DVC Really is Disney World’s Worst Kept Secret, Grand Floridian Now Official

It’s become something of a running joke at Walt Disney World, the company files papers, clears land, and even begins work on the next Disney Vacation Club (DVC) hotel before they ‘officially’ announce it. By that time, anyone who wanted to know, already knows that DVC is spreading its tentacles into another section of the resort. This time they didn’t wait quite that long

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DVC Really is Disney World’s Worst Kept Secret, Grand Floridian Now Official

Review: Thanksgiving at Aulani’s Makahiki Buffet

I was fortunate to spend Thanksgiving day this year at Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa on Oahu with family and friends. Though we were staying on the other side of the island, we couldn’t resist the chance to make the drive to Ko Olina to check out Disney’s newest resort and enjoy a Hawaiian Thanksgiving sprinkled with Disney magic. First impression of Aulani: spectacular! The food, well, that’s another story… Aulani offered a special Thanksgiving event with entertainment and character appearances ($85 per adult and $73 per child – ouch!)

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Review: Thanksgiving at Aulani’s Makahiki Buffet

Disney’s Stand-Alone Hotels On Hold or Over?

Jason Garcia at the Orlando Sentinel has bit more background on Disney’s decision to cancel the National Harbor hotel. Disney claims that DVC was not going to be a part of the hotel and that Aulani’s troubled start had nothing to do with it. analysts say the decision to scrap the Washington project also reflects just how challenging it could be for Disney to sustain standalone hotels, which, after all, can’t bank on theme-park visitors to drive occupancy

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Disney backs out of National Harbor development in Washington D.C.

Raise your hand if you saw this coming. The Location Based Entertainment project at the Walt Disney Company appears to be on the ropes.

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Disney backs out of National Harbor development in Washington D.C.

Plan an Affordable Weekend Trip to Disneyland

Dreaming of a weekend getaway to the Happiest Place on Earth and wondering if you can do it without spending a whole lot? Here are some helpful tips to make it happen: Research + Planning = The Most Bang for Your Buck Packages : Booking a travel package with air, hotel and Park tickets can add up to big savings, so take some time to do some research.

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Plan an Affordable Weekend Trip to Disneyland

Aulani Officially Opens, Receives Permission to Sell DVC Again

We now know the amount by which Disney Vacation Club was undervaluing their Aulani contracts — 33%. That’s the amount of the raise Disney has been given permission to add to their previous fees. According to a Disney spokesperson quoted in the Orlando Sentinel , sales have resumed on site in Hawaii and will resume shortly at other locations as well.

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Aulani Officially Opens, Receives Permission to Sell DVC Again

We now know the amount by which Disney Vacation Club was undervaluing their Aulani contracts — 33%. That’s the amount of the raise Disney has been given permission to add to their previous fees. According to a Disney spokesperson quoted in the Orlando Sentinel , sales have resumed on site in Hawaii and will resume shortly at other locations as well

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What happens to Disney after Aulani

There’s an interesting question that arises with the current struggles Disney is experiencing with Aulani, one of Disney’s first attempts to see if they can build a Disney resort experience without a Disney park nearby.

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Video Tour of Aulani

Yesterday we got a sneak peek at Disney’s new Hawaii resort Aulani via a couple hundred snapshots . Today here’s a video tour of the lobby and grounds of the Ko Olina property. This was taken about on the 12th, about 15 days before the grand opening

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Video Tour of Aulani

Aulani Photo Update

Flickr user Coconut Wireless is recently uploaded a huge collection of photos taken in and around Disney’s Hawaiian resort Aulani, located in Ko Olina near Honolulu, Oahu. He’s also published them under creative commons which means I get to share some of them here

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