When can I ressie for BLT at 7 mos?

[tomandrobin]

Everyone has their own opinion.....

but don't doubt the movement on the contemporary.....it will very quickly move to #1 on the desirability scale in DVC.....there is no question on that....

It will well at a much more rapid pace than anything since Beach Club.....and i would not be shocked at all if it was close to soldout by the time it opens....

So you are willing to bet that Disney will sell 37,500 "160" point contracts by next September, just for BLT.

That is 815 BLT contracts per week, 116 BLT contracts a day, 11 contracts an hour (based on a 10 hour work day).

And all of those BLT sales are going on with AKV,SSR and 2009 GCV - never!

Animal Kingdom and Saratoga sales will not affect the demand for a monorail line hotel....it is like an apples to oranges scenario.....

Really - How many buyers can see the value of less cost per point, book in BLT at the 7 month mark......plenty.

Realize that my take isn't just based on the habits of the DVCers......there is a much more attractive selling angle to having a "walt designed" location next to the flagship park than they've ever had before.....

Walt didn't design the Contemporary or BLT. In fact, I don't think Walt wanted to be in the hotel/lodging business.

the economy might slow sales some....as the overtaxed families that have recently gobbled up units at Saratoga and Animal Kingdom are going to very quickly understand the mistake they've made....and DVC sales might go back towards the older circuit that ended up purchasing large amounts of OKW, HHI, VB, and Boardwalk....

but i don't think anything short of a complete crash will kill the contemp sales.....

I don't think anything is going to kill sales to BLT. Your enthusiasm is blinding you from seeing the hard numbers about DVC sales.

If you build with a monorail and a castle out the window....they will buy

Disney knows this.....they are selling rooms at the polynesian and contemporary for $415.00 that sold at $29.00 a night in 1971....

that's way more than normal inflation....

to quote Billy Clinton (sorta) "It's the Castle, stupid!"

First, based on your theory, all sales will cease at AKV and SSR, since BLT has been made available.

Second, people pay those prices because of the "class" of accommodations they think they are receiving. Wait until the Four Seasons Resort opens thier doors, then you will see first class service and amenities.

Third, the cash rate of what Disney is charging at the Poly, has nothing to do with sales at BLT. I read that DVC had to start charging higher interest rates now for DVC purchasers who finance. I am sure that will only hurt sales too.

But to also quote Bill Clinton (sorta) "It's about the simple math, stupid!!

 

[CraftyMouse]

Actually, I bought BCV when it was first offered, and the minimum was 150 points.

This is correct. I believe that the 230 point minimum was in effect when OKW first opened. By the time we purchased in 1997 the minimum had been lowered to 150. It has since been raised to 160, except for the recent reduction to 100 for AKV purchases.

 

[CraftyMouse]

Only the amount that has been declared into the condominium by the developer will be available to DVC members reserving on points. The Developer declares inventory into the condominium (i.e., adds inventory to the member 'bucket') to keep ahead of sales.

Units ready for occupancy and not declared belong to the Developer and are NOT available for members to reserve for points. Instead, those units are sent to CRO/WDWTC and offered to the general public for cash rental.
The proceeds from CRO/WDWTC rentals go to the Developer.

Yup. Don't expect wide-open availability at BLT when it first opens. The points will be declared over time. Member availability will directly correlate to the number of points sold.

 

[baketank]

So BLT members can book on March 1, 2009 and members at other resorts can book at March 15, 2009 for BLT, but what day is the resort officially open to be stayed in? April, May etc. Do they have a date for that yet? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[DVC Mike]

So BLT members can book on March 1, 2009 and members at other resorts can book at March 15, 2009 for BLT, but what day is the resort officially open to be stayed in? April, May etc. Do they have a date for that yet? Thanks in advance for your help.

Sept 1, 2009

 

[baketank]

Thank you DVC Mike, I appreciate it.

 

[PEANUT1]

when we toured BLT this week, the CM's said things were very slow around there. I am sure that BLT will sell out eventually but I think more people are concerned about the economy now than at any time in the recent past.

 

[5forDiz]

....Then on March 15, all other members will be able to make reservations for anytime from resort opening to 7 months later (October 15, 2009). Then the windows move forward as usual.....

I know I haven't had enough coffee today but this is confusing me about non-members booking beginning March 15....was told that March 15 will be treated as the usual opening of the 7 month booking window so non-BLT owning members may book reservations on
March 15, 2009 that begin on OCT 15, 2009.

Is this correct ?

Or is it as stated above by poster maburke ? - then that would mean
non-BLT owners are getting approx 6 "extra" weeks to book a reservation in
(9/1/2009-10/14/09) prior to the 7 month window ?

TIA

 

[chatchdvc]

I know I haven't had enough coffee today but this is confusing me about non-members booking beginning March 15....was told that March 15 will be treated as the usual opening of the 7 month booking window so non-BLT owning members may book reservations on
March 15, 2009 that begin on OCT 15, 2009.

Is this correct ?

Or is it as stated above by poster maburke ? - then that would mean
non-BLT owners are getting approx 6 "extra" weeks to book a reservation in
(9/1/2009-10/14/09) prior to the 7 month window ?

TIA

It's acutally 6 weeks "missing" from 7 months, it's 5 1/2 months. To get an entire 7 months in advance of Sept 1, you would have to start booking on Feb 1. So there isn't any extra, non-owners will be well within the 7 month window.

 

[5forDiz]

It's acutally 6 weeks "missing" from 7 months, it's 5 1/2 months. To get an entire 7 months in advance of Sept 1, you would have to start booking on Feb 1. So there isn't any extra, non-owners will be well within the 7 month window.

Thank you Chris! it does makes sense to me now ... don't know why I was understanding it as non-BLT owners could only make reservations starting from Oct 15 & going forward