I just got the email invite for our trip next week. Times available when you rsvp are every half hour from 4pm through 6:30 pm - looks like they allocate up to 75 people per half hour on Wed. or Thurs. We're going to try and go out of curiosity.
Seems like it’s more than that, there is going to be food of some sort. When I registered it asked for food allergies or preferences. We don’t have much going on that afternoon anyways so we’re gonna check it out.So the rsvp email is just inviting us to the room view which is at SSR?
I’m considering 4/10 or 4/11. I just thought the people here were reporting that they had already been and it was basically just looking at the show room at SSR.Seems like it’s more than that, there is going to be food of some sort. When I registered it asked for food allergies or preferences. We don’t have much going on that afternoon anyways so we’re gonna check it out.
No transportation provided. That will be the main reason we may not go.I just got the same one. Trying to talk DH into doing it. I wonder what complimentary flavors of the region are going to be?? ETA: do you think transportation to event is provided or is a get your own ride over kind of thing?
So the rsvp email is just inviting us to the room view which is at SSR?
We signed up for one of the 4/11 tours.I’m considering 4/10 or 4/11. I just thought the people here were reporting that they had already been and it was basically just looking at the show room at SSR.
Thoughts similar to these have been running through my head re: Disney for years. From the refurbishment at VWL to Copper Creek, and now Riviera, despite some of the "upscale" touches, there is a certain blandness to their designs, as well as the layout of the rooms. It's a personal thing, but I dislike galley kitchens, and shotgun feeling I get when walking into one of these style rooms (aka Copper Creek, Riviera). It seems to be the new design template for DVC. On a related note re: Riviera, the new resale restrictions are a huge factor in not buying there. To be fair, we don't like the looks of it enough to buy there even if the restrictions didn't exist. I feel certain many will dive right in, anyway. Edited to add: I do like the pocket doors and "barn" doors that separate the sleeping area from the bathroom in that 1BR. Naturally, doors aren't enough to convince me to buy. . .Thank you, @Spartan86 . It was good to see video rather than snapshots. It gives a better feel for the layout.
I’m just not feeling the galley kitchen and banquette table setup. It doesn’t say “luxury” to me.
Actually I had an opposite feeling: it was too wide open, at least in the Kitchen area. To far from stove across to fridge etc. I can see the cramped sense in CCV, but this to me has more the feeling of pushing everything out against the walls.I am not crazy about the kitchen layout either. From the videos, it looks like that whole area feels really tight. I also think the Disney themed art that they commissioned specifically for the resort looks sort of weird and random with the rest of the design but maybe that is just me? Anyway, I hope to tour the model rooms on my trip in May.
Thoughts similar to these have been running through my head re: Disney for years. From the refurbishment at VWL to Copper Creek, and now Riviera, despite some of the "upscale" touches, there is a certain blandness to their designs, as well as the layout of the rooms. It's a personal thing, but I dislike galley kitchens, and shotgun feeling I get when walking into one of these style rooms (aka Copper Creek, Riviera). It seems to be the new design template for DVC. On a related note re: Riviera, the new resale restrictions are a huge factor in not buying there. To be fair, we don't like the looks of it enough to buy there even if the restrictions didn't exist. I feel certain many will dive right in, anyway. Edited to add: I do like the pocket doors and "barn" doors that separate the sleeping area from the bathroom in that 1BR. Naturally, doors aren't enough to convince me to buy. . .
Hmmmmm. . .no. Thanks for the review after having seen the model. I haven't been impressed with the pictures/illustrations. Your views only support my initial thoughts.Those bathroom barn doors only require you to pull on one side and it closes or opens both sides. Does that sell you on it Sleepy?
Actually I had an opposite feeling: it was too wide open, at least in the Kitchen area. To far from stove across to fridge etc. I can see the cramped sense in CCV, but this to me has more the feeling of pushing everything out against the walls.