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

[Breyean]

1516 Studio
1514 1-bedroom
3513 2-bedroom dedicated
4522 3-bedroom grand villa


Maps are updated

Thanks! You provide a great service for us fellow VGC lovers.

 

[zeferjen]

Early entry to California Adventure is available to DLR guests every morning, 9:15 for a 10:00 opening. I hope early entry will include access to Cars Land, but we will need to wait for June to find out.
DLR guests also get access to Magic Morning at Disneyland, generally offered: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.


6504, 5504, 4504, 3504
I recommend making a room request, and early check also helps

Thanks so much!

 

[mickeymom629]

We will be staying in the VGC resort April 2,3,and 4. I have bought park hoppers already (paper print out). I was wondering if they can put them on the room keys when we check in.

Also, we are staying in a 2 bdrm villa and I requested upper floor, park view. Should I be more specific?

4 weeks to go until our first trip!!

 

[Nonsuch]

We will be staying in the VGC resort April 2,3,and 4. I have bought park hoppers already (paper print out). I was wondering if they can put them on the room keys when we check in.

The printout will be converted to a ticket at the park entrance turnstile. DLR does not combine room keys with park tickets.

Also, we are staying in a 2 bdrm villa and I requested upper floor, park view. Should I be more specific?

I recommend sending a list of specific room numbers
Are you in a dedicated or lock-off?

 

[gonecrusin]

We won't be checking in until late in the evening (7 or 8 pm). Will it do any good to request particular room numbers or will we just be getting what is left?

 

[mickeymom629]

Nonsuch, I'll have to call MS to find out what kind of room we have. How do I send the list to them? Is that annoying to them, do you think?

Is there a list somewhere in this thread about which 2 bedroom villas to request depending on the type?

 

[Nonsuch]

We won't be checking in until late in the evening (7 or 8 pm). Will it do any good to request particular room numbers or will we just be getting what is left?

Rooms are assigned days in advance, but might be reassigned on the check in day. I suspect a guest checking in early, might be able to get a requested room reassigned to them.

Requesting a room can't hurt, but in my experience early check in also helps

 

[Nonsuch]

Nonsuch, I'll have to call MS to find out what kind of room we have. How do I send the list to them? Is that annoying to them, do you think?

The room type should be available online
I send the request via email. It should only take a minute to copy the request into the reservation, so MS should not be annoyed. Whoever assigns the villas at the Grand does try to meet requests.

Is there a list somewhere in this thread about which 2 bedroom villas to request depending on the type?

There might be, but I will create a new one for you
It would likely be easier to get a request filled for a dedicated rather than a lock-off.

 

[mickeymom629]

Nonsuch Quote:
Quote:
Originally Posted by mickeymom629
Is there a list somewhere in this thread about which 2 bedroom villas to request depending on the type?

There might be, but I will create a new one for you
It would likely be easier to get a request filled for a dedicated rather than a lock-off.

I appreciate any help I can get!! Thank you!!

 

[DizDays]

Doing the happy dance. I just booked a Deluxe Studio for FEB '13 for the first three nights at VGC for our first ever stay there as members. Will book another three nights in a one bedroom tomorrow morning.

We've stayed at the Grand Cal as hotel guests many times - it feels MUCH better now knowing we are going "home." Can't wait!! Only 11 more months.


Anyone want to weigh in if there are certain view/location/room requests I should consider. I welcome the knowledge of the pro's!

 

[mickeymom629]

Ooops!! I just looked at my reservation. We are staying in a 1 bedroom, not a 2. After all these years as a family of 6, I forgot that only 4 of us will be there.

So, can you help with with 1 bedroom villa room requests? Thanks!

 

[sechelt]

Doing the happy dance. I just booked a Deluxe Studio for FEB '13 for the first three nights at VGC for our first ever stay there as members. Will book another three nights in a one bedroom tomorrow morning.

We'll be there at the same time! Yesterday I booked 6 nights in a two bedroom. You're going to love it there. We've stayed in a villa facing east and loved the sounds of the birds, even though they were recorded, but if you want a park view, go for the fifth or sixth floors facing south.

 

[RweTHEREyet]

Ooops!! I just looked at my reservation. We are staying in a 1 bedroom, not a 2. After all these years as a family of 6, I forgot that only 4 of us will be there.

So, can you help with with 1 bedroom villa room requests? Thanks!

Request high floor, park view, near the elevator. This has gotten us the perfect theme park view for several of our trips.

 

[mickeymom629]

Thanks! I didn't know to request near the elevator!

 

[bigAWL]

Ok, for those VGC owners who like to plan WAY ahead... a few questions:

• If your UY is Sep (like mine is) when will be the last time you have to pay dues?

Is it Jan 2059?
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• Also when is the last time you get points from your contract?

Is it Sep 2058? Sep 2059?
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• And can those points be banked into the following year?

 

[EEyorelover22]

I wonder if I will be alive then?

 

[mickeymom629]

EEyorelover22 I wonder if I will be alive then?

I was thinking the same thing - I will almost be 100!
We own HH and VB, so our contracts end several years before that.

 

[taaren]

Ok, for those VGC owners who like to plan WAY ahead... a few questions:

• If your UY is Sep (like mine is) when will be the last time you have to pay dues?

Is it Jan 2059?
​

• Also when is the last time you get points from your contract?

Is it Sep 2058? Sep 2059?
​

• And can those points be banked into the following year?

I wonder if I will be alive then?

There was a thread about this over on Mousecellaneous about the expiration date of all the resorts several months ago. Considering that points that are given in December of 2059 will have only 2 months available to use, the answer is that Disney will have to come up with a solution for there being less room nights available then there are points. They may decide to waive maintenance fees in exchange for people forfeiting their last set of points, or something similar. The last set of maintenance fees will all be paid in January 2059, but other than that nobody really knows what DVC will do. We'll find out in 2041 when the first resorts start expiring.

I'll be 80 in 2060, and I'm hoping DS or perhaps a DGS/D might want to renew the contract. I'll see if I can find the link to that thread that talked about this some more ...

Edited to add: Okay, I found the thread! In post #10, Dean lists the options that Disney has for that last year ...

Another cool thread on this topic! With a yet another great quote from Dean:

I'm always amazed (and amused) when this topic comes up and you get the predictable posts saying related to being too old to care or being deceased. Personally, I'd rather have a meaningful discussion of what such issues will mean to those that DO care at the time. Many of those affected will be our kids and grandkids.

 

[franandaj]

There was a thread about this over on Mousecellaneous about the expiration date of all the resorts several months ago. Considering that points that are given in December of 2059 will have only 2 months available to use, the answer is that Disney will have to come up with a solution for there being less room nights available then there are points. They may decide to waive maintenance fees in exchange for people forfeiting their last set of points, or something similar. The last set of maintenance fees will all be paid in January 2059, but other than that nobody really knows what DVC will do. We'll find out in 2041 when the first resorts start expiring.

I'll be 80 in 2060, and I'm hoping DS or perhaps a DGS/D might want to renew the contract. I'll see if I can find the link to that thread that talked about this some more ...

Edited to add: Okay, I found the thread! In post #10, Dean lists the options that Disney has for that last year ...

Another cool thread on this topic! With a yet another great quote from Dean:

I'm imagining that someone else will be dealing with this by the time my contracts are near closing. I'll be 95 in 2060 and doubt that I will make it that far. Hopefully estate planning will have kicked in and those who are going to inherit our stuff will take everything with a grain of salt, if they don't like DVC then they can worry about offsetting it with other things we have to offer!

 

[bigAWL]

There was a thread about this over on Mousecellaneous about the expiration date of all the resorts several months ago. Considering that points that are given in December of 2059 will have only 2 months available to use, the answer is that Disney will have to come up with a solution for there being less room nights available then there are points. They may decide to waive maintenance fees in exchange for people forfeiting their last set of points, or something similar. The last set of maintenance fees will all be paid in January 2059, but other than that nobody really knows what DVC will do. We'll find out in 2041 when the first resorts start expiring.

I'll be 80 in 2060, and I'm hoping DS or perhaps a DGS/D might want to renew the contract. I'll see if I can find the link to that thread that talked about this some more ...

Edited to add: Okay, I found the thread! In post #10, Dean lists the options that Disney has for that last year ...

Another cool thread on this topic! With a yet another great quote from Dean:

Thanks for the links. Youn mention points being distributed in Dec 2059. But now that I look closely at it, I think the first UY when the resort opened was Sep 2009. If those contracts get 50 years of points, their last points would come in Sep 2058. If there are Aug UYs then they would get their last points in Aug 2059. Depending on how DVD handles it, I suppose it's in the realm of possibilty for the Sep UY people to bank their last points into the the final 5 months of the life of their contract. On the other hand, Aug UY people only have 6 months to use that final traunch of points (instead of the 2 months for Dec).