Every DVC was built to make money. None of them has lost money.
I never said they did. I am saying once Disney saw how popular DVC became, they started maximizing their profits by building larger resorts.
The resort has its own distinct personality and does stand out from the "boutique" resorts.
It's so big, of course it stands out. But seriously, I'm not saying it's not a nice resort, it is and I though it was fine. I just think Disney missed an opportunity to make it into something much better. With a resort that large and spread out, they need some more things to pull it all together as one resort and community. I'm sorry, but the small resort center with the pool, spa, gift shop/CS, arcade, and check in just doesn't cut it. The hotel based resorts have the luxury of an already existing center in the hotel itself. The addition of another feature pool, and some improvements as suggested on the other thread (e.g., watersport center/dock, ice cream parlor, horses, etc.) could really pull SSR into a more cohesive resort. Right now I think it feels like POR or CBR but with nicer rooms.
Never...that's pretty bold and incorrect statement to make. I'm sure the all the owners at those resorts appreciate you speaking on their behalf. Take your time and read thru previous posts, you will find lots of owners who like SSR who do not own there.
I admit, never is a strong statement. Maybe "almost never" is more appropriate. Seriously, I never said all the other DVC owners dislike SSR (there are many who do “like” it), but I have NEVER read a VWL, BWV, OKW, or BCV owner say "man, I wish I would have waited and bought SSR instead". Add-on maybe, but not replacing as their favorite resort. OTOH, I have seen plenty of posters that have said "I bought SSR to mostly stay at the other resorts."
How many members or posts have you seen "I bought SSR but never plan on staying there". And where do you find this information regarding the number of unseen purchasers at SSR? Looks like another magic show to me, pulling things out of thin air.
Thin memory maybe, but not thin air. I will search some posts to make sure I am not talking completely out of my ****. Stay tuned, I will find and post some links to other threads.
Wow your ignorance and arrogance of Disney Vacation Club owners is pretty amazing. First, its good to see the DVC system working like it was designed.
It is quickly not working as designed, or at least marketed. Whether you blame the "little 3" as being too small, or SSR and OKW as being too big, or HHI and VB being less-expensive and off-property, because of the difference in DVC locations and size, there is an imbalance in resort demand.
Second, I suppose those resorts that do not have Grand Villas, members should not be allowed to use the GV's in the other resorts? I guess those owners at HH and VB should be bannished completly from staying in WDW.
Of course not. But they have no reason to complain if there isn't availability at the 7-month window. I want to stay at the VB beach cottage, the spacious OKW GV, HHI in the summer, BCV for SAB when the kids are older, VWL at Xmas, and AKV for a savannah view; however, I know if I want them, it is going to take patience and flexibility on MY part. Luckily there is nothing special at SSR (yet) that would draw me there (other than lack of availability somewhere else).
Now I just added on at AKV, sight unseen. I guess that makes my purchase wrong too.
As I responded to you in another post, sight unseen at an existing resort is much different than sight unseen at an empty piece of land. And I never said it was wrong, but I suspect (and yes, this is just pure ignorant conjecture on my part) that many people bought SSR sight unseen just to get into DVC, with more of a desire to stay at the other DVC resorts. This also happens with VB, HHI, and OKW resales in particular as the daily "should I buy XXX since points are cheaper even though I never want to stay there" threads.