The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners & Lovers Group - 2.0

[sgrap]

It’s really hard to say, as it’s up to our governor and the CA health dept. so It’s hard to even venture a guess. I’d never expected them to change/relax the requirements for opening the parks & that was done much sooner than I expected, so the out of state restrictions could change....my guess at this point would be maybe sometime in the summer but for June it feels now as if that might a little too soon to happen.

It won’t make the visit easier, but if you have to come in June to use points, there is a great 50th anniversary of the Disney Archives at the Bowers Museum which has been extended through the end of June. The museum is approx 7 miles south of Disneyland so very close. Timed entry tickets are required.

https://www.bowers.org/index.php/cu...ney-archives-50-years-of-preserving-the-magic

Thanks. We'll just have to see. I just lost my mom in November, so our June trip is to celebrate my 55th birthday and be doing something else besides being at home sad that she's not here to bring me peonies and celebrate like she always did. So it's especially hard to think about going and not being able to go into the parks. I understand the caution, and our governor has handled COVID very similarly to CA, but it doesn't make it any easier to plan. We'll just keep trying to roll with the punches like we have the last 12 months.

 

[AZMermaid]

sgrap I’m so sorry for your loss.

So Legoland just mentioned on FB that theme parks “May” be able to reopen to out of state in the Orange tier. Obviously nothing is set, but it sounds like there may be some behind the scenes talk. Fingers crossed!

 

[UrsulaWantsYourSoul]

Hey VGC family. Tell me more about the single bed under the TV please. More for a kid space or could a 5’8” 190# adult sleep there?
Thanks for the intel

 

[wideeyedwonder]

Hey VGC family. Tell me more about the single bed under the TV please. More for a kid space or could a 5’8” 190# adult sleep there?
Thanks for the intel

can they fit? “single pull-down bed (29" x 67")”, I think that’s 5’7”? So it depends on if the sleep curled up or stretch out...?

 

[sgrap]

Hey VGC family. Tell me more about the single bed under the TV please. More for a kid space or could a 5’8” 190# adult sleep there?
Thanks for the intel

It's shorter than a standard twin and not super thick, but decent. I have slept on it quite a few times and let our teen girls take the king bed (they are restless sleepers and I'd rather not share with one of them! ;-) ). I'm 5'7" and 130 lbs. It isn't quite long enough, but I curl up anyway. Sometimes I stick a couch cushion on the end. I always take it out of the fold down thing and put it on the floor. I also always bring a fitted sheet with us because they just have a flat sheet around it for the bottom sheet and it comes off easily.

 

[UrsulaWantsYourSoul]

can they fit? “single pull-down bed (29" x 67")”, I think that’s 5’7”? So it depends on if the sleep curled up or stretch out...?

He’s right about there so a little curling would probably work just great thanks!

 

[UrsulaWantsYourSoul]

It's shorter than a standard twin and not super thick, but decent. I have slept on it quite a few times and let our teen girls take the king bed (they are restless sleepers and I'd rather not share with one of them! ;-) ). I'm 5'7" and 130 lbs. It isn't quite long enough, but I curl up anyway. Sometimes I stick a couch cushion on the end. I always take it out of the fold down thing and put it on the floor. I also always bring a fitted sheet with us because they just have a flat sheet around it for the bottom sheet and it comes off easily.

Oh great idea on taking It out and about the fitted sheet. I knew you’d all have great intel. Might splurge for a 2 bedroom but good to know we could probably make do.

 

[montreid]

weird update for VGC - accessible rooms popped up and rooms before May2 too, including April 30-May 2 -- think VGC will soft open with DLR?

 

[Mathmagicland]

weird update for VGC - accessible rooms popped up and rooms before May2 too, including April 30-May 2 -- think VGC will soft open with DLR?

It also shows availability starting tomorrow 3/26 for the entire time of the last week of March & all of April up through May 1....appears to me to be an error, ie a website update to list the different types of accessible rooms separately which have not previously shown up for VGC, which shows the previously blocked rooms as open because they are not booked. The home page still shows the May 2 opening for DVC.

 

[montreid]

For kicks and giggles grabbed April 30-May1 weekend. Let's see if they stick. Hopefully!!!

 

[cspiegel]

New here, and don't want to break any rules so just let me know if I am wrong, but I am looking to rent VGC points for February 2022. Also, happy to be here, fellow Disney addict. Points are in Aulani

 

[SeaDis]

New here, and don't want to break any rules so just let me know if I am wrong, but I am looking to rent VGC points for February 2022. Also, happy to be here, fellow Disney addict. Points are in Aulani

Welcome aboard.
There is a DVC board section including a rent/trade forum under the main forum list. Now that you are registered and logged in, it will be available to you to read and post. If not logged in, I don't think those forums show, or are not accessible. You will have more luck posting there, I think. Good luck!

 

[Evita_W]

New here, and don't want to break any rules so just let me know if I am wrong, but I am looking to rent VGC points for February 2022. Also, happy to be here, fellow Disney addict. Points are in Aulani

There is a rent and trade portion of these forums. You did need a certain number of posts to access though.

 

[montreid]

So noticed on Disneyland.com site can link DVC VGC reservations to disneyland account. Was that there before? Looks like it sticks and pulls in the names on the reservation too. Perhaps a way forward to reservations for theme park linkage?

Nothing on the app side that I see for this.

 

[SeaDis]

So noticed on Disneyland.com site can link DVC VGC reservations to disneyland account. Was that there before? Looks like it sticks and pulls in the names on the reservation too. Perhaps a way forward to reservations for theme park linkage?

Nothing on the app side that I see for this.

Great find-- that does look new and resembles our experience with the WDW system. It's a safe bet to think they needed to add this functionality for the Park Pass system, to include VGC in the "resort guest" bucket to reserve park days.

Although, it doesn't look ready for prime time yet. I added two reservations and both worked. But then they don't show under my profile and the rest of the functionality is not there either. Coming soon, I'm sure!

 

[Mathmagicland]

So noticed on Disneyland.com site can link DVC VGC reservations to disneyland account. Was that there before? Looks like it sticks and pulls in the names on the reservation too. Perhaps a way forward to reservations for theme park linkage?

Nothing on the app side that I see for this.

Thanks for posting this.

FYI for everyone- I added a few reservations and it took a while for them all to show up. So don’t be concerned if you only see one or two at first.

Also, Walt Disney Travel Co does not appear to be aware yet of this change to the Disneyland accounts & ability to add DVC reservations, as i was told it wasn’t possible to do so when I called about not being able to add one.

 

[montreid]

Thanks for posting this.

FYI for everyone- I added a few reservations and it took a while for them all to show up. So don’t be concerned if you only see one or two at first.

Also, Walt Disney Travel Co does not appear to be aware yet of this change to the Disneyland accounts & ability to add DVC reservations, as i was told it wasn’t possible to do so when I called about not being able to add one.

Yeah, took overnight for all the reservations to pop up, but they've stuck -- as well as the two 4/30 ones -- let's hope they do a soft open and allow those to stay!

 

[SeaDis]

Yeah, took overnight for all the reservations to pop up, but they've stuck -- as well as the two 4/30 ones -- let's hope they do a soft open and allow those to stay!

Same here - two ressies are showing today. I wonder if it took overnight to show up, or if they pushed more code to the site as they build it out. Either way, pretty cool. If they integrate everything WDW has, the site/app will show your entire daily itinerary under "My Plans". We thought it was pretty cool on our first WDW trip and almost enough to get me to ditch my spreadsheet. ALMOST!

 

[sgrap]

Has anyone else noticed all the "Accessible" rooms that pop up when looking at booking a room? Do you think those are actually separate room reservations? I've never seen those at VGC until the last week or so.

 

[montreid]

Has anyone else noticed all the "Accessible" rooms that pop up when looking at booking a room? Do you think those are actually separate room reservations? I've never seen those at VGC until the last week or so.

They've been there, just had to hit the accessible room button in the past. Now it's included ; not sure why , or just an update error.