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So true - it blows my mind that a giant aquatic ampitheater smack in the middle of a major theme park sits completely unused. What a waste of prime real estate.
Well said - I agree conpletely with your take. character touches are key, but within an enviornment that is truly immersive that takes you somehwere in a fun and exciting way like a Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge, etc. Modern Marriotts with giant Disney statues - no thank you!
I get that Disney World has departed from “whimsy” architecture, and that long time WDW fans disagree (generally) with this decision. There are plenty of people that celebrate whatever Disney does becuse they love how the brand makes them feel. But the idea that everything has to reference a character/movie or theme pa
You already have 200 direct points to use at 7 months. You’re planning to buy at Riviera because its hard to get the room category you want at 7 months but your strategy is to book at 11 months and then double book at 7 months to pull out the direct points….but you just said its hard to get what you want at Riviera at
They have both and will swap it out for a drip coffee maker with Joffrey’s coffee if you ask (if thats what you prefer).
Where the little bar “window” was that opened in the evenings next to the Turf Club entrance. Its now a full bar with a food menu and TVs.
its actually not that bad to get one - with the typical caveats of a) holiday weeks are harder and b) try to plan ahead - do this at 7 months. Not as high in demand due to the isolated location, but I agree thats part of the charm! plus the refurb does look great. You seem to have a ton of points so I dont see the need
Updating more reasons to love this place: The new bar! yes!!! So happy to see this - that space was screaming “build a real bar” forever. Cant wait to try it.
This is a big idea. If they ever embrace the monorail again. Its iconic to the resort. It should be at least modernized and if expanded this would be great.
Ok thanks for that info - same idea. An MK ride in Epcot. Pass.
I love this resort and agree the layout and landscaping make it so peaceful and beautiful. However, I don’t like having to walk around at night. You have to walk by so many ponds and I get freaked out that there’s a gator I’m not seeing that’s closer to the path than I would want them to be!
You make two great points - better breakfast options in the parks for sure but also its worth noting moderates have better QS than Deluxe resorts. I feel like they should be of equal caliber. Many of the Deluxe resort QS are tiny and in the case of Boardwalk I’m not sure they even have one?
I heard the Mary Poppins ride was just going to be a teacups type ride not a dark ride? If that really was the case im ok that they scrapped it. Not every park has to feel like another Magic Kingdom land.
On a related note - I totally get wanting to retire into the Disney bubble and its not an uncommon strategy to spend long stretches of time in DVC units (they do make you check out and check in once a month and will not give you the same room). Which makes the “Storyliving” concept so confusing to me. They are building
Aside from the obvious outliers (the two atlantic coastal resorts), I feel like buying based upon what dues are relative to other disney resorts today is a bit of a gamble. Is there evidence that lower dues resorts will stay low relative to others? What happens when DVC announces some major capital improvement plan at
Don’t you have to be a member for x amount of time to get this discount?
Put the Main Street costumes back on the Pandora employees asap. De-theming a themed environment to sell….jewelry? Not cool.
You hit the nail on the head with one point from my perspective: Availability is key. Silly to buy a home resort where even those owners have a tough time getting what they want in the 11 month window. What did you pay a premium for? More lottery tickets to book at your home resort? And when it doesn’t work out you hav
Only thing to keep in mind is that it involves more than just accumulating enough points to pull extremely long stays off. Those points come with dues, which have a knack for always going up. This can get tough to manage in retirement when annual incomes often reduce significantly. Its probably more cost effective to j
“Deliver on what has been promised”: The new Parks Chairman’s #1 priority. Too often WDW has felt like a bait and switch in terms of quality, where they hope you dont notice, blinded by nostalgia and/or magic. Not to mention the countless recent generic design and development decisions that seem to miss the essence of
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