If you happen to’ve visited EPCOT within the remaining ~18 months, it’s possible you’ll’ve spotted a thriller challenge in Canada at EPCOT–or a minimum of encountered partitions blocking off your trail at the higher stage of the pavilion. Walt Disney Global fanatics have puzzled whether or not it’d be a maple syrup taste-testing counter, moose calf petting zoo, or Dan Flashes Flannel Outpost, with the Canada’s most complex patterns ever.
Because it seems, it’s going to be a brand new Disney Holiday Membership location referred to as “Château de Voyage.” The corporate introduced that this devoted house within the Canada pavilion would be the first in-park Welcome House Heart at Walt Disney Global, and is ready to open in Spring 2025.
Château de Voyage in Canada will function a standalone location for visitors to be told about the advantages of Disney Holiday Membership Club whilst exploring a fashion room from the recently-opened Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows. Whilst that is the primary in-park Welcome Heart, Gateway to Discovery – A Disney Holiday Membership Welcome House Heart, positioned in The city Heart at Disney Springs, debuted remaining 12 months.
Previous to that, the primary DVC presence of this nature was once at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Lodge. The DVC Preview Heart there has a couple of fashion rooms, unfastened ice cream, and a fantastic atrium with glass window representations of Disney’s castles around the globe (beneath). We first visited right here many moons in the past in 2007, and the heartstrings-tugging pitch is likely one of the issues that satisfied us to sooner or later purchase into DVC, albeit by means of resale. (We’re emotional…however rational.) The unfastened ice cream and bonus FastPasses for our time additionally didn’t harm!
If visitors have been fascinated by Disney Holiday Membership, sought after to peer fashion rooms, or signal a freelance to sign up for–that DVC Preview Heart was once as soon as the principle possibility. Disney Holiday Membership guides would load visitors into trucks and whisk them clear of the parks or anywhere, and over to Saratoga Springs. It’s nonetheless a well-liked spot for all of that, however now there are satellite tv for pc places, such because the Welcome House Heart at Disney Springs.
And shortly, the Château de Voyage in EPCOT’s Canada pavilion. This location within the Lodge du Canada is anticipated to be purely a gross sales middle for recruiting new wallets, versus an current DVC member front room like within the Creativeness pavilion. Call to mind it extra like a present store, promoting the costliest ‘memento’ in all of EPCOT.
Disney Holiday Membership additionally gives Open Area excursions on the following places from 8 a.m. to six or 7 p.m. day-to-day:
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
- Disney’s Riviera Lodge
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Lodge
Open Area excursions are to be had from 8:00 a.m. to a few:30 p.m. day-to-day at:
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Fresh Lodge
- Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Desert Hotel
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo Area
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fortress Desert – A Disney Holiday Membership Lodge
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Lodge
You’ll be able to additionally forestall by means of Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, Disney’s Riviera Lodge, Disney’s Saratoga Springs Lodge or The Cabins at Disney’s Fortress Desert – A Disney Holiday Membership Lodge to peer fashion rooms from 12:30 PM to one:30 PM day-to-day.
Or, ebook a excursion of a fashion cabin—positioned at Disney’s Fortress Desert Lodge close to Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue—to discover that new providing. This location is open from 8:00 AM to a few:30 PM day-to-day. In different phrases, there’s already no scarcity of choices for this.
Our Observation
That is lame. I am getting why Disney Holiday Membership would need it, because the gross sales middle gets rid of one layer of friction and will increase the possibility of marketing a DVC contract if visitors don’t have the depart the park they’re already in. However there are many possible choices, from having precise fashion devices on the Poly which can be open all-day lengthy to giving visitors 4 unfastened use Lightning Lanes for going to Saratoga Springs. Given the prices of ~18 months of building, I can’t consider this selection is inexpensive than the ones from Disney’s viewpoint, both!
Individually, I believe there’s one thing to be mentioned for just a little of friction in signing a multi-decade dedication for tens of hundreds, if now not one-hundred thousand greenbacks or extra through the years. If potential consumers aren’t prepared to visit the Poly or anywhere, are they in reality that critical? I’m positive DVC has metrics to turn that, sure, they’re. And who cares in the event that they aren’t–Disney can nonetheless extract some cash from them within the period in-between, proper?!
This viewpoint is mind-boggling to me, as any individual who spent months–if now not years–poring over Disney Holiday Membership from each attitude ahead of taking the plunge. I can’t fathom making this kind of life-altering monetary resolution between the Unibroue and Bumblebee whilst Ingesting Across the Global.
Greater than that, this simply rubs me the fallacious means from an ordinary visitor viewpoint. The ubiquity of DVC gross sales kiosks all over the parks is already a punchline. The ones have turn out to be just a little a lot, however no matter, they don’t seem to be coming on the expense of the rest of price.
I assume the similar might be argued right here, as the internal of the Lodge du Canada, the place this may occasionally Welcome House Heart will pass, has now not been used for visitor functions in many years. From my viewpoint, the adaptation is this might be one thing. It has the possible to be a super little location tucked away up there that pulls visitors clear of the primary hall and deeper into the pavilion.
It might be one thing culturally unique, which may well be a pleasant little pleasant gesture as tensions are top (delicate understatement) with our neighbors to the north. As a substitute, it’s but some other DVC gross sales middle in a blatant and ill-fitting location. (Walt Disney Global doing its phase to lend a hand ‘earn’ the ones boycotts, I suppose.)
Château de Voyage could also be coming sizzling at the heels of McKim’s Mile Area – A DVC Member Living room in Magic Kingdom taking on the distance prior to now occupied by means of the free-to-play Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade. As I’ve conceded prior to now, I can individually get way more use out of McKim’s Mile Area. I visited the positioning this week for the primary time, and it’s pretty.
I however had misgivings about McKim’s Mile Area in concept–taking out an enchantment for an unique front room didn’t take a seat proper with me. I take into account that I’m one of the vital fortunate few who has get admission to, and what’s just right for me–individually–isn’t all the time the similar as what’s just right for the park-going public as an entire.
Neatly, that is that sentiment prolonged a step additional. This new Château de Voyage gained’t be just right for somebody–with the exception of Disney Holiday Membership’s base line. (Oh, and for somebody who thinks this may well be reimagined into one thing else after the Island Tower sells out, suppose once more. The ones fashion rooms shall be swapped out with Disney Lakeshore Hotel after which no matter’s after that–and leisure confident, one thing will be after that. (Disney Holiday Membership won’t ever be finished. It’s going to keep growing so long as there’s creativeness cash left in Walt Disney Global visitors’ wallet.)
There’s additionally simply one thing about this that feels extra determined from Disney Holiday Membership’s viewpoint. Gross sales are robust, so it’s now not like they want to do that. But they make a selection to take some other step that’s extra just like the stereotypical timeshare from which DVC as soon as sought after to distance itself. I’m now not in point of fact mad about this, because it doesn’t in reality affect me both means. I’m simply dissatisfied. It’s a foul search for Disney Holiday Membership, and it’s a long-term shedding proposition for the corporate, visitors, and club program. This isn’t wholesome for somebody.
In the long run, it could be something if Walt Disney Global have been in the middle of actively construction a ton of initiatives, and had a number of openings this 12 months. That might make this more straightforward to put out of your mind. As a substitute, they’re nonetheless within the early phases of building on a 5-year plan that can maximum come to fruition after 2027, flooring is solely beginning to transfer, and there are a tiny handful of smaller-scale initiatives debuting in 2025, or even fewer in 2026.
This may all the time be a tad too crassly business, but it surely’d a minimum of be extra forgivable if it didn’t additionally really feel just like the assets put in opposition to the development of Château de Voyage wouldn’t be higher allotted on initiatives that experience moved at a glacially gradual tempo. I don’t know, most likely I’m being a curmudgeon, however I’d in truth a lot moderately have this be some other some other 21+ bar that I’ll by no means step foot inside of than a DVC gross sales middle. Whilst one of the vital similar criticisms might be levied at lounges, a minimum of the ones receive advantages some visitors and (don’t chuckle) EPCOT in reality does want extra everlasting eating and consuming capability. (I’m now not even kidding–have a look at how packed the prevailing lounges are, and contours for the present transient kiosks.)
If you happen to’re interested by becoming a member of DVC, you should definitely learn our Final Information to Disney Holiday Membership. This covers the professionals & cons, resale v. direct, what quantity of money you’ll save, and different essential issues to understand ahead of taking the plunge. If you happen to nonetheless can’t make a decision whether or not club is best for you, “take a look at before you purchase” with the suggestions in The way to Save BIG on Deluxe Disney Lodging Renting DVC Issues.
YOUR THOUGHTS
What do you consider the brand new Château de Voyage DVC Welcome House Heart within the Canada pavilion at EPCOT? Upset that this ~18 month challenge at the Lodge du Canada isn’t going to yield some other bar, Dan Flashes Flannel Outpost, or one thing in reality cool and a laugh for everybody? Or are you having a look ahead to some other DVC gross sales middle for some reason why? Do you settle or disagree with our overview? If you happen to’re an current Member, what do you suppose? Percentage any questions, guidelines, or further ideas you have got within the feedback!
If you happen to’ve visited EPCOT within the remaining ~18 months, it’s possible you’ll’ve spotted a thriller challenge in Canada at EPCOT–or a minimum of encountered partitions blocking off your trail at the higher stage of the pavilion. Walt Disney Global fanatics have puzzled whether or not it’d be a maple syrup taste-testing counter, moose calf petting zoo, or Dan Flashes Flannel Outpost, with the Canada’s most complex patterns ever.
Because it seems, it’s going to be a brand new Disney Holiday Membership location referred to as “Château de Voyage.” The corporate introduced that this devoted house within the Canada pavilion would be the first in-park Welcome House Heart at Walt Disney Global, and is ready to open in Spring 2025.
Château de Voyage in Canada will function a standalone location for visitors to be told about the advantages of Disney Holiday Membership Club whilst exploring a fashion room from the recently-opened Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows. Whilst that is the primary in-park Welcome Heart, Gateway to Discovery – A Disney Holiday Membership Welcome House Heart, positioned in The city Heart at Disney Springs, debuted remaining 12 months.
Previous to that, the primary DVC presence of this nature was once at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Lodge. The DVC Preview Heart there has a couple of fashion rooms, unfastened ice cream, and a fantastic atrium with glass window representations of Disney’s castles around the globe (beneath). We first visited right here many moons in the past in 2007, and the heartstrings-tugging pitch is likely one of the issues that satisfied us to sooner or later purchase into DVC, albeit by means of resale. (We’re emotional…however rational.) The unfastened ice cream and bonus FastPasses for our time additionally didn’t harm!
If visitors have been fascinated by Disney Holiday Membership, sought after to peer fashion rooms, or signal a freelance to sign up for–that DVC Preview Heart was once as soon as the principle possibility. Disney Holiday Membership guides would load visitors into trucks and whisk them clear of the parks or anywhere, and over to Saratoga Springs. It’s nonetheless a well-liked spot for all of that, however now there are satellite tv for pc places, such because the Welcome House Heart at Disney Springs.
And shortly, the Château de Voyage in EPCOT’s Canada pavilion. This location within the Lodge du Canada is anticipated to be purely a gross sales middle for recruiting new wallets, versus an current DVC member front room like within the Creativeness pavilion. Call to mind it extra like a present store, promoting the costliest ‘memento’ in all of EPCOT.
Disney Holiday Membership additionally gives Open Area excursions on the following places from 8 a.m. to six or 7 p.m. day-to-day:
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
- Disney’s Riviera Lodge
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Lodge
Open Area excursions are to be had from 8:00 a.m. to a few:30 p.m. day-to-day at:
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Fresh Lodge
- Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Desert Hotel
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo Area
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fortress Desert – A Disney Holiday Membership Lodge
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Lodge
You’ll be able to additionally forestall by means of Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, Disney’s Riviera Lodge, Disney’s Saratoga Springs Lodge or The Cabins at Disney’s Fortress Desert – A Disney Holiday Membership Lodge to peer fashion rooms from 12:30 PM to one:30 PM day-to-day.
Or, ebook a excursion of a fashion cabin—positioned at Disney’s Fortress Desert Lodge close to Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue—to discover that new providing. This location is open from 8:00 AM to a few:30 PM day-to-day. In different phrases, there’s already no scarcity of choices for this.
Our Observation
That is lame. I am getting why Disney Holiday Membership would need it, because the gross sales middle gets rid of one layer of friction and will increase the possibility of marketing a DVC contract if visitors don’t have the depart the park they’re already in. However there are many possible choices, from having precise fashion devices on the Poly which can be open all-day lengthy to giving visitors 4 unfastened use Lightning Lanes for going to Saratoga Springs. Given the prices of ~18 months of building, I can’t consider this selection is inexpensive than the ones from Disney’s viewpoint, both!
Individually, I believe there’s one thing to be mentioned for just a little of friction in signing a multi-decade dedication for tens of hundreds, if now not one-hundred thousand greenbacks or extra through the years. If potential consumers aren’t prepared to visit the Poly or anywhere, are they in reality that critical? I’m positive DVC has metrics to turn that, sure, they’re. And who cares in the event that they aren’t–Disney can nonetheless extract some cash from them within the period in-between, proper?!
This viewpoint is mind-boggling to me, as any individual who spent months–if now not years–poring over Disney Holiday Membership from each attitude ahead of taking the plunge. I can’t fathom making this kind of life-altering monetary resolution between the Unibroue and Bumblebee whilst Ingesting Across the Global.
Greater than that, this simply rubs me the fallacious means from an ordinary visitor viewpoint. The ubiquity of DVC gross sales kiosks all over the parks is already a punchline. The ones have turn out to be just a little a lot, however no matter, they don’t seem to be coming on the expense of the rest of price.
I assume the similar might be argued right here, as the internal of the Lodge du Canada, the place this may occasionally Welcome House Heart will pass, has now not been used for visitor functions in many years. From my viewpoint, the adaptation is this might be one thing. It has the possible to be a super little location tucked away up there that pulls visitors clear of the primary hall and deeper into the pavilion.
It might be one thing culturally unique, which may well be a pleasant little pleasant gesture as tensions are top (delicate understatement) with our neighbors to the north. As a substitute, it’s but some other DVC gross sales middle in a blatant and ill-fitting location. (Walt Disney Global doing its phase to lend a hand ‘earn’ the ones boycotts, I suppose.)
Château de Voyage could also be coming sizzling at the heels of McKim’s Mile Area – A DVC Member Living room in Magic Kingdom taking on the distance prior to now occupied by means of the free-to-play Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade. As I’ve conceded prior to now, I can individually get way more use out of McKim’s Mile Area. I visited the positioning this week for the primary time, and it’s pretty.
I however had misgivings about McKim’s Mile Area in concept–taking out an enchantment for an unique front room didn’t take a seat proper with me. I take into account that I’m one of the vital fortunate few who has get admission to, and what’s just right for me–individually–isn’t all the time the similar as what’s just right for the park-going public as an entire.
Neatly, that is that sentiment prolonged a step additional. This new Château de Voyage gained’t be just right for somebody–with the exception of Disney Holiday Membership’s base line. (Oh, and for somebody who thinks this may well be reimagined into one thing else after the Island Tower sells out, suppose once more. The ones fashion rooms shall be swapped out with Disney Lakeshore Hotel after which no matter’s after that–and leisure confident, one thing will be after that. (Disney Holiday Membership won’t ever be finished. It’s going to keep growing so long as there’s creativeness cash left in Walt Disney Global visitors’ wallet.)
There’s additionally simply one thing about this that feels extra determined from Disney Holiday Membership’s viewpoint. Gross sales are robust, so it’s now not like they want to do that. But they make a selection to take some other step that’s extra just like the stereotypical timeshare from which DVC as soon as sought after to distance itself. I’m now not in point of fact mad about this, because it doesn’t in reality affect me both means. I’m simply dissatisfied. It’s a foul search for Disney Holiday Membership, and it’s a long-term shedding proposition for the corporate, visitors, and club program. This isn’t wholesome for somebody.
In the long run, it could be something if Walt Disney Global have been in the middle of actively construction a ton of initiatives, and had a number of openings this 12 months. That might make this more straightforward to put out of your mind. As a substitute, they’re nonetheless within the early phases of building on a 5-year plan that can maximum come to fruition after 2027, flooring is solely beginning to transfer, and there are a tiny handful of smaller-scale initiatives debuting in 2025, or even fewer in 2026.
This may all the time be a tad too crassly business, but it surely’d a minimum of be extra forgivable if it didn’t additionally really feel just like the assets put in opposition to the development of Château de Voyage wouldn’t be higher allotted on initiatives that experience moved at a glacially gradual tempo. I don’t know, most likely I’m being a curmudgeon, however I’d in truth a lot moderately have this be some other some other 21+ bar that I’ll by no means step foot inside of than a DVC gross sales middle. Whilst one of the vital similar criticisms might be levied at lounges, a minimum of the ones receive advantages some visitors and (don’t chuckle) EPCOT in reality does want extra everlasting eating and consuming capability. (I’m now not even kidding–have a look at how packed the prevailing lounges are, and contours for the present transient kiosks.)
If you happen to’re interested by becoming a member of DVC, you should definitely learn our Final Information to Disney Holiday Membership. This covers the professionals & cons, resale v. direct, what quantity of money you’ll save, and different essential issues to understand ahead of taking the plunge. If you happen to nonetheless can’t make a decision whether or not club is best for you, “take a look at before you purchase” with the suggestions in The way to Save BIG on Deluxe Disney Lodging Renting DVC Issues.
YOUR THOUGHTS
What do you consider the brand new Château de Voyage DVC Welcome House Heart within the Canada pavilion at EPCOT? Upset that this ~18 month challenge at the Lodge du Canada isn’t going to yield some other bar, Dan Flashes Flannel Outpost, or one thing in reality cool and a laugh for everybody? Or are you having a look ahead to some other DVC gross sales middle for some reason why? Do you settle or disagree with our overview? If you happen to’re an current Member, what do you suppose? Percentage any questions, guidelines, or further ideas you have got within the feedback!
