Disney Vacation Club -- "Welcome Home"

UPDATED November 23, 2024

When you think “Disney,” you probably think of a beautiful Castle in the middle of a world class theme park. If so, that’s certainly not a bad thing! (In fact, we hear you!) Many families make Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort their vacation destination year after year.

Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World

But did you know that the Disney Vacation Club offers Members the chance to enjoy Disney destinations far beyond the theme parks, including — and even beyond — Disney Cruise Line?

Mickey and Minnie on the Wish!

Whether you have one preferred Disney Destination like Walt Disney World Resort that is the perfect fit for your family, or you’d like to explore the whole world beyond the World, Disney Vacation Club — commonly referred to as DVC — offers members the opportunity to lock in their “future vacations at today’s purchase price.”

Many guests think of the DVC as Disney’s version of a timeshare. But uniquely, Members are not “locked in” to a particular Disney destination, Resort, style of accommodation, season of travel, or length of stay. Rather, Members utilize a Vacation Points system, offering more flexibility.

As they say to Disney Vacation Club Members around Walt Disney World Resort… “Welcome Home!”

Disney Vacation Club Membership

Disney Vacation Club Members receive a yearly allotment of Vacation Points based off of “the size of the real estate interest” of their “Home” Disney Vacation Club Resort. Members may then use their Vacation Points to book their vacations!

Disney’s Riviera Resort

In fact, Members are permitted to “bank” Vacation Points, which means you can bank any unused points from the current year towards next year’s vacation, or “borrow” from the coming year to put towards this year’s vacation.

Disney Vacation Club

A DVC Membership offers the following:*

As Disney shares, Members can “Vacation when, where and how often you want!”
Members stay at Disney Vacation Club accommodations in Disney destinations.
Members enjoy additional access to vacation destinations around the globe as part of the World Collection.
Members can take advantage of savings on things like theme park admission, special event tickets, Disney dining, and parks merchandise, as well as invitations to special Member-only events, such as Moonlight Magic!

Moonlight Magic at EPCOT Info Sheet

*Interested guests can find the current starting price on disneyvacationclub.com, and may also call (800) 500-3990 to receive a quote. Note that Closing Costs and Annual Dues apply for Membership.

Disney Vacation Club Home Resorts

While DVC Members may use their Points at a large number of Disney Resorts and destinations, the Disney Vacation Club Home Resorts include the following:

Walt Disney World Resort

Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
Disney’s Beach Club Villas
Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campgrounds (Cabins)
Disney’s Old Key West Resort
Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
Disney’s Rivera Resort
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort
The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort

THESE are the BEST Disney World Villas!

Grand Floridian Resort DVC Studio

Disney Vacation Club has also announced that new villas — which will be housed in Island Tower — are coming to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.

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Island Tower will open on December 17th, 2024. Room options will include Duo and Deluxe Studios as well as one- and two-bedroom Villas, and Penthouse Villas. You can take a First Look at the rooms HERE.

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If you’re hoping to book a stay at Island Tower, reservations are NOW OPEN and can be made online or by calling (407) 934-7639 (as of June 6th, 2024)!

Sales for contracts to current Disney Vacation Club members are available for purchase NOW (as of October 1st). Additionally, Disney Vacation Club current owners with existing and active contracts at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort Villas and Bungalows AND those who have added-on a contract for this hotel are able to use their DVC points to book (as of October 15th).

As of October 29th, the public is able to book these new rooms. As of November 5th, new DVC members at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resorts Villas & Bungalows are able to book with their points. Finally, all current DVC members are NOW also able to book with their DVC points as of November 19th.

Disneyland Resort

The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel
Discovery Tower: The Villas at Disneyland Hotel

2023 Opening of the Discovery Tower at the Disneyland Hotel

Hawaii

Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas, Ko Olina, Hawai‘i

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort

Vero Beach, Florida

Disney’s Vero Beach Resort

Disney’s Vero Beach Resort sign

Disney Vacation Club Villas

Members can feel at home-away-from-home in 1-, 2- and 3-Bedroom Villas (or unique and roomy Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge or Treehouse Villas at Saratoga Springs Resort).

Enhanced 2-Bedroom Villa at Disney’s Grand Floridian

Villas feature a living room and fully equipped kitchen, private bedrooms, a washer and dryer, and more.

Full kitchen at Grand Floridian 2-Bedroom Villa

Take a COMPLETE TOUR of a Two-Bedroom Villa here!

Deluxe Studios can sleep up to 4 or 5 guests and offer a kitchenette.

Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort Studio

“Welcome Home!”

Take a complete photo tour of a DVC Deluxe Studio HERE!

Disney Vacation Club Exclusive Lounges

Walt Disney World — Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Disney Vacation Club members also have access to an exclusive lounge in Disney World: Top of the World, which is located at the top of Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort (making it a PRIME spot for viewing the Magic Kingdom fireworks).

Top of the World

But you should be warned. Top of the World was recently taken over by Disney Villains…

Top of the World Lounge

And it is now known as Top of the World: A Villains Lair!

Walt Disney World — EPCOT

Looking for a quiet spot to take a break during a busy day in EPCOT? If you’re a member of Disney’s Vacation Club, you have access to an exclusive lounge housed inside one of EPCOT’s iconic attractions. Members visiting EPCOT can head into the Imagination! Pavilion and relax in the lounge. The lounge includes comfy seats, complimentary soft drinks, Wi-Fi, charging stations, a printer, and more.

DVC Lounge in EPCOT

Wondering where this lounge is exactly? It’s on the second floor of the ImageWorks merchandise location that you go through after riding Journey Into Imagination With Figment. The lounge is currently open from 11AM to 6PM daily.

Walt Disney World — Disney Springs

In July 2024, a DVC Lounge opened in Disney Springs’ Gateway to Discovery building, located next to the centrally located Disney Springs Welcome Center in the Town Center.

DVC Welcome Home Center at Disney Springs

This space is not exclusively just for existing Disney Vacation Club members — anyone who is interested in learning more about DVC is invited, and interested guests may also tour a few model rooms that can book under the DVC umbrella of availability.

DVC member lounge in Disney Springs

DVC Member Services representatives are also on-site to answer questions about existing memberships and talk at length about special promotions currently available. And if you’re looking to learn more about the details of the membership with Disney destinations, there are also several office spaces where you can chat with a DVC guide.

Disneyland Park — Tomorrowland

An exclusive DVC Lounge is NOW OPEN in Disneyland park: the Disney Vacation Club Star View Station!

Star View Station

Members will find it on the second floor of the Star Wars: Launch Bay building in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park.

To the lounge

New murals within the lounge were designed by Disney Legends like Mary Blair, John Hench, and Herbert Ryman. Here, members will find a “dedicated Disney Vacation Club Member Services team,” free Wi-Fi, charging stations, and complimentary beverages.

Disney Dining Plan in Walt Disney World

Disney Vacation Club Members may participate in the Disney Dining Plan at Walt Disney World Resort.

Steakhouse 71 Stack Burger

Find out more here!

Disney Vacation Club — Disney Collection

Disney Vacation Club Members may choose to vacation at Disney destinations around the world (and even at sea) with the Disney Collection.

“it’s a small world” in Hong Kong Disneyland

These Disney destinations and vacations include:

Walt Disney World Resort
Disneyland Resort
Aulani — A Disney Resort & Spa in Hawai’i
Disneyland Paris
Tokyo Disney Resort
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort in South Carolina
Disney’s Vero Beach Resort in Florida
Disney Cruise Line vacations
Adventures By Disney vacations

Disney Vacation Club — World Collection

Travel the world with Disney Vacation Club! The World Collection features destinations literally around the globe in North America, Europe, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, and the South Pacific.

Disney Vacation Club Kiosk in Magic Kingdom

The World Collection destinations offer accommodations through Interval International as the exclusive exchange provider.

Virtual Tours or Onsite Open House

Interested in learning more about Disney Vacation Club? There are a few ways to do that!

DVC Sales Center in Hollywood Studios

Interested guests can explore the following options:

Visit a Preview Center and enjoy a tour in Walt Disney World. Schedule ahead of time by calling (888) 238-0001, or stop by one of the Disney Vacation Club Sales Centers in the Disney World theme parks (as seen above in Disney’s Hollywood Studios).
Schedule a Virtual Meeting to participate from home by calling (800) 500-3990 or visiting disneyvacationclub.com. (You can even sign up to view special videos about DVC on your smartphone or attend a webinar to learn more.)

Open House sign at Fort Wilderness in Walt Disney World

Current Offers for Joining Disney Vacation Club

Stay tuned for future offers!

Current Special Events and Offers for Disney Vacation Club Members

Moonlight Magic will be returning in 2025 and a few more dates have also been added for 2024! Moonlight Magic is an exclusive after-hours party known for its low crowd levels, entertainment, and meet-and-greets with rare Disney characters.
- Animal Kingdom: December 10th*, February 12th, 2025
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios: January 26th and September 1st, 2025
- Disney California Adventure: February 3rd, 2025
- EPCOT: April 30th and July 17th, 2025
- Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park: May 20th, June 9th, and August 11th, 2025Early registration for the 2024 dates at Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens on September 19th, 2024. Early registration is only for eligible members with a qualifying resort reservation. If you do not have a qualifying resort reservation, general registration is now open for all Disney Vacation Club members. Disney has not announced when registration will be available for the 2025 dates yet, but we will update you once they have released that information.

DVC Members can be among the first to set sail aboard to newest cruise ship, the Disney Treasure. The 2025 Member-Exclusive Voyage will happen January 4th-11th, 2025. Members will depart from Port Canaveral and sail to Tortola, Saint Thomas, and Castaway Cay. You can see the full itinerary and find booking information and more details here. (This voyage is not a Member Cruise but is part of the Disney Collection exchange and also part of Disney Vacation Club “First Wave” Member Experiences, allowing Members to be among the first to sail on the Disney Treasure.)
A 2025 Disney Vacation Club Member cruise is headed to the Caribbean on the Disney Dream on August 2nd, 2025. It’s a 5-night round-trip cruise that will depart from Fort Lauderdale heading to Cozumel, Mexico. Bookings opened on April 13th — you’ll need to call DVC Member Services at (800) 800-9800 or (407) 566-3800 to grab your spot!
The Wicked Wind Down is a food-and-fireworks combo event held at the Top of the World Lounge (which is exclusive to Disney Vacation Club Members). For $55 (tax and gratuity are not included), guests can select a cocktail and appetizer from the lounge’s Villains-themed menu, then enjoy the Happily Ever After fireworks show from a specially reserved area of the rooftop terrace. Your purchase of Wicked Wind Down also includes a “sinfully sweet treat.” DVC Members can call Member Services at (800) 800-9800 to book this experience. Reservations are available for select dates (Fridays and select holidays are excluded) within a 60-day rolling calendar.
An exclusive dessert party at Top of the World Lounge is available for DVC members to book for Friday nights. The Enchantment at the Top Dessert Party features a buffet of sweet treats, alcoholic beverages, exclusive lounge access, and reserved fireworks viewing of Happily Ever After. The cost is $89.00 per adult and $49.00 per child, plus tax. To make reservations (which may be made up to 60 days in advance), DVC members should call 800-800-9800.