Do they do the timeshare sales pitches at the Disney Resorts?

[postmanrings]

Will be staying at SSR from a timeshare exchange through Interval International in June. I was wondering if Disney does the timeshare tours and what do they offer you in exchange for the 90 minutes. Just trying to get my game plan before I get that call to tour.
Thanks

 

[Alicnwondrln]

WOW
how did you get in through II
my mo mhas it and we have tried for 6 years to get into disney through them
when we toured SSR they told us only like 4 or 5 times had someone switched in through another timeshare place
how did you get so lucky
i didnt find the pitch to be to much at all there was NO pressure and he was very professional

 

[Greg K.]

Will be staying at SSR from a timeshare exchange through Interval International in June. I was wondering if Disney does the timeshare tours and what do they offer you in exchange for the 90 minutes. Just trying to get my game plan before I get that call to tour.
Thanks

The Disney pitch is unlike any other timeshare schpiel I've encountered.

Put simply: there is no hard sell. Period. No one will ask you to take the tour. No one will hassle you. No one will implore you to give up some of your day in exchange for discounted theme park tickets or anything like that. There are no incentives offered. (Though you may get a refreshing glass of lemonade while you take the tour, if you decide to do it...)

There are kiosks set up in the lobbies of various resorts. But they more or less wait for you to make the first move, and inquire. And in the end, if you decide to take the tour, they are unbelievably gracious and polite. If you want to think about it, fine, goodbye, thanks, and have a magical day!

We took the tour twice before deciding to buy, and both times the guides could not have been nicer, more gracious or more professional. They don't even ask for your phone number so they can hassle you when you get home.

The fact is: Disney Vacation Club owners are the best sales tool around. Disney doesn't HAVE to do a hard sell. People who are members are ecstatic about it. The one refrain we kept hearing again and again from people we bumped into was: "We love it. Our only regret is that we didn't do it sooner!"

To which I can only add: "Amen!"

 

[Alicnwondrln]

we were given 2 50 gc and a free dinner
but i would have done it without the free offers

 

[bettyann29]

Not to be nosey but what is the cost for timeshare?? we are currently doing a timeshare like thing thru Carnival Cruiselines.. and will have that paid off in about 10 months.. just wondering what it costs for WDW timeshare or even approx pricing..

 

[pearlieq]

Don't go to a DVC presentation expecting a reward. We did it twice--once at BWV and once at SSR. The most we ever got was complimentary transport and a couple of pins. I've heard of people getting Fastpasses or a counter service meal voucher, but that's not advertised or consistently handed out.

The presentation is very nice and absolutely NO pressure.

 

[buckylarue]

Not to be nosey but what is the cost for timeshare?? we are currently doing a timeshare like thing thru Carnival Cruiselines.. and will have that paid off in about 10 months.. just wondering what it costs for WDW timeshare or even approx pricing..

Here's a link to the FAQ on DVC here. The cost varies depending on how many points you buy, and what resort you buy at, and whether you buy direct from Disney or thru resale. The FAQ explains the point system and gives some current cost examples for you.

 

[drakethib]

The Disney pitch is unlike any other timeshare schpiel I've encountered.

Put simply: there is no hard sell. Period. No one will ask you to take the tour. No one will hassle you. No one will implore you to give up some of your day in exchange for discounted theme park tickets or anything like that. There are no incentives offered. (Though you may get a refreshing glass of lemonade while you take the tour, if you decide to do it...)

There are kiosks set up in the lobbies of various resorts. But they more or less wait for you to make the first move, and inquire. And in the end, if you decide to take the tour, they are unbelievably gracious and polite. If you want to think about it, fine, goodbye, thanks, and have a magical day!

We took the tour twice before deciding to buy, and both times the guides could not have been nicer, more gracious or more professional. They don't even ask for your phone number so they can hassle you when you get home.

The fact is: Disney Vacation Club owners are the best sales tool around. Disney doesn't HAVE to do a hard sell. People who are members are ecstatic about it. The one refrain we kept hearing again and again from people we bumped into was: "We love it. Our only regret is that we didn't do it sooner!"

To which I can only add: "Amen!"

We went throught the model homes @ SSR during our last trip just to see SSR.

We talked with our guide whom we had bought an addon for OKW and almost bought an additonal 25 points.

No hard sell at all. Like you said DVC sells itself.

 

[cymomtx]

When we toured SSR last summer, there was no pressure and we received food vouchers good at 25 different restaurants for all 7 in our group even though only two of us went on the tour. We figured the food vouchers were worth a min of $15 per person.

 

[BuzzandWoody]

When we toured 4 years ago we were not sure. We knew alot about how it worked through research here mainly
Our guide was like okay see ya later......
We needed a little extra nudge which she was not about to do, cool as could be looking back

We got back to our room and called her. Ran back over and handled deposit etc.

3 years left and it's paid for

 

[Dean]

WOW
how did you get in through II
my mo mhas it and we have tried for 6 years to get into disney through them
when we toured SSR they told us only like 4 or 5 times had someone switched in through another timeshare place
how did you get so lucky
i didnt find the pitch to be to much at all there was NO pressure and he was very professional

Exchanging to DVC is not that hard unless you want Xmas or Easter. Summer is more limited, but available. The trick is to have good enough home resort quality to trade in, be as flexible as possible, be willing to take less than a 2 BR, deposit the home resort at least a year out, do an ongoing search, and plan at least a full year out. It will help if you are truly off season or if you can take a unit smaller than you give up.

I may be able to help if you will email me directly, or have them do so, or they can call me. Info I need relates to the home resort and specifics and the info posted above. I may be able to help them get what they want in the future. If not, they should know more the specifics to improve their chances for anything they are trying to get.

 

[jenjen212]

When we toured SSR last summer, there was no pressure and we received food vouchers good at 25 different restaurants for all 7 in our group even though only two of us went on the tour. We figured the food vouchers were worth a min of $15 per person.

the same happened to us... but it was before ssr was built, we toured a room at the boardwalk. i had stopped over at the stand in the front of mk one day on our way back to the resort for a nap in the afternoon. i asked if they had any paperwork or brochures on joining etc.

they asked if i could attend a meeting. i told them that we were there with family and they would not want to come and sit through it, and that we were all tired and were going to go take a nap. he saw my husband (then fiancee) chowing down on some cotton candy. he asked if he liked it and my dh said how much he loved it. the guy offered to give us meal vouchers for all of us, if one or two of us attended. he asked what time, he gave us time to go back and nap for an hour, then had someone come pick us up at the resort and drive us back. when we got there for the meeting with our guide, he showed us to the room to view the video, in there he had waiting for my dh 4 bags of cotton candy.

after the video, his presentation, and the tour of the rooms, we were sold! but, we were planning our wedding (and paying for all of it on our own!), and just finishing college (my husband's masters, and my bachelors). if it weren't for those things, we would have bought right then and there. but we told him that for the cost at the time we couldn't afford to buy in right then.

we are going to try to buy in soon though, and can't wait. we are there so often, that we would really benefit from it.

jen

 

[JodyTG]

Not to be nosey but what is the cost for timeshare?? we are currently doing a timeshare like thing thru Carnival Cruiselines.QUOTE]
What is this, exactly? I have never heard of it.