No two Disney trips are the same. Especially when you’re a DVC Member. The flexibility with ownership makes the Disney timeshare even more fun. For those eligible, Membership Extras offer more to do and see on your magical trips. Those who purchase the new Membership Magic Beyond additional benefits package have access to more with DVC lounges. Need a break from the Florida heat or a special spot to watch the fireworks from? Our Disney Vacation Club lounge guide will help you plan with locations, hours and more information to make the most of your visit. How many Disney Vacation Club lounges are there? What is there to do at a DVC lounge? When are DVC lounges open? Can DVC resale visit Disney Vacation Club lounges?
These special spaces just for Members and their guests are the perfect setting for making memories. As DVC adds resorts and the number of Members grows, it makes sense for more DVC lounges to open to meet demand.
DVC Member Lounge Locations
There are currently three Disney Vacation Club lounges with a fourth on the way. It seems DVC Member lounges can be anywhere around Disney destinations including inside parks or at resort hotels.
Disney Vacation Club Member Lounges
| DVC Member Lounges | Disney destination | What’s inside | Year it opened | DVC lounge location | Hours |
| Disney Vacation Club ImaginAtrium – A Member Lounge (Epcot DVC lounge in Imagination Pavilion) | Walt Disney World Resort | There is seating, complimentary drinks, a kids entertainment area, Wi-Fi, Member Services Advisors, places to charge devices and neat views of Epcot out of the pyramid windows. | 2016 | The ImaginAtrium Epcot DVC Member lounge is located inside the Imagination Pavilion on the second floor. | 11:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. daily, Starting 1/12/25 hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and those with Membership Magic Beyond can also enter from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Top of the World Lounge | Walt Disney World Resort | It is a rooftop bar and lounge where drinks and appetizers are available for purchase. There is also a firework observation deck outdoors where you can watch Magic Kingdom spectaculars and see much of Disney World. | 2009 | The Top of the World Lounge is located on the 16th floor of Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort next to Magic Kingdom. | 6:00 p.m. to midnight daily |
| Star View Station – a Member Lounge | Disneyland Resort | An indoor mid-century-modern inspired setting that celebrates space travel. There is seating, complimentary drinks, a kids entertainment area, Wi-Fi, Member Services Advisors and places to charge devices. | 2023 | Star View Station DVC lounge is located on the second floor of Star Wars Launch Bay at Disneyland in Tomorrowland. | 11:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. daily |
| McKim’s Mile House – A Member Lounge | Walt Disney World Resort | The Frontierland DVC lounge is inspired by the gold rush days of the American West. | Opening Summer 2025 | The location of the new DVC lounge is the former Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade space. | We will update hours when they become available. |
| Gateway to Discovery – A Disney Vacation Club Welcome Home Center | Walt Disney World Resort | A first floor space for potential Members to learn about DVC. A second floor space for Members to enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks. Riviera model rooms. | 2024 | At Disney Springs in the Town Center neighborhood, next to Francesca’s across from Frontera Cocina. | 12:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily |
Epcot DVC Lounge is Now Disney Vacation Club ImaginAtrium – A Member Lounge
The Member Lounge at Epcot closed for a refurbishment in 2024 and reopened with a new name: Disney Vacation Club ImaginAtrium – A Member Lounge. For a while during the temporary closure over the summer, there was a DVC lounge inside The Odyssey.
When did the EPCOT Disney Vacation Club lounge open?
Disney Vacation Club opened the EPCOT DVC lounge in June of 2016 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Disney Vacation Club. The name was changed to the Disney Vacation Club ImaginAtrium – A Member Lounge in 2024.
How to get into the EPCOT DVC lounge Disney Vacation Club ImaginAtrium
The ImaginAtrium DVC lounge at Epcot is in the Imagination! Pavilion. More specifically, it’s on the second floor of the ImageWorks merchandise shop at the exit of the Figment attraction. To get into the DVC lounge, you’ll look for the ImageWorks door in between the Figment ride and the theater that currently plays Pixar short films. Once inside, just past some merchandise on the right, you’ll see the entrance of a grand circular staircase that takes you up to the lounge. There is a podium here where you will check in with a Disney Vacation Club cast member.
There may be a wait to enter the DVC lounge at Epcot. It does fill up. In this case you’ll give your information and be contacted when it’s your turn to enter. Members must show their digital Membership Card and photo identification.
Starting January 12, 2025, those with Membership Magic Beyond may be able to use the Priority Lounge Waitlist Benefit to get into the ImaginAtrium DVC lounge at Epcot faster.
How many people can you bring to the DVC Epcot lounge?
DVC says, “A Member can bring in up to 4 Guests per Membership Card, or the number of Guests on their Resort reservation, booked within their Membership.” That means you and your guests can be up to a party of five or more if on your reservation.
What are the EPCOT DVC lounge hours?
The Epcot Disney Vacation Club lounge is currently open from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Starting on January 12, 2025 the new Membership Magic Beyond offering begins. Hours at the Epcot DVC lounge ImaginAtrium change to 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. The lounge then opens again from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for those with Membership Magic Beyond.
How does the Epcot DVC lounge character meet and greet work?
When DVC introduced the Membership Magic Beyond benefits package, a new character meet and greet opportunity debuted at the Epcot DVC lounge. This is only for those who have purchased these additional benefits.
Membership Magic Beyond Members receive special access, during select hours, to meet Disney Characters in the Disney Vacation Club ImaginAtrium. This Character Experience Benefit is valid for one entry per stay at Walt Disney World Resort or Disney’s Vero Beach Resort booked with your Membership. You must also have a ticket to Epcot or annual pass. This can be used by the enrolled Member and up to four guests or the number of guests on the resort reservation. Everyone must be together when checking in, including the Member that’s enrolled.
When did the Top of the World lounge open?
Top of the World Lounge opened when Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort opened in 2009. There was another Top of the World venue in the past but it was on top of the main Contemporary building. It’s now known as California Grill. After reopening in 2022, the DVC Member lounge is Top of the World Lounge – A Villains Lair. It now has some subtle hints to Disney villains.
How to get into the Top of the World lounge
To enter Top of the World lounge, visit the main lobby of Bay Lake Tower. There should be a cast member at a desk that will direct you to the correct elevator. It’s in the North elevator corridor. You may need to show identification and your digital DVC Membership card. A designated elevator will then take you and your guests up to the 16th floor where the lounge is. Not all elevators go to this venue. Assistance from a cast member is necessary.
How many people can you bring to Top of the World lounge?
DVC says your party at Top of the World lounge, “can include eligible Members and Guests staying on that Member’s reservation.” This means the amount of people you can bring with you to Top of the World lounge varies based on who is staying in your room with you. If you have one of the bigger DVC rooms booked for your party, you’ll be able to bring more people.
What are the Top of the World lounge hours?
The Top of the World lounge is open from 6:00 p.m. to midnight daily.
When did the Disneyland Disney Vacation Club lounge open?
The Disneyland Disney Vacation Club lounge in Tomorrowland, called Star View Station, opened in April of 2023. This addition is seen as a way to bring more DVC offerings to Disneyland resort around the opening of the Disneyland Hotel DVC tower.
How to get into the Disneyland DVC lounge
In Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park, you’ll see a small sign for the lounge and a cast member outside of the round Star Wars Launch Bay building. This is in between Space Mountain and Autopia. That cast member will direct you inside the building to check into the second floor Star View Station venue.
Starting January 12, 2025, those with Membership Magic Beyond may be able to use the Priority Lounge Waitlist Benefit to get in to the Disneyland DVC lounge Star View Station faster.
How many people can you bring to the Disneyland Star View Station DVC lounge?
The DVC website says, “A Member can bring in up to 4 guests per Membership Card, or the number of guests on their Resort reservation, booked within their Membership.” That means you and your guests can be up to a party of five or more if on your reservation.
What are the Disneyland DVC lounge hours?
The Disneyland DVC lounge in Tomorrowland is open year round from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
New Magic Kingdom Disney Vacation Club Member Lounge at Walt Disney World
On January 2nd, 2024 the Disney Parks Blog casually mentioned a new DVC lounge is coming to Walt Disney World Resort. “This will be a great place for members to relax and recharge during their day of fun!” Construction is underway.
In June of 2024, Disney confirmed the newest Disney Vacation Club Member Lounge will take the place of the Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade at Magic Kingdom.
The Frontierland DVC lounge is called McKim’s Mile House. It will open Summer 2025.
Check back here because we will have all of the latest information as Disney shares it.
New Gateway to Discovery – A Disney Vacation Club Welcome Home Center, Disney Springs DVC Lounge
The Gateway to Discovery – A Disney Vacation Club Welcome Home Center is in the heart of Disney Springs. You’ll find it next to Francesca’s in the former Alex and Ani location in the Town Center neighborhood. Gateway to Discovery is an “interactive portal to discover new vacation destinations with Disney Vacation Club.” However, on the second floor, there is a space for Members and their guests. The Gateway to Discovery is now open from 12:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily.
Who can go to DVC lounges? Do resale Members have access to DVC lounges?
Disney Vacation Club Members who have access to Membership Extras can visit DVC lounges. This means you must have purchased an amount of points from Disney directly. Those who purchase only resale points can not visit the Disney Vacation Club lounges. In 2024, new Members must purchase 150 points from Disney directly to be eligible for these kinds of special perks.
Resale Members used to be able to visit Top of the World Lounge. That changed when it reopened in 2022. Whether it’s worth it or not to buy DVC direct just for access to the lounges is a subject for another day. The amount you can save buying resale can take you to some other pretty great lounges and restaurants around Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort.
Are DVC Lounges permanent? Is the EPCOT DVC lounge closing?
Disney Vacation Club says this about these kinds of perks: “Membership Extras—such as exchange options in the Disney Collection and options offered through hotel exchange, certain discounts, offers and special events—are incidental benefits. These incidental benefits are subject to change or termination without notice, may require the payment of a fee and cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions.” The real value of DVC is the deluxe resort hotel stays at a fantastic rate. There is no announced closing date for the EPCOT DVC lounge but, based on Disney’s wording, it was not meant to be a permanent offering. This lounge did, however, receive a big refurbishment and a new name in 2024: Disney Vacation Club ImaginAtrium – A Member Lounge.
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