Again, I'd call that splitting hairs. I was in the room. I heard the question and the answer. It was pretty obvious to me (and seemingly many others) what was being said, even if the exact phrasing doesn't line up with what some others wanted to read. People have shared their email correspondence from DVC guides which clearly says "same association."
Here I definitely agree.
To be clear, I'm not advocating that people run out and buy Poly resale points assuming they will have free and clear access to the tower. There are many, many things which could be revealed in the coming months which run counter to people's expectations. That was true of Grand Floridian when things like the
points charts were unknown until days before sales opened.
I still think the prevailing narrative that "she said 'resort' not 'association'" is silly. And the fact that Chang included verbal disclaimers during one on one conversations is not the least bit surprising.
Both of these things CAN be true:
- The tower is part of the PVB association
- Certain elements of booking or staying at the tower do not exactly align with what DVC has done in the past.