We've got a 2-bedroom booked for 5 nights. I've never thought about a room request. I think we'd like with closest proximity to the park entrance. Any suggestions what we should request? Can you see the fireworks from any of the rooms? Are the pool view villas loud?
The DVC rooms are all in the same area so there's no real "closest" to the park entrances. You pretty much have to go back to the main lobby and either enter DCA through the entrance next to the Napa Rose, or exit the hotel and go to the Esplanade to get to
Disneyland.
I've been looking for a map of the DVC rooms and for some reason can't find it, but you'll have three view choices based on the requested room. There are no "view categories" in your reservation. You'll either face the swimming pool, Redwood Creek Challenge Trail or Paradise Pier, both in DCA. The rooms are fairly well insulated so we haven't ever noticed the noise in any of those locations.
If you want to see World of Color from your room you need to be on the side of the hotel that faces Paradise Pier and on a high floor. The only problem with that will be that you're to the side of the optimal viewing point and may not get the best view. There's a balcony on the sixth floor available to DVC guests, but it is even further to the side and you can't really see any of the projects. There are trees between VGC and DCA so you have to be on a floor above the trees.
If you're on the side of DVC that faces the pools you may be able to see some of the higher fireworks at Disneyland; however, you'll have to be on the highest floors.
When we go to VGC we tend to ask for ground floor rooms. When you're returning to your room, either for a mid-day nap or at the end of the evening, you're tired and don't want to stand around waiting for the elevator. I just want to go to my room. Further, the ground floor rooms have a patio which is larger than the balconies of the rooms on the upper floors. Clearly, each person has their own wants.
Hope you have a good time!