With the success of DVD and DVC do you think that other theme parks will get into the act like Universal or SeaWorld? or maybe Busch Gardens?
Joe, here's a
link to a thread that was on the Rumors & News forum last summer about this very topic. Universal clearly intends to enter the timeshare market. While I know most here strongly prefer Disney, but there are many people out there who actually prefer Universal.
We think of Disney as four theme parks, two water parks, DD, many resorts, golf & mini-golf, perhaps some sports interests. Others think of Universal as two theme parks, plus Sea World (perhaps Discovery Cove and/or Busch Gardens too?), Wet N Wild (perhaps the water park near BG too?), CityWalk, three hotel resorts, and the I-Trolley linking everything to the golf & mini-golf (and other) attractions of I-Drive, near the Convention Center. It may not have the same self-contained feel as Disney, but multi-park Flex Passes and APs do seem to sell well so a lot of people must like them.
With the onsite perks offered at Universal's resort hotels (including FOTL access for all guests) and the prospect of decent transportation options, I think a Universal timeshare would sell very, very well. Offsite timeshare resorts in the area have sold well and Universal has shown an increasing ability to apply theming to their projects. It will be interesting to see what happens with this in the coming years.
). I don't know if the have the space or not, or maybe it doesn't fit into there game plan. I don't think I'd buy there, but other people would. Just a thought.
