The "Waiting for ROFR" support group thread

[HolidayRoad]

Not on the list, so does that mean I passed ROFR? It has only been a couple of days, but I am going nuts! Don't want to tell the kids until we are passed ROFR, and DW just humors me.

I think somone should inform Disney what a drain on produtivity in the workplace this is?

I have failed you and I am sorry. I don't know how this has happened! I will add you to the list immediately, there's enough stress with ROFR and now this injustice perpetrated by me. You are not only on the list but I will try to make it extra special in some way.

 

[HolidayRoad]

Congratulations to Rambler5678, now on the the next list!
Welcome to the ROFR nightmare GoofyDad13!
Updated list 3/19/2008

Colonialtinker

Tigger & Eeyore

GoofyDad13

Metsoskil

kmhollis28

tink'smom2b

Monami7

Buckeye Fan

llmurphy17

Chickkypoo


ROFR is a four letter word.

 

[minniekissedme]

Part of the reason that we considered DVC is that we need the room of at least a one bedroom. We have the fifth wheel, me, DW, DS11 (today is his birthday and we haven't told the kiddies yet), DD8, DS6. DW and I grow them big and the little guy likely is close to outgrowing the POR trundle bed. So we'll get a nicer accommodation with more space and we have the points to do it.

Now if I were one of the eight girls from Morgantown that hit the $275 large powerball....I might be Kingdom Tower!

 

[HolidayRoad]

Good Morning Sunshines!

Finally a whole day off! Unfortunately my plans involve this - AND this-

OK- question of the day ( You all already know my answer ) If you plan on adding on, when do you plan on doing it?

Will you buy your home resort, or add a second?

Will you try to buy directly from Disney ( at the hight point price ) or will you be back on this thread waiting for another ROFR?

My answers-I plan on adding another 50 points soon. My first choice is more BWV but I'd be intersted in BCV also.

I'll end up on a waiting list for both, resale AND secondary market. So, I'm not actually planning on having the points soon.

For me I wanted to add on about an hour and a half after my offer was accepted. I think I would like to add on at BWV preferably with the same UY so I would just have a more points at the same place. I have been trying to figure out the advantage of having 50 or so points at another resort where I would need way more points to stay there so I couldn't book until 7 months out anyway but then I start to think that it may be fun to own in different resorts, kind of like collecting them.
Not to get off the subject but is anyone else running into this? You tell someone, lets say at work, that you bought into DVC and of coarse they say "whats that?" So you say it's A timeshare in WDW. They ask you what week you got and now you have to explain the entire points system for an hour during which time they have lost interest and your stuck in this little uncomfortable time space continuum thingy where you have to finish the explanation and they let you finish because they asked you to begin with. Now at this point they come up with something brilliant like oh, my cousin has one of those timeshare things in Disney, so you say really? what resort. They say something like "I'm not sure of the name but it's right outside of Orlando, it's really nice". So now you realize you have just spent a portion of your life explaining DVC to a coffee mug and you can never get that time back. Just curious or am I alone?

 

[minniekissedme]

Not to get off the subject but is anyone else running into this? You tell someone, lets say at work, that you bought into DVC and of coarse they say "whats that?"

I know I've seen another thread about this or another "the secret life of Disney" that speaks to your post so it isn't uncommon. We still haven't told anyone what we've done. My wife likes to be more private about stuff than me. Most people I talk with about Disney aren't people that consider going every year so I don't believe they "understand" how we feel about it and how much we enjoy WDW. And that's cool...stay away! More room for me!!

Frankly, I'm not sure I understand the allure of the timeshare thing the way timeshare owners do. I mean, you go to the same place the same time. Granted it's usually a nice location but I'm not sure there's one Caribbean Beach I want to stay at every year. There are too many to experience.

At least here you can stay in different resorts in and out of Disney, experience over 100 restaurants, the parks, other attractions, there's stuff to do here...

To each his own...and I own (or really soon will) at SSR!

 

[tammymacb]

For me I wanted to add on about an hour and a half after my offer was accepted. I think I would like to add on at BWV preferably with the same UY so I would just have a more points at the same place. I have been trying to figure out the advantage of having 50 or so points at another resort where I would need way more points to stay there so I couldn't book until 7 months out anyway but then I start to think that it may be fun to own in different resorts, kind of like collecting them.
Not to get off the subject but is anyone else running into this? You tell someone, lets say at work, that you bought into DVC and of coarse they say "whats that?" So you say it's A timeshare in WDW. They ask you what week you got and now you have to explain the entire points system for an hour during which time they have lost interest and your stuck in this little uncomfortable time space continuum thingy where you have to finish the explanation and they let you finish because they asked you to begin with. Now at this point they come up with something brilliant like oh, my cousin has one of those timeshare things in Disney, so you say really? what resort. They say something like "I'm not sure of the name but it's right outside of Orlando, it's really nice". So now you realize you have just spent a portion of your life explaining DVC to a coffee mug and you can never get that time back. Just curious or am I alone?

However, I'm in a good spot right now. A few of the doctors I work with have young kids and are interested in buying. Hopefully there will be bonus' in my future!

I'm with you, Ed, on the UY thing. After talking to ****(?) and he told me to consider April and Aug UY's also, it miiiiiiignt work, if I thought about it a lot. I just don't think I want to think that hard..

 

[Laxmom]

Well, I'm back. I've been reading but had nothing to post....until yesterday. (remember waiting ROFR from one of the other guys?) Our submission got lost. Seems the person that was doing the job and accepted our "presentation of ROFR" is now no longer with the company. When agent called, no one had assumed her responsibilities. That is why we haven't heard anything. Agent told them that this contract would go through on Friday - the end of the 30 day time that they had to respond - with or without their ok since we have the paper stating that they accepted our contract which started the clock a tickin'. Nice. So, they could still ROFR me before Fri.

Wouldn't have had this with DVC! DOH!

Anyway, congrats to all the new contractees and all the soon to be owners!

 

[tammymacb]

Oh, that stinks! I'm sorry you're having all this stress. Hopefully you'll be done soon..

 

[Tigger & Eeyore]

Looks like HolidayRoad didn't catch your first post and I'm sure he'll catch you and you'll become "official."

Good luck as you wait...most ROFR's seem to be on a 2 1/2 week wait at this point. We submitted on 2/27 and found out yesterday.

OH, I hope I hear today. What time did they notify you. We submitted on the 28th I am so anxious!!!!!

 

[Tigger & Eeyore]

OH, I hope I hear today. What time did they notify you. We submitted on the 28th I am so anxious!!!!!

Our went to ROFR on March 6 - I was off by a week- it just feels like forever so it looks like maybe early next week.

 

[GoofyDad13]

I have failed you and I am sorry. I don't know how this has happened! I will add you to the list immediately, there's enough stress with ROFR and now this injustice perpetrated by me. You are not only on the list but I will try to make it extra special in some way.

If that is "failing" I need you to come work for me. And thanks for the special addition, , best part of my day so far!

With regards to the question of the day, I started thinking add-on as soon as the contract was signed, DW said she will think about it after I have my lunch money saved. I would probably do a 25 pt add-on at BWV as we only have 100 pts there, but AKL is one of our all time favorites, so if I could get enough for SAV view 1BR every other yr, that would be great (but alot of lunches to skip!!!!). Maybe I can start sneaking the 2 DDs lunch money.

 

[HolidayRoad]

If that is "failing" I need you to come work for me. And thanks for the special addition, , best part of my day so far!

With regards to the question of the day, I started thinking add-on as soon as the contract was signed, DW said she will think about it after I have my lunch money saved. I would probably do a 25 pt add-on at BWV as we only have 100 pts there, but AKL is one of our all time favorites, so if I could get enough for SAV view 1BR every other yr, that would be great (but alot of lunches to skip!!!!). Maybe I can start sneaking the 2 DDs lunch money.

You don't want me to go work for you! I spend way too much time on Disboards!

 

[tammymacb]

You don't want me to go work for you! I spend way too much time on Disboards!

 

[minniekissedme]

I spend way too much time on Disboards!

I'll second that emotion...

 

[disneymotherof3]

OK- question of the day ( You all already know my answer ) If you plan on adding on, when do you plan on doing it?

Will you buy your home resort, or add a second?

I think that we might do an add on next year. We want to see how it goes this year and then take it from there. I have to admit though that we've been watching the resales just in case. We'll probably just add on to our OKW contract. When we go in August, I would like to head over to BWV and BCV to check them out. I've heard so much about them that I want to see them for myself. Who knows....maybe we'll buy there.

 

[disneymotherof3]

Question for those of you waiting to close....

Have you received any closing documents yet? We haven't and, of course, I'm very anxious!

 

[tammymacb]

Nope, no closing documents yet..

 

[disneymotherof3]

The only thing that I know is as of last Friday, Nancy was waiting on the estoppel to be provided (whatever that is). I've googled it and I still don't quite understand it. She said that as soon as she receives it, she will be able to prepare and send the closing documents.

 

[HolidayRoad]

Question for those of you waiting to close....

Have you received any closing documents yet? We haven't and, of course, I'm very anxious!

If you guys haven't gotten anything then there is no way I have. I'm still celebrating getting through ROFR! Got my Wishes CD yesterday, life is good. I give it about a week until I start to question things again!

 

[disneymotherof3]

You all are NOT going to believe this!!!!!! I JUST received my closing documents from Nancy!!!!!!! Can you believe that??? I just posted about it and POOF! There they were! I guess the saying, "Ask and ye shall receive" is true!