Next DVC resort?

[Sandisw]

You make an interesting point with RIV (CFW has not been even close to being 100% declared and I don’t think it ever will be, and PIT is part of the overall PVB/Polynesian site which is cash and DVC mixed). Is RIV all DVC suite rooms and not a mix of hotel style rooms and DVC? If so then you are completely correct. RIV is usually so off my radar (the restricted points thing makes most of my points invalid there) that I didn’t even think about it.

RiV is all DVC and so is CFW. All cabins were added to the trust as part of DVC.

However, they have only activated 63 or 65 of them for use within DVC.

The other cabins can be used for cash rentals but they are owned by DVD.

DVD pays expenses for them until they get activated in a RTU plan.

Whether or not they do hybrid? I don’t know but I can see them deciding to move to more DVC and less hotel.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Yes…. Disney has never allowed a tower that disturbs the sight lines to be built in that area before…

My husband tried tell me why he thought this was allowed. I didnt see it. He said when you look across from far away it appears the swans and fish are on the water. This place is fugly

 

[Cfabar1]

Whether or not they do hybrid? I don’t know but I can see them deciding to move to more DVC and less hotel.

I see them going this way as well. I was shocked that Lakeshore Lodge is slated to include new Deluxe cash inventory for example. But then again, they can even decide after 5 years to convert that to DVC as a new DVC product.

 

[Cfabar1]

My husband tried tell me why he thought this was allowed. I didnt see it. He said when you look across from far away it appears the swans and fish are on the water. This place is fugly

It was allowed because Michael Graves is important, and Michael Eisner wanted to be associated with important people. Additionally, there was a lawsuit…

 

[BayTower2010]

I think OKW (and maybe SSR?) are 100% DVC in addition to (eventually pending declarations) RIV and CFW

Bay Lake is a DVC only, did you not mention due to its location next to the Contemporary? The same can be said of the Beach Club DVC. Also, Kidani Village is only DVC --I can understand that not considered since it is part of AK which includes Jumbo House which has cash rooms. Boulder Ridge is a DVC only, but is next to the Wilderness Lodge (Copper Creek is like Jumbo, some of the Wilderness Lodge rooms were converted to DVC, but unlike Kidani, Boulder Ridge is separate from Copper Creek). This is just counting WDW as outside WDW there a several DVC only resorts.

 

[Tatebeck]

Bay Lake is a DVC only, did you not mention due to its location next to the Contemporary? The same can be said of the Beach Club DVC. Also, Kidani Village is only DVC --I can understand that not considered since it is part of AK which includes Jumbo House which has cash rooms. Boulder Ridge is a DVC only, but is next to the Wilderness Lodge (Copper Creek is like Jumbo, some of the Wilderness Lodge rooms were converted to DVC, but unlike Kidani, Boulder Ridge is separate from Copper Creek). This is just counting WDW as outside WDW there a several DVC only resorts.

Yes that is why I didn't mention those others. Those are all hybrid resorts like Lakeshore Lodge will be and are usually the norm. They share amenities between the DVC wings/towers and those normal resorts and Disney puts the main resort in the name as well.

I was responding to those saying that there would never be a completely DVC resort not including a hotel component, when there are already several

 

[intamin]

Yes…. Disney has never allowed a tower that disturbs the sight lines to be built in that area before…

LOL Swan and Dolphin is at least somewhat off in the distance, I think it'd be a lot different if it were at Beach Club which is right next door. Maybe you could say it's similar to VGC but VGC actually fits into that area of DCA because it's right next to Grizzly River Rapids and etc.

 

[Girlstar30]

I wish that Swan hotel was DVC

 

[Chili327]

This place is fugly

Agreed!!

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

I wish that Swan hotel was DVC

It’s like Island Tower, an eyesore from the outside but has a lot going for it from the inside. The best view room I ever had in WDW was in the swan— has a perfect view of the EPCOT ball, an unobstructed view of Epcot Fireworks AND a solid view of the MK fireworks.

 

[Cfabar1]

There's no need for it to be DVC it is affordably priced for what it is...

Only disadvantage is suites do not have full kitchens or laundry facilities (though I believe the Dolphin has a laundry room guests can use)

 

[pks_domer]

Agreed!!

Feels like south/central Florida...

 

[ClaraOswald]

I think perhaps a 3rd DVC in Anaheim as part of Disneyland Forward

I wonder if/when this would happen. I feel like DVC just isn't as big in CA but maybe it will be eventually. I could see converting Paradise Pier rooms in the not-so-distant future. But a full resort? I feel like maybe in that space south of Katella they could put a "moderate" resort but not sure if DVC would be a good fit.

Definitely is coming, but not next.

I would guess Yacht Club (or BCV tower) or a new resort utilizing the RIV skyliner stop.

Has there been confirmation that another DVC will definitely be coming to the west coast??

Lakeside Lodge is next and they are going to have a lot of points to sell. They are still selling Polynesian, Disneyland, CFW and what’s left of Riviera. Give up on Aulani. At some point they are going to be over saturated.

I don't know if they will be oversaturated once the 2042 resorts expire though.

My son can never get his work when scanning in

Glad I'm not alone! My husband thinks it's MY fault my finger never scans. I told him it's not just me!

Yes, it's permanently embedded in the carpet, drapes, umbrellas, etc. My sister gags every single time she walks by even if dinner isn't being served.

Yikes. Good to know! I suppose if you stay in the DVC wing you don't have to go in this building much but that might be enough to sway me from wanting to stay here!

The Disney “park entrance” hotel will be at Epcot.

This is something I would DEFINITELY consider purchasing someday. Direct access to MK/HS/AK would just be "meh" to me. But Epcot....yes, please!!

My husband tried tell me why he thought this was allowed. I didnt see it. He said when you look across from far away it appears the swans and fish are on the water. This place is fugly

As a kid, I remember seeing this hotel and thinking it looked so cool! But...as an adult...I definitely think it's fugly and tacky looking.

 

[Girlstar30]

It’s like Island Tower, an eyesore from the outside but has a lot going for it from the inside. The best view room I ever had in WDW was in the swan— has a perfect view of the EPCOT ball, an unobstructed view of Epcot Fireworks AND a solid view of the MK fireworks.

We walked through it for the first time I September and it looked really nice, lots of restaurant options, good location, really want to stay there

 

[Genie+]

Swolphin has grown on me over the years. The colors are like when copper domes oxidize into that chalky green. I don’t think it quite works. Like it’s lovely in spite of those colors lol. Different colors might do it justice!