A week has passed since news of the Treehouse Villa rebuild began to break. Since then one of the most hotly debated topics is whether these reconstructed villas will be Disney Vacation Club units--more specifically, whether they will be added to Saratoga Springs Resort.
(This editorial is the first in a two-part series examining whether or not the treehouses are being rebuilt for sale as Disney Vacation Club accommodations.)
Charlyn Keating Chisholm from website About.com is spending this week at Walt Disney World--more specifically, in a One Bedroom villa at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort. Click HERE to view her first report (with others to follow.) Note there is even a link to submit questions which will be answered in later blog entries.
Editor's Note: On September 16, 2008 Disney Vacation Club confirmed that the Treehouse Villas WILL be added to Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa. This story was originally written in February 2008 when we first became aware that the Treehouse Villas would be rebuilt. Some elements of the story below have been updated to reflect known details on the new DVC project. Click to view complete Treehouse Villas Fact Sheet.
Several days ago we reported that the South Florida Water Management District had approved an application filed by the Reedy Creek Improvement District to perform some sort of refurbishment to the old Treehouse Villas. Since that first report a great deal of additional information has come to light--information which confirms that Disney has come up with a plan to completely rebuild these structures.
Matt Hochberg from the WDWToday Podcast and StudiosCentral.com has a couple of recent experiences at Saratoga Springs to share with the listening audience.
On December 24, 2007, Disney Vacation Development filed the Forty-Second Amendment to Declaration of Condominium for Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort. This amendment added Phases 130 - 131 (Units 130A, 130B, 131A and 131B) to the Condominium.
OK, so what does this mean to you and me?
Disney's Treehouse Villas have stood between what are now the Old Key West and Saratoga Springs resorts for over three decades. However, yesterday Disney may have moved one step closer to replacing these icons of the past.
