Originally Posted By juicer I heard there is going to be a special viewing area atop the new vacation club wing of the Grand California. Does anyone know if thats true? And if so, is it only for vacation club members?
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Yes it's there. It's not all that big and it's not in the center. When taking the DVC tour we were told that it was for the members who were staying on the ground floor. Then we heard that it is for all those staying in the DVC's. Then we heard it was for all guests at the Grand. I can't imagine how they are going to use it as it's really not that big. As most things Disney we'll have to wait and see That is unless another LPer has better information
Originally Posted By DlandDug The Paradise View Terrace is on the top level of the DVC wing of the GC. It is available for hotel guests, and even the public (as far as I know). There are conflicting reports on when it is open. It is a pretty bad view for World of Color. The video that ran here on LP in early April was shot from the Terrace: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-1024.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/L...1024.asp</a> From the sounds in the background, it would appear that guests were able to go out there that night. I went up during the day a few days later, and found it open. (The daytime view is beautiful!) Friends who went back at night told me it was locked.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I guess it's going to be kind of like watching fireworks from your hotel room. You can see some stuff, and maybe even hear the music, but it won't be the same as being "on the ground." I could see it being a nice perk if you've already seen it during your visit and want to see as much as you CAN see without dealing with the crowds.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I have been told that the WoC sound track will be piped into the rooms that face DCA. I would hope they do the same up at the Terrace...
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I have been told that the WoC sound track will be piped into the rooms that face DCA. I would hope they do the same up at the Terrace... >>> There's already a fireworks channel on the TV that has the fireworks soundtrack. Presumably it will also carry WoC. So, the soundtrack should be piped into any room that has the TV turned on and tuned to that channel.
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA if super dry gets another room at GCH again then Worlddisney and i and superdry may have "special" viewing! LOL j/k super dry!
Originally Posted By Hound I was told by DVC last year that the observation deck would be for exclusive use of DVC members staying at the hotel. That may have changed--who knows? The observation deck is about 650 to 700 square feet in space which isn't very large. The hotel plans (I have a set) seem to indicate that the observation deck is part of DVC, but the hallway to it is a common hotel hallway. So, I guess that we won't know until WOC starts and hotel guests and DVC members try to use the deck.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< if super dry gets another room at GCH again then Worlddisney and i and superdry may have "special" viewing! LOL j/k super dry! >>> I just checked into my room. Unfortunately, no upgrade to park view this time. Imagine if I had that same room as last time? Some lucky guest is in there right now.
Originally Posted By LuLu Darn! I was just about to become your next best friend! Enjoy the show with the unwashed masses, and I hope we get a full report!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 As an "aside" We've been watching the show from our room at PPH You can see and hear the whole show from the above, backside angle. It's entertaining but you don't see the projections. You are also looking down so you see the full jet set up. Again, it's entertaining but it isn't the show Hound, when we bought into DVC, they also told us the Grand viewing platform was for DVC use only and he made it sound like it was for those who were on the bottom floor. The pitch sounded like there would have been a special key for those guests. Looks like that changed a lot, like many things.
Originally Posted By Hound amazedncal2, the way Disney works, no one, including CMs, may know until the first 'official' showing. I never was told the bottom floor only from DVC. The viewing area certainly would not hold many viewers.
Originally Posted By DlandDug The door to the Paradise View Terrace (to use its official name) is accessed via hotel card key. I do not know if they control which guests may access. It has been firmly LOCKED to everyone on evenings when WoC has been testing and running since early April. SuperDry-- see if you can check the door on Friday or Saturday night, and let us know if it is unlocked, available to hotel guests, or still locked while WoC is actually running for the public.
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA >>I just checked into my room. Unfortunately, no upgrade to park view this time. Imagine if I had that same room as last time? Some lucky guest is in there right now.<< That was a sweet room! The view of DCA was awesome. And it looked right down into condor flats… dang some lucky person does have that room! poor World disney, he was sick the next day, that boy is a light weight! lol lol
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA Worst of all superdry, I won’t be with you and WD to see the opening ….
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< SuperDry-- see if you can check the door on Friday or Saturday night, and let us know if it is unlocked, available to hotel guests, or still locked while WoC is actually running for the public. >>> I went up there about an hour ago. The door was locked, there was a sign that said "Private Event" but my (non-DVC) room key opened the door. I went out there and could see all of the setup being done for tonight's show, but nothing was going on in the observation area itself. Since it was such a nice day, I went back to my room to get my laptop and figured I'd go back out there and sit until someone told me to leave, but by the time I got back, my room key no longer worked in the lock! Either someone stopped by in the 10 minutes I was gone and reset the lock, or it's on some sort of timer that lets hotel guests in during the day but not at night.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Worst of all superdry, I won’t be with you and WD to see the opening >>> Sorry you can't make it!
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA i know im soo bummed! and they could not just do WOC opening next week? what they hey? i have to pay the charges on my CC first before i enter disneyland again lol lol. hence why i can't come! soo i will be watching it as my first time next weekend..(boooo)
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Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA "Spoken like a true suck up and boozer L-D" im sorry what does that mean?
