Disney Vacation Club adjusts 2010 Vacation Points charts

[dis-happy]

They're up on the website again....

 

[toocherie]

and I just got an email announcing "news" from DVC. The point chart re-allocation is buried as the third or fourth news item.

The "banner" item is the reopening of sales at SSR because of the Treehouses.

 

[toocherie]

here'e the email:

Here are just a few of the stories waiting for you in the "News" section of your exclusive Member Web site. New stories debut weekly, so be sure to visit often for the latest scoop! The button at the bottom of this e-mail will take you to the Web site's sign-in page. Once you've logged into the site and have arrived at the homepage, simply click the "View All News" button below the box titled "Latest News."

Treehouse development re-opens sales at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort

As crews move full-speed ahead on the development of the Treehouse Villas at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, sales have officially re-opened at the largest resort in the Disney Vacation Club neighborhood. Vacation Club Guides are now taking calls from Members looking to Add On at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort as its highly anticipated fourth phase takes shape.



Artist Rendering--Proposed

Plus...

Disney Parks Celebrate US Military with Free Admission in 2009
New wait-list process designed to improve Member experience
Disney Vacation Club adjusts 2010 Vacation Points Charts
Sanaa reservations begin Feb. 16

 

[keishashadow]

i could be wrong, but im sensing a pattern of those in favor of the point changes may just be those who hold more than the standard contract # (150-160) and have more wriggle room

cynic in me wonders that if another change that would perhaps hit home a tad more for them personally, was implemented...say, that all owners must stay only @ their home resort...how they would feel

nothing wrong with venting or feeling let down/upset imo, we don't all have to agree with whatever decree is handed down by DVC

small comfort, yet we do all have the opportunity to walk away in one fashion or another

 

[dzorn]

The difference is you bought into a system which you knew favored weekday stays. For people to complain about weekend points being higher than weekday points is like buying a house next to an airport and then complaining about the noise. Many of us were mislead at the time of purchase. That is my beef.

Yep

 

[TSMIII]

Interestingly enough, the point chart for VGC is not there this time!

Wonder if that one is being reworked now?!

 

[lugnut33]

I bet they are the same as before????

 

[cinderella97]

They are the same .

 

[Inkmahm]

cynic in me wonders that if another change that would perhaps hit home a tad more for them personally, was implemented...say, that all owners must stay only @ their home resort...how they would feel

Would be great with me! I also followed the advice of "buy where you want to stay" so we own at the 3 resorts that we plan to use. If I could never stay at any of the others (and I never have) it would be no skin off my nose.

And no, I"m not supporting such a rule change. Just responding to the suggestion by the poster that I quoted...

 

[tamclan]

and I just got an email announcing "news" from DVC. The point chart re-allocation is buried as the third or fourth news item.

The "banner" item is the reopening of sales at SSR because of the Treehouses.

Yup just got the email. And there up.

Quick glance looks like they made the changes many feared.

 

[Plutofan]

Can you believe it that the points charts appear to be the same as orginally released. I think DVC needs a new PR team...

 

[bethy]

Would be great with me! I also followed the advice of "buy where you want to stay" so we own at the 3 resorts that we plan to use. If I could never stay at any of the others (and I never have) it would be no skin off my nose.

And no, I"m not supporting such a rule change. Just responding to the suggestion by the poster that I quoted...

I would be bummed if we could never stay at any others just for variety's sake but did buy with that possibility in mind. I love both my resorts the most luckily. Especially VGC. Which is a good thing because it will be the ONLY option at DLR! At least for a long while I suspect.

ALL DVC resorts are pretty darn nice IMO!

 

[lugnut33]

Would be great with me! I also followed the advice of "buy where you want to stay" so we own at the 3 resorts that we plan to use. If I could never stay at any of the others (and I never have) it would be no skin off my nose.

And no, I"m not supporting such a rule change. Just responding to the suggestion by the poster that I quoted...

I bet you like paying taxes also?? It's legal so it must be joyful!!

Is it really so hard to admit that some people (not me though) are getting screwed on this deal and have a legit reason to be upset?

 

[dis-happy]

They spent 2 days writing this:




Disney Vacation Club adjusts 2010 Vacation Points charts

To help address a growing Member interest in weekend stays and to better manage inventory of available rooms at Disney Vacation Club Resorts, Disney Vacation Club has adjusted 2010 Vacation Points charts, primarily reducing Vacation Point requirements for most Friday and Saturday nights.

In addition to better reflecting the changes in Members' vacationing patterns, the adjusted charts make accommodations more affordable during many popular Walt Disney World® events, such as Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and ESPN The Weekend.

To make this change possible, Vacation Point requirements for most instances of Sunday-Thursday stays are now higher. However, a full week's stay will essentially cost the same amount of Vacation Points as before.

To view the adjusted Vacation Points charts, click on the "View Vacation Points Charts" link in the "Plan My Vacation" section of this Web site (located on the right side of the page).

 

[CheapMom]

i could be wrong, but im sensing a pattern of those in favor of the point changes may just be those who hold more than the standard contract # (150-160) and have more wriggle room

I don't mind the change- and I do own a bit more points than I need to fufill my vacation habits. If I had a 150 point contract and my usage plan included using all my points with no weekends I would be disappointed- but I also would have known of the possibility.

If I could only stay at my home resort- I would be very sad about a change like that-but again- it is clearly with DVC's legal ability to implement that change- and I am aware of that.

 

[wildernessDad]

I still think it's odd that the required number points for a stay in an AKV GV went down during the week and up during the weekend, bucking the trend. I wonder if the same is true of the other GVs.

 

[CheapMom]

They spent 2 days writing this:

haha That is what it said 2 days ago! So far I am not seeing any differences in the "mistakenly posted" charts and the new ones.

 

[RobDoc]

Here are direct links to each point chart. VGC was up ( I have a saved pdf copy), but was taken down a few minutes later.

Direct Links to the "corrected" DVC Point Charts

 

[toocherie]

i could be wrong, but im sensing a pattern of those in favor of the point changes may just be those who hold more than the standard contract # (150-160) and have more wriggle room

cynic in me wonders that if another change that would perhaps hit home a tad more for them personally, was implemented...say, that all owners must stay only @ their home resort...how they would feel

nothing wrong with venting or feeling let down/upset imo, we don't all have to agree with whatever decree is handed down by DVC

small comfort, yet we do all have the opportunity to walk away in one fashion or another

well, actually I only have a 160 point contract, so not sure that's true. But I didn't plan my usage down to the point (in fact I rolled over/banked points this year). and yes, I would be upset if a "home resort" rule was implemented--but like you said one could always walk away. In fact, now that I'm buying points at VGC there is a real possibility that I am going to "walk away" from my points in Florida anyway . . . . . .

I bet you like paying taxes also?? It's legal so it must be joyful!!

Is it really so hard to admit that some people (not me though) are getting screwed on this deal and have a legit reason to be upset?

I have no problem admitting that people are upset-=-people do not like change in general and build up expectations which when they are not met can be very upsetting. I had built up in my mind what type of "first trip home" I expected when I went to SSR my first time and was sorely disappointed (not by the resort, by service). And I was royally ticked off.

I don't mind the change- and I do own a bit more points than I need to fufill my vacation habits. If I had a 150 point contract and my usage plan included using all my points with no weekends I would be disappointed- but I also would have known of the possibility.

If I could only stay at my home resort- I would be very sad about a change like that-but again- it is clearly with DVC's legal ability to implement that change- and I am aware of that.

I would hope they wouldn't do that, but if they did I could live with it.

 

[Inkmahm]

I have no problem admitting that people are upset-=-people do not like change in general and build up expectations which when they are not met can be very upsetting.


I would hope they wouldn't do that, but if they did I could live with it.

Exactly.