A lot of of us closely watching the AI bubble think this environment looks awfully familiar.
BWV resale for $25…. if you’re going to lose your house, then you can’t afford to wait for prices to recover…. and you definitely can’t afford the dues….
Yes, completely agree….I guess it should be considered. But if I don't like one and like the other, I don't really care. That's because unless my life goes very seriously sideways in a hurry, I'm driving it into the ground one way or the other. I think a DVC purchase is probably in that same category. From where I sit, anyone thinking of a time horizon of less than ten years is probably at least as well off just renting.
Now, if you like both cars equally well, then maybe that matters a little more. But, for me, it is still pretty low on the list of Things That Matter.
-brian, who drives a 2014 Ford Edge with 115K miles and a lot of life left on it!
Niiice!Thank you everyone for taking the time to offer your input. So many good points and suggestions!
We want to buy direct so that we can use points wherever we want for the next 40 years. We are in this for the long game, but if we ever downsize our contracts, it will be our 50 Poly resale that goes first. We can see a case for resale points, especially BWV or BC, but after 2042 we would strongly prefer to have direct vs resale. So at WDW that really does leave it between Poly and RIV (CFW we can not justify owning although we'd love to stay there).
Our two favorite resorts are Poly and RIV. As a family of three, Poly longhouses have worked out great. And we've also stayed at BLT, RIV, BC, AUL, VB, AK, and SS. As our tween gets older it would be great to have options for larger accommodations, so our home resort of Poly adding those options seems like hitting the jackpot (well almost). It seems to make sense to add on to Poly so we have the option to stay at studios or larger and then if we want to try to switch at seven months we can. If we get "stuck" at Poly we will always be happy.
Since we love RIV too it would be great to have home resort advantage for RIV studios. But we'd be okay with preferred view if standard is not open. The RIV one bedrooms are gorgeous (we've stayed in one) but the shower situation is actually better in a RIV studio so the Poly longhouse studio or one-bedroom is better for us. RIV two bedrooms would be amazing but we would not need them unless maybe our kid's friends were travelling with us. It is expensive to buy Poly but we are already in for 250 points and don't need to add much to really expand our options. We wonder if adding on at RIV for studios would eventually encourage us to buy even more points than we would if we just added on to our existing Poly. From a practical perspective it seems to make more sense to add to Poly. It would be easier to manage all points at the same resort. There is some RIV FOMO, however. But I think we can switch into RIV enough to make us happy. And, we enjoy staying at all DVC properties.
And as foolish as this may be... we want this to be the last time we add on!
Thanks again!
Somehow I missed that they put 2 baths in the 1 BR and 3 in the 2 BR, like at Bay Lake and Kidani. Suddenly this is much more interesting!
Yes, It was a shock when we were there in November and did the tour. They really should promote that a little more for sales purposes. We were dead set on a CCV add on but while touring the 1bdrm at CCV the guide showing us the room told us about the 2 bathrooms at Poly. We toured there a few hours later and the 2nd bathroom sold us and especially DD.
Yes this is a great move. 1BRs interest us but the single bathroom is a dealbreaker. So happy they decided to add the second for Tower 1BR
Now if I could just find availability at 7m lol!
Working in IT for far too long, I understand the concern. No clue what happens, but right now so much money is thrown into it that it’s closer to dot com for me. My concern is more if it really does what people think it will…millions may lose jobs and need to be retrained.
As toddler parents, curious what makes the 2nd bathroom so appealing when toddler->teen? Shall I get prepared early
A big wooow after reading your post. Wondering why 2026 H2 (and shall I scoop dvc resales then (kidding))?
More toilet trained people and kids who shower or bathe themselves means more people using toilets and showers or baths.
So far we're fine with a 1B/one split bathroom at Riviera, but I wake up super early and get my day rolling, then the kids, then DH. We don't usually rope drop anymore, either, and I think that's the main issue; showering, hair, makeup, toileting, to be on the bus/monorail/skyliner/boat for 7 a.m.-type days. The 1B is very spacious with countertops though to spread out makeup, etc., and we apply sunblock on the balcony to each other in our bathing suits.
Because a lot of the flower topiaries and such are in the Future World side of Epcot. For some reason I just like walking through the front of Epcot during the Flower & Garden Festival. Also the grounds of the Polynesian are very beautiful in the spring and just adds to the whole festivity. It’s an easy hop over to the TTC to get the monorail. Oh, and in the spring the weather is warm enough that I want to make good use of Poly’s Dole Whip station.
The Riviera studio has a split bathroom with a shower and a shower/tub combo (2 showers mean 2 people can shower at the same time). The 1-bedroom has a shower, and a tub without a shower.
