? about off property DVC resorts

[Reddog1134]

I don't know if anyone has brought up this topic before but do you think building new DVC resorts outside of WDW will make it harder to get reservations at the on property resorts?

I would assume that people buying at the new Hawaii resort would be traveling to Orlando more often than Hawaii. So this creates more DVCers at WDW without creating more rooms there.

 

[dzorn]

I don't know if anyone has brought up this topic before but do you think building new DVC resorts outside of WDW will make it harder to get reservations at the on property resorts?

I would assume that people buying at the new Hawaii resort would be traveling to Orlando more often than Hawaii. So this creates more DVCers at WDW without creating more rooms there.

I don't necessarily think the assumption is correct. I think they are marketing the Hawaii to the asian market and the west coast. Those may very well use go to Hawaii yearly.

Denise in MI

 

[robert@dvcstore]

I agree with the previous post. Most buyers of Aulani will buy to use at the resort in Hawaii. And I think most of the owners there will be from the West Coast and Japan (DVC opened a sales center there).

Robert

 

[gonzalez8530]

DVC expanding beyond WDW is exactly what they should do. I'm guessing that one challenge for DVC to attract members is to provide confidence in the investment. Sure Disney is tied to it, but the example that the DVC is expanding around the world only helps it's cause. True, not all will travel to Hawaii regularly, but now there is another great option when you do decide to travel there. I hope and expect DVC to continue expanding their exotic destinations, but I also expect them to continue growth within their Disney properties (both East and West coast).

 

[5forDiz]

I don't know if anyone has brought up this topic before but do you think building new DVC resorts outside of WDW will make it harder to get reservations at the on property resorts?

I would assume that people buying at the new Hawaii resort would be traveling to Orlando more often than Hawaii. So this creates more DVCers at WDW without creating more rooms there.

Good question ! I do agree with pp's that Aulani will be the destination for those that purchase there more so than WDW; I think DLR would even be a more popular second choice for them too.

I'm no expert but I'd think DVC has more expansion plans for the not so distant future at WDW too; there's a recent thread about DVC adjacent to Fort Wilderness Resort that is showing some signs of being more reality than rumor so we shall see

 

[bwvBound]

Hey, Reddog1134,

If it helps any, we are West Coasters with points at WDW. We bought these points long before DVC at CA was announced. We are thrilled to soon use our existing WDW points in both CA and HI. We'll do our best to create vacancies at WDW helping the balance.

 

[Sammie]

I think they will expand outside of the parks based on what trade out locations have been most popular to members.

There is much more trading out to other locations by members than is represented here on the DIS.

I would say DIS members are in the minority in that most of us use our membership mainly at Disney parks.

 

[DenLo]

I think even those DVC members that add on at Aulani will save those points for use at Aulani every two or three years. It takes a fair amount points to stay there and by banking and borrowing you can buy less and stay longer. I think that occasionally people might use their Aulani points elsewhere, but it won't be a regular practice. And remember the Aulani points still can't be used until the 7 month mark at a WDW resort, just like other members using their points to stay at a different resort. So if you book during your home resort priority booking period it will never affect you.

 

[Dean]

I don't know if anyone has brought up this topic before but do you think building new DVC resorts outside of WDW will make it harder to get reservations at the on property resorts?

I would assume that people buying at the new Hawaii resort would be traveling to Orlando more often than Hawaii. So this creates more DVCers at WDW without creating more rooms there.

Ultimately it only matters at the 7 month window as the system has had enough impact from SSR to push people back into their home resort priority window already. Thus it depends totally on the demand of any new resort relative to the higher demand resorts and the average overall. I doubt HI will have enough draw to make the 7 month time any better. Traditionally HI resorts don't have as high of occupancy of owners at the resorts due to distance and air.