DVC Chit Chat Thread

[DVC Gma]

Went to the lounge and was told there was 13 parties in front of me so they couldn’t guarantee how long it would take.

I asked about how many of them are MMB, and was told none.

So I’m now waiting with priority.

ETA: it was a 6minute wait.

Nice!! How does that change it & how did you know to mention that? I would not have know to say anything, thanks for mentioning it.

 

[RuntheMouse]

Before I call MS, going to ask here. We had a split stay combined into one reservation now that we’re staying at the same place. When I go to MDE, it displays the reservation under plans but it doesn’t display on my Home Screen and I can’t make any changes. I also noticed my icon is a general Mickey and not my icon. Also got an error when trying to link the reservation manually. Any suggestions?

I had something wonky like this happen to me as well a few months ago. Somehow one of my reservation had my middle initial and couldn’t like properly in MDE. It was there but with the blue Mickey head. I could make LL for DH but not for me and couldn’t do online check in. They had to do something when I checked in so I’d definitely contact MS to have them fix it ahead of time

 

[DVC Gma]

Slinky is my older daughter’s favorite ride of all times. It’s real fun! She would ride it all day if she could!

I had no expectations other than a Six Flags Family Coaster… and was pleasantly surprised!

Me too! My daughter was meh about riding slinky dog and I was like come on it is so fun! Sure enough she laughed the whole ride with me.

 

[DVC Gma]

That makes sense. Looks like non-sub AUL is $10.96/point and SSR is $9.19/point. AUL does have 8 more years on its contract than SSR and they both go for about the same price on the resale market, but I doubt that makes up for the higher dues on AUL. Now, AUL-sub contracts at $8.24/point, that is a different story. If you can get those, you can see why some call those the ultimate SAP+ points.

Is it me or did the brokers used to say AUL-S when selling them? Seems like when I look at AUL points it is a hide and seek game to find if they are regular or subsidized.

 

[airjay75]

Is it me or did the brokers used to say AUL-S when selling them? Seems like when I look at AUL points it is a hide and seek game to find if they are regular or subsidized.

Others can speak to that a lot better than I can. I've heard that they are sometimes clearly identified like that in the listing and other times, they are not.

 

[RivGirl]

Slinky Dog Dash is two minutes long, making it a longer than 7DMT, but shorter than BTMR. It's a favorite of our whole family, from the young to the old. It's a very smooth ride and visually appealing with some fun audio effects to go with it. I love how it is broken into two sections, so you get to "blast off" a second time.

 

[J-Dog]

Is it me or did the brokers used to say AUL-S when selling them? Seems like when I look at AUL points it is a hide and seek game to find if they are regular or subsidized.

Are you sure that you've actually found one that wasn't noted as such? I've been looking for the right one for years, and as far as I know, all brokers notate it somewhere. Unless that's recently changed...

 

[DVC Gma]

Are you sure that you've actually found one that wasn't noted as such? I've been looking for the right one for years, and as far as I know, all brokers notate it somewhere. Unless that's recently changed...

I have only looked recently (early April maybe) & casually. Maybe there just haven’t been any smallish Sub for sale. Was looking for BWV hard core then.

 

[ClaraOswald]

Thanks for all the Slinky responses. In videos, it seemed more intense to me so I'm happy to hear it's not too bad. I'm kind of a wuss with rollercoasters.

By the time I got around to replying you already got a lot of good replies…it’s definitely closer to Big Thunder (maybe even slightly less thrilling?) the only thing I’ll note is that unlike much of BT/7DMT, you can see the track and drops pretty clearly, so it might cause more anticipation in the queue than many of the other coasters.

Whaaaaaaaa? TIL.

I don't think WL always shares buses. But on our last two trips (Jan 2024 and Jan 2025) we would share with Fort Wilderness when going to Epcot. And Contemporary when going to Animal Kingdom. I can't recall if we shared for HS. Maybe with FW again?

I'm thinking maybe they don't share during more busy hours or busy times of the year. But we aren't rope droppers and it was the "slow" time of year too so we definitely shared.

 

[J-Dog]

I have only looked recently (early April maybe) & casually. Maybe there just haven’t been any smallish Sub for sale. Was looking for BWV hard core then.

AUL-Sub come up, but are fairly rare. I haven't seen one recently either, but haven't looked too much as of late.

 

[Brian Noble]

How thrilling is it compared to other Disney coasters? Is it similar to something like Big Thunder or more thrilling like Expedition Everest or what?

Thanks for all the Slinky responses. In videos, it seemed more intense to me so I'm happy to hear it's not too bad. I'm kind of a wuss with rollercoasters.

Full disclosure: my daughter and I are roller coaster afficianados*. I've ridden more than 180 different coasters so far, and will check off probably another five to ten this summer. We live on the more intense side of the spectrum. So our opinoins about "thrilling" should probably be taken with a good tablespoon of salt.

We were shocked at how forceless Slinky was. I mean, it looks like it should have some pretty decent floater air on the double-down in the first half, the hill out of the second launch, and the bunny hill run near the end. Not a single one of them delivers. Honestly, it's a pretty serious feat of ride engineering to build a layout that looks that interesting but does not ever feel like more than a crusie through the countryside. (The bunny hills feel a little yo-yo-y, but only because the angle keeps changing, not because you go through them fast enough to matter.)

Anyway, my daughter---my Disney-loving, grew-up-with-Toy-Story, daughter---got off and pronounced it a one-and-done, to the point where she told me she'd rather not use a Tier One LL on it if she was in the park with me. It's better at night, because the lighting package is neat, but....meh. Just meh.

All that to say: I don't think anyone would find Slinky too intense.

Interval International [...] you don't even find the dates you expected half the time.

This is how timeshare exchange works. You can't exchange into something until someone exchanges out of it, and that happens in dribs and drabs. More importantly, the "good stuff" does not last very long just sitting around before someone takes it, and the "really good stuff" never even makes it to online inventory---it is matched to someone's ongoing search first.

So, if you have some pretty firm ideas of waht you'd like, it is much more effective to enter an ongoing search for it.

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*: If you want an intense bunny hill run, try Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point. This was one of the last few coasters designed by hand rather than by computer, and has had to be re-profiled in a few places after opening to smooth it out. The short hills on the run back to the brake run provide what folks often call "ejector air"---if you were not belted in, you'd be thrown out of the car. That's particularly great in what's called the "ejector seat" or "magic seat" in the third row of the first car. (ProTip: The queue for that row is often obscured by the people waiting for the front row, so paradoxically it is often the shortest line in the station.)

(PS: To avoid the lapbar-thigh pain, keep the belt *very* tight, and that will help.)

 

[AstroBlasters]

AUL-Sub come up, but are fairly rare. I haven't seen one recently either, but haven't looked too much as of late.

There are at least 7 AUL-S in the market right now.

Most brokers label them, but some miss it.

 

[Cyberc1978]

Nice!! How does that change it & how did you know to mention that? I would not have know to say anything, thanks for mentioning it.

Your welcome.

I just asked because I knew I was MMB and MMB gets priority and I also knew from reading this board that not all eligible members wish to pay for MMB.

 

[Cyberc1978]

Wow Remy is a walk on today (singlerider) and we are not being split up. Standby is 30min.

 

[atthebeachclub]

This is how timeshare exchange works. You can't exchange into something until someone exchanges out of it, and that happens in dribs and drabs. More importantly, the "good stuff" does not last very long just sitting around before someone takes it, and the "really good stuff" never even makes it to online inventory---it is matched to someone's ongoing search first.

So, if you have some pretty firm ideas of waht you'd like, it is much more effective to enter an ongoing search for it.

I’m not even trying to exchange; just pick up some last minute dregs via the paid “getaways”, but the search function on the website is horrendous.

 

[ClaraOswald]

Full disclosure: my daughter and I are roller coaster afficianados*. I've ridden more than 180 different coasters so far, and will check off probably another five to ten this summer. We live on the more intense side of the spectrum. So our opinoins about "thrilling" should probably be taken with a good tablespoon of salt.

We were shocked at how forceless Slinky was. I mean, it looks like it should have some pretty decent floater air on the double-down in the first half, the hill out of the second launch, and the bunny hill run near the end. Not a single one of them delivers. Honestly, it's a pretty serious feat of ride engineering to build a layout that looks that interesting but does not ever feel like more than a crusie through the countryside. (The bunny hills feel a little yo-yo-y, but only because the angle keeps changing, not because you go through them fast enough to matter.)

Anyway, my daughter---my Disney-loving, grew-up-with-Toy-Story, daughter---got off and pronounced it a one-and-done, to the point where she told me she'd rather not use a Tier One LL on it if she was in the park with me. It's better at night, because the lighting package is neat, but....meh. Just meh.

All that to say: I don't think anyone would find Slinky too intense.


This is how timeshare exchange works. You can't exchange into something until someone exchanges out of it, and that happens in dribs and drabs. More importantly, the "good stuff" does not last very long just sitting around before someone takes it, and the "really good stuff" never even makes it to online inventory---it is matched to someone's ongoing search first.

So, if you have some pretty firm ideas of waht you'd like, it is much more effective to enter an ongoing search for it.

------------------------
*: If you want an intense bunny hill run, try Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point. This was one of the last few coasters designed by hand rather than by computer, and has had to be re-profiled in a few places after opening to smooth it out. The short hills on the run back to the brake run provide what folks often call "ejector air"---if you were not belted in, you'd be thrown out of the car. That's particularly great in what's called the "ejector seat" or "magic seat" in the third row of the first car. (ProTip: The queue for that row is often obscured by the people waiting for the front row, so paradoxically it is often the shortest line in the station.)

(PS: To avoid the lapbar-thigh pain, keep the belt *very* tight, and that will help.)

I'm not a fan of air time or whatever on rides so Slinky Dog sounds perfect for me!

 

[RivGirl]

If you want an intense bunny hill run, try Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point.

Oh, geeze. That coaster had me crying at the end, either from laughter or pain or both, I don't know. I thought it was so ROUGH!

I much preferred Millennium Force, although the downforce at the bottom of the drop almost made me pass out all three times I rode it.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Are you sure that you've actually found one that wasn't noted as such? I've been looking for the right one for years, and as far as I know, all brokers notate it somewhere. Unless that's recently changed...

Brokers notate it if they know it's a sub contract, however not all know or take time to verify.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Slinky dog gives me anxiety, I think its my ADHD, the slowness and then the complete pause is just nerve wracking. But I still go on it every time because it's slinky dog!

 

[VGCgroupie]

Full disclosure: my daughter and I are roller coaster afficianados*. I've ridden more than 180 different coasters so far, and will check off probably another five to ten this summer. We live on the more intense side of the spectrum. So our opinoins about "thrilling" should probably be taken with a good tablespoon of salt.

We were shocked at how forceless Slinky was. I mean, it looks like it should have some pretty decent floater air on the double-down in the first half, the hill out of the second launch, and the bunny hill run near the end. Not a single one of them delivers. Honestly, it's a pretty serious feat of ride engineering to build a layout that looks that interesting but does not ever feel like more than a crusie through the countryside. (The bunny hills feel a little yo-yo-y, but only because the angle keeps changing, not because you go through them fast enough to matter.)

Anyway, my daughter---my Disney-loving, grew-up-with-Toy-Story, daughter---got off and pronounced it a one-and-done, to the point where she told me she'd rather not use a Tier One LL on it if she was in the park with me. It's better at night, because the lighting package is neat, but....meh. Just meh.

All that to say: I don't think anyone would find Slinky too intense.


This is how timeshare exchange works. You can't exchange into something until someone exchanges out of it, and that happens in dribs and drabs. More importantly, the "good stuff" does not last very long just sitting around before someone takes it, and the "really good stuff" never even makes it to online inventory---it is matched to someone's ongoing search first.

So, if you have some pretty firm ideas of waht you'd like, it is much more effective to enter an ongoing search for it.

------------------------
*: If you want an intense bunny hill run, try Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point. This was one of the last few coasters designed by hand rather than by computer, and has had to be re-profiled in a few places after opening to smooth it out. The short hills on the run back to the brake run provide what folks often call "ejector air"---if you were not belted in, you'd be thrown out of the car. That's particularly great in what's called the "ejector seat" or "magic seat" in the third row of the first car. (ProTip: The queue for that row is often obscured by the people waiting for the front row, so paradoxically it is often the shortest line in the station.)

(PS: To avoid the lapbar-thigh pain, keep the belt *very* tight, and that will help.)

Man I dont want to give away where I live on the boards but I wonder if you have been to a really cool place very close to my house!