I'm SOOO Frustrated

[InstImpres]

We have been planning a retirement vacation/party for my parents for over a year now. It is supposed to be a big family trip using the GV and possibly a 2 Bdr. now people are all having second thoughts. I am torn between banging my head against the wall and telling them all they are unvited and I will just do a simple party at a resturant. I thought a week in a GV with a private Illu. dessert recep. would be amazing but what do I know

Now that I have vented, does anyone have good BW GV pictures. I at least one them to know what they are missing. The ones on wdwig look very small (except for the stair case, and we aren't living on the stairs ).

I guess I should just start thinking of all the extra trip I can have with my DD and solo if I don't use all those GV points. Don't tell Richayams, I am going to take the points I allocated for my GV and end up in a studio many times instead, talk about downsizing

Thanks
Sandy

 

[BillPA]

Try this.

http://www.wdwig.com/g_okw.htm

 

[InstImpres]

Thanks Bill. I had actually seen that and was just hoping somone had something comparable for BWV since the decor is so different.

 

[PamOKW]

If you go to www.disneyvacationclub.com and then into the BWV info, there's a 360 look. It also doesn't really do justice to the GV.

How frustrating not to be able to have folks excited about these plans. If you feel you have to "force" them to come I think I would switch to a smaller family party and then maybe your own family can go to WDW with your parents. Time for an open discussion with all involved.

 

[InstImpres]

Originally posted by PamOKW
then into the BWV info, there's a 360 look

Time for an open discussion with all involved.

Pam -

I there something more than the Floorplan, if so I must be blind because don't see anything else.

I think the open discussion is the frustrating part, we can't all seem to be able to be in the room together (without all the little ears) for long enough to talk. With my Sister being out of state it also limits our options for have a dinner out just to trip plan.

I've decided the 8 trips I could do on my own are starting to sound appealing or maybe I'll just go with my DD and really spread out in the GV

 

[PamOKW]

BWV Link

I think this will take you to the 3 360 options. Click on the GV picture and it will let you "walk around" the main floor.


Every DVC resort has similar pictures. On the left-hand column there's an option that says "Virtual Tour". It will bring up the 360 options. There is also an option called "Photo Tour" that sometimes has nice options.

 

[InstImpres]

Thanks. I was clicking through to a total different resort section which was very informative but blah!

Sandy

 

[Cruelladeville]

It is sooo frustrating that you are using all your points, and you have to deal with people who are trying to rain on your plans--it sounds a lot like my family!! One trip was enough to tell me that if they were homeless and begging on the street, I still wouldn't use any points on them ever again. It was awful!! My mom was unhappy with the room location at OKW, so she got herself transferred to VWL, unfortuneately the rest of us were still at OKW and didn't know where she was, since she didn't bother to tell anyone!! That was all it took for me to advise everyone DON'T WASTE YOUR POINTS. Use them all on smaller trips for yourself, since you know you will enjoy them.

 

[InstImpres]

Originally posted by Cruelladeville
My mom was unhappy with the room location at OKW, so she got herself transferred to VWL, unfortuneately the rest of us were still at OKW and didn't know where she was, since she didn't bother to tell anyone!!

How horrible. Maybe it was a test...do you know where your mother is?

Wow, I never even thought of a possibility like that!

Sandy

 

[Cruelladeville]

I was so mad that if I could have left her in Florida, I would have She could not understand why I was mad, either After all, she was only using MY points, it's not like I actually paid money or anything

 

[Richyams]

I know that petitioning Disney on this board is against the rules, but don't you think an exception should be made to petition Disney to include GV pics with me?

 

[InstImpres]

Originally posted by Richyams
I know that petitioning Disney on this board is against the rules, but don't you think an exception should be made to petition Disney to include GV pics with me?

Rich -

I'd be happy to hvae you post your personal pics with you in the GV. Just make sure they aren't to "animal house" party style or I'll never convince the family Than again, I'm starting to be less sure I really want to convince anyone.

Pretty ironic my grand gathering stuff was just delivered by the mailman 10 minutes ago.

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

Sandy,

Sounds like my family too!!! Everyone who has read my posts know that I am so excited to take my mom, sis and BIl to a 2 Bedroom at OKW. Well, at first we just invited my sis and her DH because the people we were originally going with backed out. We didn't invite my sis because she is family, we invited her because we truly like hanging out with her and DH. The next thing I know, she invites my mom. No problem, I've always wanted to take my mom!! Again, although this may "appear" to be a family reunion of sorts, It' isn't!

Well, last week I get this call from Dsis who says other (Not so Darling) Sis wants to go also, and DH and I can have our points back and get a smaller room, and she'll room with other sis because she doesn't want to ruin our vacation, SHE doesn't feel she can very well tell my other sister she can't go and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah!!!!!

HELLO? Ruin our vacation? I think ya just did. I then went on to explain that we had to rent points so that we can all go and even though other NSDsis thinks that this is a family reunion, it IS NOT and that this is our vacation and we asked you because we wanted you to go and don't do this to us!!

See, NSDsis and I do not get along. I don't know why? I've tried and tried with her! She is rude and condesending(sp?). And, we argue all the time!! And while I may be able to get through a day with her and bite my tounge, I refuse to have to on my vacation! I don't care if there is 48 square miles and someone can walk away (which is what Dsis tried suggesting) I'm not walking anywhere.

NSDsis, when I did talk to her, goes on to say that I did this on purpose. I planned this family reunion to leave her out because I knew that she's a teacher and wouldn't be able to go the first week of Dec. and that she's not the one to start the arguments, I am and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And, did I say blah? I then replied, "See, we're arguing right now. What makes you think we could get through 6 days of not arguing?" I don't really care who starts the arguments, I admit, sometimes it is me but hello, is this not my vacation? And why, NSDsis, would you want to go when you don't even like Disney and we argue all the time especially if I'm the one who always starts the arguments? She replied because she didn't want to be left out. Now I know many of you are feeling bad for NSDsis by now but really, she told me that she never starts the problems, and that she does not see what part she plays in the bad situation. Well, in my defense, I can only do so much to try and make things better but it's not fair to put all the blame on me. I'll take half, heck, to make you happy I'll take 3 quarters but I won't take all the blame!

I then find out, that DSis (who I'm starting to think is Not So Darling) told NSDsis to go ahead and come along, buy your plane tickets! Well, when I find this out, I take a VERY DEEP breath and say to NSDsis, come on, we'll make it work somehow. To which NSDsis storms, "NO! I'm not going! Just go and have a good time! Don't worry about me!" OK, suit yourself.

Of course, mom doesn't like to see her children fighting and probably feels I was too harsh on NSDsis and DSis is feeling bad because she thought it would be alright for her to go and even told her to buy her tickets and I'm feeling bad because everyone else thinks . . . I don't know what everyone else thinks. But to make this terribly long story short, what was supposed to be a great trip is making me feel quite ill!!

My DH says we will never try to do this again!! Of course, DH thinks we're all crazy Thanks for listening.

 

[BCV23]

Sandy, if you go to the resort board and back a day or two there is a thread about Christmas trees in the resorts. Someone didn't know how to post pictures of her tree and Ozziewags helped her. The pictures are of a BWV GV and are beautiful! If I knew how to post a link I would...don't know how to scan my pictures either! I'll see if I can find it an bump it to the top of the resorts page for you. I do know how to do that!

 

[wilderness01]

ForTheLoveofDisney,

I am sorry about your family troubles. Doesn't that seem to be the case all the time? You try and do a nice gesture towards someone and it backfires in your face. I had a backfire happen to me some time back as well. I invited a family member who was neither grateful or gracious about the invitation. The family member was taking along the spouse and kids. The family member acted like he was doing me the great big favor of coming along. Never did receive a thank you or that was a nice gesture from you, etc. Well after making me wait on an answer longer than I had asked he backed out. Then informs me that he is going with another family member 6 months later and can I give him the ins and outs of Disney, where to eat, what to do, etc. No thanks. Go find out yourself. Learned my lesson. I will never attempt to share my points again! Some people just don't get it!

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

I'm right there with you, Wilderness. If everyone could sprinkle some Pixie Dust this way, I would greatly appreciate it.

Anyone else ever have something like this happen? How did the trip turn out?

You just try and do something nice and like Wilderness says, it backfires on you. All of a sudden you, who were gracious enough in the first place, just trying to make some magic for people you love think you're the bad person.

 

[WOW]

Well, somehow we never learn. I planned a family reunion even though I learned of some horror stories on these boards. Well, guess what, ours turned out to be another horror story. We wound up with about 13 people out of a possible 70!!!!!!!! Can you imagine????? NEVER again!!!!!!!!! Only for the ones who were there last time. People are NUTS!!!!!!!!!! Everyone says they want a reunion, no one offers to do it, so dummy me starts the whole thing up and so many can't commit. Yea, right!!!!!!!
They whine that we only see each other at funerals and weddings and it would be sooooooo nice to have a reunion.

 

[Pumbaa_]

I so feel for you! Last September was my parents 40th anniversary trip. My SM and I planned on a family trip to celebrate. (They offered to pick up the tab for everyone! Their philosphy-can't take it with you!)

Well, I am the Dis-a-holic, so Mom and I planned for 2 years. We rented points, and stayed in a 2 bedroom and a studio (M&D in master bedroom, younger DB nad new wife in 2nd bedroom and older DB and his 3YO in living room, my DH and I in the studio)

It was horrendous. My older DB is not generally a real positive person and often not nice. I figured, it was our parent's 40th, everyone would be on their best behavior and it would be ok. Well it was not. For some reason, Disney brought out the WORST in him. He was rude and nasty and miserable to be around. SO not only did it cause problems in the trip, we avoided him as much as possible. WHich also meant that we did seee my niece much and since my parents always make excused for him and try to excuse his behavior, we did not spend much time with them.

So, my advice, if you have any kind of rocky relationship with a family memebr, DO NOT TAKE THEM to Disney.

I am trying again to get my niece there. SHe is 4 now and loves everything Disney. But I did learn from the first trip. It will be me, Mom, Niece, and niece's mom (not married to mean brother) I adore them all and we are having a girl's trip in May. Let's all hope that goes well!