It's July 1 - Any one at BCV??? Please share your experiences!!!

[trishy]

We're at BWV and walked over to BCV this morning to see the "hoopla" - nada! Nothing going on there today. People checking in - just like everywhere else. All in all very disappointed about it. Our guide had called us last week and told us about the opening - to be honest, I really thought there would be more activity and excitement. There was NONE. The rooms are the same as BWV - less the view. It was interesting to hear from the cm at BCV that there was originally going to be a view of the Land; however, trees were planted in between to obstruct that view. You can sit on the balcony and watch the water from the drainage ditch on the other side of the first row of trees. Overall, a disappointment. The quiet pool is very, very small. You will need to go to SAB if you have kids. They will find the quiet pool extremely boring. They have a cute playroom for the kids with a t.v. and adorable little chairs. They need to put some games in that room. Anyway, just one person's point of view. Time to watch the fireworks from my BWV balcony.

 

[3DBallou]

Yippee! I searched high and low today all over the place to find some pictures, a press release - something to get us closer to the excitement.
Of course all I had to do was log in here after supper, but the wait was killing me! Thanks so much for the photos, it really does help us to feel like true blue BCV owners! We'll be down for our first trip HOME in Feb. Your pics made us feel like we were there today.

 

[TDC Nala]

Hoorah! They're open!

I'll be out there on Friday - there'll probably be lots of pictures up by then but I can take more...

I'm not staying there until November but I'm glad to be going to check out the Villas!

 

[HeatherPage]

Gee Trishy, that's wonderful, but some of us couldn't get BWV when we wanted it so we are hoping that BCV will be as beautiful as the pictures we've seen. I guess I'll just bask in this cyberworld fantasy of the BCV before I can get there and form an opinion myself. But thanks for sharing.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Indeed that must be very exciting to be there for the Grand Opening!
Just out of curiosity, is that a cell tower in view off your balcony?

 

[HookdonWDW]

I'm glad so many of you are enjoying the pictures . I promised to report back on the firework view, and the answer is....

The fireworks were FANTASTIC off the balcony. There was a clear view, and you could faintly hear the music in the background. The view was good enough from where we were to allow us to see the light from some of the torches around the lagoon. I uploaded some pics of the fireworks. Although we were watching from the fifth floor, there were people on the third and fourth who seemed to have a good view, and even people watching from the side courtyard (closest to the street). They stayed for the whole show, so I assume they saw the fireworks.

I don't know when Trishy was looking at the goings-on at BCV, but at 9:05 or so, there was a definate ribbon cutting - I promise that I didn't manufacture the pictures! She is correct that there wasn't a lot of hoopla after that. There were models open on the first floor, and there were many CMs in place to make sure that everyone was Welcomed Home. I lost track of how many people welcomed us!

As for the pool thing - my kids love SAB, and enjoyed their time in it. The quiet pool is IMHO quite adequately sized for a quiet pool. Perhaps it just looked small to Trishy because she passed SAB on her way over . I assure you that most families, complete with kids, would have no trouble fitting in the pool

Well, I'm off to enjoy the rest of our vacation. I don't feel like reposting the link, but if you go back to my picture site at the beginning of the link, I've added some photos. Hope this helps tide all of you over until you make it home yourselves!

Lisa

 

[Tigger1]

Oh, I wish I was there.

Thanks for the pics

Tigger

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Great pics! Thank you for taking the time to post!

 

[fredonna]

The pictures of the fireworks as seen from your balcony exceeds all my expectations by eons!! I battled to secure my 1-bdrm. ressies the VERY FIRST MORNING MS began accepting them. I requested top floor facing Epcot's SE. I can only pray I have your fortune!

When you get back, please make sure to specify ideal room numbers to request! Have an outstanding trip and welcome home!!

 

[JulesMom]

I can't wait to go home next June!!!

Thanks so much for the pics & info!

 

[spiceycat]

Great pictures - thanks for posting - have alots of fun on your vacation!!!

 

[Love Tigger]

Thanks for posting the pictures. They were wonderful!! I can't wait for our trip to BVC in November.

 

[MinnieGi]

Wow, the view of the fireworks if very awesome! Thanks so much for taking time out of your vacation to post and load your pictures for all of us to see!!!!

 

[dvchuck]

Thanks for posting the pictures!

 

[GCM13]

We're here at BCV now. Checked in opening day. We were disappointed in the grand opening day. We arrived shortly after 11:30 am. We got our room right away - 1st floor overlooking the quiet pool. We immediately checked the store for any BCV merchandise, specifically, opening day pins, t-shirts, or just something that said "Beach Club Villas". Couldn't find anything so we asked several CMs. I was directed to a very small section with DVC merchandise. The CM was surprised that there were not any BCV shirts on the rack. The only items there were 10 yrs of DVC shirts, hats, and mugs. I was told that there are not any pins for BCV and didn't know if they'd be getting any. What???? No BCV pins? It's opening day, a new resort, and Disney usually has a pin for everything! They don't even know if they will be getting any in. I was just told that they get shipments twice a week and don't know what will be in them. We were very excited to be here for the grand opening, but it turned out to be a let down. It looked like any other day, not the grand opening of a new resort!

As for the resort, it is beautiful. Everything is very nice and well done. A few things make you wonder what they were thinking, such as the toilet paper holder so far from the toilet (my daughters can't reach it), the master closet (1 bdr) is very small and can not hold luggage unless you want to leave the door open, master bath counter does not have hardly any room to put items on. Our microwave was not working, so I let them know early this morning, it was fixed when we got back to our room in the afternoon. Quick service! Very nice and friendly CMs everywhere. It does seem like they weren't quite ready yesterday. We had CMs coming to our room to deliver room service menus, the store does not have a whole lot of food selection and it seemed picked over today, plus there isn't a whole lot of information or knowledge of DVC benefits. I'm sure that these minor things will be worked out soon.

We are having a great time. Our kids love Stormalong Bay. Haven't tried the quiet pool yet, but it may be a little too deep for our kids. Too bad because we can walk out our patio to the pool. We did walk around the back of the resort and saw some of the Illuminations fireworks. Could only see the high ones, but that was good enough for the kids!

 

[kem330]

Just to get a perspective on the quiet pool- how does it compare in size to the BC quiet pool? and the spa? Are they comparable? How's the bus service? THANKS again for all your feedback!!

 

[GCM13]

I can comment a little on the bus service. We are having a non-park trip, but did use the buses so far for Downtown Disney and Blizzard Beach. It wasn't bad. For DD, Swan, Dolphin, YB & BC share buses. For AK/BB, all of the above plus Boardwalk share buses.

 

[jlambrig]

Thank god there are poeple there to shake all the bugs out before we get there in Sept

 

[Shontell_Crawford]

Hi Everyone,

I got back this morning and have been busy since I hit the office....but I wanted to give a quick report:

I was SO disappointed that nobody knew about the ribbon cutting! I called all weekend and nobody would give me any idea. When we arrived at 10am to find out it had already happened I pouted! The CM didn't care.

Anyway, our studio had a spectacular view of the Epcot Sphere and we watched the fireworks with a "flight of red wine" from Martha's Vineyard while relaxing on our balcony last night. It was definitely the highlight of my trip. When I looked over my balcony and saw all the other DVC members doing the same, it was definitely a "warm fuzzy" moment...we were all "home"! (Room 550 for those of you making requests.)

The regular pool was just that...regular. But, it's a great alternative if you aren't a child oriented traveler. I would venture to say it will become the "adult pool" similar to the Disney cruise...because SAB had children everywhere....and we all had fun!

Location, location, location! We walked all around the BW last night and jogged around it twice this morning. It is more convenient than BWV if you are going to Epcot. A CM told me they are already 40% sold out and I'm not surprised.

If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail. I took pics, but they aren't digital...I'll try to have them up for you tomorrow if the phones allow me the time.

All the best,
Shontell

 

[MiaSRN62]

Thanks ! Really enjoying the report and pics from opening day ! It's the next best thing to being there