Is the DVC worthwhile any longer? This was the thread that caught my eye while on the DISBoards recently. Given the deep discounts Disney is offering lately and the reshuffling of points, the original poster questioned whether a DVC membership offered the same value he felt he used to receive.
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New Ko Olina Disney Vacation Club Aulani Resort Update
Our friend Joel at Coconut Wireless has just shared with us some new photos of the Disney Vacation Club Aulani Resort out in Hawai’i. It looks like the resort is progressing along nicely and I can’t believe there is only a year left before this resort opens! If anyone at
A Magical Vacation at Disney’s Hilton Head Resort
Last week we had a chance to visit Disney’s Hilton Head Island resort, in Hilton Head, South Carolina. For those of you who may not be familiar with this beautiful resort, I thought I would take you on a little tour today…
NEW! Aulani Disney’s Resort & Spa Construction Photos
Our good friend Mike from TimeStream Software, the developer of the “Walt Disney World Guide” Notescast was recently in Hawaii. Through a series of unanticipated events, he ended up staying at a resort in Ko Olina…right next door to the new Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa. He took these
New Disney Resort in Hawaii Begins Taking Reservations for 2011 Stays – Opening Date Set
Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawai’i will begin accepting reservations for hotel rooms and vacation packages Aug. 2, 2010, through the Walt Disney Travel Company. Aulani is scheduled to welcome its first guests on Aug. 29, 2011. “Aulani will represent a new way for every member of
D23 Says “Aloha Aulani” at Walt Disney World
D23 Members dance and party at the Contemporary Resort on July 18 to welcome Disney Vacation Club’s newest destination. D23 Members definitely know how to party! And on Sunday, July 18 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, nearly 300 D23 Members and their guests united to celebrate Disney Vacation Club’s newest resort,
Disney revs up Hawaiian marketing
With time-share interests in its under-construction Hawaiian resort now for sale, Walt Disney Co. is revving up its marketing efforts for the project. Disney Vacation Club, the Disney Co.’s time-share arm, this month added an Aulani-specific plug to a television commercial that has been airing in the Orlando market promoting
Disney’s Old Key West Resort Renovations Underway
One of my favorite DVC Resorts (and the very first one on Disney property) Old Key West is getting a facelift. A major room refurbishment is underway that will make them feel fresh, more high tech and modern.
Aulani – Details on the New Disney Hawaii Resort & Spa
Joe Rohde talks about the new Disney Hawaii Resort Aulani, and shares with us a great video! The new Aulani resort is scheduled to open fall 2011 and will offer 359 standard rooms and 481 two-bedroom-equivalent villas. It will also feature more than 50,000 square feet of ballroom/meeting space and
Disney Vacation Club Launches Sales for Aulani, First Resort in Hawaii
Disney Vacation Club began selling real estate interests for the company’s first family-friendly destination resort in Hawaii today. Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas, Ko Olina, Hawaii, is scheduled to open its first phase in fall 2011 and will mark the eleventh resort for Disney Vacation Club. “We are thrilled to
Job Opening – Food & Beverage and Merchandise Director: Disney Aulani
Anyone looking for a job and wouldn’t mind the working in Hawaii? See the link below for other job openings at Aulani! Disney is legendary for making dreams come true for our Guests from all over the world, while focusing on enhancing our celebrated tradition with the place that is
Why My Family was Sold on the Disney Vacation Club
My family’s decision to become Disney Vacation Club (DVC) members was a long one, six years in the making in fact. We first took a DVC tour (Disney makes it incredibly easy) in 2001. We liked what we heard. We love Walt Disney World. We didn’t purchase. Why? Finances and
Sales Open for Disney’s First Resort in Hawaii
Hi everyone – today marks a milestone for Disney Vacation Club. Vacationers seeking sea, sun and sand can now purchase a real estate interest in Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas, Ko Olina Hawai’i. The long-awaited and first-ever destination resort joins ten other Disney Vacation Club properties in the collection. This
Hawaii resort Aulani may be key to Disney growth
A great read from the Daily Disney at the Orlando Sentinel: Nineteen months after breaking ground, Disney today will begin selling time-share interests in Aulani, a high-rise resort in Hawaii that company executives hope will be a template for future growth in their $11 billion-a-year theme-park division. The 841-room hotel
