we"reofftoneverland
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Ok, I will be serious. We own at four resorts at this point but have started selling a couple of contracts (3 resorts had 2 contracts each). The Walt Disney World lifestyle we led for several years is no longer there because APs are gone. We allowed ours to lapse during covid because we were not interested in going to the parks with masks. We have kept some contracts for now because we like Vero, HHI, and Disneyland (once every five years). We also love Universal. But we might end up completely unwinding our relationship with DVC. Time will tell. We are doing it slowly.Nicely done. That'll count as half a positive thing about DVC.
But seriously, what do you like, love, or at least tolerate about DVC? If the images on your signature are correct, you own points at three different resorts, and so do we. So there must be something there for us, right?
We have not been back to the Disney parks since covid (except for one moonlight magic) because there has been no draw for us. Even though we are disney nuts and have been hundreds of times— I also grew up on Disney- we have felt very unwelcome at wdw and even to some extent at the wdw resorts since covid. Universal has welcomed us with open arms over the last two years as new guests, and we have also stayed at their resorts. They are absolutely lovely and well-priced.
We are not schedule people and like to relax and enjoy things. We go to parks for a couple of hours here and there. Hit volcano bay for one ride and then go to Islands of Adventure for 3 hours and call it a day. We used to go to wdw about 6 times a year and went to Disney parks in a similar fashion. I used to be the person to schedule fast passes, dh wants no part of any scheduling, and I am not a natural scheduler either. It is painful. I never use my phone on vacation. I am a free spirit and free thinker. WdW/the Disney company has become a rigid and confining place that not only wants to tell me how to run my vacation but also how to run my life. I don’t get the Chapek idea that pass holders do not spend money, because we spent a LOT of money. I thought we were in their target financial bracket

At this point I see Disney as a toxic boyfriend that wants to tell me where I can go and when and with whom and what I’m supposed to say and think. Lol. I’m not that girl. Find another one. I love the buzz of entering Universal with the happy crowds around us and the parks at our fingertips. Want to ride Gringotts? YES! Want to ride Hagrid’s? YES! Want to have another laugh at ET? YES! Want a discount on quick serve with your annual pass? YES! Want to eat at a restaurant? Walk right in without reservations and we are happily seated at 5 minutes before close. No attitude. No exclusivity. Because at Universal everyone really is included. That’s how Disney used to be. Now disney is all marketing and all about a “type” of person. Disney has also created false scarcity. Look at all the land they have. What is universal doing? EXPANDING. More than doubling their entire footprint. What is Disney doing? Mucking around with one or two ride editions for like three years. Changing rides that already exist, and changing them for the worse. Taking out all the eccentric originality that makes people think beyond the quotidian. Disney is thinking small and I’m thinking big. So yeah, the best thing about DVC is how close it is to Universal. Lol. And ironically all of Disney old management, the people they’ve weeded out over the last 3-10 years because they were too “Walt,” they’re at Universal too.
To add: and the worst thing about dvc is the reservation/account interface. Disney’s IT is embarrassing. There is no other company with whom I deal that has such an unreliable, half-baked interface.
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