Wow...just read that link and about 50% of the replies to the article there. Quite insane situation. I wonder what Disney's stance was prior to the DISboard thread coming down ? Wonder how accommodating or not they were. Looks like after the thread was deleted Disney came to a mutual agreement with the bride ?
Very interesting. I can tell you, we heard hammering and such on March 5 during the site tour and this is why we asked Joe about it. Not sure how significant or not that was compared to what this bride heard/experienced. Wonder if any 2013 brides have addressed this issue or find fault with it at all. Maybe we're just being a little over-concerned/picky about it ?? Thank you so much for the link and comments !
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Hoping to put you at ease here. First, our wedding was on a Friday at 5PM in November, while construction was full throttle, and we saw/heard nothing. Our guests didn't even ask us about what was going on at the WP. The planners submit the schedule of weddings to the construction crews so that, if possible, they can plan around the weddings. And thats for the DVC next door to the WP. The purported DVC at the Poly will be further away, and I cannot even fathom them being at a point where you'd even see progress a year from now. Also, from the initial rumors i heard, I thought the over-sea bungalows were going to be closer to the ferry and TTC than the WP, though anything related to this DVC is conjecture at this point.
As to the situation quoted in the TP blog... to be honest, the blogger only captured the bride's very emotional side of the story. The thread went viral as my DH and I were just about to sign our contract, so I paid very close attention to it. The reason for the situation was that dredging needed to occur on the beach next to the WP on the date of the bride's wedding, and at first, DFTW offered to move her to a different location (i believe it was top of the world lounge at BLT, i remember them saying it still offered MK views and had never before been used as a venue). The bride was very emotional, as anyone would be a month before her wedding. Well, her thread went viral, and then she used a lot of social media, so those went viral too. She had developed a list of things she was going to request from Disney, again in an emotional state, and posted them here. DFTW contacted her (the DFTW staff monitors the boards) and she chose to have the thread removed so as not to impact her ability to reach a positive outcome with them. In the end, she and Disney came to an amicable resolution, and she did get married at the WP, and I believe it was even on the same date, maybe just earlier in the day.
If I remember correctly, the whole thing was resolved in a matter of days. At no point was Disney completely screwing her, at first they offered her several other options that she didn't want. After that didn't go anywhere, she removed her thread on here, met with DFTW, and came out with a resolution that she was happy with. DFTW was honoring the contract that she signed, stating that if they had to move her event due to forces beyond their control (there is even wording relating to construction in that clause in the contract now, though i don't know if her contract specifically mentioned construction, as the DVC may not have been known at the time she signed it), they would. Every single one of us has that protection clause in the contract, for every venue. If they have to move you because of something out of their control, they will. That's a risk you take with absolutely any venue you book for any reason, not specific to Disney. Granted, being moved from my location one month before my wedding would have upset me, so i could definitely understand her initial emotional reaction, i personally would have handled the next steps differently than she did, but different people react differently to those situations. She did get resolution from DFTW, which at the time i believe she said she was verry happy with. The thread just got out of control after a few days on here, as happens.
I don't think this is something you or your daughter need to stress about.