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Two Decades of Disney Vacation Club

Dec 12, 2011 at 2:37 PM in DVC News by Joe · 2 Comments »

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1991: The original Disney Vacation Club Resort (renamed Disney’s Old Key West Resort in 1996) welcomes its first Members home.

1992: Walt Disney World golf courses begin offering Member discounts and the first Member magazine mails to all 2,700 Members, delivering 12 pages of news and information.

1993: Accommodations at the Disneyland Resort in California and Disneyland Paris in France join  [read more →]

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Disney Character Breakfast at Aulani

Oct 24, 2011 at 6:34 PM in Disney News, DVC News, Vacation Tips by Diana · Leave a Comment »

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If you are like my family, part of going to Disney includes going to a Disney character breakfast.  It is a great way to have a great meal and see Disney characters up close without waiting in line.  You can have that great experience at Disney World, Disneyland, on Disney Cruise Line, and at Disney’s newest resort in  [read more →]

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Error leads to 33% fee increase for Disney’s Aulani time shares

Sep 23, 2011 at 9:57 AM in Disney News, DVC News by Joe · Leave a Comment »

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By Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel7:51 p.m. EDT, September 22, 2011

The Walt Disney Co. has been given permission to raise its fees by 33 percent for those who buy time shares at its new, $850 million resort in Hawaii, as the company attempts to fix a financial error that cost three Central Florida executives  [read more →]

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Trouble in Paradise – Disney Suspends Sales of Aulani

Aug 17, 2011 at 5:40 PM in DVC News by Joe · 2 Comments »

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I was surprised to hear that last Friday Disney fired Jim Lewis, the president of Disney Vacation Club along with two other executives.  This just didn’t make sense to me because it seemed that Jim was doing all the right things  from a DVC member standpoint.

The Orlando Sentinel newspaper reported Disney executives in Florida unintentionally underestimated operating costs for  [read more →]

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Disney Vacation Club announces new leader

Aug 16, 2011 at 9:34 AM in Disney News, DVC News by Joe · Leave a Comment »

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Via: Disney Vacation Club

Global Sales Leader Claire Bilby Named to Top Disney Vacation Club Role

Disney Vacation Club is pleased to welcome seasoned Disney leader Claire Bilby as its new Senior Vice President, with responsibility for all aspects of the business.

Claire succeeds Jim Lewis, who left the company after serving as its president  [read more →]