They have been announcing resorts well before construction lately. Riviera, Reflections, VGF conversion, Disneyland Tower. Not sure why, but it's how they've been operating as of late. Riviera may have been part of a need to announce the Skyliner at D23 and what the mystery turn station was for, so that could have been why they started doing this initially.
They continued to deny the existence of BLT well into construction and even after they applied for it's timeshare license in FL. Since then, they've been pretty up front with proposed new resorts.
Agreed!
I guess I don't understand this. This is pretty normal for a new build since BLT.
Have ever had 3 resort's active for sale and 2 announced as coming? Really muddies the waters for sales people. You don't want that much choice and dithering.
The new Poly building won't really affect the wedding pavilion at all. The only clear window looks towards the castle, and not to either the GF or Poly. Yes, guests will see the building when walking up to the pavilion, but nothing after they're inside. I don't see why people think it will be an issue.
It doesn't really muddy it that much, as people like what they like. The GF people aren't going to buy at Poly or Riviera. The Poly people aren't going to buy at GF. It's person specific. For us, we would buy only at the new Poly, and not at any of the others.
Again I'll have to disagree. They are targeting the people that would normally pay cash for their rooms at GF or Poly, and those people are very specific about what they want. People that stay at the Poly every trip simply won't be interested in buying DVC at GF. Same goes for those that always stay at GF. There is no reason why they would want to buy DVC at the Poly. That is really the target at this time. Yes, there are people that float around and stay at different resorts, but I'm willing to bet that a majority of them have a favorite, and that's where they would buy - if they're going to buy into DVC at all.
Disagree. The concept art shows seating outside near the proposed pool which is on the other side of the resort away from the wedding pavilion. I don't see a lot of people hanging out on that side near the parking lot.
This! I have no plans to buy VGF. I have no plans to buy RR. I just did a CCV resale instead of buying direct. I will either sell my PVB and buy direct for this one or add on a few more points. VGF won't ever be on my radar
Many of the new sales are to people who have little of the knowledge you have to make those decisions. If I am in sales and I have a family in front of me who is having a great time and wanting to buy a piece of the magic , I want them to have one choice plus maybe a drop down product like OKW 2057 to sell them. Too many choices is a recipe for " we are going to think about it when we get home" and many lost sales. Sales 101.
Not sure if you know, but you can buy into DVC for any property that you want. Just because they are actively selling a few resorts, doesn't mean that you can't buy from BWV or BCV or even BLT if you want. They will sell you points at any resort you want.
I wonder how many weddings they lost during the construction of the VGF? Rhetorical, of course. And they might lose some during the construction of the new Poly building as well. Yes, it may impact how some people feel while going in and out of the building, but that isn't the reason that they are there. I never thought it was about the seclusion that people wanted to get married there, but the beautiful inside and the view of the castle in the backdrop as you're getting married. JMHO.
Exactly what I was going to say. I have bought direct and it was not always what they were selling new. If I do more Polynesian and it is all PVB I will do direct because I will want a specific number of points and my current UY out of ease. I won't care that Aulani and likely RR are still up for grabs or I would have bought them now.
Yes understand all the in's and out's. I have been in DVC for 28 years. Many timeshare sales are done with far less info than you or I would be comfortable having. DVC heavily tries to sell the shining new thing they make the most money on. They don't talk about anything else unless they have to. I stand by my earlier opinions.
^^^This. We have all of our points direct, and will continue to do so for any future buys.
Mine are a mix obviously and done that way for a reason each time. I got CCV for CCV and have more than enough either grandfathered in or direct points so blue cards don't matter. When you talk to people about buying it's always about where one wants to stay. Not what's shiny. I'm sure they get some with shiny but it's normal to have 2 or 3 choices at once. I don't expect DLT to be same group of buyers as VGF though. So even if there are 4 to pick from it will still be fine.
I had forgotten about DLT, but I agree that it will appeal to a different audience than anything at WDW.
