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DISNEY VACATION CLUB Disney Vacation Club Fact Sheet Contact: Disney Vacation Club Communications 407-566-3128 www.disneyvacationclub.com Since it was founded in 1991, Disney Vacation Club (DVC) has become one of the highest-rated vacation ownership programs in the industry – and a prime example of how Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is growing its family vacation business by addressing a broad range of vacation experiences. DVC was created as a unique experience for guests who like to return to the Walt Disney World Resort on an annual basis and stay for longer periods of time. It has quickly grown to include a wide range of vacation offerings, with eight properties both inside and outside the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Membership provides families with a way to spend quality time together at Disney destinations worldwide, as well as more than 500 other popular vacation locations year after year. Disney’s Vero Beach Resorts sits on Florida’s picturesque Treasure Coast In 2007, DVC opened the first phase of its eighth resort – Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas, which will be part of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge at the Walt Disney World Resort. The property’s 458 vacation homes are being developed in phases with completion of the project expected in spring 2009. Plans also call for construction of a new restaurant, themed pool and water-play island, fitness center, merchandise shop and sports and recreation facilities. As we continue to extend the Disney brand, in October of 2007, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts announced plans to build a luxury family resort on the picturesque island of Oahu in Hawaii. The breathtaking ocean-front property is scheduled to open in 2011. This is the first mixed-use resort outside of Disney theme parks, and it will have more than 800 units including hotel rooms and villas for DVC. Home-Like Accommodations Affordability, home-like accommodations and flexibility are the hallmarks of Disney’s vacation ownership program and have fueled the popularity of DVC. Disney Vacation Club was doubled since 2004 to serve more than 350,000 individual members from more than 100 countries and every U.S. state. Members access their vacation club ownership through a highly flexible point system that allows them to tailor vacations to their personal needs. Disney Imagineers have begun architectural designs for Disney’s first family resort outside of its theme park developments. Disney’s Hawaiian Resort is expected to open in 2011. Through DVC’s four distinct collections of exciting Member Getaways, members can use their annual allotment of vacation points for a wide variety of vacation experiences worldwide, from Disney theme park hotels and Disney Cruise Line sailings to Adventures by Disney vacations and renowned hotels in the world’s most desired destinations. Beautiful Beach Locations While a variety of activities can be found at all the DVC resorts, the company’s properties that are located outside Walt Disney World Resort offer programs that are just for children, as well as a series of activities designed to bring families closer while they have fun and learn. These programs take advantage of the beautiful beach locations in which Disney’s Vero Beach Resort and Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort are situated. From dolphin tours through the Carolina waterways to freshly prepared meals by a private chef to sea turtle nest walks along Florida’s coast, these DVC resorts offer their own special kind of magic for each member of the family. In 2006, DVC reached a company milestone, with more than 100,000 member families having made a long-term commitment to Disney-quality vacations. Community Contributions Disney Vacation Club Cast Members are committed to actively participating in the communities in which they’re involved. Guided by the company’s vision, which sets forth the idea of “a community so magical that every cherished friend and guest will want to be part of it,” DVC Cast Members have donated time and resources to programs such as the Coalition for the Homeless, Head Start, Boys & Girls Clubs, Junior Achievement and various county councils on aging. At the Vero Beach and Hilton Head Island resorts, Cast Members have shown their commitment to the environment by regularly participating in coastal cleanup events and partnering with wildlife groups to educate themselves and others on the importance of maintaining our natural environment. DVC resorts also actively sponsor Disney’s Wildlife Conservation Fund. Disney Vacation Club Established: October 1991 Disney’s Old Key West Resort Goofy entertains at a Disney Vacation Club character breakfast Workforce: Approximately 2,000 Cast Members Disney Vacation Club Properties: Disney’s Old Key West Resort (Walt Disney World Resort) Opened: December 1991 Units: 531 Disney’s Old Key West Resort launched the DVC concept when it opened its doors to guests and members in December 1991. The Key West–style resort, located in the heart of Walt Disney World, features a quaint waterfront village of colorful, clapboard-sided, tin-roofed residence buildings. Resort amenities include a themed restaurant, four on-site pools, a well-stocked general store, two children’s play areas, tennis and volleyball courts, a lighthouse sauna, four outdoor spas, outdoor barbeque grills, an exercise facility and marina. Every vacation villa also has a beautiful view of the water, Lake Buena Vista Golf Course, or the woods. Disney’s BoardWalk Villas (Walt Disney World Resort) Opened: July 1996 Units: 383 Disney’s BoardWalk Villas overlook the festive Disney’s BoardWalk waterfront entertainment district at Walt Disney World. The property, with its Atlantic seacoast theme, sits atop a quaint collection of shops, clubs and restaurants overlooking the boardwalk and village green. The resort features a themed pool with elaborate slide, a dynamic children’s program, boardwalk cycling and other amenities. The Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (Walt Disney World Resort) Opened: November 2000 Units: 136 The Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, located next to the popular Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort, surround visitors with the grandeur of the Old West and stories of the people who settled there. Each of the resort’s studio, one- and two-bedroom vacation villas tells the tale of the pioneers who built and stayed in the late 19th-century railroad hotels in the national parks region of the American West. A unique feature of the resort is its themed living room area that features railroad memorabilia, including a special exhibit on loan from the Disney family of two of Walt Disney’s personal scale-model train cars and a piece of the track. Disney’s Beach Club Villas (Walt Disney World Resort) Opened: July 2002 Units: 208 Disney’s Beach Club Villas are inspired by the casual elegance of the midAtlantic seaside homes of the early 20th century. The resort comes alive with beautiful pastel colors, intricate wooden accents and spacious homeaway-from-home accommodations. Its relaxing atmosphere and many leisure activities create the perfect setting for families to spend time together. Disney’s BoardWalk Villas The Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Disney’s Beach Club Villas Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa (Walt Disney World Resort) Opened: May 2004 Units: 828 Just across the lake from the magical metropolis of Downtown Disney lies the charming haven of Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa. From its colorful Victorian architecture to the historic influence of horse racing, this idyllic lakeside community recaptures the heyday of upstate New York country retreats of the late 1800s. Here family and friends gather amid rolling hills, fragrant gardens and gurgling springs to relax, reconnect and rejuvenate the spirit. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas (Walt Disney World Resort) Opened: July 2007 Units: 458 (upon completion in Spring 2009) Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas showcase intricate African-inspired details and homelike amenities, and most offer sweeping views of an expanded savanna inhabited by a variety of African animals. Members who call this resort “home” live their very own truelife adventure in a setting inspired by the intrepid explorers and historic expeditions of 19th-century Africa. Disney’s Vero Beach Resort (Vero Beach, Florida) Opened: October 1995 Units: 175 Disney’s Vero Beach Resort – which has the Atlantic Ocean as its scenic backdrop – offers a spectacular inn and spacious vacation villas located along a pristine coastline. Less than a two-hour drive southeast from Walt Disney World, this premium Florida beach resort offers a unique flavor in its design and theme that reflects the Treasure Coast region where the resort is situated. Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina) Opened: March 1996 Units: 102 Built in classic Carolina island-style architecture, Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort is set among age-old live oak trees (some have been found to be more than 300 years old) and magnificent marshes, reminiscent of vacation lodges from the 1940s. Located on a 15-acre island within Shelter Cove Harbour and oceanfront on a three-and-a-halfacre site just a short distance away, the resort and its beach house are nestled in the breathtaking natural scenery of the Carolina low country. The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa (The Disneyland Resort) Opened: Scheduled to open late 2009 Units: 50 The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa is an architectural and artistic celebration of California’s renowned Arts and Crafts style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The hotel was recently ranked the #3 hotel for family-friendly resort destinations by Travel & Leisure Family magazine. Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel also features an array of fine dining including the nationally renowned and award-winning Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort Scheduled for opening in late 2009, a significant expansion of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa will result in a 30 percent increase in rooms, including the first Disney Vacation Club villas in Anaheim Napa Rose restaurant that provides specialty dining dishes, spectacular views of Disney’s California Adventure park and expert sommeliers to assist in making the perfect selection from one of the finest collections of California wines anywhere in the world. Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Future Project at Ko Olina Resort Opens: Scheduled to open in 2011 Units: More than 800 units including hotel rooms and villas Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has purchased 21 acres in Hawaii on the island of Oahu to build a luxury family resort. The property, located on the island’s western side in the picturesque Ko Olina Resort & Marina, Honolulu’s premier resort destination, will be home to Disney’s first mixed-use family resort outside of its theme park developments. The expansive resort, scheduled to open in 2011, will have more than 800 units including hotel rooms and villas for Disney Vacation Club. Guests will be able to enjoy a magical vacation including immersive, one-of-a-kind experiences, breathtaking ocean views, gourmet dining and so much more that families can do together or adults and children can experience on their own. Fun Facts • Disney Vacation Club is “sold out” of memberships at six of its eight ownership properties: Disney’s Old Key West Resort, Disney’s BoardWalk Villas, The Villas at Wilderness Lodge, Disney’s Beach Club Villas, Disney’s Vero Beach Resort and Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas feature intricate African-inspired details and home-like amenities, and most offer sweeping views of an expanded savanna inhabited by a variety of African animals. At Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, a horse racing fanfare can be heard across the resort every hour on the hour signaling the top of the hour to amused guests and visitors. A special room at The Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge houses a collection of train memorabilia and artwork, including an exhibit featuring two of Walt Disney’s personal scale-model railroad cars. In 2007, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts purchased 21 acres on the picturesque island of Ko Olina for Disney’s first mixeduse luxury resort outside of its theme parks • • Jet-skiing is one of many activities enjoyed at Disney Vacation Club resorts • March 2008