Calling all Kentucky Bluegrass DVCers

[AirGoofy]

We are buying our first AP's this year, we are going in December, then June 2013 and October 2013 so 3 trips on 1 pass is a great deal! Maybe it closed early due to being the week before high season. If we had little ones it wouldn't have been as much of an issue.

That is a good deal and definitely worth it. But, the bigger savings is in the renewal. I know we couldn't do 3 trips a year, but the renewal price makes it worth 2 trips a year. But, like before DVC, when we bought the package deal, we went RD to close, if I have th AP, I'll want to go to the parks all the time.

 

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

Excellent. We have a contract there as well. We have been in the Paddock and Carousel. Carousel stinked. Paddock was great, and I bet it is even better now with the new features pool. I want to stay at Congress Park next.

We stayed in the Grandstand on our first trip (via a points rental) and really like the location. My husband could easily walk to the main building to get coffee in the morning, we had a view of the Sassagoula River, and one of the tees on the golf course. It's also the first and last stop for the buses, bonus!!

We stayed at AKV Kidani last year on the same friend's points, and while the savannah view was breathtaking and my then 16 month old couldn't stop saying, "WOW" every time we passed a window, I feel more at home at SSR. It's got that vacation villas type atmosphere, where AKV is more like a hotel.

 

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

We own BLT and SSR so we are neighbors both places. There are several local DVCers in NKY, I work with about 10 and my hubby has a couple at his work.

We should totally plan a NKY DIS meet!! Like go up to the Kenwood Disney store or something!!

 

[AirGoofy]

We stayed in the Grandstand on our first trip (via a points rental) and really like the location. My husband could easily walk to the main building to get coffee in the morning, we had a view of the Sassagoula River, and one of the tees on the golf course. It's also the first and last stop for the buses, bonus!!

We stayed at AKV Kidani last year on the same friend's points, and while the savannah view was breathtaking and my then 16 month old couldn't stop saying, "WOW" every time we passed a window, I feel more at home at SSR. It's got that vacation villas type atmosphere, where AKV is more like a hotel.

Yes, SSR is different but enjoyable. We've stayed at them all at WDW except BC and like different ones. We like and own at BLT & BWV for the location. We first bought into SSR. We like the spread out resort and view. We liked AKV, but would only go th again if we could get the safari tour. DW hated WL, so we won't go back to that one.

 

[mickeyplanner]

[QUOhttp://www.cincinnatibell.net/search/index.php?context=homepage&TE=mickeyplanner;45019107]What type of room did you stay in that you thought it was dark? Was it the furnishings or the light fixtures? What activities did you do during your trip?

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It was 2BD standard view. The wall colors, furnishings and light fixtures were all very dark. Everything sort of shut down at 5 pm - the store was open until 9 and the pool until 10 but they closed the slide at 5. The shuttles from the beach stop at 5 and the beach house closes at 8. We had to walk through the parking garage under the beach house (luckily we had a car) to do a nightly stroll on the beach. We shopped, swam, shopped, ate, hung out at the beach, went to Harbor Town, dolphin watched, biked, etc. It was not a horrible trip by any means, just not want we want in a non-WDW vacation.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for all the info, since we have little ones I am sure won't have a problem with the early times things close. But I can see how that would be a problem with older kids. Maybe HHI is something for us to do for a few years while the kids are small. We will find out next May when we go for the first time. Did you do a dolphin tour and if so who through? Did you rent bikes and with whom? Trying to gather information for our trip.

 

[mickeyplanner]

That is a good deal and definitely worth it. But, the bigger savings is in the renewal. I know we couldn't do 3 trips a year, but the renewal price makes it worth 2 trips a year. But, like before DVC, when we bought the package deal, we went RD to close, if I have th AP, I'll want to go to the parks all the time.

Let me know what you decide because that will be us in 2014 if we should get APs or not for two trips a year.

 

[AirGoofy]

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We will find out next May when we go for the first time. Did you do a dolphin tour and if so who through? Did you rent bikes and with whom? Trying to gather information for our trip.

While We didn't do those, you can sign up for both at the recreation window behind the main pool and under the QS. You can rent bikes by day or week a d there are bike racks and locks on front of your room. As for the dolphin tour, you book it there but I don't know where you go to get on boat.

Let me know what you decide because that will be us in 2014 if we should get APs or not for two trips a year.

Still thinking. I'm fairly confident if we buy AP, then we'll just do renewals. We have cruise in 2013 and while we are book-ending the cruise with a couple nights at WDW, we probably would only do a MNSSHP that trip. So, I'm not sure we will do it or not. Just part of the continued planning.

 

[AirGoofy]

From the DVC Mouscellaneous thread, I found this. So, maybe it was a good thing I missed the time frame on the AP.

Cheshire Figment just posted this

DVC New AP $425 Renewal AP $385
DVC New PAP $559 Renewal PAP $509.
That sounds about right an $11 increase... for renewal

So, my math for four, which does not include tax:

Initial purchase - $1700.
Renewal - $1540
10 day no expiration (UT) - $2080 (which does include tax)

That renewal savings is not really enough. And, by buying a two day ticket, I can add the MNSSHP other days. And, with a two or three day ticket, I don't have to she'll out all the cash at once. I may just have to wait until I live in FL and can get those resident passes to go everyday.

 

[disney212]

We should totally plan a NKY DIS meet!! Like go up to the Kenwood Disney store or something!!

We love the Disney Store Outlet at the Monroe Outlets too!

 

[disney212]

Thanks for all the info, since we have little ones I am sure won't have a problem with the early times things close. But I can see how that would be a problem with older kids. Maybe HHI is something for us to do for a few years while the kids are small. We will find out next May when we go for the first time. Did you do a dolphin tour and if so who through? Did you rent bikes and with whom? Trying to gather information for our trip.[/QUOTE]


We have our own bikes but saw several of the rentals that seem nice. You can do the dolphin tour through Disney or walk to the other side of the marina and they have them there for less than $20 each. You board at the marina directly in front of the resort.

 

[disney212]

Booked our flights today for Christmas week (less than $600 RT direct flights from Dayton OH), got our AP's on Saturday before the price increase, MVMCP tickets came last week and booked our ME trips today! Now comes the hard part, WAITING!

 

[AirGoofy]

Booked our flights today for Christmas week (less than $600 RT direct flights from Dayton OH), got our AP's on Saturday before the price increase, MVMCP tickets came last week and booked our ME trips today! Now comes the hard part, WAITING!

Congrats. We still haven't got out MNSSHP tickets yet.

 

[disney212]

Congrats. We still haven't got out MNSSHP tickets yet.

LOVE MNSSHP, we will be back to that next year! Are you wearing costumes?

 

[AirGoofy]

LOVE MNSSHP, we will be back to that next year! Are you wearing costumes?

Our dds are. I haven't decided. My avatar is my Captain Jack Pirate on vacation costume from last year. It was super hot in that wig, so if I do, it will not include headwear.

 

[disney212]

We dressed up in 50's attire. Very easy and we saw no one else dressed like us. Got a lot of compliments. DH did jeans rolled up a big with white socks, a white t-shirt with sleeves rolled up a bit. I wore a poodle skirt and pony tail. Ordered it all online at a great price. He has an antique truck so we use costumes at car shows too.

 

[AirGoofy]

We dressed up in 50's attire. Very easy and we saw no one else dressed like us. Got a lot of compliments. DH did jeans rolled up a big with white socks, a white t-shirt with sleeves rolled up a bit. I wore a poodle skirt and pony tail. Ordered it all online at a great price. He has an antique truck so we use costumes at car shows too.

I was thinking about going as a soccer team. I am a KY referee (and rec coach) and my youngest daughter plays. We could all get matching shirts out of the bin, or I could wear my ref jersey. I don't know if I want to wear my socks pulled up to my knees as a part of the official uniform.

 

[mickeyplanner]

We have our own bikes but saw several of the rentals that seem nice. You can do the dolphin tour through Disney or walk to the other side of the marina and they have them there for less than $20 each. You board at the marina directly in front of the resort.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the tip on the dolphin tours

 

[disney212]

I get to make my ADR's on Monday! Here is what we are planning for ADR's:

Ohana
Garden Grill
Chefs de France
CRT - but hoping Be Our Guest will be open in time for our visit and we would do that instead
Plaza on MVMCP night

We will be there December 15-23, anything we shouldn't miss during the holidays?

 

[disney212]

I was thinking about going as a soccer team. I am a KY referee (and rec coach) and my youngest daughter plays. We could all get matching shirts out of the bin, or I could wear my ref jersey. I don't know if I want to wear my socks pulled up to my knees as a part of the official uniform.

You have to wear the socks!

 

[AirGoofy]

I get to make my ADR's on Monday! Here is what we are planning for ADR's:

Ohana
Garden Grill
Chefs de France
CRT - but hoping Be Our Guest will be open in time for our visit and we would do that instead
Plaza on MVMCP night

We will be there December 15-23, anything we shouldn't miss during the holidays?

We have never been that time of year, but maybe one year. I read BOG said holidays, but I read that most felt it would be open after January. That is a great list. We are eating at Chefs De France for the first time in October and looking forward to it.