Authors: Disney Parks Blog

If you’re anything like me, you were dying to try Aunt Cass’ “Melt-Your-Face-Off” Wings when she made them for Hiro in “Big Hero 6.” Since it might be tricky to visit Lucky Cat Café in San Fransokyo, the final recipe in our “Big Hero 6” series is Aunt Cass’ Wings, inspired by Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. The best pa...

Authors: Disney Parks Blog

The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, the newest addition to the growing Disney Vacation Club portfolio at Walt Disney World Resort, offers Victorian elegance just a hop, skip and jump (or one short monorail ride, whichever mode of transportation you prefer) away from Magic Kingdom Park....

There has always been uncertainty involved in booking a non-Home resort 7 months prior to arrival.  With owners at each property having 4 months' priority to secure reservations, high demand resorts, views and villa sizes have a tendency to be at-or-near full occupancy before non-owners can book.  

Adding more members to the program would seem to place more pressure on select high-demand locations...but adding new high-demand resort options (like the Grand Floridian) could also help reduce the strain on some resorts.  

 Topic:  In recent years, have you found it to be easier, harder or about the same to secure a reservation at non-Home resorts?