I think what they meant is that yes, it’s been confirmed now it’s part of PVB, there is still the slightest chance DVd pulls a fast one and could end up doing something that makes both statements true.
Maybe I’m weird, but I don’t view RIV as having inflated points charts. Sure, they’re more points than boardwalk, beach club, and copper creek…but have you seen the inside of the Riv’s rooms? They’re drop dead gorgeous with the in room finishes - marble bathrooms, gold accents, wood trim headboards and bed frames, and properly laid out kitchen/dining area. I put the rooms themselves on par with grand Floridian.
I don’t necessarily disagree, although I don’t love the kitchen layout or some of the other details.
So, maybe I am the weird one, but I don’t necessarily think that the rooms are any better than the renovated rooms at Saratoga Springs (which I continue to say is very underrated), especially for my five night grand Villa stay later this summer that would’ve been 240 more points at RIV. Now, don’t get me wrong by thinking that I am saying that the RIV rooms aren’t nice, they are! However, I think the renovated SSR rooms are just as nice.
I actually agree - but I wonder…would I have purchased CCV if the lobby was not drop dead spectacular?
This is basically where I’m at— and I would hate for the folks who haven’t been with us for all several thousand posts to buy resale PVB (especially at $200/pt, woof) and be surprised to learn they don’t have the same access as tower points.
Can’t answer that for you but we loved the rooms when we toured them. A little smaller than other resorts but I like the coziness. Don’t get me wrong, my interest was peaked by the lobby during Christmas, to put it lightly lol, but the rooms were so pretty, it made us love the resort even more. Also the look of the GV is perfectly styled to my taste I’m obsessed with them.
The fact that we are growing old together waiting for this paperwork, is what’s feeding my .01% suspicion that something is amiss.
Does the license include both outdoor and indoors? Is it possible the license is only for the bar and an outdoor seating area?This is a full service sit down with a bar. They have already been issued the provisional license from the DBPR for this.I don’t see a license for a quick serve but it might not be in yet. They may have done this first because of the liquor license
it’s entirely possible. When looking at the water plan blueprints, it’s pretty hard to decipher what the heck is going on. There’s very clearly a bar and kitchen, but it seems as though maybe not a ton of traditional sit down seating like you’d find at a standard Disney resort sit down restaurant.
That seems like a reasonable possibility. I hadn’t considered that configuration. The only thing that I really doubt it is, would be exclusively a pool bar, because historically those are marked “pool bar” on the license.
Seeing the latest artist rendering, the outside doesn’t seem like a pool bar at all. People in the image were not in swimsuits, more dressed up like a table service.
Is it tough in an ECV?
With a (folding) wheelchair, we always used the standard line. I clearly recall there is a separate section (and line) for ECVs, but I’ve never actually noticed a significant queue (I’m sure it varies by time of day) at the International Gateway station.
Fireworks viewing area of some sort.
It’s not tough - you just have to wait for an ECV/wheelchair equipped cabin (about 1 in 10) - even with just 1 or 2 other ECVs in front of you in line - it can really add to your time.
