Posted on Friday, 23rd September 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Disney’s Aulani Resort and Spa first opened to guests on Monday, August 29th.  However, this past week Disney invited in 100′s of reporters and media outlets to the resort for their first look.  On Thursday, September 22, Disney held a Grand Opening Spectacular Celebration for the new Hawaiian resort.  Continue after the break for Disney’s official photos. Update [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 10th September 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Disney released a video showing more details on the Laniwai Spa located in Disney’s Aulani Resort and Spa in Hawaii.  In the video, Spa Director Lucia Rodriguez Amasio takes viewers on a tour of the 23,000 sq ft spa facilities including the “Painted Sky” teen spa. This newest Disney Vacation Club property opened to the [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 8th September 2011 by Chuck

Sail the Seven Seas of Walt Disney World to an island filled with tropical beauty, colorful birds, and the mystery Ben Gunn’s buried treasure. And so began the adventure that awaited guests on Treasure Island. Opening on April 8, 1974, Treasure Island was a place for guests to observe various forms of wildlife, as well [...]

Tags: Discovery Island, Disney Vacation Club, disney world, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Treasure Island, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Thursday, 1st September 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Excitement has been growing in the Disney fan community for the opening of Disney’s Aulani Resort and Spa in Hawaii.  On Monday, August 29th the first stand alone Disney resort not connected with a theme park opened to the public.  One of our Hawaiian DISboards members, Jeff Oh (DISboards username mkymsehi), was on hand for the opening, [...]

Tags: Adventurer's Club, Aulani, Disney Vacation Club, Djuan Rivers, Dooney and Bourke, Hawaii, Joe Rohde
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Posted on Tuesday, 30th August 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Aulani Resort and Spa, Disney’s Vacation Club property in Hawaii, officially opened August 29, 2011.  In conjunction with the opening, Disney released details on excursions guests can take from the hotel.  In addition to relaxing at the resort, Disney knows visitors will want to explore Hawaii.  There are a variety of tours ranging from simple shuttle transportation to typical Hawaiian tourist [...]

Tags: Aulani, Chef Sam Choy, Disney Vacation Club, Hawaii, Honolulu, Kualoa Ranch, Pearl Harbor
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Posted on Sunday, 17th July 2011 by Dave Parfitt

John Magi and Kevin Klose of the DIS Unplugged and Dreams Unlimited Travel were invited for an exclusive hard hat tour of Disney’s Aulani Resort and Spa.  The highly anticipated Disney Vacation Club property in Hawaii is nearly completed and scheduled to open on August 29, 2011.  Continue after the break for a time-lapse video of the construction of [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 11th June 2011 by Dave Parfitt

The grand opening of Aulani, the newest Disney Vacation Club property in Hawaii, is rapidly approaching.  Major construction has completed, and workers are finishing up interior details.  Disney released the video below explaining some of the storytelling that will occur nightly around a beachside firepit.

Tags: Aulani, Disney Vacation Club, Hawaii, Imagineers, Sayre Wiseman, Walt Disney Imagineering
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