Grand Floridian DVC Sales Begin This Month!

Sales of DVC points for The Grand Floridian Villas starts on May 23rd for current DVC members and on June 19th for the general public. Are you excited??

Grand Floridian DVC - Rumors Confirmed!

After months of speculation, rumors, and reports, Walt Disney World today officially announced the expansion of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa with new Disney Vacation Club villas. An estimated 147 villas will open in late 2013, making the Grand Floridian the 12th DVC property. (There are conflicting reports about the opening date. Some say 2013 while others are saying 2014. Perhaps it will be like at Animal Kingdom Lodge where they convert some rooms that open in 2013 and the new villas open in 2014.)

Is anyone else as excited about this as I am?! I just hope it is not the start of a tiered DVC system. 

Disney Wordless Wednesday - My other happy place

Disney Vacation Club - Doorway to Dreams at Oyster Festival

For those of you who read my blog and are in the New York tri-state area, I just wanted to let you know that the Disney Vacation Club has a booth set up at the Oyster Bay, Oyster Festival this weekend.

I will be posting photos this week of the festival, but before it's over I wanted to make sure you knew to stop by the booth. DVC members will receive an extra special gift and everyone is welcome to register to win free tickets to The Lion King on Broadway.

Admission and parking for the Oyster Festival is free. Pets are permitted at the street fair portion but are not allowed on the fair grounds.

There are arts and crafts vendors, amazing food, carnival rides, games, giveaways, raffles, and more.

The Oyster Bay Oyster Festival is the largest waterfront festival on the East Coast.

2012 DVC Member Cruise Dates

It's being reported that Disney Files Magazine announced that the 2012 S.S. Member Cruise will set sail on Thursday, October 25, 2012.

Unfortunately I won't be able to make it since I'm planning a big trip to WDW for my 30th birthday that December.

Have you ever been on a DVC member cruise? I'd love to hear your stories!

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Jim Lewis Fired From Disney Vacation Club

The Orlando Sentinel has confirmed the rumor that has been flying around message boards since last night.
Jim Lewis has indeed been let go from the Disney Company.
You can read the article here.

Jim Lewis had been the president of the Disney Vacation Club since 2006. According to the ever reliable internet message boards, it appears that many things may have contributed to his dismissal from the company.


The internet seems to think it was because of the mess up with Aulani. Disney apparently started selling the timeshare units before all of the paperwork was filed correctly and one can only assume that as the President of the division, Jim Lewis either knew about it and let it happen anyway, or didn't pay close enough attention and let it happen anyway.

Since I don't know him, or have any insider information, I will not be speculating as to why this happened.

The thing that really matters, is what happens next? Will this mean good things for DVC members and cast members who have demonstrated a decline in satisfaction over the past few years? Or does it just mean a new name/face with the same "problems"?

Disney says they will announce his replacement soon.

Do you think this is a good move on Disney's part? I'd love to hear your opinion and get feedback from other DVC members and Disney fans in general.

Hi Ho Hi Ho It's Off To Work I Go

In order to help make my day go by a little quicker, and to help add a little touch of magic and pixie dust, I make sure to bring a little bit of Disney to work with me.

Knowing my love for Disney, my coworker Gina gave me this awesome mug. I have used it every single day since then. Isn't it cute?!

I also use my DVC padfolio at all of my meetings and to help me keep track of all of my important projects.

Do you bring Disney to work with you?

Disney's Old Key West Resort

I thought I'd start the blog off by sharing a few photos from my last trip to Walt Disney World.
My husband and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary and my mom's birthday there this March.
We stayed at Disney's Old Key West resort and had an amazing time. I wish I was at the Gurgling Suitcase drinking a Turtle Krawl while chatting with my favorite Disney bartender Roberto right about now...

Disney's Old Key West resort is one of Disney's deluxe resorts. The resort features deluxe studios, one bedroom, and two bedroom villas, and 3 bedroom grand villas.  There are several pools (one with a great slide!), as well as a golf course, boating, arcade, tennis, community hall and more. This resort is the first resort in the Disney Vacation Club family. The theme is relaxing and definitely takes you to another place.

Even the trash cans were themed!

 The pond in the Turtle Pond section... I didn't see any actual turtles though.

 The Turtle Pond "quiet" pool.

The main pool. Sadly, I did not get to go down the slide but it sure looked like fun!

The weather was bad our last day there, but it didn't take away from the great view by the Hospitality House! There is a counter service food location a bar, and a restaurant all on the water. It was one of my favorite places to sit and enjoy a nice drink.

Olivia's is the Table Service restaurant at Old Key West Resort. They participate in the Dining Plan and accept the Tables in Wonderland card. We ate breakfast one day and then a quick snack before heading to the airport our last day there. Hubby had the banana bread french toast and I had the pancakes. DELICIOUS. The onion rings are amazing, and hubby really enjoyed what he got too, but I honestly can't remember it right now. I will have to ask him later. The Gurgling Suitcase (bar) also offers a full Olivia's menu and accepts the Tables In Wonderland card. We enjoyed an order of fries and conch fritters one sunny after noon. Went perfectly with my Turtle Krawl.

This is the lobby of the resort. Notice the balloon animals? This is where I got my fishy friend as seen in the photos in the beginning of this post. 

Ahh... look at this gingerbread architecture of the Conch Republic....  charming isn't it??

Well, that's it for now. I will be sharing photos of our Deluxe Studio room in an upcoming post.

Have you ever stayed at Disney's Old Key West Resort? Please share your experiences with me and my readers by leaving a comment!