Future DVC member..... MAYBE

[crisi]

We have enjoyed our experience as well, but I think it is important to recognize the difference between a timeshare and a hotel when you purchase. A timeshare means nearly 100% occupancy all the time. A timeshare means that a lot of "improvements" are going to be paid for out of your dues, and you may not have a lot of say in the matter. A timeshare means you have ownership - this is not a four star spa where someone is going to make your bed each day. If you fill the trash, you need to haul it to the trash room.

When we talk into buying we often talk about how this is "better" than the deluxe resorts. And in some ways it is. But in some ways, being a cash guest has this beat hands down. No concierge. No MYW dining plan. No daily mousekeeping. If these things matter to you, you may not be happy. On the plus side, the accomodations are very nice and prepaid - we are staying now for much cheaper than we would have in connecting deluxe rooms - and we don't have to wait for codes.

 

[Y-ASK]

Hi,

So far our DVC experience has been a positive one. DVC is not for everyone but if you like Disney and plan to take many vacations there then I think DVC is the way to go. My complaints are mostly personal, I went during the most crowded time of the year, the wife wanted to go to the parks every day after day after day (I'm a lay at the pool and drink frozen strawberry Daq. kind of guy). The only real complaint that I had has already been covered about waiting for Buses at the Parks when returning to SSR. Happened to me a couple of times but I didn't complain to Disney (I think I did here). I just figure the resort was new and as more buildings opened to guest the bus situation would change. For me it was a buy....

Y-ASK

 

[lenshanem]

OK, I've been part of the recent "debates".

Despite the whole requests issue, I have been pleased with the DVC resorts. I think if they would tackle those issues I'd be pretty darn happy.

Can't beat the theming for sure. Love BWV (even the clown!), walking out on the BW at night, SAB, the whole experience of WL and VWL. WOW.
I think all of our rooms so far have been in pretty good shape, stay offsite and then compare! Sure, few nicks and such here or there, but the rooms always pass the clean sock test. And that is important to a mom!

I actually like planning out pretty far in advance, I know I'll always get my "fix".

 

[ColoradoBelle1]

Hi,
I second and third what has already been said here. And then I'd like to add on if I may, and hope you find it helpful.

Not only do we see things with different eyes (a snake being good 'theming' or causing a feinting spell for example) and thus write about an experience more or less positively...but also we all react differently to what we read.

Sometimes I read a post and the person posting is complaining about something that (to me) is really insignificant re my vacation plans. How do I react? I might smile a little and shake my head and then I just move on to another post. I am not compelled to post to this person and attack his character because he is bothered by a mosquito in the room. If I post, I may say that housekeeping might have some repellent or citronella candles if you aren't allergic to them.

What is annoying to me however, are the posters who read the post and then add their post which contains little or no helpful information, but only serves to tell the poster how stupid or insensitive (to all living things) or greedy he is...that he should be thankful he can walk (since I guess the mosquito is handicapped because he cant) and so on. NOT COOL to attack character. And if the mosquito poster is a 'complainer' I dare say that the rude poster is also a 'complainer' cause he is complaining about posters who complain.

And then the firework fly in that people jump on the bandwagon to support one or the other of the complainers and the whole point of the thread gets lost. If these people really liked to debate (I do) then it seems they would debate the issue and not attack the posters. The fact that it happens so often here makes me sad. So I sell the posters who complain and then offer either a proposal for change OR ask for help in resolving the problem...as contributing in some way to either my knowledge (I didn't know there were mosquitos or I didnt' realize that the poster was an entymologist and recognized that particular South American mosquito as carrying malaria)
OR when others offer him advice as to how to solve his problem (call housekeeping)..I learn what to do in the event the same thing happens to me.

But when people post to castigate him for having the nerve to post a silly question...then I become upset at the meanness of those who like to attack others. And I wonder what they are like in person, tho I hope I never meet them in person!

It's been my experience that most of the trip/room/CM 'reports' say 20 positive things to one negative experience. The posters usually preface the negative by indicting that it was probably an anomaly. I read that as a positive post, but apparently some people can't stand the thought that something negative happened and so they blame the poster for either what happened or for posting it (head in sand syndrome). It seems to me that if something negative happens that the most POSITIVE approach is to try to figure out how to prevent it happening again,as opposed to ignoring it and hoping it will never happen to me. I can only deduce that some people are very easily threatened and very, very afraid.

I keep posting and reading because I have learned so much about WDW, and I hope you will too. I ,too ,am trying to buy into DVC. I am currently in ROFR as is JimMIA (I think)...I learned from the board posts what a good value was, how much the dues were, how to amortize the real cost per year, how to rent points, how to increase my chances of getting a nonsmoking room etc....I wouldn't have made an offer on a resale if I hadn't been reading this forum.
Hope I haven't offended anyone by posting this (but if I did... )
Good luck on finding the perfect DVC resort!
Colorado Belle

 

[Mouseman11]

To all that have responded... Thank you. It's good here all the good as well as the not so bad.

 

[DrTomorrow]

Maybe it's time for a new DVC Motto:

"DVC. It's not for the faint of heart"

"DVC. We get a better room at 8 AM than you will all day"

"The few. The proud. The non-smoking. DVC"

 

[elgerber]

We've been members since October of 2002. We have made 2 trips home, and just planned our 3rd for October. I have never felt 2nd class at all! We love our accomodations and have been treated no different than we have at any other resort. Occasionally there is a little bit of wear and tear, but no more than a regular Disney hotel, or any other hotel for that matter. I wouldn't trade it for the world!

 

[crisi]

Colorado Belle,

It isn't exactly any nicer to drag those issues into this thread and attack the posters in that thread over here. pot...kettle....black.

 

[Happy Birthday Cat]

Maybe it's time for a new DVC Motto:
"DVC. It's not for the faint of heart"
"DVC. We get a better room at 8 AM than you will all day"
"The few. The proud. The non-smoking. DVC"

Excellent DT.

Or Maybe a few of these:

"What happens at DVC, stays at DVC, then gets reported to housekeeping by the next guest"

"DVC, it's eveywhere you want to be, unless you want the mountains or California or Hawaii or the CR or the AKL"

"With DVC, sometimes you feel like a bath, sometimes you don't" (You can continue the song from here on your own).

HBC

 

[ColoradoBelle1]

Cat:
the 'sometimes you feel like a bath, sometimes you don't"
had me LMAO!!!

Too funny!

Crisi....To me there is a big difference between ATTACKING others or stating that I am upset that some posters resort to attacking others instead of just discussing differing opinions. If you feel that I brought an 'argument' from another thread into this thread for the purpose of continuing it here..then I'm sorry you feel that way. If you feel that I attacked someone's character in this or any other post, then I will have to respectfully disagree with your opinion...but I certainly don't think any less of you as a person for having it! The intent of my post was to let the original poster of THIS thread know that while he will gets lots of great info and opinions here, he might have to sift through some toxic stuff that results when people start attacking each other instead of discussing issues in a positive way. And if that means I'm 'attacking' posters who (IMO) behave badly, then so be it.

Dr T...what you posted was really quite funny too, but the bath thing just ticked my funny bone!

colrado belle

 

[lenshanem]

I LOVE the new mottos.

 

[CapeCodFam]

There is only one downside to DVC...

You will find yourself wanting to visit more!

New Motto: "Got Points?"