TREEHOUSES ARE HERE! SSR Owners Rejoice!

Candace · Sep 19, 2008

millerse36 said:
just bought in this year and taking our first trip to SSR week after Thanksgiving. What great timing and hopefully we'll be able to get over for a look. Only misgiving is there are only 60 available. I can see SSR owners rushing to get them and there are a lot of us. I had heard about BLT for some time. This was a total surprise.

Any chance they'd add a boat dock for that boat that goes up and down the river? Would make it quick to get to DTD. Or are you still pretty close to DTD?

Again, first stay coming up. Have never stayed there.

I really wish they would add a ferry-stop at THV as well! That would make it so easy to get to DTD. I just never expected them to re-do the Treehouses; this makes owning points at SSR really exciting. I can't wait to stay in one!

Tinkerdreams · Sep 19, 2008

Does anyone know if these will be handicapped accessible? Is there an elevator somewhere. I've seen the schematic but can't tell.

maciec · Sep 19, 2008

I am anxious for more information! DVC has so many questions to answer. I wish that they would have given us more information when they made the announcement! I am a very impatient person.

chatchdvc · Sep 19, 2008

There is an existing boat dock, and someone found documents that were filed a while back for renovations on the dock, so I think it's looking good for THV to have their own ferry stop.

hrsmom · Sep 19, 2008

I was pretty thrilled to hear this info! I love having new and exciting options!

BroganMc · Sep 19, 2008

twinklebug said:
I'm thinking that all they need to do is wrap a long ramp up and back next to the deck. Everything is all on one level to start with... just 10' up. They did away with the 3 levels for a much cleaner, easier to maintain design. Assuming this is their plan, they'll make the appropriate adjustments to the interiors for the few they do this to... but they'll be very hard to book I'm sure so the 11 month window would be nice.

That's what I'm envisioning.

I've been slagging off with my research this week. Been too involved with work and politics. Plus I kinda didn't want to ask and just believe my fairy tale of staying there with my nephews next summer.

I'm driving down to Orlando this weekend. As soon as I get a chance, I'll be doing a little research. Common sense (and knowledge of ADA regs) tells me they have to provide access of some kind.

But I doubt we'll see many ADA units. Maybe 1 fully accessible (with roll-in shower and wheelchair access). Perhaps we'll get another with wheelchair access but no roll-in shower (the partially accessible type).

SSR currently has 4 accessible Grand Villas, I believe. Total is 36 GV's.

And yes, there will be a stampede to the THV's, I'm guessing.

BroganMc · Sep 19, 2008

Candace said:
I really wish they would add a ferry-stop at THV as well! That would make it so easy to get to DTD. I just never expected them to re-do the Treehouses; this makes owning points at SSR really exciting. I can't wait to stay in one!

There is both a ferry dock and bridge to DTD. I'm a little unclear where the ferry dock is but the bridge is visible from the pathway to OKW. I expect the ferry will run a loop from THV to AP to DTD to AP to THV to OKW and back again.

TenThousandVolts · Sep 19, 2008

DVCnews sounds confident that THV points will simply follow the 2 bdrm SSR schedule. They said something like 'Points charts are expected to be identical to the current 2 bedroom villas at SSR'. Nothing official though. Kind of makes sense if you compare it to AKV. 2 brs in Kidani Villiage- they Sleep 9 (as opposed to 8 in Jambo) and they have an extra bathroom and the points are the same for either. Compare THV to regular ssr 2 bdrm- They sleep 9 instead of 8 and have an extra bedroom, same number of baths.
And I also saw that they will have their own ferry stop.
Can't wait, hope they are ready for our Aug 09 trip!

BlakeNJ · Sep 19, 2008

I am VERY excited too! My kids will love the Treehouse Villas and it's about as close to camping as I would like to get! We are very lucky that these are part of SSR. As another person posted, it's like getting a "bonus" without having to buy into another resort. We may not have SAB but we have the Treehouse Villas!

ETA: I think it's also great that they sleep 9--especially if you really don't need the huge GV. If they price the THV similar to a 2BR, it's going to be a great deal for us!

Debbie Jean · Sep 20, 2008

BroganMc said:
That's what I'm envisioning.

I've been slagging off with my research this week. Been too involved with work and politics. Plus I kinda didn't want to ask and just believe my fairy tale of staying there with my nephews next summer.

I'm driving down to Orlando this weekend. As soon as I get a chance, I'll be doing a little research. Common sense (and knowledge of ADA regs) tells me they have to provide access of some kind.

But I doubt we'll see many ADA units. Maybe 1 fully accessible (with roll-in shower and wheelchair access). Perhaps we'll get another with wheelchair access but no roll-in shower (the partially accessible type).

SSR currently has 4 accessible Grand Villas, I believe. Total is 36 GV's.

And yes, there will be a stampede to the THV's, I'm guessing.

That's super! :cheer2:

I'll look forward to reading your report when you get back! :thumbsup2

TenThousandVolts · Sep 20, 2008

pinnocchiosdad said:
With the THV announcement I can already hear all those $70 SSR resale listings at the TSS being snapped up.

I KNOWWWW! I am waiting for ROFR on one of those low priced SSR contracts right now. I made the offer about 2 weeks before the big news. If I knew about THVs when I made the offer, I would have probably thrown a little extra cash into the deal. I think Disney is going to buy mine back

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aurorafan · Sep 20, 2008

Congrats to all the SSR owners! Honestly, I thought it looked like a lovely resort when we were down there and passed by, and wasn't sure why so many who hadn't even stayed there were negative about it. I was already planning to visit when we go in Dec., and now if I take the boys and they find out they're part of SSR they'll want to stay for sure (we saw the old ones on the boat trip from POR last Oct. and thought they were very cool)!

When we can add on again we may have to consider SSR even more than we were before

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DVC Mike · Sep 20, 2008

I'm glad all you SSR owners are excited about THV.

The addition of THV adds an interesting new option to SSR stays.

TXdeVille · Sep 20, 2008

LadyKay said:
At least now there's a reason to visit SSR. I could never find one before as my thoughts on the resort are that it's drab and boring. THV are certainly something I just may consider.

I completely agree. The only thing I even considered nice about SSR was the spa. But with the treehouses???? Wait until DH and DS get home from camping with the Scouts. We may have to visit before 2010 when our next vacation is planned. I'm curious about the point value too....