According to our "Guide"

Shooby doo · 30 Oct 18, 07:51 PM

Just got back

& decided to do a tour, in the hope of getting the free gift card

but only got 3 FP+

. anyway according to our Guide:
1. Riveria is going to have 5 room standards, the "bottom" being a 2 person room
2. Disney are ROFRing so that they can raise the cost of all points, in his opinion, we are about to see the 2 New resorts hitting the $250 mark

Tried his hardest to get us to sign up for CCV before we left yesterday.
SD

Guest · 30 Oct 18, 08:55 PM

$250, wow

Aren't most studio's really designed for 2 people, ( i know 4 or 5 can fit in, but with a sofa bed you have to think they are really 2 person )

Mr Tom Morrow · 30 Oct 18, 09:09 PM

Mmmm. Sounds like the Guide was a tad over enthusiastic to get a sale!

If we take SSR as an example there are already 7 room standards
Studio
Studio Preferred location
1 bed
1 bed Preferred
2 bed
2 bed Preferred
Grand Villa.

I suspect they will do a Preferred view at Riviera. The view will be of the loading bay for the gondolas which when I drove past it yesterday is a monstrosity in front of the Resort.

**BevS97** · 30 Oct 18, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by matt987106

$250, wow

Aren't most studio's really designed for 2 people, ( i know 4 or 5 can fit in, but with a sofa bed you have to think they are really 2 person )

The one beds also have a sofa bed. We have often had 4 in a studio and i don�t think we are unusual.

YorkshireT · 30 Oct 18, 11:15 PM

It will have mini studios.

Shooby doo · 31 Oct 18, 05:33 AM

Tom tbh can't see us using them ! Not sure how fast they are going to move but certainly the loading areas looked huge!
He seemed to think 1 Queen bed plus bathroom, less points per night.
He wasn't quite pushy but was definitely "big upping" value per point but from a selfish point of view, we're unlikely to see the end of a 50 year contract! & I can't get my head around paying $182/point. He did seem to think that the next price increases are going to be eye-watering, thinks SSR dues will jump due to a re-furb�
Not sure if they are changing the way they are marketing their "old" resorts: Having a chat with a "girl" in the Co-op place & she noticed our "Owner" sliders, she stated that she had just bought 150 points but a mix of Direct & resale CCV/OKW but her "version" of Resale was a direct contract from Disney, is this how Disney are now marketing the "older" resorts?
& one that made me chuckle: Sitting in the lounge area at SSR, near the DVC podium, up walks an older American guy & starts asking about Riveria & the yet to be named new one. So DVC rep tells him that he expects a minimum 75 point buy in, gentlemen asks what that will get him...� " Not a lot... " said the rep

SD

YorkshireT · 31 Oct 18, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Shooby doo

Tom tbh can't see us using them ! Not sure how fast they are going to move but certainly the loading areas looked huge!
He seemed to think 1 Queen bed plus bathroom, less points per night.
He wasn't quite pushy but was definitely "big upping" value per point but from a selfish point of view, we're unlikely to see the end of a 50 year contract! & I can't get my head around paying $182/point. He did seem to think that the next price increases are going to be eye-watering, thinks SSR dues will jump due to a re-furb�
Not sure if they are changing the way they are marketing their "old" resorts: Having a chat with a "girl" in the Co-op place & she noticed our "Owner" sliders, she stated that she had just bought 150 points but a mix of Direct & resale CCV/OKW but her "version" of Resale was a direct contract from Disney, is this how Disney are now marketing the "older" resorts?
& one that made me chuckle: Sitting in the lounge area at SSR, near the DVC podium, up walks an older American guy & starts asking about Riveria & the yet to be named new one. So DVC rep tells him that he expects a minimum 75 point buy in, gentlemen asks what that will get him...� " Not a lot... " said the rep

SD

Re the dues at SSR jumping due to refurb, he maybe doesn�t get the concept that there�s already tens of millions in the capital account ready to pay for it. Or maybe he does and he�s trying to make the latest resorts seem better value.
I reported on here 6 months ago Riviera would have the mini room, essentially losing the sofa bed. Hope they put Kings in them though.
Could be a way to make high points per night seem more palatable, or a genuine attempt to address member wishes. I�m sure if they were genuinely cheap they�d be popular with couples.

Guest · 2 Nov 18, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by BevS97

The one beds also have a sofa bed. We have often had 4 in a studio and i don�t think we are unusual.

and us, i was trying to say that disney originally would have had a studio for 2 ( with the option for 4 )

staying in OKW we prefer the studio over the 1 bed

30 Oct 18, 08:55 PM	#2
	30 Oct 18, 08:55 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	$250, wow Aren't most studio's really designed for 2 people, ( i know 4 or 5 can fit in, but with a sofa bed you have to think they are really 2 person )

30 Oct 18, 09:09 PM	#3
	30 Oct 18, 09:09 PM Mr Tom Morrow Imagineer
Mr Tom Morrow Imagineer Join Date: Jul 14 Location: The Tiki Room. theDIBB Guidebook Pages Created: 3	Mmmm. Sounds like the Guide was a tad over enthusiastic to get a sale! If we take SSR as an example there are already 7 room standards Studio Studio Preferred location 1 bed 1 bed Preferred 2 bed 2 bed Preferred Grand Villa. I suspect they will do a Preferred view at Riviera. The view will be of the loading bay for the gondolas which when I drove past it yesterday is a monstrosity in front of the Resort. __________________ "PAGING MR MORROW, MR TOM MORROW..." ''I drink Wine and know things'' DVC Owners at SSR since 2003. Multiple annual visits to America since 1976 Edited at 09:56 PM.