Is it just me? Re:BLT comparisons

[WoodysRoundup]

I'm with you Woodysroundup. Expressing an opinion when someone asks about a resort and when you have a negative resort experience are posts that make sense to me. I want to know why posters that don't own that resort start threads to post their negative opinions and THEN make it seem that everyone feels that way.

Exactly!

And Robert H also sums it up so nicely by saying "there are some people with opposing views that you can have thoughtful discussions with and then there are others who try to drag you down".

FWIW edk 35 deduced that my "tone made her feel that I think"......I'm lost already! There was no tone, no offense taken, and nowhere in there a comment about how people shouldn't post opposing threads. Sorry if it's unclear what I was posting about -after I've repeated it many times in this thread already. And here's where I will refer back to kikiq's thoughts again!

 

[edk35]

Exactly!

And Robert H also sums it up so nicely by saying "there are some people with opposing views that you can have thoughtful discussions with and then there are others who try to drag you down".

FWIW edk 35 deduced that my "tone made her feel that I think"......I'm lost already! There was no tone, no offense taken, and nowhere in there a comment about how people shouldn't post opposing threads. Sorry if it's unclear what I was posting about -after I've repeated it many times in this thread already. And here's where I will refer back to kikiq's thoughts again!

You started this thread. When you posted it...did you think for a minute that it might get a bit heated??? Obviously it bugged you and a few others the direction the BLT announcement went on these boards. That much is correct. We probably agree on that. So who was stirring the pot on this thread. NOT ME!!! I didn't start it. You could have taken the other threads with a grain of salt like you said in your original post and let the other threads not bother you. You didn't.... you felt compelled to START A THREAD and comment on how you don't understand why others did make comments. So some may see you as stirring the pot a bit. It doesn't really matter why others did...they did it..you don't understand and it bothers you apparently, but others after these willl post stuff that will not be well tolerated by some. You just have to choose to not let it bother you and move on. That is the way life goes on these boards. So let's move on ......I promise I am not replying to anymore comments directed at me...so if you feel compelled...go for it. I am officially done. There are far more wonderful threads to be a subscriber to.

 

[WoodysRoundup]

You started this thread. When you posted it...did you think for a minute that it might get a bit heated??? Obviously it bugged you and a few others the direction the BLT announcement went on these boards. That much is correct. We probably agree on that. So who was stirring the pot on this thread. NOT ME!!! I didn't start it. You could have taken the other threads with a grain of salt like you said in your original post and let the other threads not bother you. You didn't.... you felt compelled to START A THREAD and comment on how you don't understand why others did make comments. So some may see you as stirring the pot a bit. It doesn't really matter why others did...they did it..you don't understand and it bothers you apparently, but others after these willl post stuff that will not be well tolerated by some. You just have to choose to not let it bother you and move on. That is the way life goes on these boards. So let's move on ......I promise I am not replying to anymore comments directed at me...so if you feel compelled...go for it. I am officially done. There are far more wonderful threads to be a subscriber to.

And for me, there is nothing to "move on" from.....I only replied to YOUR comments directed at me.....YOUR personalization of this - not mine.

You just don't get it!!!!! I've tried to explain and my head officially hurts from beating it against the wall.

I am also done replying to YOUR ruffled tail feathers and comments that "maybe I shouldn't even be a DVC member"? Have a GREAT night! Thanks for changing the direction of this thread.

 

[Terry S]

Just wait until it actually opens. There will be a lot of "interesting" threads than.

 

[lowepg]

And that is what prompted me to post those two threads. I really expected a huge excitement over the BLT and so I personally wanted to know what happened. I am on and off these boards...somtimes on them for weeks posting a lot and then off for weeks or months at a time depending on what is going on in our crazy lives. SO .....the BLT were finally revealed and it seem that no big excited threads were posted...which got me thinking "what happened?" Did I miss something along the way. Being curious is not considered a valid reason apparently.

I think you did miss something along the way... lol, I suspect that DISboards is not necessarily respective of ALL DVC members or those interested in buying.

I just got back from WDW (BWV- whew- awesome!!) and i can tell you there was HUGE excitement regarding BLT.... but then again, this was from just regular people- not ones versed in 6 months of speculative threads.

Our guide commented that they were swamped:
1. taking pre-orders
2. struggling to get through the huge list of pl on waiting lists for the final blt announcement
3. putting previously in-the-works AKV deals on hold so that ppl could wait and buy BLT instead.

They were also bracing for the feedback from the Travel Channel special which was just starting rotation this week. Add this to the fact that they were still trying to reach members to just get the word out. All in all- I'm betting on solid sales (and a blip up in resales for members wanting the monorail dvc).

Granted, an unscientific study of the situation, but no less than the ones being made by gauging a few days worth of threads....

But thank you for also helping prove my earlier observation about BLT critics

 

[pogopossum]

BLT suffers from "new kid in class syndrome". It's just getting it's fair share of picking apart. Some will love it, some won't. There's also a lot of folks who loved the idea of it far more than the actual product.

I think of it like a private school constantly adding new students. SSR were the kids from that new affordable housing division. AKV are the exchange students from a foreign nation. BLT are the rich kids from those million dollar homes. OKW were the earliest homesteaders who wondered why all these new people came into town, but they were here first and are happy as long as teacher doesn't complete forget them. They remember the good old days when it was just them and teacher, no uniforms, no set rules, just sitting around sharing lunch and feeling very family cozy. VWL has more of the same feel. It's really mostly the BCV and BWV ones that made the class more of a structured class.

just wondering where do those of us that bought hhi and vb fit in the class?

or are we the tree top flyers of dvc? constantly avoiding the radar.

i don't quite know what to make of those that criticize the decision of others, especially when it comes to one's own money. we bought hhi originally and are very happy with the purchase, then added on at vb and are very happy with that purchase. akv came along at the right time and we did the add on, deciding that it would be nice to have wdw home resort. we have stayed at jambo house already and are getting ready to book kidani trip next year. this was the right decision for us and we love it. we have friends who love ssr and okw ownerships and if that is right for them then that's great, and i wouldn't criticize that ever. besides i happen to have never met a dvc resort that i didn't like, to paraphrase.

it is time to dvc and let dvc.

 

[Off-The-Deep-End]

Let me start off by saying that one year ago our family purchased pts. at AKV. This week, we became founding members at BLT.... I will never claim to be a DVC expert. I still have lots to learn. I do, however, frequent these boards (which I am grateful for) for many different reasons.

I just had to ask though......What is the reason for all the negative threads regarding BLT? I mean, there's always an opposing view. I take the positive and negative threads (mostly) with a grain of salt. However, across the DVC forums, there are ALOT of threads "trash talking" BLT.....from the MK view rooms, to the decor, to the walking to one park vs. two (like the EP DVC's)....the LIST goes on and on. I can't help but wonder....Are people just wanting to justify not purchasing? I don't know...what is it?

There are a few DVC resorts at WDW that are definitely not our cup of tea, but I don't feel the need to start threads to justify why I don't like them! I mean, why even start a thread? You're not buying, not your cup of tea, move on. I don't need justification on why you don't like it, and I don't want to argue back and forth on what the value is to our family (just an example).

No flames, please......just a legitimate question, IMHO.

All I can say is we SSR Owners are finally lifted from our burden, it took BLT to do it!

Seriously, the newest resort tends to get a lot of bashing at first, sort of a 'hazing' ritual here at the DIS!

 

[DVC Mike]

I think you did miss something along the way... lol, I suspect that DISboards is not necessarily respective of ALL DVC members or those interested in buying.

I just got back from WDW (BWV- whew- awesome!!) and i can tell you there was HUGE excitement regarding BLT.... but then again, this was from just regular people- not ones versed in 6 months of speculative threads.

Our guide commented that they were swamped:
1. taking pre-orders
2. struggling to get through the huge list of pl on waiting lists for the final blt announcement
3. putting previously in-the-works AKV deals on hold so that ppl could wait and buy BLT instead.

They were also bracing for the feedback from the Travel Channel special which was just starting rotation this week. Add this to the fact that they were still trying to reach members to just get the word out. All in all- I'm betting on solid sales (and a blip up in resales for members wanting the monorail dvc).

Granted, an unscientific study of the situation, but no less than the ones being made by gauging a few days worth of threads....

I think BLT will be extremely successful for DVC!

 

[Inkmahm]

Good point. Think its the normal should I have just held off a little longer for the next thing ; kinda like when you decide to buy a new car.

Nope, I think it is more that those who bought AKV and like the animals and "wild" decor probably have different taste from those who love the "contemporary" style of the BLT. No buyer remorse at all on my part with AKV! Also no interest in owning BLT. And I have no problem with those who want to spend more to own and stay at BLT!

Before buying BWV/VWL/AKV, back in the days when we stayed in hotel rooms, we most often stayed at AKL. We did stay at the Contemporary once only because my husband wanted to see what the inside of the toaster was like as far at the rooms. I had no interest in anything other than a MK view even for that one trip. After that, they changed the rate structure to charge more for the MK view and we never went back at those prices.

I suspect the same will happen for BLT. We'll try it once with a MK view (some day) but likely won't spend the points to stay there and will stay at AKV more often instead in spring. Also VWL for Christmas and BWV for Food and Wine Festival. Somewhere in there we may throw in another large family vacation and for that, we'll consider the tree houses.

 

[Dean]

just wondering where do those of us that bought hhi and vb fit in the class?

or are we the tree top flyers of dvc? constantly avoiding the radar.

i don't quite know what to make of those that criticize the decision of others, especially when it comes to one's own money. we bought hhi originally and are very happy with the purchase, then added on at vb and are very happy with that purchase. akv came along at the right time and we did the add on, deciding that it would be nice to have wdw home resort. we have stayed at jambo house already and are getting ready to book kidani trip next year. this was the right decision for us and we love it. we have friends who love ssr and okw ownerships and if that is right for them then that's great, and i wouldn't criticize that ever. besides i happen to have never met a dvc resort that i didn't like, to paraphrase.

it is time to dvc and let dvc.

I would hope no one would say, "you were stupid to make a given decision" and it's likely not a good idea to say "that was a stupid decision". OTOH, saying generically it's stupid to buy HH or VB would not be the same. Basically 3 differing levels ranging from personal to impersonal. BTW, I'm just making the point of how personal vs impersonal one can word it, I'm not calling anyone stupid.

Here's an example as it applies to your situation, to make the point of what I'D see as appropriate vs inappropriate. I've said a number of times "it's a poor choice to buy HH or VB with the intent of mainly using those points at WDW" but I feel confident in saying only in the context where one might be looking at buying rather than specifically telling someone that already bought that they made a poor choice. A generic impersonal statement that I stand behind. But if you made that choice and are reading that thread, you may still feel put off simply because someone feels that a given choice was a poor one and it was a choice you've already made. My guess is that where anyone stands on the appropriateness of this exact example is a good indication of how they'll respond on BBS in general, whether they will be analytical (factual) or emotional posters.

 

[the who #3]

all dvcs are different for a reason. the owner's personality will usually fit the personality of the dvc they like best. that is one of the things that makes the world (wdw) such a great place.

my first dvc was ssr. i sold it because it just was not in an area that we preferred staying in. it is very beautiful.

my next dvc was bwv. i sold that one because the general attitude of the resort was not one that made the entire family feel as tho they belonged there. it was extremely beautiful, clean and comfortable and being able to walk out the door and get right on the boat was a plus.

we had stayed at ak several times before we became members and always loved it. therefore, we are founding members at akv. the only draw back is the difficulty in getting to the other locations, but you have to give the animals a natural and peaceful place to live and that takes a lot of space. we do love the animals and feel very fortunate to have them at ak.

we stayed at vwl one time and every member of our family felt at home the minute we got there and have since.. for that reason we bought resale at vwl and are very pleased and proud to be owners there.

i just bought blt and have the feeling that we will love it. if not it, like all other dvcs, will resale. thats the great thing about dvc. when the rest of the timeshares of the world will not sell, dvc will. we are excited about number 3.

i don't think we would be happy with vb or hh because we really love the parks and the whole mickey mouse world.

we stayed at okw once and really did love it but there again it was so far from the parks. and the buses were on time but had a long road to travel.

we have stayed at bcv several times and just love it. we will buy there when the right re-sale comes along. then our home away from home will be complete. unless i get that old add-on sickness again.

we also love the poly and might consider that if they every build dvc there.

i don't know anything about he tree houses yet. hummmm. that one is probably pretty neat.

 

[the who #3]

i don't think the pictures that were posted of the rooms at blt are very pretty. in fact they were kind of ugly. i don't think it will matter in the long run. there are too many other things to love besides room decor.

 

[boettj]

For me, I am glad there is variety in the different DVC resorts. Other wise, it would be bland, and DVC members would only being choosing where to own/stay based on convenience rather than what a resort has to offer. For us, we purchased at SSR originally for price. I love it now because of what it offers. My DW is still not sold on it. She would rather be at BCV. Simply for the pool. However, for me the pool is a short term desire. Our kids will grow out of it BCV's pool long before our timeshare ends.


We disagree, but when it comes down to it, we are at Disney. The room is mainly there to put our heads down at night, and an odd off day. Later when the kids are older, then it will mean something different. When I can actually get out and golf, or enjoy the spa.


Cheers