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Disney Vacation Club Fact
Sheet
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 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,
currently boasting 10 properties both inside and outside Walt
Disney World.
Members access their vacation club ownership
through a highly flexible vacation point system that allows
them to tailor their vacations to their personal needs.
Members receive an annual allotment of vacation points that
can be used in a variety of ways for different types of
accommodations.
In 2009, DVC reached a company milestone, with
more than 420,000 individual members from approximately 100
countries and every US state having made a long-term
commitment to unforgettable vacations.
Here are a few "Fun Facts":
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DVC has doubled its membership since 2003
to include more than 420,000 members from each US state
and approximately 100 different countries.
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Disney's
Animal Kingdom Villas feature intricate
African-inspired details and home-like amenities, and many
vacation villas offer sweeping views of an expanded
savanna inhabited by a variety of African animals.
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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 members and
guests.
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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.
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There are 167 miles of post-tensioning
cable running through Bay Lake Tower's concrete slabs.
These cables could stretch from Bay Lake Tower to Disney's
Vero Beach Resort and back.
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Environmental sensitivity was extremely
important to Disney Imagineers while constructing the new
Treehouse Villas at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort &
Spa. As a result, 5,178 tones, or 65.22 percent, of
materials from demolition were recycled, including
concrete and metals.
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