Disney Vacation Club has established June 7, 2009 as the day when it will begin accepting reservations for the Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel. Unfortunately it appears that owners will have no Home resort booking advantage for the first seven weeks of its existence.
Recently some rumors popped-up on line suggesting that Disney Vacation Club resorts were moving the published arrival time from "after 4pm" to "after 5pm." DVCNews.com contacted a DVC executive who confirmed that there is no truth to this rumor.
No changes have been made to the listed arrival times. DVC resort staff will continue to make every effort to get members into their rooms as early as possible, with the goal being to accommodate all guests by 4pm daily.
DVCmember.com has now launched the on-line check-in service. Members may now check-in up to 10 days before their scheduled arrival date through a link when accesssing their reservation information. Members will be able to add room requests, review reservations, and enter celebration information.
A note posted to DVCMember.com indicates that DVC Member Services is not accepting reservations for the Bay Lake Tower on Monday, February 9, 2009:
Due to an unexpected system challenge, Member Services is unable to accept Vacation Points or cash reservations on Monday, February 9, for Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort. Additionally, previously booked reservations cannot be modified and new waitlist requests cannot be created. Our IT teams are diligently working to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. Members can call Member Services on Tuesday, February 10, for further assistance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
