Due to open its doors in the fall of 2011, and currently under construction, the Disney Hawaiian Resort has been officially given the name of Aulani : A Disney Resort & Spa. Consisting of 21 acres, which will include 360 hotel rooms and 481 Disney Vacation Club Villas, the resort marks the first Vacation Club destination outside of the continental United States and only the second to not be located near one of the company’s theme parks.
The term “Aulani” comes from the local Hawaiian language and means either “the place that speaks for the great ones” or “the place that speaks with deep messages.” Either definition conveys Disney’s intent to tie the resort into the history and customs of the Hawaiian culture. [click to continue…]
The Grand Californian Hotel and Spa in Disneyland (Anaheim, Ca) has just completed an addition that adds over 200 new guest rooms to bring their total to 948. Even more impressive and exciting for many is the fact that they also added 50 two-bedroom equivalent Disney Vacation Club villas.
This marks the first location for the Disney vacation-ownership program on the west coast of the United States. It also breaks the double digit barrier for the club, as it now consists of 10 unique properties. Seven of these properties are located within the boundaries of Walt Disney World in Florida where the concept all started in 1991. One property is located at Vero Beach in Florida and the other remaining property is at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. [click to continue…]