The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners Group

[forevercruising]

Hello, fellow VGC owners!

If any of you have stayed in the VGC studio villa #6504, can you confirm whether the "roof" to the left of the balcony of that unit is a hindrance to the view? From the external pictures of that side of the villas, it looks almost as if the "roof" of the 5th floor villas, below and to the left (when standing on the balcony), might be in the line of sight of the "park" when looking left from the balcony.

What about #5510/4510/3510 (all same location)? With the Grand Villa to the left (when standing on the balcony), I would assume that the view is quite obstructed. Any confirmation of that?

I'm just trying to figure out which units will have partial obstructions of the WOC show when it begins.

Any insight would be appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[squidmo]

Hello, fellow VGC owners!

If any of you have stayed in the VGC studio villa #6504, can you confirm whether the "roof" to the left of the balcony of that unit is a hindrance to the view? From the external pictures of that side of the villas, it looks almost as if the "roof" of the 5th floor villas, below and to the left (when standing on the balcony), might be in the line of sight of the "park" when looking left from the balcony.

We had the good fortune to stay in unit #6504 on opening night. Here is a stitched panorama of the view from the balcony:

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh289/squidmo_photo/Disneyland/Stiched.jpg


The roof to the left won't obscure World of Color at all, although the angle might not be ideal for seeing the images on the rear mist screen. It should be a better angle than the 6th floor viewing platform, though.

 

[CrazyDuck]

The Zephyr definately looks like it is going to be in the way of WOC from that angle.

 

[Nonsuch]

What about #5510/4510/3510 (all same location)? With the Grand Villa to the left (when standing on the balcony), I would assume that the view is quite obstructed.

The view looking to the left from those studio villas will be blocked by the Grand Villa. The wall on the left also jogs outward (enclosing a fire stairs) further obstructing the view

I would recommend the Grand Villa, it should have the best view
The studio under the Grand Villa on the second floor (2520) is above the construction walls, but might be blocked by landscaping. There is extra space between the first and second floors, since the first floor has higher ceilings in the public areas of the hotel -- so the second floor is higher up.

Some video from my visit last month.
The World of Color testing was shot from room 5502.
There are also some daytime videos of back patio area.

 

[Nonsuch]

The Zephyr definately looks like it is going to be in the way of WOC from that angle.

The Zephyr platform might be the biggest obstruction for all the villas

 

[nunzia]

Well,

I put down a deposit on a 220 pointer at VGC today. Welcome everyone.

Welcome!!

 

[nunzia]

The Zephyr platform might be the biggest obstruction for all the villas

I think it is time to remove the Zephyr....

 

[Nonsuch]

I put down a deposit on a 220 pointer at VGC today. Welcome everyone.

You might want to hang onto your contract until after the webcast in 2 weeks

The December webcast saved me $1100 on 220 points
My guide at the DLR offered a $15 incentive, the webcast was $20

 

[Nonsuch]

I think it is time to remove the Zephyr....

Not much can be done about the Zephyr, but I am concerned about some of the trees planted between VGC and California Adventure

The Paradise Pier view was a huge selling point for me, and those trees will grow to obstruct the view from many villas

Take a look at a 360 video of the area

 

[wideeyedwonder]

I am signed up for the webcast

How do you sign up for the webcast?

EDIT: Never mind, found the link in the posts above, now signed up for the March 23 (Tues) webcast. Thanks!

 

[nunzia]

Not much can be done about the Zephyr, but I am concerned about some of the trees planted between VGC and California Adventure

The Paradise Pier view was a huge selling point for me, and those trees will grow to obstruct the view from many villas

Take a look at a 360 video of the area

Yep..that's what happened with the old park view from 2001 when you could really see everything to now when you kinda see some stuff and trees...

Webcast: I got an email, but I think you can go to the DVC site and sign up also.

 

[DVCGeek]

Well,

I put down a deposit on a 220 pointer at VGC today. Welcome everyone.

Are you attending the webcast to check and see if you can get a better deal? You may want to tell QA you plan to wait to sign and finish paperwork until you hear what those offers are!

 

[Nonsuch]

Yep..that's what happened with the old park view from 2001 when you could really see everything to now when you kinda see some stuff and trees...

I won't need to add more points after all

 

[Donald is #1]

Hey, did anyone see that there is going to be a new annual pass that covers both WDW and Disneyland?

 

[CrazyDuck]

Hey, did anyone see that there is going to be a new annual pass that covers both WDW and Disneyland?

$700 and no DVC Discount... Hmm... wouldn't be worth it for me since I can only do 1 trip a year (Maybe 2 but hoppers would still be cheaper).

 

[Donald is #1]

$700 and no DVC Discount... Hmm... wouldn't be worth it for me since I can only do 1 trip a year (Maybe 2 but hoppers would still be cheaper).

Yeah, if there isn't a discount, I will need to do the math. I don't care about the water parks. So I will need to look at what my Disneyland tickets will cost and see if the math works.

 

[TLPL]

Question for VGC owers: What is the best way to get to DLR from LAX (or other ones)?? Since they don't have Magical Express at DLR, do we HAVE to rent a car? Any easier/ inexpensive way to get to and from the resort?

 

[Garthilk]

Are you attending the webcast to check and see if you can get a better deal? You may want to tell QA you plan to wait to sign and finish paperwork until you hear what those offers are!

You might want to hang onto your contract until after the webcast in 2 weeks

The December webcast saved me $1100 on 220 points
My guide at the DLR offered a $15 incentive, the webcast was $20

Yeah,

What will end up happening is I will hold onto the paperwork until after the webcast. I'm hoping for a better deal with the webcast, but I have a realistic expectation that it will not be any better. We shall see.

 

[junglejoy]

Question for VGC owers: What is the best way to get to DLR from LAX (or other ones)?? Since they don't have Magical Express at DLR, do we HAVE to rent a car? Any easier/ inexpensive way to get to and from the resort?

We've taken a taxi and rented a car. The taxi is much easier and a lot less expensive if your group can fit in a taxi with all of its luggage. There are taxi-vans too, but we can never find one when we need one.

Research the going rate for taxis to Disneyland before you go - there's a set rate and they will often try to charge you more if you don't know it. For your return to the airport, I've always had the concierge call a taxi for us. Worked great! I think it costs more to return to LAX, which seems weird.

The shuttles work well too, but if you have more than two people, it's less expensive to rent a car and a LOT less expensive to take a taxi.

Car rental is kind of a pain but in LA it's nice to have a car. Go to In & Out, Trader Joes, the grocery store, the beach, Disney warehouse, Griffith Observatory, The American Girl Store, The Getty, etc. - lots of great things really close to Disneyland to do if you have a car.

 

[nunzia]

Question for VGC owers: What is the best way to get to DLR from LAX (or other ones)?? Since they don't have Magical Express at DLR, do we HAVE to rent a car? Any easier/ inexpensive way to get to and from the resort?

Super Shuttle is great and economical..now..if you take the train no one goes there so you are stuck cabbing it or risking catching the Anaheim train (which if you recall, left me BEHIND) and then still cabbing it...