Do you recall when this changed for WDW? Was it on the day the Parks reopened? Or before/after? Or... is it still the same also? Thanks!It shows up when you go to actual cancel a trip...before you do.
Do you recall when this changed for WDW? Was it on the day the Parks reopened? Or before/after? Or... is it still the same also? Thanks!It shows up when you go to actual cancel a trip...before you do.
Ironically; we just booked Dec 26-Jan 2 Aulani. We could do VGC, but ended up cancelling those for Aulani.For us, this is a way for us to get a little Disney magic. We are within driving distance of VGC so it makes traveling there safer than WDW. We have family in the area so we will see them (socially distanced) while we are there. I don't care if the pools are closed as it will be too cold to swim. We are just looking forward to being surrounded by a little Disney magic.
This is great news but will people want to go if the parks aren’t open?
I will be surprised if the pools open. That is a large expense to shoulder by VGC only. Much as SAB didn't open for BCV only, only magnified quite a bit.
Member dues go proportionally to the pool operation. There are 900 units at GC hotel. You know how many units there are at VGC. You can do some rough napkin math for how much of the pool VGC pays for proportionally.I think member dues go to the pool operations thus it should be open. Although I have no real knowledge of such financial intricacies of DVC. It’s really more of a hopeful thought.....
Ironically; we just booked Dec 26-Jan 2 Aulani. We could do VGC, but ended up cancelling those for Aulani.
Did flight to Bay area this weekend via Southwest and wasn't bad with 1st flight out both ways. -- this is despite San Diego T1 - which is quite a zoo usually -- was quite manageable.
Do you recall when this changed for WDW? Was it on the day the Parks reopened? Or before/after? Or... is it still the same also? Thanks!
So there will be no dining at all open at VGC. I would have though they would at least have the GCH Craftsman Bar & Grill open for grab-and-go and grocery items for people who want to cook in their rooms. Since Acorn Gifts & Goods will also be closed, there will be no options to pick up snacks at the hotel. DTD isn't far, but they don't stock grocery items needed for those who cook in their villas.There's a new notification showing what will be open/available and what won't. For pools it will be the Mariposa pool.
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So there will be no dining at all open at VGC. I would have though they would at least have the GCH Craftsman Bar & Grill open for grab-and-go and grocery items for people who want to cook in their rooms. Since Acorn Gifts & Goods will also be closed, there will be no options to pick up snacks at the hotel. DTD isn't far, but they don't stock grocery items needed for those who cook in their villas.
I know I've gotten to the GCH Craftsman Bar & Grill from VGC through the pool area, and there *might* be continuous outside sidewalk from the VGC section up to the outdoor fireplace and around that to the sidewalk that goes past Storyteller's Cafe (without having to enter the lobby).I think the problem is how to access that area. I think possibly through the Mariposa pool area, but definitely can't do it through the hotel.
I know I've gotten to the GCH Craftsman Bar & Grill from VGC through the pool area, and there *might* be continuous outside sidewalk from the VGC section up to the outdoor fireplace and around that to the sidewalk that goes past Storyteller's Cafe (without having to enter the lobby).
Which brings to mind another question - where will check-in be located? There's not enough space in the VGC lobby, so I'm guessing it will have to be in the main lobby. If that's the case, there's no problem with access to the GCH Craftsman Bar & Grill (or to Acorn Gifts & Goods).
I know I've gotten to the GCH Craftsman Bar & Grill from VGC through the pool area, and there *might* be continuous outside sidewalk from the VGC section up to the outdoor fireplace and around that to the sidewalk that goes past Storyteller's Cafe (without having to enter the lobby).
Which brings to mind another question - where will check-in be located? There's not enough space in the VGC lobby, so I'm guessing it will have to be in the main lobby. If that's the case, there's no problem with access to the GCH Craftsman Bar & Grill (or to Acorn Gifts & Goods).
How did you come to that conclusion? From yesterday’s email only the children’s area will be closed, not the entire lobby.I think the problem is how to access that area. I think possibly through the Mariposa pool area, but definitely can't do it through the hotel.
I totally agree about restaurants, I was talking about quick service and snacks.I just can’t imagine them opening restaurants for 48 occupied units.
Any of it. 200 people, maybe? With all of DTD open? I just don’t see how it would pay for itself to open. I get it. It totally sucks. But I think we knew if it opened it would probably be this way-DVC rooms only so folks could burn some points, but zero amenities.I totally agree about restaurants, I was talking about quick service and snacks.