrow. Considering she's been gone a week, I can only imagine how busy she will be! I will still need to add on during my current use year month, right? Any word on how long it will take to sell out or if there is difficulty in getting appropriate use year?

I think we will take the cruise offer and $100 as we can tack the cruise on to a trip in October during the F&W festival next year.

We just left Disneyland on March 29 and were invited to the special event, but I understand that the current incentive is even better, right?

Not sure what you mean by "we will take the cruise offer and $100". Do you mean the cost per point with the discount? The discount with the cruise offer at GCV is $8 pp making the total cost $104 pp. We took the incentive offered at the special event because it was better for our situation. So I guess it depends on what works best for each individual as to which incentive is better.

 

[trampslady]

Oops. Not sure what I meant, but I know we will take the cruise and the $8 dollars off.

I think I understand that we will be out of luck on the 2009 points as our use year is April, and they are only selling June forward.

 

[barngro]

We purchased 220 GCV points on Valentines Day at the DL, giving us a total of 540 DVC points! We chose the developer points to book a stay at the Grand concierge in June.for 5 nights. Although most of my points are for the Florida properties, I plan on using the bulk of them in Calif. to stay at Disneyland.

 

[toocherie]

Wish we could all meet for a glass of Magicale at the Hearthstone lounge to celebrate!! Or maybe this even calls for my first meal at Napa Rose! As soon as I get my hands on those two Premium APs for the family, I'm sure I'll figure out a way to get down to DL. Labor Day if not before.

I've been hoping for GC points since we joined in August 2007 (when no California resort had yet been announced). These past few months, with the economic downturn and all, I did not think I was going to be able to convince DH to get more points. But somehow, with tax refund time and all, it worked out. And I'm so happy! I need that glass of Magicale! Cheers!

Jen--I think we need a BOTTLE of Magicale!!!!!

 

[DVCGeek]

Got the papers for my original 40 point no incentive add-on Friday night. On DVCMember.com that now is gone (.1 contract) and my .2 rewrite @ 50 points is appearing. Now I just need to get it's paperwork!

Regarding the documents, I found the references to it being POSSIBLE for a minimum stay of 5 nights to be imposed, but where is the "maximum reallocation" information listed in the actual VGC paperwork packet? I've flipped through the booklets and didn't see it. With all the talk people have had in various threads I'd like to double check that verbiage in the actual docs I was given before I sign!

 

[bigskyernurse]

Amy--yay another DVC Diva!!!! congrats!!!

All thanks to you Miss Cheryl!!! And I am already considering a WDW add-on! I need an intervention....

 

[DW2DH&DS]

woohoo!!!! Just got home from having our VGC contract notarized and fedexed back to Disney!! Now we just need to wait for our cruise voucher!!!!

 

[grizbuzz]

Last Friday put down my deposit for a 100 point VGC add-on and should be getting my Fed Ex pac this Wednesday, according to my guide.

I have a few questions:

1) Am I going to need a notary? I can't remember now if I needed one for my original contract. We will not be getting this financed, if that makes a difference.

2) If I do need a notary, any recommendations on how to get contract notarized?

3) How long should I expect to wait to get the incentive DL APs?

Thanks for the help!
-Jen

 

[toocherie]

Last Friday put down my deposit for a 100 point VGC add-on and should be getting my Fed Ex pac this Wednesday, according to my guide.

I have a few questions:

1) Am I going to need a notary? I can't remember now if I needed one for my original contract. We will not be getting this financed, if that makes a difference.

2) If I do need a notary, any recommendations on how to get contract notarized?

3) How long should I expect to wait to get the incentive DL APs?

Thanks for the help!
-Jen

I "think" you only need a notary if you're signing the deed of trust for a loan. Otherwise, the deed is signed (and notarized) by Disney. if you do need a notary usually your bank has one or most of the UPS Stores offer notary services (for a price of course).

It took about a month to get the AP's from signing.

 

[grizbuzz]

I "think" you only need a notary if you're signing the deed of trust for a loan. Otherwise, the deed is signed (and notarized) by Disney. if you do need a notary usually your bank has one or most of the UPS Stores offer notary services (for a price of course).

It took about a month to get the AP's from signing.

Thanks!!