On October 17, 2009 Disney Vacation Club celebrated the opening of its second Doorway to Dreams sales center with a number of public and private events at the Roosevelt Field mall in Garden City, New York.
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Early Saturday morning Disney Vacation Club held a small ceremony for community leaders and members of the press to help celebrate the opening of its new Doorway to Dreams sales center. A continental breakfast was served followed by some brief comments from Dawn, President of Doorway to Dreams, East Coast and then DVC President Jim Lewis.
Doorway to Dreams entrance
Jim Lewis speaks to event attendees
Just inside the entry to DVC's sales center is a lobby with quite a variety of multimedia features. Included are several video displays which loop the latest promotional video, display Disney trivia questions and even display information regarding the Disney Parks. One section replicates the famous door from Alice in Wonderland. The door is only big enough for children to enter. Inside is a small room with a picture of the White Rabbit.
Doorway to Dreams lobby
Some of the multimedia features in the sales center entry
Alice in Wonderland feature
A supervised childcare area is provided so the kids can have fun while mom and dad learn about DVC ownership
Doorway to Dreams features a replica Two Bedroom lockoff villa (Studio + One Bedroom) from the Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort. The model room is identical to the actual villas and really gives customers a sense of the type of villa experience they can expect from Disney Vacation Club. Homesick DVC members in the Long Island area will even appreciate getting their Disney "fix" about 1000 miles away from where they would expect to find it.
Dawn prepares to show-off the Bay Lake Tower model rooms
Studio and one bedroom models are identical to the real thing in Florida...except for the absence of Cinderella Castle
Disney Vacation Club also hosted a full day of public events to celebrate the sales center's opening. Near the mall's Disney Store, Disney characters were on-hand for photo opportunities. The character greeting opportunities proved to be quite popular and long lines were present throughout the day. Photopass photographers were even on hand to capture memories for attendees.
Mall guests line-up to visit characters
Marilyn with Mickey
Chip and Dale were among a number of rotating characters spotted
Complimentary Mickey Mouse ears were also given folks who visited throughout the day.
Disney Vacation Club's Doorway to Dreams at the Roosevelt Field mall is now open during normal mall hours, currently 10am to 9:30pm Monday to Saturday; 11am to 7pm Sunday.
