Sunday, November 23, 2008

Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa-Scheduled to open the summer of 2009!

Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa will mark the newest phase of what has become the largest Disney Vacation Club resort. This new phase will revive Walt Disney World "treehouse living," a cherished tradition from 1975-2002. While crews are replacing villas of the '70s with brand-new vacation homes, Imagineers took special care to honor the original octagonal design. As a result of replacing the old villas, 5,178 tons, or 65.22 percent, of materials from demolition were recycled, including concrete and metals.
Each stand-alone Treehouse Villa will come together like a giant 3-D puzzle to ensure both superior quality and environmental sensitivity making this phase unique as respects its contruction process. Great "lengths" have been taken to ensure every vacation home runs smoothly. Consequently, there are 87,858 lineal feet, or 16.6 miles, of wire for fiber optics, copper, telephones and CATV.
The Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa will give guests the opportunity to experience "glamping" or "glamorous camping" with stand-alone vacation villas. All of this is just around the corner from Disney Downtown. Highlights are as follows:
  • 60 three-bedroom homes, elevated 10 feet off the ground on pedestals and beams.

  • Offer modern luxeries such as cathedral ceilings, a full kitchen, granite countertops, flat screen TVs, and even a whirlpool tub.

  • Will sleep nine.

  • Three bedrooms and two baths.

  • Master bedroom-queen. Second bedroom-queen. Third bedroom-bunk. Living room-queen size sleeper sofa and sleeper chair.

  • Interesting fact: Disney Vacation Club has doubled its membership since 2004 to include more than 350,000 individual members from each U.S. state and approximately 100 different countries.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Disney Deal-Buy 4, Get 3 Free


These are tough times, even for Disney. Bookings are down the lowest they have ever been in three decades. Disney is digging deep into its bag of offers to make it easier for us Disney lovers to keep coming back. These are the deals for 2009:


  • Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts-Buy a 4-night/4-day package and get 3 nights FREE including Theme Park tickets! Package for most nights between January 4 and June 27, 2009. Example package: A studio room at a Disney Deluxe Villa Resort priced at $2288 for a family of 4 — that's like paying only $80 a night per person.

  • Disney Value Resorts-Buy a 4-night/4-day package and get 3 nights FREE including Theme Park tickets! Package for most nights between January 4 and June 27, 2009. Example package: A standard room at a Disney Value Resort priced at $1271 for a family of 4 — that's like paying only $46 a night per person.

  • Plus, when you travel between 1/4/09-3/29/09, you'll also get a $200 Disney Gift Card. The Disney Gift Card will be provided at time of check-in.