Would you like to see a DVC Resort on a tropical island?

[minimahaki]

I am very interested to see if any other DVC members would like to see DVC build a resort on a tropical island. If you would or would not like to see a tropical DVC resort please vote. If you vote yes please leave a response as to where you would like to see one built.
Lauretta
Minimahaki DVC Member since May, 1993

 

[minimahaki]

I would love to see a resort St. Martan

 

[Angela/ VA]

How about if they got their own tropical island.

 

[minimahaki]

They already have Castaway Cay in the Bahamas. I would like to be able to fly onto the island and stay a week using our points!

 

[ocdb8r]

I agree, CC would be ideal (although maybe not ideal logistic wise).

It seems they could make it somewhat cost effective though with the cruise ships being there 3 days a week already, why let that beautiful site sit empty for 4 days a week?

 

[Towncrier]

From what I've read on the boards and through various other sources, you don't want to be on Castaway Cay at night. The insects would eat you alive. Our friends who just returned from the 7-day cruise noticed that there are huge propane fired foggers that they must be using to try to control the insect population. If DVC is going to build a tropical resort, how about St. Thomas?

 

[Snowgod]

Anywhere in the Caribbean would be nice

 

[pentex]

I would absolutely love this!!!!!!!!! Great suggestion!!!

 

[Peggy Sue]

CC is beautiful, and gets my vote. I doubt there is enough room there for a resort though..Island is fairly small, and could easily be wiped out in a hurricane (which they've already experienced)

Everyone we spoke with when we were on the Disney Magic last year was suggesting Disney should have a hotel option there that allowed you to stay a few days and come home on the next boat.

I wonder if DVC would ever have a DVC curise ship?? We would enjoy that!

Always nice to dream!

 

[minimahaki]

PEGGY SUE
DVC does have a cruise ship. The Wonder and Magic. I have sailed twice on my points.
Doesn't get any better than that! Well it can get better than that. The ability to stay
on a Carribian island at at DVC resort!
Lauretta
minimahaki

 

[Fenceman]

I have always thought that one of the Florida Keys would be a great location for a DVC Resort.

If they put a resort in the Keys would they have to change the name of OKW resort again?

 

[TwirlerGirl]

Any where in the Caribbean would do it for me.

Sandy B.

 

[minimahaki]

Pentex
We are neighbors! I live in Perth Amboy
Lauretta
Minimahaki

 

[janiejo]

Grand Caymen is my favorite in the Caribbean, but I wouldn't care if it was on another Caribbean island either!

 

[minimahaki]

My DH's boss just got back from the Grand Caymen Islands. He said
our dollar was worth .80 cents and a alcoholic drink served in the plastic
cups at the pool wer $10.00 each. As much as I wanted to go to the
Caymen's I will see the islands when the Magic pulls into port sometime next
year!
Lauretta
Minimahaki

 

[Caskbill]

As much as I like tropical islands, I think it would be a mistake for DVC to invest on one. Just look at the trouble they're having selling Vero.

There are already plenty of choices from other resorts and that would be a lot of competition. I prefer Hawaii, others prefer the Caribbean. Castaway Cay is very nice and the island is bigger than it looks (they only built on a small portion of it), but it would be prohibitive to build a full fledge resort there. There's no good source of water. No electricity (except generators), no good sewage, etc. It would cost a fortune to build any kind of even halfway premium resort and just manage the utilities, air-conditioning, water, food service etc. Everything would have to come in by boat. Yes they could use the Magic and the Wonder, but it still isn't cheap. (The only exception might be if they did a very primitive resort, maybe on the scale of Tree house villas at WDW, that had more of that Robinson Cruso feel, and kept it to only a dozen units, then they might have something. But then it would be too small for most DVC members to even use.)

While it might have been fun to have a DVC resort on a tropical island as one of our DVC non WDW site choices, , we'll just have to settle for having exchange privileges at many of the other non Disney resorts already available all over the world if we want to use points for a stay.

I voted no, strictly from a practical standpoint. If DVC gets into financial trouble building non-profitable resorts, we'd all pay for it one way or another.

 

[Lisa D]

This would be great. I'm not much hope with a suggestion as to where - the only tropical island I've been to was Jamaica on our honeymoon, which is not really a family-style island (although we loved it just as a couple). We've done Disney four times as a family, twice through DVC, DH will NOT go on a boat as in cruise ship (I've tried) but he would probably agree to just go to an island. Bahamas or Virgin Islands would probably be nice.

Lisa

 

[Boo]

Living in Chicago, come winter I'd take ANYTHING remotely tropical. It has to be better than the weather here!

 

[ceejay13]

I vote for the Florida Keys or Maui in Hawaii.

 

[minimahaki]

Caskbill
Could Disney realistically ever get into financial trouble? So they are having trouble-selling Vero. I never considered Vero Beach a tourist attraction. I would never consider staying at Vero. They are not having any problems with Hilton Head are they? I don’t think Castaway Cay is any place for Disney to build a resort and agree with you on all points. This is the perfect place for the Disney ships and I have enjoyed the island the two times I have been there. However, this is the perfect port of call for the Disney ships, not as a resort. Even if Castaway Cay had an airport and all the items you stated it didn’t have (electricity, water etc.) I don’t think Castaway Cay would ever attract tourists on a scale that Disney could make money. I know I would never consider staying on Castaway Cay for a week.
The resort I think would need to be on an island where anyone, not only DVC members could use the resort. It would have to be accessible via air. Yes, we have our exchanges available and I will use this option when I get tied of the cruises. However, there is nothing like a Disney owned and operated resort!
Lauretta
Mininmahaki