Am I the only one?

[tikimimi]

Edited - DVC is a great fit for my family, and I appreciate the alternate views proposed for me to consider. Thanks so much folks!!

 

[horselover]

Doesn't bother me in the least. I'll stick with my deluxe DVC resort over AoA. The suites don't have full kitchens only kitchenettes so the amenities are not exactly the same.

I respect your entitled to your opinion but if you bought DVC for the ability to rent you probably bought for the wrong reasons. JMO.

 

[Tiger926]

Doesn't bother me either. We only stay in 1 bedrooms with full kitchen and laundry, so none of that in AoA. Now for those staying in Studios, I'm not sure how the AoA rooms stack up against those, but again, it's a Value resort and not a DVC resort, which being in different categories, they offer different amenities anyway.

Sorry you feel that way, but I will agree with above, if you bought strictly to rent, then you may have bought for the wrong reasons too.

Tiger

 

[Dean]

Just curious - are there other DVCers out there who feel a bit put off that a non-DVC resort now offers villas? I realize there is still a difference in quality level between a DVC resort and Art of Animation, but just the fact that the amenities available in a villa are now available at a non-DVC resort seems to weaken our position in a rental market and take away what it is we have paid so much more to have.

One of my principles is another person's gain is not necessarily my loss, esp in a situation where I could take advantage if I wanted. To me it's like the people that get upset if someone who is a non owner is told "welcome home".

 

[magicaldisney]

Nope, doesn't bother me at all. It's the whole deluxe resort that we love, not just the room. I can wake up to giraffes, the boardwalk, the castle, a view of DTD, etc. if I choose too. I can't get that at AOA.

 

[JaimeA]

Doesn't bother me. It is just like ASM and the cabins.

 

[tikimimi]

Edited to relieve the congested conversation that is quite repetitive.

 

[Deb & Bill]

No I didn't buy to just rent at all - in fact we've only rented one time. We have stayed in everything from a studio to a grand villa. I am happiest at Disney; being there or on one of their ships - in any accommodation - is better than not being there. I am not ranting - perhaps I did not ask my question well. I find it curious that Disney is making a move to provide a more DVC-similar option to non-DVCers. Does anyone else find it curious?

Not a bit. Larger families like having the family suites. And I don't think DVC and members renting was the reason they built the family suites. Just more options for guests.

 

[tikimimi]

Thanks everyone for giving me new ways to consider this option!

 

[magicaldisney]

I find it curious that Disney is making a move to provide a more DVC-similar option to non-DVCers. Does anyone else find it curious?

I don't see it that way at all. I don't see it as a DVC similar offering but as a way for bigger families to have accommodations that fit their needs and I say "it's about time". Do you think a POR room is a DVC similar option to staying at OKW in a studio? The room is basically the same, but it's the whole experience that is different.

 

[Dean]

No I didn't buy to just rent at all - in fact we've only rented one time. We have stayed in everything from a studio to a grand villa. I am happiest at Disney; being there or on one of their ships - in any accommodation - is better than not being there. I am not ranting - perhaps I did not ask my question well. I find it curious that Disney is making a move to provide a more DVC-similar option to non-DVCers. Does anyone else find it curious?

There are other option offered by Disney, both currently and historically, including a number of villas on the site where SSR now sits and even before the Disney Institute came into existence.

The villas were divided into several sections:
Vacation Villas: One-and-two bedroom dwellings.
Fairway Villas: Townhomes that overlooked the Lake Buena Vista Golf Course. They featured energy-efficient features, such as their roof overhangs and double glazed windows.
Treehouse Villas: Two-bedroom octagonal villas on top of 10-foot-high (3.0 m) pedestals to withstand flooding and allow for natural drainage.
Club Lake Villas: Added in a later building phase and were meant to appeal to conventioneers attending meetings at the Walt Disney World Conference Center.
Grand Vista Suites: Four single-family dwellings originally constructed as model homes for the residential development.

 

[tikimimi]

Thanks!!

 

[vacationer1954]

I don't mind it at all.

 

[GrumpyBelle]

Doesn't bother me either. We bought where we want to stay. Our rooms are paid for the next several years. Those staying at AoA don't have that benefit.

 

[DebbieB]

I don't think AoA is comparable to a DVC resort. They sleep 6 but only have 1 real bed.

People on other boards are complaining that they only get the quick service dining plan for free but are playing alot more than the other value resorts.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

It doesn't bother me at all. I have no desire to ever stay there, but am happy that Disney has found a way to fulfill a need for those with larger families who either can't afford or don't want to spend the money for a villa at a DVC deluxe resort.

I'm not sure I agree with the OP's premise that the existance of AoA somehow impacts the value of a DVC ownership. The only DVC owner I can see who would be effected would be one who purchased DVC, but who would prefer to use value resort family suites instead now that they exist. (Family suites aren't new with AoA. They've been available in other value resorts for a while.) I'd submit that such a person really wasn't a good fit for DVC in the first place.

 

[vicki_c]

I don't see it as related to DVC at all. Disney built that resort to lure back the larger families that have gone off-site, IMO. Spend some time on the Resort boards or the Orlando resort boards and you will see all the complaints about how Disney discriminates against larger families and how people are going off-site either for space or price or both. Many complaints that the only accommodations for large families were in deluxes or the cabins, or that there weren't enough suites at the All-Stars (I have seen all these complaints many times). I think AoA was a way to counter some of that guest loss- I don't think that is the same group that is renting DVC villas (although I know the price point is not really a value price point at AoA).

 

[DougEMG]

It doesn't bother me at all. Guests at the AoA are not taking anything away from my ability to use and enjoy my stays at a DVC resort.

As far as comparing a DVC resort to AoA, I don't think there is any comparison. Disney isn't going to dilute their DVC brand as long as they are in the business of selling DVC.

In my view Disney wants to capture as much of the market as possible, AoA is for those larger groups that need more space but can't afford or don't want to purchase DVC.

 

[DougEMG]

It doesn't bother me at all. I have no desire to ever stay there, but am happy that Disney has found a way to fulfill a need for those with larger families who either can't afford or don't want to spend the money or a villa at a DVC deluxe resort.

I'm not sure I agree with the OP's premise that the existance of AoA somehow impacts the value of a DVC ownership. The only DVC owner I can see who would be effected would be one who purchased DVC, but who would prefer to use value resort family suites instead now that they exist. (Family suites aren't new with AoA. They've been available in other value resorts for a while.) I'd submit that such a person really wasn't a good fit for DVC in the first place.

I should have saved writing and just said I agree with you