The "Waiting for ROFR" support group thread

[Tigger & Eeyore]

I'm in the same boat. I want my member number so I can log in and watch for my points to come.

We want to go in early December and see the Christmas lights also. I've never been when the Christmas lights are up and think that would make a wonderful first trip home. If you get in the system before me let me know what availability they have.

I've heard that all the studios are gone at my home resort. I think I will try and get on a waiting list for my home resort and then call at 7 months and see if there are any studios available anywhere.

And would you do the same for me. I want to go any of the first three weeks in December - I am hoping I close this week before the 7 month window opens up. We want at least 2 bedrooms for our first trip home but would prefer a GV I sure hope there are still some available for one of those weeks!

That would be cool if we went the same week. Maybe we would see each other.

 

[minniekissedme]

I just called - I am still not in the system I am going to go bonkers until this waiting stops

website is still down...
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[disneymotherof3]

website is still down...
website is still down...
website is still down...

It's working now.

 

[minniekissedme]

still no luck...oh well...I'll shoot for tomorrow.

 

[Princess Amy Lyn]

Okay Amy - are you in San Francisco - I only ask because my boss is there and just emailed us that it is Brrr..... we are mid 70's here in the north East today. YEAH!!!

We live in Northern CA... 3 hours North of S.F. in a town called Redding. We are known for mild winters and hot summers (but no humidity!) so we can go 114 degrees a few days in August. Which does not seem as hot as 85 degrees with humidity like when we lived in W.V. or TN.

 

[disneymotherof3]

We live in Northern CA... 3 hours North of S.F. in a town called Redding. We are known for mild winters and hot summers (but no humidity!) so we can go 114 degrees a few days in August. Which does not seem as hot as 85 degrees with humidity like when we lived in W.V. or TN.

My DH grew up in Northern CA. He lived in Sebastopol. His dad still lives there and his mom lives in Petaluma.

 

[Laxmom]

Hey all! What a day. I'm glad it is almost over. I hate mondays!

Called our agent and evidently it sounds as if Disney has sent our paperwork to an attorney in S. Carolina. He called her for information on our contract. He is part of a new firm that Disney is using. I'm sure that is because the law stating you must use an attorney is relatively new. I have a name and a phone number but still have no idea where this falls in the process. My guess is my steps are still the same as the rest of you but when it comes to closing, he prepares the paperwork. We'll see.

Need to head to the grocery later. Mother Hubbard has nothing on me! I'll be in and out tonite - have a good one just in case. Oh and did I tell you I hate mondays!

 

[bookwormde]

Well I checked my email at 6:00 tonight and had an email from Carrie at a timeshare broker. With it coming back this quickly I was thinking it was bad news (7 working days)
To my surprise Disney waived on my contract. YEA!!!

Everyone below me on the list it is time to call your broker lets have lots of good news tomorrow.

I guess I start the wait for the estoppel paperwork so they can complete my settlement documents.

Time to go post the results on the “passed ROFR” info thread

This is great it puts me on schedule to be settled and have my points by 6/1

bookwormde

 

[disneymotherof3]

Congrats to VerandahMan and Bookwormde!

As of 4/21/08, those waiting to close:
snowbunny

Tammymacb

Beavertails Queen

Colonialtinker (2)

tink'smom2b

Buckeye Fan

The Who #3

Kat4Disney

clombardi

fourkidsphoto

Barney44

Princess Amy Lyn

Monami7

Grandbuddy

Cherta

karebear06

cybertea201

Laxmom

VerandahMan

Bookwormde

ROFR isn't such a bad word after all! But estoppel is!!!!

 

[M-I-C-K-E-Y]

Well, it's day 11 and "Magic Monday" wasn't very magical for us - no word on ROFR. Perhaps "Teriffic Tuesday" will be THE day!

 

[minniekissedme]

Well I checked my email at 6:00 tonight and had an email from Carrie at a timeshare broker. With it coming back this quickly I was thinking it was bad news (7 working days)
To my surprise Disney waived on my contract. YEA!!!

congratulations!

 

[icouldlivethere]

Congratulations bookwormde!! You've graduated off of the dreaded waiting for ROFR list!!

Updated list 4/21/08:

TenThousandVolts

millerse36

Barb

M-I-C-K-E-Y

liam1957

mmcguire

Tammymacb (3)

AinW

dani0622

LadyKay

Frankiesmom




ROFR is a four letter word.

 

[icouldlivethere]

What airline are flying?

I am still not in the system. That lady at Disney told me that some Time Share stores are slower then others but would not tell which is which but when I said TTS - she told me up to 14 days. She was nice about it - but she said 2 weeks.

I got told the same thing as you did. I wonder if we talked to the same lady. I got a real nice lady who put me on hold while she talked to the person who puts people in the system. After she checked for my name and didn't find it she asked me where I purchased my contract and I told her TTS and she said they are very slow and sometimes take up to 2 weeks.

She put me on hold and then came back and asked me for the names of the sellers and I gave them to her. She put me back on hold and then asked me how many points were on the contract I purchased and I told her 100. She put me back on hold and when she came back she said the person who inputs the names looked through all of her paperwork that she had from TTS and couldn't find mine anywhere. This was not very encouraging.

We closed on April 15th and weren't even told until April 18th. Who knows if and when they sent our paperwork over.

And would you do the same for me. I want to go any of the first three weeks in December - I am hoping I close this week before the 7 month window opens up. We want at least 2 bedrooms for our first trip home but would prefer a GV I sure hope there are still some available for one of those weeks!

That would be cool if we went the same week. Maybe we would see each other.

Of course! If I get in the system before you I'll see what I can find out. That would be cool if we went the same week!

 

[Laxmom]

Hey, M-i-c-k-e-y, you are in the zone now! For us it was 8 business days and 12 calendar days. I think tomorrow will be your lucky day!!

 

[Grandbuddy]

Hey, M-i-c-k-e-y, you are in the zone now! For us it was 8 business days and 12 calendar days. I think tomorrow will be your lucky day!!

Just patiently waiting to be estoppified, or whatever has to be done before they tell me to send them the rest of the money, so we can close.

Hope everybody's doing well. Not much time to review the threads or post. I brought Jack home to Nashville, yesterday, and am at the home of my older son for a couple of days, with the other 3 grandchildren. No rest and very little down time, but life is sweet, and God is very good!

May be a little late, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VERANDY!

 

[M-I-C-K-E-Y]

Hey, M-i-c-k-e-y, you are in the zone now! For us it was 8 business days and 12 calendar days. I think tomorrow will be your lucky day!!

Thanks Laxmom - here's hoping! We'll be OK with waiting to close, but this first wait is a tough one!

 

[Laxmom]

Good morning all!! One more day until a 4 day weekend! Whoo Hooo!!! Man I don't want to go to work!

Laxlad has a game tonite which I can't get to. It is too far away and starts before I get off work. Laxdad is going and will have to cheer loud for the whole family.

This week is finals. YUCK! The 4 day weekend couldn't come at a better time!

Good luck to everyone waiting for news! Today is going to be your lucky day! I can feel it!

 

[Tigger & Eeyore]

I got told the same thing as you did. I wonder if we talked to the same lady. I got a real nice lady who put me on hold while she talked to the person who puts people in the system. After she checked for my name and didn't find it she asked me where I purchased my contract and I told her TTS and she said they are very slow and sometimes take up to 2 weeks.

She put me on hold and then came back and asked me for the names of the sellers and I gave them to her. She put me back on hold and then asked me how many points were on the contract I purchased and I told her 100. She put me back on hold and when she came back she said the person who inputs the names looked through all of her paperwork that she had from TTS and couldn't find mine anywhere. This was not very encouraging.

We closed on April 15th and weren't even told until April 18th. Who knows if and when they sent our paperwork over.



Of course! If I get in the system before you I'll see what I can find out. That would be cool if we went the same week!

It does sound like we talked to the same person. She told me at least two weeks from TTS - I am hoping for sooner because that first week in May in 7 months for others to book at OKW.

I had contacted Nancy for an update, that is the only way I found out. She told me my broker was out of town until Friday - so at noon on Friday I emailed TTS for an update and about 2 hours later got an email congratulating me. They may not have emailed me on Friday if I had not contacted them - and that was 48 hours after I already knew. I closed on Wed.

That Disney lady did say some are a lot slower then other and would not say which was which, but would say TTS is generally two weeks and that was not encouraging at all.

Are you calling daily?

 

[minniekissedme]

If any of you are interested, the Disney CMO is being crowned this AM at 8AM. It's supposed to be on www.dreamcmo.com live. Justin is a Pittsburgh area resident!

 

[icouldlivethere]

It does sound like we talked to the same person. She told me at least two weeks from TTS - I am hoping for sooner because that first week in May in 7 months for others to book at OKW.

I had contacted Nancy for an update, that is the only way I found out. She told me my broker was out of town until Friday - so at noon on Friday I emailed TTS for an update and about 2 hours later got an email congratulating me. They may not have emailed me on Friday if I had not contacted them - and that was 48 hours after I already knew. I closed on Wed.

That Disney lady did say some are a lot slower then other and would not say which was which, but would say TTS is generally two weeks and that was not encouraging at all.

Are you calling daily?

We closed last Tuesday and got an email on Friday from our broker. I wonder if we have the same broker. I have a funny feeling that even though we closed on Tuesday our paperwork wasn't sent to Disney until Friday.

The lady I talked to at MS said that TTS can be very slow and that it wasn't unusual for it to take 2 weeks. When you figure they tell you it can take up to 10 days once Disney has your paperwork and if my broker waited several days to get my paperwork out that would bring it up to 2 weeks.

I do call every day just in case. I'm finding this to be even more frustrating than waiting for ROFR or waiting to close. I really wanted to get on a waiting list at my home resort for early December before the 7 month window opens up. If if it takes them 2 weeks just to get my name in the system and then several more days to get my points it's going to be cutting things close.