Tuesday, September 16, 2008

New DVC Villas Announced

Not really unexpected news, but we now have it official.

Disney finally announced the Bay Lake Tower (formerly Kingdom Tower) at The Contemporary resort, and the Tree House Villas at Saratoga Springs (our "home").

Disney this morning will formally reveal plans for its Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort, confirming earlier reports that the 15-story tower rising just beyond the Magic Kingdom will be used for time shares. The company also will unveil plans to sell time shares at the Treehouse Villas at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, a secluded community of 60 units that is being rebuilt in a forested pocket of Walt Disney World.

The twin announcements ensure that Celebration-based Disney Vacation Club, which has grown to nine resorts and more than 350,000 members, will have more time shares for sale in 2009 than it has ever had before.


I suppose I may eventually try to book a room at the Bay Lake Tower, after all the initial rush. My first choice will still be the Animal Kingdom Lodge. I can't wait to get to stay at the new Kidani Village when it finally opens.

Zz.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Now that the building's mostly done, we'll admit it's DVC." We talked to a cast member who told us they were supposed to pretend they didn't know what it was for if anyone asked. I guess it worked to some degree as we heard some other visitors talking about how they were 'building a new resort'...

ZapperZ said...

It really is one of their worst-kept secrets, considering that (i) it is out in plain view of everyone and certainly is curious to know what it is, and (ii) it has been all over the web already for months.

Zz.