Interesting rumors heard on our trip...

[dianeschlicht]

...and I think they have big plans!

Hmmm...wasn't there a rumor once that Disney had purchased/wanted to purchase land in TX for another theme park? Maybe that is in the works...along with a TX DVC location? That would make the "think big" hint we've heard make a little more sense.

Good point! I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I personally think it is time for them to think outside the "box" (or "world") again.

 

[timC]

The Disney in Texas rumor has been around literally for decades, including a theme park to be be built in Magnolia, TX...just a few minutes north of us... or another site somewhere between Houston and San Antonio.

Didn't someone report several months ago, that a CM told then to "think big". That's very interesting that this same description is being used again.

Hmmm.... vely intelesting...

 

[dianeschlicht]

Didn't someone report several months ago, that a CM told then to "think big". That's very interesting that this same description is being used again.

Hmmm.... vely intelesting...

I remember that too. I wonder if it was the same CM who said this both times.

 

[sjdisneywedding]

CO is very seasonal. I have a friend who owns a condo in Keystone and asked him this very question earlier this week. He rents it and pays a 50% fee. He said it is rented about a third of the time ands that mostly covers his cost of ownership. He went on to say that Xmas, MLK weekend, Feb to early April, July and August were the peak times. Even Jan and June were dead times from his perspective. From a demand standpoint, HI would make sense but no way it would being this isolated from DVC. And even if DVC were interested, they'd need to find the right property, not like the HH approach of trying to make something work.

hmm, Im not doubting this info, but that list of busy times seems to be a bit strange. weird why nov, dec, jan would be slow as they are basically identical to if not better than feb and march

and june very similar to july and august
strange

 

[Dean]

hmm, Im not doubting this info, but that list of busy times seems to be a bit strange. weird why nov, dec, jan would be slow as they are basically identical to if not better than feb and march

and june very similar to july and august
strange

I had asked him this very question without any foreknowledge of this discussion topic here. But I do have the info in front of me from II called the TRAVEL DEMAND INDEX. If I understand the chart correctly it gives a rating based on hotel projections which are based on demand and relative room rates. It assigns the average demand FOR THAT AREA as 100 and works from there. A rating above 100 is above average. In addition, II overlays their "peak exchange periods" on this grid.Here's the one in the old II book . The new book actually gives almost all weeks in CO a 5 point LOWER rating than this chart shows. In addition, The "Peak Exchange Period" for the new book does not include weeks 2-5, 34, 35 or 52. The numbers for Utah or Idaho, etc; do not show a similar reduced demand.

One thing to note is that 100 in CO is not the same as 100 in Orlando, they are all relative for the area involved. Another way to get info would be to look at rentals rates from management companies for the various areas, that info shouldn't be hard to find. I thought you might enjoy seeing some visuals to illustrate the info.

Note that in general, December outside Xmas and January tend to be far slower months than Feb and March. This is true for HI, FL, Aruba, Cancun, HH, Williamsburg, Branson, DLP, Gatlinburg; just as some I have a direct idea about. But it is relative as HI is harder to get than Branson or Orlando. I'm sure the reason is that people are just past Xmas and tend to travel more in Feb and March. The point about Jan being a good time to go is exactly the point my friend was making. He said he goes during Jan because rental rates are low but the skiing is fine. He said he couldn't afford to use it when the rates were high as that's essentially how he pays for it.

 

[erikthewise]

Perhaps rather than "Think big", he meant "Think 'Big' ", as in "Big Island"?!
We can dream, can't we?

 

[spedtcr]

I'm guessing Texas in the southeast gulf area.

 

[sjdisneywedding]

I had asked him this very question without any foreknowledge of this discussion topic here. But I do have the info in front of me from II called the TRAVEL DEMAND INDEX. If I understand the chart correctly it gives a rating based on hotel projections which are based on demand and relative room rates. It assigns the average demand FOR THAT AREA as 100 and works from there. A rating above 100 is above average. In addition, II overlays their "peak exchange periods" on this grid.Here's the one in the old II book . The new book actually gives almost all weeks in CO a 5 point LOWER rating than this chart shows. In addition, The "Peak Exchange Period" for the new book does not include weeks 2-5, 34, 35 or 52. The numbers for Utah or Idaho, etc; do not show a similar reduced demand.

One thing to note is that 100 in CO is not the same as 100 in Orlando, they are all relative for the area involved. Another way to get info would be to look at rentals rates from management companies for the various areas, that info shouldn't be hard to find. I thought you might enjoy seeing some visuals to illustrate the info.

Note that in general, December outside Xmas and January tend to be far slower months than Feb and March. This is true for HI, FL, Aruba, Cancun, HH, Williamsburg, Branson, DLP, Gatlinburg; just as some I have a direct idea about. But it is relative as HI is harder to get than Branson or Orlando. I'm sure the reason is that people are just past Xmas and tend to travel more in Feb and March. The point about Jan being a good time to go is exactly the point my friend was making. He said he goes during Jan because rental rates are low but the skiing is fine. He said he couldn't afford to use it when the rates were high as that's essentially how he pays for it.

good stuff, thanks

 

[Dean]

good stuff, thanks

Actually these tables are available on the visitor's directory though I don't know why it's last years and not this years. They've been doing this about 2 or 3 years I think. They still don't publish any of the internal rating systems but DVC has some access to it. Email me and I can tell you how to ask for more information. They may or may not give it to you.