VGC owners cheated of booking advantage

[Disney_Villain]

It looks like DVC has changed their plan and is allowing us a 2-week booking advantage on the VGC!

We called our guide at Doorway to Dreams today and asked her to verify the booking day(s) for the VGC. She took a moment to reference this information below:

• June 7th is the 1st booking day for VGC owners exclusively
• June 22nd is the 1st booking day for all members

 

[wildernessDad]

It looks like DVC has changed their plan and is allowing us a 2-week booking advantage on the VGC!

We called our guide at Doorway to Dreams today and asked her to verify the booking day(s) for the VGC. She took a moment to reference this information below:

• June 7th is the 1st booking day for VGC owners exclusively
• June 22nd is the 1st booking day for all members

Glad to hear it!

 

[tjkraz]

It looks like DVC has changed their plan and is allowing us a 2-week booking advantage on the VGC!

We called our guide at Doorway to Dreams today and asked her to verify the booking day(s) for the VGC. She took a moment to reference this information below:

• June 7th is the 1st booking day for VGC owners exclusively
• June 22nd is the 1st booking day for all members

I suspect that is outdated information. Before BLT bookings were accepted, DVC circulated one set of dates amongst its staff and then ended up changing the schedule.

I had heard rumors of the 7th and 22nd dates and contacted someone in DVC PR to confirm. The response I was given is that both members and non-members could book on the 7th. I re-confirmed and got the same response.

DVC could certainly change the plan again over the next 7 weeks, but I am confident that they currently intend to take bookings from both VGC owners and non-owners on June 7th.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Overall DVC just has not shown the love to the early purchasers of VGC - most esp. the founding members IMO, but that seems to be a trend they've followed for many of the new resorts.

I don't see that trend. DVC did it for BLT and THV. Those are the new resorts immediately preceeding VGC.

You misunderstood and only looked at part of my sentence - I wasn't referencing the early booking priority with that statement. My reference is to the trend of DVC doing less/or charging more to founding members and early purchasers - ie, not showing the love. At AKV founding members paid more than later discounted prices and went thru the whole tapestry debaucle. At BLT the early purchasers had the point charts changed after only a few months - and without ever even being able to stay there! And by that point the 100 pt minimum add on was in effect. At VGC the greater discounts happened immediately after the founding member period, and they pulled the change in minimum add-on's from 25 to 100. With all of this in mind I'm not at all surprised that there may not be a priority booking period for owners.

But.....the one obvious thing is that DVC can and will change their mind if they get called out on silly decisions so that may still happen here.

 

[CarolA]

If I understand OP's post, they are not quoting DVC -- they are quoting an article on DVC News by Tim. Tim -- not DVC -- was saying it's "...unfortunate" and I agree with him.

I expect that the above was "rumor" and that DVC did NOT change it's policy... the internet just got "hysterical" again for no good reason LOL!

 

[disney4metoo]

My guide is getting me an email address to send complaints to DVC Members Satisfaction Team! I will post asap, when I get it. At least we can all send emails to voice our grievances.

 

[bethy]

This TOTALLY pisses me off! And I'm not even planning to go there till like Dec 2010 or even Spring 2011! I will send an email anyway and call my guide. I have turned a blind eye to a bunch of other stuff - mostly because I felt I knew what I was getting into and what the trade-offs with DVC are. But this is seriously beyond the pale!

 

[DVC Mike]

I hope DVC changes its mind, as it's just not fair to VGC owners not to get the exclusive chance to book the first few weeks.

It won't impact me, as I won't be staying there until 2011.

 

[stopher1]

I hope DVC changes its mind, as it's just not fair to VGC owners not to get the exclusive chance to book the first few weeks.

It won't impact me, as I won't be staying there until 2011.

I agree with Mike. It won't impact us since our first stay won't be until either November 2010 or January 2011 - but I don't like it and hope that whenever it is officially announced that they don't go with this reported plan.

 

[harpetj]

I'm going to hold off telling my husband until I know for sure owners will have no priority booking when ressies start . He is going to go through the roof!!! We added-on as founding members and he has been looking so forward to celebrating our son's 1st birthday at the beginning of December at our new "home". Hopefully it will work out for us! We'll wait and see....

 

[amyup]

My guide is getting me an email address to send complaints to DVC Members Satisfaction Team! I will post asap, when I get it. At least we can all send emails to voice our grievances.

I will be sending an email! My plan was the second weekend in December and am annoyed if this ends up being true.

 

[kerickson]

I will also send a mail. My plans are for the 4th week of Dec. I've prepared myself to not be too disappointed if another VGC member books up the last room, but if a non member were to book ahead of me after I just plunked down $$$, I'll be very upset.

I just can't fathom who in DVC thought this was a 'good idea' given VGC's small size.

 

[bethy]

I'm going to hold off telling my husband until I know for sure owners will have no priority booking when ressies start . He is going to go through the roof!!! We added-on as founding members and he has been looking so forward to celebrating our son's 1st birthday at the beginning of December at our new "home". Hopefully it will work out for us! We'll wait and see....

I hear you here. Thank goodness my DH doesn't keep up on this stuff because I don't want him to EVER find out that a) the minimum purchase of 100 pts was discontinued and b) the prices are so much lower now. I think I am actually doing him a favor by not sharing these things. I kinda suspected this would happen - based on DVC's previous treatment of Founding members for other resorts.

 

[pycees312]

hmm well hopefully we'll see something posted soon online about this booking advantage if it is so.. DVC powers that be it's only the right thing to do.

 

[toocherie]

I just don't understand this. Are they really so dense they don't think people (i.e., Founding Members especially) aren't going to be a little ticked off that the entire DVC membership can book on the first day? especially since this year they've already given home resort booking advantage to owners twice? Why the difference for VGC?

I'm getting my ducks in a row to send a reasoned letter to Member Services, including citing the docs, so would appreciate the email address given by the guide. (and p.s.--my guide confirmed this news too)

edited to add: I hadn't fully decided yet whether to book for December or not (or at least, try to)--but the principle of the matter is what gets me--why is VGC different from the other 2009 opening resorts?

 

[SoCalKDG]

Is it possible that legally they have to allow all people inside 7 months the oppurtunity to book and that they came under fire during previous openings at other resorts?

I've always taken the 11/7 with the 1 month minimum meaning DVC could change things from 11/7 to 8/7. In this case we are inside 7 months thus the 1 month min. has no bearing on this case?

I'm a VGC member but thankfully not booking until June 2010. One possibility for owners that can't get VGC is to book DLH or PPH with points. We VGC owners also need to remember that this is only affecting 2 months out of 600 months of ownership or less than 1% of our ownership.

 

[LIFERBABE]

I hear you here. Thank goodness my DH doesn't keep up on this stuff because I don't want him to EVER find out that a) the minimum purchase of 100 pts was discontinued and b) the prices are so much lower now. I think I am actually doing him a favor by not sharing these things. I kinda suspected this would happen - based on DVC's previous treatment of Founding members for other resorts.

Yes, that is why I waited also. After AKV, I will not be the first in line to purchase another DVC resort. I waited 2 months for BLT and still ended up with a founding member tile. It's like they skim all the cream off the top first and then they treat everyone else better.

This is a very poor precedence to set and VGC owners should be given some kind of head start. We paid 11 month money for these points and they should be given the full advantage. If not, then these points need to be discounted.

I wont be affected, but I will write a letter to DVC regarding this if it is confirmed.

 

[disney4metoo]

Why would they make this exception for the month of Dec, one of the highest demand periods for DVC? Doesn't make any sense and I don't think it will stand.

Our contract states:
"...in no event shall the home resort priority period be for less than a period of one (1) month prior to the period during which the other club members have a right to reserve that vacation home during that use day."

The above language should cover us when an opening date is within the 7mo period.

Anyone know TJKRAZ's source? Has this officially been communicated by DVC yet?

Can you tell me where you found this verbiage in your contract? I need this information to pass onto my guide!

 

[disney4metoo]

I will also send a mail. My plans are for the 4th week of Dec. I've prepared myself to not be too disappointed if another VGC member books up the last room, but if a non member were to book ahead of me after I just plunked down $$$, I'll be very upset.

I just can't fathom who in DVC thought this was a 'good idea' given VGC's small size.

I am very upset too! What the point of buying VGC for this year if I can use my AKV points there instead! We still have our contract in hand, I might not send it in until this is resolved!

 

[disney4metoo]

Here is the email address to express your grievances to DVC member services, send it to every DVC member you know!

dvcmembersatisfactionteam@disneyvacationclub.com


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