Where would you otherwise stay?

[doubletrouble_vb]

The problem with this poll is that it is a poll of people obsessed enough with Disney and DVC to participate in forum about it.

However I voted offsite condo. "Disney Magic" isn't sufficient for me to waste the money staying on site. When staying in an offsite condo I came to Orlando every other year with mixed emphasis on which theme park I went to. That is to say...sometimes Disney was emphasized, sometimes non-Disney.

From May 2001 to November 2002 I will have stayed on site 4 times. My next trip will be half DVC half Animal Kingdom lodge.

But! In tepid support of your hypothesis I probably will not return to Disney for 2 or 3 years. My next trip to Orlando will be in an offsite condo & I may or may not visit Epcot once. My DVC trips will take me to Hilton Head and Vero Beach.

 

[PKS44]

I had predicted that 80% or more of DVC owners would stay on site...this nonscientific poll supports my guess...it could be terribly skewed, but I can't see how those who are crazy enough about Disney to invest in 40-50 years of going to WDW would not be mostly made up of customers for the WDW resorts...given the 60,000 members, at least 40,000 of them would have likely been in the resorts over a year, year and a half...is that enough to slow the growth of resorts? I have no idea...it is not a huge number given the total attendance figures, but before they go building and opening more hotels AND more DVC they ought to find out what capacity they really need.

 

[RumpleMom]

Before DVC we stayed at whichever was Disney's newest hotel every 3 years, so that was either a moderate or All-Star's. If we hadn't joined, I think it would be a moderate, as long as it was under $139 a night. We paid this in 1998 at CS for Christmas, but that's our top price. We didn't spend much time at the resort as we were park commandos.

Our last trip to OKW we arrived at Epcot for 1:00 lunch ps. This is our new way of touring the parks and we now do PI- teenagers like to sleep in and eating breakfast in our 1 bedroom was wonderful. Dad cooked!

I voted moderate, but it would only be every 3-5 years without DVC. Thankfully, we found DVC.

 

[labr]

This is a very difficult question. Prior to joining DVC, we stayed at the "home away from home" resorts (now DVC). We loved them. This past summer we stayed at a Disney Moderate resort. It was very nice but nothing compared to the Home Away from Home. I love having the kitched, refrig etc....Now its even better with a washer and dryer. We have an 8 yr old DD and its just not worth spending all that money on breakfast, lunch, drinks etc...Its much better to be able to eat in your own accomodations at your own pace.

I don't really know what I would do without the DVC option. I voted stay off site but that's not the best choice either because it looses some of the magic.

 

[perdidobay]

Our pre-dvc trips were 2 at moderates and 1 at deluxe and first trip in 1984 at offsite motel. If we didn't have DVC we would be at deluxes only, as that is what we prefer and can afford now. We saw DVC as a way to get a Deluxe room for less $. I would never stay offsite if we didn't have DVC.

 

[Love Tigger]

Before DVC, DH & I stayed at a deluxe once (as part of a DCL Sea & Land package), but spent the rest of the time at moderates. With the current cutbacks and elimination of on-site guest perks (especially early entry), we would be staying at off-site hotels. Since we have no children, the convenience of staying on-site isn't as important to us as the expense. We've experienced the "magic" of staying at a Disney resort, but unfortunately for us the value is no longer there.

 

[mickey7861]

We have always stayed onsite splitting between a moderate and a deluxe resort since our first trip in 1987. That's why we bought DVC.

 

[jimmytammy]

Sounds crazy but we like to stay at the All-Stars.

 

[sumessefui]

We would do as we did before DVC came along. Stay in a deluxe but not go as often.

 

[Love Tigger]

I have to change my vote...............

With the return of Early Entry, DH & I would again stay at the moderates.

 

[DVC-Landbaron]

I would want to stay at the Deluxes. With five kids I'd have to settle for the "Mods", as much as that would stink!!

Thankfully we have OKW!!!

 

[lsutigger2]

We had always stayed at moderates (Dixie Landings and CS). DVC has enabled us to 'move up' and I've got three trips in the next 12 months planned, something I never would have done in the past.

 

[NancyDVC]

I can't imagine not being at a DVC resort! I don't think that I could afford anything on property as often as I have been able to go to WDW with DVC, so it would probably be offsite maybe every other year or so. I know that I would be actively searching for bargains along west 192.
But I wouldn't have as much fun or be as happy!

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

We always stayed at the Beach Club before becoming members at BWV. If we weren't members, we'd be staying at the BC, YC, or BW. But with 3 kids, now 14, 12 and 9, it sure is nice to have all that extra room.

 

[SINK]

Swan and Dolphin. Since I'm a Starwood Gold (got to keep up the Gold status).