The way it is now, On your key it states DVC. A simple change of only putting DVC on keys for members or family and friends staying with family would correct it.
We own at both BW and Okw. In the beginning when we would stay at Okw, we would pool hop to the BW/Yacht and Beach/ or the contemp., sometimes a moderate. We don't do it as much anymore, because we usually just stay at the BW. I DO think the Pool hopping will most definetly be the next thing to go. Adding all the extra rooms at the WL and next the Y and B, will bring THEIR pools to capacity. After enough complaints, from paying customers and DVC member home resort owners, Disney will have no other option than to change the rule. We didn't buy in when the Okw members got the free passes. I forgot how that went. Did they originally say it would end at certain date, or did they say subject to change? If it was the latter, I would have been pretty upset.
It seems now that Disney knows how much people want to buy into DVC, they don't have to actually do any Selling of benefits to potential buyers anymore. One of our selling points that we liked, was driving down early for your trip, you used to be able to call up and get a room a day earlier. Not anymore! You used to be able to get the 25% discount for your rooms most of the time. Not anymore! When you do, you find out the two bedroom, that used to go for $315 with the discount is now closer to $500. The other selling point was being able to get a non-home resort at the 7 month window. It's getting more difficult. We don't really care too much about the Pool hopping anymore, but it would be nice if DVC would offer a better discount on tickets rather than that 4 out of 5 year pass thing, or changing the resv. window,(like someone mentioned above), for DVC members only without the option of changing the resv to someone else. At least this would guarentee that members are able to have a better chance to stay at the other non-home resorts, ahead of the ebay renters. People could still rent, but there would be some sort of benefit for a member having to wait for the 7 month window to get the resv first.
We own at both BW and Okw. In the beginning when we would stay at Okw, we would pool hop to the BW/Yacht and Beach/ or the contemp., sometimes a moderate. We don't do it as much anymore, because we usually just stay at the BW. I DO think the Pool hopping will most definetly be the next thing to go. Adding all the extra rooms at the WL and next the Y and B, will bring THEIR pools to capacity. After enough complaints, from paying customers and DVC member home resort owners, Disney will have no other option than to change the rule. We didn't buy in when the Okw members got the free passes. I forgot how that went. Did they originally say it would end at certain date, or did they say subject to change? If it was the latter, I would have been pretty upset.
It seems now that Disney knows how much people want to buy into DVC, they don't have to actually do any Selling of benefits to potential buyers anymore. One of our selling points that we liked, was driving down early for your trip, you used to be able to call up and get a room a day earlier. Not anymore! You used to be able to get the 25% discount for your rooms most of the time. Not anymore! When you do, you find out the two bedroom, that used to go for $315 with the discount is now closer to $500. The other selling point was being able to get a non-home resort at the 7 month window. It's getting more difficult. We don't really care too much about the Pool hopping anymore, but it would be nice if DVC would offer a better discount on tickets rather than that 4 out of 5 year pass thing, or changing the resv. window,(like someone mentioned above), for DVC members only without the option of changing the resv to someone else. At least this would guarentee that members are able to have a better chance to stay at the other non-home resorts, ahead of the ebay renters. People could still rent, but there would be some sort of benefit for a member having to wait for the 7 month window to get the resv first.
