Originally posted by dianeschlicht
As an aside...DeeP, I see you bashing OKW people all the time when we support our own resort, and you can't seem to take it when Richyams gives it back. Get over it!!! ALL DVC resorts are great places to stay! Of course, the older one costs fewer points! There are more units and the construction costs were significantly less 12 years ago. As you can see, SSR will also be fewer points in some instances because there will be more units there as well. You might not like OKW, but some of us love it for exactly the same reasons you don't. Then again, some of us don't love your BWV either. To each his own. No one has to "settle" for staying in any DVC.
Since this is the part of your post that has addressed me, this is the part that I will answer. The portion of CarolynFH's post that I was answering was when she said they would "settle" for a GV BWV. Nothing could be further from the truth. There is no such thing as settling to be able to stay in one of Disney's top notch resorts--which BWV most definitely is.
As far as me bashing OKW people, not so. I do not tell lies about OKW and have NEVER made derogatory statements about OKW owners like is constantly done by Richyams regarding BWV members, the BWV resort and basically all the DVC resorts with the exception of OKW.
The only comments I make regarding OKW are true statements and my feelings for the resort. The resort is no way as near to major parks, restaurants, etc. as the other DVC resorts are, it does have less amenitites offered to its guests than a moderate or value resorts does-at least at these resorts(moderate and value) you have life guards at their pools, and OKW does have the largest 1 br out of all the DVC WDW resorts but the studios and GV are basically the same. I do find the studio set up at all studios except OKW to be preferrable. I do find the location of OKW to be no better than a moderate resort and OKW does remind me very much of CBR. I do not find that OKW gives me equal value for my points or cash as the other DVC resorts do.
I think "all Disney resorts" are great places to stay, it is just some are better than others and I find OKW to not be on par with the other DVC resorts nor the Disney deluxe resorts.
Disney does price their resorts according to their location and amenities. The age or the size of the resort does not seem to matter because if this was so then Poly would be one of the lowest priced resorts since it was one of the 2 orginal WDW resorts, but it is priced as one of the highest resorts. Why is the Poly one of the highest priced resorts at WDW? Because of location and amenitites! The same holds true for OKW. The cash or point price for OKW is lower than the other DVC resorts because you are getting less for your money or points. Believe it or not to many people the size of the 1 BR is not nearly as important as the location of the resort the resort amenities etc. I have even had CMs at member services tell me that OKW is not as "high end" level of resort as BWV, BCV and VWL are. Sorry if this bothers you but it is the truth.
You have a lot of nerve pointing fingers at me when you simply are fulled with delight everytime Richyams posts one of his ridiculous lies regarding BWV and degrades it's members and you are right there as his #1 cheerleader with comments like "What a hoot, etc., etc." You do not have to look far to see what I am referring to just look at the post from the other day regarding BWV GV. Or you resurrecting the stupid thread "OKW really is an Epcot resort" is another example of how you relish bashing or stirring up OKW vs the world threads. What a bunch of BS!
I have recently (within the past few months) chosen to ignore most things posted by Richyams and yourself because they are simply not worth my time or the effort to type a response, but since you purposely mentioned my name in this post I felt I had to address this.
I know I own a DVC membership at one of the very top DVC resorts so I am not insecure about my purchase and can and have ignored most bashes against BWV, etc in the past several months, you on the other hand seem incapable of doing this. You get over it!!
Now go get out you pom poms and put on your best cheerleading face and be ready to cheer on Richyams for his next bash against all DVC resorts and members with the exception of OKW. I personally have no time for this and will not be partaking in anymore of this BS. I wish everyone would stay at OKW and avoid the other DVC resorts it would certainly make it much easier to get into the superior DVC resorts at BWV, BCV and VWL!