They should have made a Pirates of the Caribbean hotel to build on the success of the pirate rooms and compliment the rest of Caribbean Beach. Have a pool complex on par, or better than Stromalong Bay. A Peter Pan character meal and newer version of the Neverland Club for kids. It would be much more "Disney" without being so generic or a major contrast to its neighbouring hotel.
IMO.
Absolutely none of the DVC properties are “themed” Disney.
That isn’t the point.
At all.
We are not talking about rooms that scream “DISNEY DISNEY DISNEY”... there are subtle Disney hints interlaced into the entire motif. The product is fairly standardized at this point, mainly to ensure the experience is roughly equivalent regardless of which DVC resort you visit.
The rooms have full kitchens, are tastefully appointed, yet have a slightly different feel from a standard resort room. Even basics such as making the bed and cleaning up are different compared to a resort room.
I have stayed in 6 of the various DVC resorts so far, the only one which felt vastly different from the others was Old Key West, and that is because it was the very first one and Disney was taking a timeshare concept and plussing it towards a resort.
Since then, most DVC properties seem to take a resort concept and plus them towards a timeshare.
Similar features, unique tones and appointments to the rooms, a standard set of features across all properties, and frankly an enjoyable experience.
Absolutely none of them carry an IP theme per se, though there are hints in common spaces.
The most uniquely themed DVC resort is AKV, and that’s purely because of the animals.
Beyond that, it’s the same product from resort to resort.
You either love it or you hate it.
It really is that simple.
(For the record, as if it was not obvious, we love it.)
