Couple of questions.
1) Can you get the NFL Network at WBC? Just found out that my beloved Cincinnati Bengals are playing on the NFL Network while we're there.
2)
Is the Bonnet Creek area the only part of the RCID that's not owned by Disney?
I'm not entirely sure (haven't paid much attention), but my guess would be no NFL Network at the resort. Since the NFL Network is one of the more expensive channels for a cable company to provide and is a much more niche programming type, I'm thinking that it's unlikely that it would be included within the basic barebones channel selections at the resort.
2. Honestly, I'm not sure if Bonnet Creek is part of the RCID or not. I've never paid much attention to the RCID lines to know what is actually covered by it. I DO know that because the properties landlocked status, that it does have more connections into the Disney Property (and RCID) than many other offsite locations, such as only road connection being on East Buena Vista Blvd, and utility connections. I also wouldn't be shocked if the RCID FD serviced the area since there are 2 RCID Firehouses not very far from the Bonnet Creek Resort area (The "
Lego" firehouse over by Victory Way, and the one across from DTD with the firehose fountain), and it makes more sense in case of emergency for the closer facilities to be the first responders instead of requiring somone from outside to drive thru Disney property (and traffic) in order to get access to the area.
If you purchase tickets at WBC do you receive the actual MYW ticket that you can use to get into the parks? Or do you receive a voucher/receipt to redeem for the actual ticket at one of the Disney parks?
It's actual Tickets. The desk at WBC is staffed by Disney employees.
Out of curiosity, I'd be interested to hear what you do for meals. Do you find you eat mostly in the unit? Or a combination of meals cooked in and some restaurants?
I am trying to decide what will work best for us. We plan to eat breakfasts and some lunches in the unit because we usually come back for a mid-day break. What I am trying to decide is if we'll eat dinners onsite at Disney or try a bunch off offsite places.
For me it honestly tends to depend on what my plans are for the day. I might often try and grab something before leaving the room since it's cheaper and I'm there anyway (and it also makes more efficient use of time during the morning get ready routines and everyone shares bathrooms).
Lunch I'm normally not at the room for....
And Dinner.... It really can depend upon when we eat and where we are at. More often than not, I've either eaten at the park or someplace offsite on my way back to the room. Sometimes we've ordered Pizza. only occasionally have I actually been back at the room around dinner time and decided to cook.
The nice thing about the unit and full kitchen for me though is the fact you have a fridge, and the ability to reheat food. Whether it's pizza, or leftovers from a tableservice restaurant. It's nice knowing you can take leftovers back to the room and not automatically know they are going to go to waste. You never know when those late night munchies will attack.
Hello!
We rent from people every time we go down to WBC. Do timeshare owners have a specific tower they rent from? For example, one owner has Tower 3 and every time someone rents from them they get a room in Tower 3. Also we've stayed here a couple of times and got lake view one time and a parking lot view another. Does lake view cost extra because we only requested the first time we went. Next time we stay (I don't know when) I'm going to hope for a Tower 6 room. What tower has a good Disney (not just fireworks) view? I know Tower 6 you can get a lake view and Disney if your in that wing and high enough. Sorry about all these questions and how do I know if a renter has enough points for a presidential room and what is the cost difference? Do I just tell them I want a presidential for next time? I'm putting all the questions I have now in one post instead of several posts. Thanks!
Owners who own at the resort simply reserve a room type. The resort handles inventory as one big pool and not broken out as specific towers.
Also, as far as inventory is concerned, beyond the obvious room size (1bd, 2bdrm, 3bdrm, 4bdrm), the only other inventory category is "Deluxe" or "Presidential" room types. The different views are not treated any differently from the inventory management and therefor do not have any different point costs for owners.
and finally.... Most owners will not necessarily tell you what their available point totals are. Besides the fact that owners with enough points for Presidential units also normally might also have a VIP status level which would allow for a discounted point cost for the room, there is the simple fact that for most renters, the number of points in the Wyndham system don't really mean anything since they are kind of arbitrary without the point of reference of knowing the point costs at the different resorts. Your best bet would be to talk to the owners you plan from renting from and just asking about the presidential unit rental. They can tell you if they can do it and what they would charge for the rental.
The CS rep that emailed me today reassured me that I could catch the shuttle with my confirmation info. I hope they figure this shuttle thing out before July! As an owner paying monthly fees, I am quite upset at the prospect having to pay for the shuttle. Looks like I will have to catch a cab to go check in before lunch if this doesn't work out.
Honestly, I'd HIGHLY recommend calling the resort directly and not dealing with the email CS reps. There was a LOT of confusion around when the fees were implemented [the $12/day per unit for all non-BC owners ; to the $5 shuttle roundtrip for all], and all during that process there was a lot of different and conflicting information coming from the resort, corporate wyndham reps, and the various renters. Since this is such an important thing for your planning, I'd probably feel the most comfortable with going directly the to source.... the resort itself... since they are the most likely to have the latest and most accurate information [from an operational PoV]. The Corporate Wyndham CS reps are only as good as the information they are given, which could get lost, misplaced, or simply be out of date between the resort, to corporate, to the CS groups.
FWIW.... My interpretation of the system that was finally enacted was that the $5 per person round trip fee is charged to ALL shuttle users; guests, renters, and owners...both wyndham and home resort. This system was enacted due to the complaints about fairness the original proposal got because of the way it treated anyone not an actual Bonnet Creek owner as a 2nd class citizen with the added fees. [including a regular non-paid guest of the owner... or owners of other Wyndham resorts who'se home resorts don't charge Bonnet Creek owners any extra 'special' fees for their amenities]
