Horace Horsecollar
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Don't be disppointed if the billboard doesn't annnounce a new DVC resort when it's unwrapped.
I posted the following in a thread on the DVC Planning Board. I should have posted it in this thread:
I posted the following in a thread on the DVC Planning Board. I should have posted it in this thread:
Somehow, on this board, there's a high expectation that when the billboard is unwrapped, we'll see the announcement of a new DVC resort. Although that's a possibility, my guess is that it's more likely to be the news that DVC membership has hit 100,000 (or something along those lines).
Let's assume that rumors of a DVC resort at the Contemporary are correct. In that case, planning has been proceeding without any official announcement (but with plenty of leaks). At some point, DVD will make an official announcement, probably when they start to file timeshare registrations in states throughout the U.S. or else when actual demolition and contruction gets underway. At that point, it can no longer be kept a secret, so DVD will issue a press release. The news will appear in real estate publications, Orlando area publications, a few publications elsewhere, and on websites such as this one. The rest of the world will take no notice.
For close to two years after any official announcement, folks on this board will bemoan the fact that there's little if any additional official news about the resort.
There's no reason for billboards or magazine ads or flyers in WDW resort rooms or a fancy website until points actually go on sale. It will likely be 2008 at the earliest before the Contemporary Villas would be available for occupancy. Points will go on sale and will be marketed when Disney Vacation Development determines that the timing is right. The status of Saratoga Springs will be one factor, and compliance with legal regulations will be another. My guess is that points for the Contemporary Villas won't be sold until late 2007 at the earliest.
And, at this time, the Contemporary Villas resort is still just an oft-repeated rumor that may or may not become a reality.
Let's assume that rumors of a DVC resort at the Contemporary are correct. In that case, planning has been proceeding without any official announcement (but with plenty of leaks). At some point, DVD will make an official announcement, probably when they start to file timeshare registrations in states throughout the U.S. or else when actual demolition and contruction gets underway. At that point, it can no longer be kept a secret, so DVD will issue a press release. The news will appear in real estate publications, Orlando area publications, a few publications elsewhere, and on websites such as this one. The rest of the world will take no notice.
For close to two years after any official announcement, folks on this board will bemoan the fact that there's little if any additional official news about the resort.
There's no reason for billboards or magazine ads or flyers in WDW resort rooms or a fancy website until points actually go on sale. It will likely be 2008 at the earliest before the Contemporary Villas would be available for occupancy. Points will go on sale and will be marketed when Disney Vacation Development determines that the timing is right. The status of Saratoga Springs will be one factor, and compliance with legal regulations will be another. My guess is that points for the Contemporary Villas won't be sold until late 2007 at the earliest.
And, at this time, the Contemporary Villas resort is still just an oft-repeated rumor that may or may not become a reality.
and it's your a deadbeat payup 
Ok, so what's the secret??? Sounds kind of dumb, but I have no clue!! First time I heard of it and now I'm curious... We'll be down in March with the park hopper pass and on the cruise --- Anyone else?? 
No chance in hell but it would be awesome to see that.
