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  1. Bing Showei

    All You Bought Was a Room

    I can’t tell if you’re begrudgingly coming around to accepting what we bought or somehow blaming the state of things on those who have warned about this for years. No one wants Disney to run its timeshare this way except perhaps the Disney apologists and apostles who take no issues with the...
  2. Bing Showei

    Guardians - Cosmic Rewind

    I rode guardians twice about 8 hours apart and had two very different experiences. Both times I sat in the front, which, as I understand it, is supposed to help alleviate some of the motion sickness. The biggest differentiator for me came from a friend who has ridden the ride countless times...
  3. Bing Showei

    Buying Boardwalk from an international seller

    Fun aside, just a few months after I posted the above referenced link, I became a horror story myself. TL;DR: IRS hit me with a FIRPTA tax bill and threatened to put a lien on my property despite my international sellers, title company, and buyer filling out all the paperwork correctly. ****...
  4. Bing Showei

    Pay for priority for room locations?

    Sure they can. They do exactly that with guaranteed weeks. In terms of that priority booking period, the only thing we are guaranteed is that 1-month home period. Anything above that is up to Disney. Management, hand in hand with the developer, could apply a 1-month priority to resale owners...
  5. Bing Showei

    The VGF 2 pricing thread

    Luggage promotion: First 500 owners to buy in at 125 points or higher will get gift luggage. Owners will have first dibs until sales open publicly on March 31. Confirmed that only VGF2 GWs will be available. Apparently price will be something I'll be "happy" with. I swear I didn't crib that...
  6. Bing Showei

    How bad could availability for 1BRs at VGF get, really? Trying to decide BLT or VGF2 direct

    I'm not sure what sort of bizzaro world I'm walking back into here, but having spent a long time looking very closely at VGF 1BR availability, I can confidently say that those projecting doom and gloom around 1BR and 2BR availability are grossly underestimating the crippling lack of studios...
  7. Bing Showei

    2023 Point Charts Released

    I worry that lost in the back and forth about the SSR THV reallocation and the issue of "personal harm" is that we overlook whether or not the move violates the terms of the POS irrespective of personal impact. Zavandor raised this aptly during the 2020 point reallocation, and when this was...
  8. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    I think it's generally accepted that getting caught up in the moment while vacationing will happen to a large percentage of buyers at WDW, but given the Disney timeshare product as it is offered today, a very educated buyer could choose to buy direct as well with compelling reasons to do so...
  9. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    There was a period of four years where owners who bought prior to 1995 were guaranteed to length of stay tickets (up to 1/2 max occupancy), while those who bought post 1995 were not. I can’t find any evidence there was any ticket discount, but there may have been a small discount. I see what...
  10. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    Being “relative” is exactly the point. You had families the previous year saving $360 (and would continue to for another four years) while new owners during that time get to save a little over $60. That’s an 83% reduction in benefit for a new owner. On what planet is a new owner supposed to see...
  11. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    The program offered was length-of-stay passes for the duration of stay for the lesser of 1/2 the occupants or the number of guests. But what was that worth to the family who bought in 1995 and was offered a nominal 10% discount on park tickets - a whopping $18.20/person for a six-day ultimate...
  12. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    You don’t need to run any modeling to see if this is true. Disney did that for you already. Between 1995 and 2005, Disney was able to move plenty of timeshare product with absolutely no AP discounts. During that same period there were zero moonlight magic events, no merchandise discount, no...
  13. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    I don’t think restrictions/lack of perks, are designed to do anything to resale prices. Nor do I believe low resale value benefits Disney. The higher the resale cost, the better. The ideal situation being a crippled resale point (can stay only at home resort) selling for the same exact price as...
  14. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    Personally, I think offering Gold AP discounts is a no brainer. I think, it quickly turns families like mine and mustinjourney’s into more revenue (how much more vs. no AP option is debatable). Plus, offering Disney’s timeshare owners a pass that is offered freely to any human being by virtue...
  15. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    What is that lost attendance as a percentage of park attendance? What percentage of Disney timeshare owners would drastically reduce their attendance? How will that reduction pace against people who bite the bullet and pay for annual passes anyway? How does the revenue from per/day ticket sales...
  16. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    You don’t need to believe it’s a good business model to believe that “trimming the fat” is what is slowly happening. I personally think it’s a terribly short-sighted way to treat a brand-loyal consumer who has demonstrated a propensity to proselytize the virtues of the company and their ability...
  17. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    I understand your frustration (especially around the Gold APs), but the reality is if Disney turned off the perks tomorrow, most owners would continue to go to the theme parks. Many would continue to buy souvenirs and pay for up-charge events. The vast majority would still keep their ownership...
  18. Bing Showei

    Does Disney have to offer DVC perks?

    This. A Disney timeshare sucks you into the ecosystem. On our first AP, our 1-2 trips/year family became a 4 trips in a single year one. An easy choice given the “free” park entry AND accommodations. We did paid late night parties, paid early entry events, massage services, none of which we had...
  19. Bing Showei

    Here’s Why Resale Has Plenty of Room to Rise

    I stand corrected. My apologies. I agree that direct prices are part of the equation. I agree that supply side is part of the equation. I just disagree when the blanket statement is made that if you’re not selling today, you’re essentially buying today when it is applied to the Disney timeshare...
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