Originally Posted By ChiMike Sorry... Can't post on open thread. Here is my post if a moderator can fix. +=+ >>Just like Bay Lake Tower...my new favorite Disney resort I might add.<< SJHYM, serious or sarcastic? No biggie, just curious >>I'm never staying in suites smaller than a Marriott with room measurements still written on the walls and lake view rooms that face the Contemporary.<< Ugh! That's awful. That sort of poor DVC experience is exactly what I encountered upon my first stay at the Beach Club Villas. It was at that moment that it was reinforced to me that DVC was nothing more than a prepaid vacation deposit on the next forty years of visiting WDW, unless I sold; regardless of how I felt about the direction of the resort. The rooms certainly weren't impressive, the views hit or miss, and the condition of brand new villas, cheap materials, broken furniture, etc.. It wasn't a second home, it was a glorified hotel room that many strangers routinely beat the heck out of, because they "owned it" or "paid for it". Needless to say, I sold. -- As for the GF Villas, yes they are coming. Like a Mighty Wind. Hope the boys (and girls) over in Monorails have the system up to snuff by then. Keep adding rooms to a broken system! Sounds like a great plan
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Serious. we had a beautiful room overlooking the MK with a seperate bedroom. All our kids cam out and we at at night and watched the fireworks from our balcony. Not as crowded or noisy as the Contemporary tower. Pool area was nice. Sat and took in the sun while enjoying a couple of adult cocktails. Even my darling wife, who could care less about staying at Disney commented that she would stay there again. She loved it also.
Originally Posted By ChiMike ^ Great ringing endorsement. Thank's for the review. If I were to stay in a DVC resort in the future it would probably be AKL. WL would be second, but perhaps I would like staying at BLT. I certainly do not like looking at it from the outside.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 We have stayed at just about every hotel on property with the exception of the DVC. This was our first. Nicer on the inside than on the outside. We enjoyed it so much we debated about adding days to the trip. Funny that WL is your second choice. It is our least favorite resort. We had a terrible stay there coupled with a front desk who could care less.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Leaving in one week for BLT 3rd stay at this location. You are entitled to your opinion but you also might be WRONG! What is your source of the future DVC at the Grand "F" rumor? The last meeting I attended for members we were told the BLT was the only DVC resort that would ever be built on the monorail...So why is this being repeated again on LP?
Originally Posted By ChiMike Not clear. I agree I haven't been back to WL for 7 years because of how badly that resort's guest service had fallen. What once was a deluxe starting being operated as a moderate+ .. Probably at the same time AKL came about, with its competing price point. Anyways, I agree with you. I was referencing the DVC Villas at WL as my second choice. I don't really care for DVC. If I were to stay at one I would try AKL Villas, which I have not yet. If it was sold out I would probably go to WL Villas as a backup for no other reason that I have had bad experiences at the Epcot DVCs and I don't want to stay at a motel Saratoga/OKW no matter how nice. Perhaps based on your review I would try BLT or AKL and not go back to WL Villas. Pretty inconsequential. I have no plans to return to WDW accommodations anytime soon. Maybe swing by the parks for a day when I am sick of being treated nicely over at Loews. Sometimes the great guest service and extra touches become unbearable. ...And no, I'm not talking about non-gender towel animals.
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>What is your source of the future DVC at the Grand "F" rumor? The last meeting I attended for members we were told the BLT was the only DVC resort that would ever be built on the monorail...So why is this being repeated again on LP? << Go over to the other GF Villas thread that can't be posted on. Click link.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Mickeymouseclub, I think I gave BLT a ringing endorsement and ChiMike said that was good to hear. Not sure where your coming from.
Originally Posted By ChiMike Your opinion is welcomed MMC. I like your posts. I'm just wondering what I was wrong about. Helps when I see the quote, not that I always quote either.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Yes, bizarre glitch on that other thread I started ... so let's talk here ... I have a lot of issues with DVC because I definitely see a correlation between their growth and a lowering of quality across WDW. No, I don't think DVC is the cause of all the problems. No, I don't think it's even in the top 5 reasons why things have gone south. But when DVC is the only thing TWDC is interested in building on Florida land, something's very wrong. There is NO doubt that the quality overall at resorts such as the Beach Club and the Wilderness Lodge dropped dramatically when their DVC additions were added. I much prefer DVC in locales were it was intended be it multi-purpose resorts like BW or stand alones such as OKW and SS. Those other resorts were never designed to have so many people using facilities. They weren't designed for people who 'moved' into the resorts for weeks and cooked etc. BCV even is on an incredibly undesirable piece of land that was never intended to be built on, unlike WLV which were very nicely placed next to the main building. But Disney is all about being in this for the short haul. And that's why no fewer than FIVE more DVC resorts are on the boards for WDW. Who cares whether it places added demand on infrastructure that can't handle what it currently has? Who cares if you have folks lugging Walmart shopping bags into their new GFV? Who cares if you haven't even come close to selling out the last THREE Florida DVCs that you've built? Just take the money and run? Right? BTW, have our good friends at WDW Social Media announced this on their official blog? Or are we all supposed to have Pixie Dust in our eyes and pretend it isn't happening?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I guess that sounded wrong...I did not realize it was a continuation of a different conversation?>Correct?<So without reading the rest of the conversation I mis-read everything. I am starting to tire of rumors because they are all sounding dire for WDW and this is really a small microcosm of the direction the real world is heading. So I have to live it all day long in the real world and then in my escape fun world(LP). I also really miss Mr.X so if you are reading "Hello".Hope your family is well. Still planning the family trip? And if Doobie is reading How long does banning last? Thanks for letting me interfere in your conversation and thanks for being so considerate at a moment when I needed it.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Whoops now I am in the middle of Spirit's thoughts. Time out for me to re-read and figure out where the rest of the conversation began. I usually read Spirit's in the middle of the night because it takes a lot of concentration and note taking..
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I thought BLT was expected to be sold out by the end of July? AKL? Saratoga Springs? Does anybody really know the origin of this rumor for more DVC's? It is a tiresome and pointless argument to keep throwing up.I vaguely recall somebody finding blueprints for a new sewer system at the Grand and assumed it was a new DVC???As long as this is being treated as fact I guess I will say Proof please.Because a 1000 post conversation based on rumor can only be endured one at a time.For me anyway. I expect the Disney for sale rumor will come true before I can believe more DVC's.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 MMC, GF DVC is happening. If DVC officials told you no more monorail resorts would have DVC, then (as Disney officials are want to do) they lied ... with MAGIC though! X is doing much better, but tiring of earthquakes (and who wouldn't) and while he is a personal friend, I don't think this is exactly the place to talk about him. Sorry the talk brings you down, honestly. But the other option is to just play into Disney's hands and ignore they are running WDW (and much of the company) into the ground. I get that some people come here for happy talk, but that's very simplistic. When Disney does good, you'll hear about it. But WDW has been ignored/abused/neglected for over a decade and when even sites loaded with MAGICal Pixie Dusters are saying as much, it isn't just a few people unhappy because Horizons closed or they can't eat at Le Cellier anymore. I'll take your comments about needing to concentrate on my posts and take notes as a compliment. I have an extra 2008 WDW notepad and pen set here ;-)
Originally Posted By ChiMike Mmc. No worries. The gf villas are not confirmed and the current site work could very well be unrelated to dvc. I think it is highly likely the gf dvc gets built. Whether vertical construction begins after the current work, or this is prep, or its unrelated, it is all up for speculation.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Yeah I agree with all of it. Believe me.I know you are right. I am not about to start an entire thread about Mr.X. I just figured he was still reading. It was an invisible greeting. I am just really frustrated with LP seeming to be overtaken by 10 regular posters. Where is everybody else? Pissed off and not talking??? I hope you are "all" still reading occasionally and will visit just as TDLFAN has.
Originally Posted By ChiMike Spirit, please encourage X to come back as soon as possible. Great memories of past conversations and it seems I just missed him this summer.
Originally Posted By leobloom Oh golly, MMC. I'll send you an autographed copy of my book on Disney toilets and urinals just as soon as it's published. (Running into some legal problems because I want to include restrooms from backstage -- you know, the ones where the real magic happens!) Maybe that'll make you feel all magical again.
Originally Posted By ChiMike Leo, I would put my order in but I have a feeling I will receive it as a gift from someone who thinks I need to feel magical again. All I can say is that I am expecting a very loving in memoriam spread on the Pete's Garage bathrooms
