The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners Group

[DVC Mike]

Thanks SoCalKDG/Ken!

 

[ACDSNY]

Now you made me wana go. I have to talk my DW into going on the family trip in Oct. Everybody else is going. Two of her DBs, DSILs and lots nieces and nephews. My DW - not loving Disney quite as much as me - doesn't think she can do a late Oct. DLR trip and then go on our DLC one week later. Sometimes she's a spoilsport.

Try the angle of DL and DCL are two different types of vacations and you really need to check out your new home away from home.

Besides we have to keep the parallel vacations going. It's off to Salt Point this weekend.

 

[Grumpygrandpa]

Try the angle of DL and DCL are two different types of vacations and you really need to check out your new home away from home.

Besides we have to keep the parallel vacations going. It's off to Salt Point this weekend.

I will add your suggestion to my arsenal. I hope this is a "war" that I can win.

 

[minniemoms]

Wow, that was great to see it.. Thanks... I loved seeing it that way..
I hate that I have to wait until Dec for my first trip in the villas...
AND>>>> if you can believe this, DH and myself and DS and another DD are going to be in a 1 bedroom in Jan.
Another DD is now getting married the weekend before that. She casually asked if we would give up the 1 bedroom for our 3 days so she and new husband could use it for their honeymoon I said are you crazy???? NO WAY...

So she talked me into getting her a studio for a few days. She really wanted that bathtub... But I am NOT going to be that generous with her. But the awful thing is... She will be down there when we are, and DH said that just isn't right that we are on the honeymoon with our daughter...

 

[Grumpygrandpa]

and DH said that just isn't right that we are on the honeymoon with our daughter...

I think you will be OK as long as you let them have lots of "alone" time and thier own room!

 

[DVCGeek]

Here are some images from google earth that I doctored.

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Wow, nice pics, thanks for posting them!!!

 

[funatdisney]

Thank you SoCalKDG! What an amazing analysis of before and after pictures. It is nice to get a good idea of where the DVC rooms will be and to see the Parks in relation to GCH was a treat.

With the new addition of Carsland, would that make DCA bigger than Disneyland?

 

[minniemoms]

I think you will be OK as long as you let them have lots of "alone" time and thier own room!

Not to worry....
I hope we are at opposite ends of the building.

 

[Grumpygrandpa]

Judging from the photo it looks like the rooms facing the pier will have an excellent "straight on" view of WOC. I have been curious about that. Thanks again.

 

[funatdisney]

Just 4 more weeks to the opening and my two day trip to VGC!!!!


Yeah!!

 

[SoCalKDG]

With the new addition of Carsland, would that make DCA bigger than Disneyland?

DCA will be about 3/4 of DL.

 

[funatdisney]

Thanks again, SoCalKDG. It seems close. I am amazed how much the Carsland area will take. It still is quite a walk in DCA.

 

[stopher1]

Here are some images from google earth that I doctored.

The first one is the Grand before any changes.

The next one is the new additions

This one includes labels showing the views of the 2 bedrooms. I may be off by one or two rooms, plus there are two 3-bedrooms, one faces the pier, the other faces the pool but you should also be able to see the rapids as well.

This shows an overview of the whole resort showing how the VGC is right in the middle of both parks. The parking lot in the upper right corner is gone with the new Carsland taking its place.

What fun images. Thanks for sharing!

 

[jweiss]

Does anyone know where the new pool is, and anything about the new pool? Will it be themed, a slide, or what!?!?!?! It is so frustrating that the CM's aren't talking at all!!!

 

[SoCalKDG]

Does anyone know where the new pool is, and anything about the new pool? Will it be themed, a slide, or what!?!?!?! It is so frustrating that the CM's aren't talking at all!!!

See the photo with the notes, under the note "13-2 bedrooms" is where the new pool and spa are located.

 

[Grumpygrandpa]

See the photo with the notes, under the note "13-2 bedrooms" is where the new pool and spa are located.

Is there a new spa? Or is it the second one that was always there but got swallowed by the constrution fence? I mean will we end up with 2 or 3 spas?

 

[funatdisney]

I saw the pool last Sunday. My DH and I went out the wrong door and were able to see to from the second story. It seems very small and I was not very impressed. It is now separated by a construction wall that is between the hotel's pool and DVC's(?) pool. It is kidney shaped and has a lot of hard surface area around it. A little away form it is the small hot spa pool which is round. I so wished I had a camera. Maybe it won't be so bad when everything is finished.

This is something else I remember my guide telling me: She mentioned that there will be rented cabanas around the pool. They will have flat screen TVs and servers. Maybe that is why there is so much hard space surrounding the pool. I hope we have access to the main pool. We like to go from the pool into DCA and ride Grizzle's River Run and then head back to the pool. We are APs so this made it very easy to do.

 

[kerickson]

My understanding is that it's just another 'quiet pool', not something DVC specific because it's not called out in our docs as something owned by DVC. Given this, we will get access to all the ammenities, spa, regular pool, etc just as resort guests do.
Cabanas would be cool especially if they have misters and flat screen TVs! I'm guessing a hefty fee to reserve though...

 

[funatdisney]

Your comments kerickson, makes me feel better and makes perfect sense why the pool area is so small. I just couldn't understand why it seemed like an afterthought. It would be quieter in the area I saw. It was like a little enclave separated from the main pool. Yes, I can see how the cabanas would be nice there.

 

[SoCalKDG]

We like to go from the pool into DCA and ride Grizzle's River Run and then head back to the pool. We are APs so this made it very easy to do.

I've wanted to do this since DCA opened. Grab FP for Soaring and GRR (they are not networked thus you can get passes for both). Hit the pool for a while. Dry off, get new GRR passes, hit Soaring, go on GRR, hit pool, hit GRR, then back in pool. Next June.