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May 27, 2011
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General DVC News
Time for another edition of DVCNews Briefs before we head into the long Memorial Day weekend.
...the new quick service dining location at Saratoga Springs' Paddock pool will be known as the Paddock Grill. The menu will feature burgers, fries and similar fare.
...construction on phase 2 of the Aulani resort in Hawai'i is ahead of schedule. Originally planned to open on December 29, 2011, the 130 villas in phase 2 will now debut on November 15, 2011. Phase 3 is scheduled to open in February 2013.
...the Disney Parks Blog takes a look at some new menu offerings at the Contemporary Resort's California Grill.
...the Orlando Sentinel published a story regarding area theme parks' attempts to attract teens for summer employment. Featured in the story is a local college student who will spend the summer working at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa.
...reminder that pool hopping privileges are suspended May 27-30, 2011 due to high crowds anticipated over the holiday weekend.
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Based on information from Aulani's Master Declaration of Condominium, Phase 2 will include 56 lock-off two-bedroom villas, 56 dedicated two-bedroom villas, and 11 Grand Villas. Each lock-off two-bedroom villa can be booked as a two-bedroom villa or as a studio and one-bedroom. Since Phase 1 did not include any Grand Villas, these Phase 2 GVs will be the first ones available at Aulani. Combined with the villas that comprise Phase 1 -- which is schedule to open August 29, 2011 -- Aulani will have 106 lock-off two-bedrooms, 79 dedicated two-bedrooms, and 11 Grand Villas.
Although Phases 1 and 2 include 196 villas, I do not know how much of that inventory has been declared for the DVC membership. On any given Use Day, DVC member can book only the percentage of a resort that has been declared for the Membership. Records filed and recorded by DVD with the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances show that DVD made an initial declaration of Units in June 2010, but there does not appear to have been any subsequent declarations at Aulani, at least through March 31, 2011.
The map below shows the location of Phase 1 and Phase 2 at Aulani.

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