ROFR Thread Jan to March 2022 *PLEASE SEE FIRST POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS & FORMATTING TOOL*

[CaptainAmerica]

Normally it's Boulder Ridge, but see the 'G' is broken and it takes a LONG time to even plan on refurbishing a broken letter.

It's been delayed for several years.

 

[BamaGuy44]

Try flying 26 hours to WDW from Australia annually. I love when Americans talk about long haul flights and we think they're reasonable

Yikes. 8.5 hours Atlanta to London was about the longest flight I think I could stand. When I go to Hawaii I think I may need to fly to the West Coast first, then on to Hawaii the next day or something. Unless someone wants to float me a few thousand to upgrade....

 

[HIRyeDVC]

Try flying 26 hours to WDW from Australia annually. I love when Americans talk about long haul flights and we think they're reasonable

I'm not worthy . Though, I have flown from Melbourne to Los Angeles to Honolulu that took about 26 hours. I wanted to die...

 

[Junebug2]

I’m feeling the same about my $125 SSR

same here, as of today my $125 SSR has been in ROFR two weeks… definitely not passing…

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Yikes. 8.5 hours Atlanta to London was about the longest flight I think I could stand. When I go to Hawaii I think I may need to fly to the West Coast first, then on to Hawaii the next day or something. Unless someone wants to float me a few thousand to upgrade....

Just my two cents... fly direct the way there, then take a pit stop overnight in California on the way home. Pay for premium economy and get the bulkhead if you can.

 

[HIRyeDVC]

We've done it three times and for whatever reason we find it extremely easy flying West, but coming home is much harder since it obviously has to be overnight.

It's the opposite for us. Maybe I'll try the non-stop HA to MCO next time. It's similar flight time to Boston. The only problem is, it arrives at 6AM. What the heck am I supposed to do that early with really tired kids in tow?

 

[sjdrr1313]

Yikes. 8.5 hours Atlanta to London was about the longest flight I think I could stand. When I go to Hawaii I think I may need to fly to the West Coast first, then on to Hawaii the next day or something. Unless someone wants to float me a few thousand to upgrade....

We flew to LA and then did a 2 week cruise to and around Hawaii (coming from Pittsburgh) just to avoid the long flights lol

 

[Ashlotte]

Try flying 26 hours to WDW from Australia annually. I love when Americans talk about long haul flights and we think they're reasonable

Whoa. And here I thought buying DVC was silly for me in Oregon, since I'd have to fly to either Hawaii or Florida to use it (I'm just assuming I won't ever get into VGC, and I have a different timeshare there anyway). That is some serious Disney commitment!

 

[BamaGuy44]

We flew to LA and then did a 2 week cruise to and around Hawaii (coming from Pittsburgh) just to avoid the long flights lol

Not a bad idea

 

[Royal Consort]

I'm not worthy . Though, I have flown from Melbourne to Los Angeles to Honolulu that took about 26 hours. I wanted to die...

It's a long time. But why couldn't you fly direct from MEL to HNL?

We used to just fly direct over to MCO but I bought VGC to break it up! Only 13 hours on the first leg which is manageable.

 

[HIRyeDVC]

It's a long time. But why couldn't you fly direct from MEL to HNL?

We used to just fly direct over to MCO but I bought VGC to break it up! Only 13 hours on the first leg which is manageable.

You are literally giving all of us, new humbling perspective. I thought owning Anaheim and Orlando DVC from Hawaii was commitment. You are at a whole other level. Mad respect!

 

[Sandisw]

It's a long time. But why couldn't you fly direct from MEL to HNL?

We used to just fly direct over to MCO but I bought VGC to break it up! Only 13 hours on the first leg which is manageable.

I have done 16 1/2 to Taiwan a few times to visit my DILs family and that was tough by the time we were 12 hours in!

 

[HIRyeDVC]

It's a long time. But why couldn't you fly direct from MEL to HNL?

It was a work trip. And there was some bureaucratic red tape that made me fly into LAX first.

 

[princesscinderella]

Princesscinderella---$140-$20662-135-PVB-Apr-60/21, 135/22, 135/23-Delayed closing 7/1- sent 3/3, passed 3/23

I’m crazy excited this passed for so cheap especially with all the BWV being gobbled up at more than this per point. Now I just need poly 1 to be part of poly 2 and it will be perfect, as i didn’t know that was even on the horizon when we decided to get some points here.

 

[Ruttangel]

Princesscinderella---$140-$20662-135-PVB-Apr-60/21, 135/22, 135/23-Delayed closing 7/1- sent 3/3, passed 3/23

I’m crazy excited this passed for so cheap especially with all the BWV being gobbled up at more than this per point. Now I just need poly 1 to be part of poly 2 and it will be perfect, as i didn’t know that was even on the horizon when we decided to get some points here.

Awesome, they just leave PVB alone on ROFR, can only assume they get loads back on foreclosing

 

[Lorana]

I guess they're continuing to pretty up SSR for the upcoming promotions. Now I understand better why they take back so many SSRs. Easy money!

https://dvcnews.com/resorts/saratog...a-springs-main-pool-refurb-scheduled-for-2023

They can announce a pool refurb at SSR (as well as all the other refurbs), but not the refurb of rooms at BRV.
Am I bitter? Yes, yes I am.

 

[HIRyeDVC]

They can announce a pool refurb at SSR (as well as all the other refurbs), but not the refurb of rooms at BRV.
Am I bitter? Yes, yes I am.

I feel so sorry for BRV owners. BRV is Disney's neglected 3rd stepchild. I really do hope they fix it up though. It would also help CCV's availability during the holiday season.

 

[ADress&AnimalSidekick]

They are each treated as separate memberships, so you can’t combine them both, for instance, at 7 months to use all the points at one resort-you can either book two days with one membership and two with the other, for instance, or transfer points from one account to another-but you can only do that once a year.

So, as an example, I have a very small-25 point AKV-contract. If I want to book something that cost, say, 80 points at Poly I could use some of my VGC points with the AKV points at 7 months in one seamless pool because they are the same unit (I’d be crazy to use VGC points anywhere other than VGC but that’s a whole other issue). If my contracts were a different use year, I could book my days using AKV points-hoping they were out exactly right-and then go into my other account and book with VGC.

Let’s say I’m booking a room that costs 25 points a night. With borrowing restrictions right now, I can book 2 nights with my AKV points and then would have to book the third with VGC-even though I still have 13 AKV points-I can’t book half a day with them in the scenario of two use years. I could transfer some VGC points to my AKV account which would make this trip more smooth to book-but if I cancel the trip I can’t transfer them back.

Definitely something to consider. Thank you for explaining it to me.

 

[redboat45]

They can announce a pool refurb at SSR (as well as all the other refurbs), but not the refurb of rooms at BRV.
Am I bitter? Yes, yes I am.

you should be because your dues pay for that!

 

[CaptainAmerica]

you should be because your dues pay for that!

That money doesn't just disappear, it's held in a reserve. More money in the reserve is more money to spend on upgrades and/or lower dues increases along the way to the next refurb.