Why is SSR Selling Like Hotcakes?

[tiffany123]

I agree with other posters in that DVC is selling a product, not just SSR. Buyers like the concept and are getting more knowledgeable about timeshares in general. Plus they see standard hotel/motel rates continue to soar. Now if DVC decides to place a resort at the Contemporary---that will be a different story. The location will sell itself and most of the buyers will be current DVC owners, not new customers. A monorail location might possibly sell out to current members even before new customer sales were offered.

 

[OneMoreTry]

Not everyone cares whether they're near the parks.

 

[3DisneyNUTS]

Location Location Location basically for us it was the draw of DD. You have to realize that it is almost like a transportation hub in addition to giving a plethera of dining options, we can walk over or boat over to DD and catch a bus to any resort and can still get to any park from SSR. It is such a bonus to be able to go to other resorts by bus. We love to eat at the Animal Kingdom Lodge(has to be our favorite all time restaurant in there) so if we are not renting a car we can just head over to DD and bus it AKL. I remember doing that from Dixie Landings once and it was a night mare. It took forever to get to The wilderness Lodge one night to eat, we swore we would never do that again now we can alot easier from DD. Plus what other DVC resort has access to such shopping? We are not big on pleasure island but it is a nice option to have in case we decide to go down without the kid or entertain another family. So honestly I think DD is a bigger draw than expected

 

[RoutemanDan]

It is going to interesting to see how important the 11/7 month window becomes as the membership is exploding. The 7 month demand for the smaller resorts will be much heavier than it is now. Contrary to how DVC presents their 11/7 sales pitch, if it turns out that many DVCers are unable to secure their desired non-home reservation at the 7 month mark, they may explore the resale market for an add-on at BWV/BCV/VWL (and to some extent HH/VB). Prices could go up for resales as well, soley based on that demand

I tend to think it will more likely go the way CarolMN states:

I'm worried that the pressure will convinve DVC to decrease the home resort advantage to "satisfy" those unhappy members. By contract, we are only guaranteed a 1 month home resort priority.

Time will tell.

 

[canwegosoon]

I think another reason why it is selling so fast is because of the Very Hot Realestate market. I have seen Resort Area Realestate double in the past 18 months. While I don't consider DVC realestate, it does get to ride the wave because it locks prices at today's rates. Just my opinion. I believe that this is also why the renters/rentals are picking up speed too. And finally I also think that some people are avoiding the stockmarket, and making investment in non-traditional vehicles...like rental properties. Not that I consider DVC a rental property either, but some do...We brought what we plan to use, and are happy with that.

 

[disneycrazed139]

If it ever comes to fruition, people will probably pay a lot more for a monorail resort that's DVC...not me personally, but I'd imagine many would think it's valuable. If the monorail were connected to SSR, I think it would sell better than a DVC at the contemporary. Although I love that resort.. since it reminds me of my first visit as a kid, I just don't think the contemporary is so contemporary anymore. I agree they could get 125 a point with a DVC monorail -- at SSR or otherwise.

 

[eporter66]

I will give you our personal reasons.

1. The trip prior to our purchase (at Wilderness Lodge), we decided to get some information on DVC as we had been to Disney a number of times and knew we loved it. This was the first time we ever thought about buying in.

2. SSR was available through Disney - we bought at $79 (I think) a point not the current $95

3. Financially - we were able to afford it now -

4. Contrary to what others have said on this board - we love the location.
................LBV Golf Course right on property
................DD right across the way (restaurants / nightlife)
................I love the location, and felt it was very easy to get to all the parks

I am sure there are plenty of other reasons, but it boils down to timing and being in the situation to be able to afford it. I am sure we would have bought into VWL or any of the others if they had come up.

Also - since we have stayed at SSR - I can say that we were thrilled and happy with our purchase

 

[Doug7856]

We had wanted to buy into DVC for sometime; however, the timing wasn't right. Now it is and SSR was available. When we looked into it, we found that we actually liked the look of the rooms better than most of the other DVC resort (personal opinion only). We also love Dowtown Disney and thought that the option of dinner at Wolfgang Puck's several times during our stay was an especially attractive dining option. Sure, all of the resorts have advantages and amenities that are unique and draw members, but for us, SSR was just about perfect.

We can't wait to see it in person. Now that we've seen all of these pictures, we are sure that this resort is a great fit for our home resort. Will staying at another DVC resort change our mind? Time will tell, but for now we are content with SSR and look forward to 50 years of great family vacations!

 

[brivers222]

We just bought SSR for the following three(3) reasons:

1) It was available at the time. We were able to use Magical Beginnings and pay $85/pt

2) It has a 50 year term and we are only mid 20's right now so we will only be in mid 70's when it expires.

3) It is close to Downtown Disney. During our past trip we would spent the day at the parks and then wind down at Market Place or West Side almost every night. It is very exciting to know that our "home" will now be right next door (errr across the lake )

 

[KANSAS]

do we have confirmation that DVC II and SSRS, will go to $100 per point in December,2004??

 

[KANSAS]

johnnie F
I think that you may be proved to be correct, over the next several years.

 

[KANSAS]

If DVC II and SSRS, goes up $100 per point, won't DVC I have to go higher than $84.00 per point,(RETAIL PRICE THRU DVC GUIDE) for my BCV points to increse in value?

or is it possible that people that want the 11 month window at BCV, will pay more than $84.00 per point, when all closing costs included on the resale market for BCV and DVC I?

because no DVC I and BCV points available thru a DVC GUIDe at $84.00 per point and their compraison will be DVC II AND SSRS at $100 plus per point?

 

[erikthewise]

(1) DVC continues to expand its customer base.
(2) DD location is more desirable than I thought.
(3) Public visibility is important.
(When we visited Polynesian in 92, there were DVC reps in the lobby. I brushed them off because timeshares in general had bad reputation. I didn't actually see OKW until 2002! Had I seen it in 92...?)
(4) My own conclusion: I don't think SSR buyers are asking "Will this save us money?", a question that has been beaten to death on this board. They are just saying "This is what we want, and we can afford it".

I'm surprised there has been little or no mention of the points chart at SSR being more appealing. I thought that would be a big factor.

 

[RoutemanDan]

There is not a DVC I and DVC II ,Just DVC. There hasn't been any official word on a price increase yet.

 

[RoutemanDan]

Originally posted by erikthewise
(...snip....(4) My own conclusion: I don't think SSR buyers are asking "Will this save us money?", a question that has been beaten to death on this board. They are just saying "This is what we want, and we can afford it".

I totally agree.

I'm surprised there has been little or no mention of the points chart at SSR being more appealing. I thought that would be a big factor.

I am too. I think it may be a factor for existing members doing add ons.

 

[KANSAS]

routeman

I use the term DVC I to refer to 37 years and DVC II to refer to 49 years, becusae I hear the term used often by my DVC GUIDE
and other DVC Discussion board members.

WHile it may not officially exist. I find it a simple way to differentiate between the resorts with 37 years left and 49 years left.

Thank you confirmation, no price increase is definite.

 

[ErinC]

Those DVC kiosks are everywhere now. Or maybe I just notice them more since we are members. I think the DD location has probably been the biggest plus for SSR sales.

I can honestly say when SSR first started coming up, I was less than excited. Of course, thoughts of "redoing" an old resort didn't appeal either. When we took a tour around SSR last week, my mind totally changed about SSR. It is beautiful! The location is great! And DH was drooling over that golf course! He even said that he would like some points there in the future! If I can get him to add on, I'll take them anywhere!!

Another thing I noticed (this may not be new, but new to me) is that when you check in to any WDW resort, in our case it was Pop Century, and POFQ was that the folder that they put all your resort goodies in looks real similiar to the DVC folder at check in. It has the mailboxes on the front on it. So I think DVC is advertising heavily at there own property.

 

[sandieb]

Also, I think the marketing efforts for DVC have increased over the past few years...there are kiosks everywhere, and they usually have folks curious about DVC browsing there.

Frankly, SSR didn't sound very enticing when I first read about it. However, after visiting last month, I am much more impressed. BCV is our "home", but I wouldn't hesitate to stay at SSR - especially during the winter. Sandie