Podcast Episode 84: Disney Vacation Club

For our main topic, we take you back to the late 80s and early 90s and get into the history of the Disney Vacation Club. We all know what the vacation club is nowadays, but how did it start, and why? In this era of Walt Disney World, things were much different, and the concept of a timeshare at Disney World seemed impossible. Disney decided to change this and tackled the concept of taking ownership in…Read More...

Disney Vacation Club Infomercial – Resort TV – 1993 Restored VHS

Before it was “Old Key West”, the Disney Vacation Club Resort was the start of the now-sprawling timeshare program. This video ran on the resort information channel in 1993 and details how the program worked, including how to use membership for other vacation destinations, as well as included park admission until 1999! The information contains great shots from all around Walt Disney World, including a great aerial shot of the Castle in the Clouds hot air...Read More...

Original Disney Vacation Club Resort: ’92 & ’93 Tours – (Old Key West)

Today we head back to the early 90s and take you on a couple of tours of the original Vacation Club Resort. The quality here is pretty amazing, considering our photographer had a tripod to make some nice smooth shots and quality zooms.  The first video here is from 1992 when the resort was less than a year old. We get to see nearly every highlight of the resort back then and if this is your...Read More...