Disney Vacation Club members will be whisked away to a retro-futuristic Space Age vision of tomorrow when an exclusive new lounge opens in a long-underused Tomorrowland space at Disneyland ahead of the debut of a new DVC timeshare tower later this year.
The Disney Vacation Club Star View Station member lounge inspired by Walt Disney’s optimistic vision for the future will open on Wednesday, April 19 at the Anaheim theme park.
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The new DVC Star View Station on the second floor of the Star Wars Launch Bay in Tomorrowland turns the unused “space” in the perpetual white elephant building into a timeshare perk for members of Disney’s vacation ownership program.
That means the only way to get into Disneyland’s new Star View Station lounge is to be a Disney Vacation Club member — or become one.
The DVC lounge will offer members air-conditioned areas with comfortable seating, free WiFi access, mobile device charging stations and complimentary soft drinks from Coca-Cola Freestyle machines.
The new space-themed lounge features murals based on early concept art for Walt Disney’s Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, the K7 Space Suit worn by Tomorrowland astronauts during the early years of Disneyland, the Space Station S-1 model from the 1950s “Disneyland” ABC television series, trading card-like posters of DVC properties around the world and M.C. Escher-like stair step carpeting. DVC members will enjoy expansive balcony views of Tomorrowland and the low-speed driving action on the once-futuristic freeways of the Autopia track.
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What does the new DVC lounge mean for any potential makeover plans for the futuristic themed land?
Tomorrowland is full of unused “space” —including the Magic Eye Theater, former PeopleMover track, Starcade arcade and the vast majority of Star Wars Launch Bay.
At a minimum,…
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