Okay, you know I love ALL my DVC resorts but I had to share this comment from the latest edition of Deb Wills' newsletter. This is an interview with Bob Sehlinger, author of the "Unofficial Guide to WDW".
** Debbie Hill, Malvern, England: Which is your favourite
Disney resort and why?. Have you stayed in any of the Disney
suites, and if so which was your favourite?
BOB: We've stayed in almost all of the Disney resorts. Our
needs, however, are different from those of a family on
vacation. We do not, for example, make use of any of the
amenities (pool, restaurants, fitness center, boats, etc.)
at our hotel. We require a resort where we have fast and
easy access to our vehicles and space where we can hold
twice daily team meetings. The resort that best meets our
needs is Old Key West, where we book a three-bedroom villa
that sleeps eight. I also, however, highly recommend Old Key
West for families on vacation. In addition, I really like
the suites/vacation homes at the Wilderness Lodge.
He also addresses that slip-up in last year's edition:
** Margaret Price, Westmont, IL: We recently bought into the
Disney Vacation Club (DVC). The Unofficial Guide mentions
that if you bring a copy of your contract to WDW, you can
purchase the Florida resident discount pass, but people have
posted on the message boards that we can't do this. Why is
this noted in the Unofficial Guide? If we can do it, I
intend to try for the Florida resident pass.
BOB: The Walt Disney Company is a large corporation. At one
time the folks selling the timeshares told us that DVC
ownership qualified you as a Florida resident and therefore
made you eligible for certain admissions discounts. In
retrospect it appears that Disney Admissions was never in
the loop, hence the confusion. Now there seems to be
consistency across departmental lines to the effect that
timeshare ownership does not qualify you for Florida
resident status.
** Debbie Hill, Malvern, England: Which is your favourite
Disney resort and why?. Have you stayed in any of the Disney
suites, and if so which was your favourite?
BOB: We've stayed in almost all of the Disney resorts. Our
needs, however, are different from those of a family on
vacation. We do not, for example, make use of any of the
amenities (pool, restaurants, fitness center, boats, etc.)
at our hotel. We require a resort where we have fast and
easy access to our vehicles and space where we can hold
twice daily team meetings. The resort that best meets our
needs is Old Key West, where we book a three-bedroom villa
that sleeps eight. I also, however, highly recommend Old Key
West for families on vacation. In addition, I really like
the suites/vacation homes at the Wilderness Lodge.
He also addresses that slip-up in last year's edition:
** Margaret Price, Westmont, IL: We recently bought into the
Disney Vacation Club (DVC). The Unofficial Guide mentions
that if you bring a copy of your contract to WDW, you can
purchase the Florida resident discount pass, but people have
posted on the message boards that we can't do this. Why is
this noted in the Unofficial Guide? If we can do it, I
intend to try for the Florida resident pass.
BOB: The Walt Disney Company is a large corporation. At one
time the folks selling the timeshares told us that DVC
ownership qualified you as a Florida resident and therefore
made you eligible for certain admissions discounts. In
retrospect it appears that Disney Admissions was never in
the loop, hence the confusion. Now there seems to be
consistency across departmental lines to the effect that
timeshare ownership does not qualify you for Florida
resident status.
