Disney Vacation Club Facts

Established: October 1991

Workforce: Approximately 2,000 cast members

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 eight properties both inside and outside Walt Disney World Resort in Florida with numerous others scheduled to open in the near future.

Members access their vacation club ownership through a highly flexible vacation point system that allows them to tailor 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 400,000 individual members from approximately 100 countries and every U.S. state having made a long-term commitment to unforgettable vacations.

· DVC has doubled its membership since 2003 to include more than 400,000 member families from each U.S. state and approximately 100 different countries.

· Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas feature intricate African-inspired details and home-like amenities, and many vacation villas offer sweeping views of an expanded savannah inhabited by a variety of African animals.

· 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.

· 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.

· 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.

· Environmental sensitivity is extremely important to Disney Imagineers while constructing the new Treehouse Villas.  As a result, 5,178 tons, or 65.22 percent, of materials from demolition are being recycled, including concrete and metals.