PVB Tower Charts, Sales Date and more!!!

[hockeydad21]

does your guide’s first name begin with an R? Cause I think I got the same pitch.

No, I have Conrad out in California. Really nice, but definitely a little pushy this week.

 

[DVCsloth]

I'm still inclined to think Disney made a mistake by combing the resorts. If you already own Poly, no need to be in a hurry since your points are good for home resort booking. If you own at other resorts and you are interested in the new tower, I would wait and see how the availability is going to be affected with millions of eligible current points before considering purchasing. If it ends up booking anything similar to Riviera, the standard view rooms will be gone right at 11 months. Still looks like an awesome addition to me and I'm pretty certain it will sell pretty well, and they should easily rent the rooms for cash while it is selling. So, maybe it wasn't a mistake on their end after all.

 

[MyDogTink]

I wonder if they think sales will be strong with new members so they are looking to wrap up current member add-ons now.

 

[DVCsloth]

I wonder if they think sales will be strong with new members so they are looking to wrap up current member add-ons now.

Could be, I think the new members sales will be steady. The only thing is that a lot of new members may not know is, that if you are buying for the new tower and hoping for the lower point options it's best if you are a planner and book as soon as possible.

 

[vdangelo239]

You simply ask the guide to get permission to break your purchase into charging you over 90 days vs the 30 they tell you to start.

We did it. Deposit paid March 3rd and then had the balance split in 3 charges to our CC, April, May and June 1st.

I don’t how it works if you finance though.

Works the same w financing. We bought Riv in April and did not close until early July - 20% down broken into 4 payments - all of which got 6 months no interest treatment on Dis Visa.

 

[maui22]

I saw Aotearoa's roof was damaged by the storm and people had to be evacuated. Are there any additional reports of damage to the resort?

 

[kgou]

I saw Aotearoa's roof was damaged by the storm and people had to be evacuated. Are there any additional reports of damage to the resort?

was wondering the same!

 

[maui22]

was wondering the same!

Seems odd that we aren't hearing more reports at this point.

Last night, we were told via friends of CMs a tornado hit MCO. Part of the roof was ripped off. Supposedly it's opening for arrivals today and departures in the morning. Guessing that a section will be closed until it can be fixed. May make MCO a mess for a few months.

 

[disneylandtour]

There is at least one video on YouTube in which it appears that the Polly tower lost sections of its roof.

 

[chrisqr]

There is at least one video on YouTube in which it appears that the Polly tower lost sections of its roof.

Got a link? I found a video but it seems to be one of the longhouses (presumably Aotearoa as referenced above)

 

[maui22]

Here is an article with some of the damage. You can see Aotearoa's roof damaged. They also show some things they found at other resorts.
https://mickeyviews.com/news/disney-world-resort-hotel-damage-due-to-hurricane-milton/

 

[🍀TwinsMom]

Our guide called me before it went on sale and I did express interest if the price was right. He called me opening day, but I said the price was too high to jump in without discussing with DH. He called me two more times, including on his day off. So, IDK how sales are going. We downgraded from 150 to 100 points due to cost. I'll be annoyed if there's a fire sale later on, but c'est la vie.

 

[disneylandtour]

Got a link? I found a video but it seems to be one of the longhouses (presumably Aotearoa as referenced above)

It was this here. But I think it was just really poorly phrased. She's focusing on the tower and says The new Poly Tower. And then talks about the roof that feel off. But in retrospect, it was the longhouse. Anyway, this is the section...

 

[mkatsy]

Here is an article with some of the damage. You can see Aotearoa's roof damaged. They also show some things they found at other resorts.
https://mickeyviews.com/news/disney-world-resort-hotel-damage-due-to-hurricane-milton/

I found some pictures on Facebook

 

[mkatsy]

The Grand Floridian Villas building lost quite a few roofing shingles, the wind must have been pretty intense over by VGF & Poly

 

[maui22]

The Grand Floridian Villas building lost quite a few roofing shingles, the wind must have been pretty intense over by VGF & Poly

I read there were 70+ mph winds in the MK area.

 

[disneylandtour]

Has anyone asked a guide if the tower is still opening on Dec 17? The Tower looks ok on the outside. The grounds were messed up some. But there could be other issues.

 

[mkatsy]

Has anyone asked a guide if the tower is still opening on Dec 17? The Tower looks ok on the outside. The grounds were messed up some. But there could be other issues.

My guide called this morning to let me know my paperwork was complete, and as far as she knew everything was ok

 

[hockeydad21]

Has anyone asked a guide if the tower is still opening on Dec 17? The Tower looks ok on the outside. The grounds were messed up some. But there could be other issues.

The good news is that building has been watertight for months now. Assuming no major damage to the building's structure, they should be fine. However, it's unlikely they'd even be able to make a formal call on meeting their deadline until they're 4-6 weeks out as final products are being prepped to ship to the site. For all we know some warehouse or factory where they're storing/making things for the tower could have been destroyed, and now all of that product is gone.

With that being said, I would bet money that the tower will open on time for the Christmas season.

 

[Cfabar1]

So a few things....

DVC sales seems to have gotten more aggressive in recent months... They are following a lot more of the "timeshare" things - "member update meetings", more aggressive (though still mild compared to many others) tactics, etc.

Also, I think the "novelty" of buying a MK/Monorail resort is starting to wane... You had your opportunity to buy BLT, then you had your opportunity to buy VGF, then you had your opportunity to buy Poly, then you could buy VGF again... Keep in mind to sell VGF out the second time, they had to get quite aggressive with sales...

Now here we are, selling on the monorail again. Especially for repeat buyers, I imagine it is a shrinking pool of folks who need a second resort on the monorail loop... Add to that DVC doesn't do a buyback/trade-in program, and it isn't like people can say "how can I trade in my SSR points and turn them into Poly points"...

They may fare better with the new buyer market. I personally think DVC is pricing so many people out... it has always been expensive, but it has become so expensive PP and the points don't go as far as they used to.