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- Jun 19, 2013
Just finished our trip. Did arrival night in a lake view Poly studio then moved over to our Boardwalk view 1br at Boardwalk for the week. Four in our party (wife, daughter, her friend and myself). Overall had a great time. First stay at Poly and liked the resort for the one evening we were there. Girls loved the volcano pool. Weather was normal Orlando in Aug (hot, rain in the afternoon, even more humid afterward). Service was top notch. Had a malfunctioning fridge in our 1BR and they had it swapped out in less than an hour (call to finish). We banged out all the E-ticket rides we wanted (FOP, Slinky, 7 Dwarves etc) multiple times and the entire trip was a real success. Really loved sitting on our balcony watching the fireworks at Epcot. And then we got back and I put our DVC up for sale.
The price inflation at the parks/restaurants has gotten out of hand. I knew this (as I am a planning fanatic) heading down. We made mad use of our kitchen (breakfast every morning and either lunch or dinner depending on the rain) and packed snacks for the parks. We only did a couple of meals on property. Trail's End brunch, foot long hotdogs at Casey's and FlameTree BBQ for lunch. There is so much off property within a 10 minute drive we just went out to eat on Vineland. The big driver for us in selling is that I just dont foresee an end to the prices rising. More than $4 for a 20 ounce bottle of soda really got under my skin. I got a 20 ounce soda for $2.25 at the gas station convenience story across from the boardwalk one day when I filled up. When the gas station soda is "steeply discounted" compared to Disney, there is a fundamental problem. And of course there is the issue of rising dues.
Its not that we "can't" afford the inflation. Its that I dont "want" to afford it. I used to jokingly refer to "Mickey Economics" when describing prices at the parks. Now its "Mickey Hyper-Inflation". I am not knocking them as a company. Their job is to maximize shareholder value. I own a business. I totally embrace this concept. I am just choosing to opt out as a consumer. We have 7 years of great DVC memories (and all the years prior to buying our resale contract). We have no regrets. I guess thats what its about. Getting out before the regrets begin.
The price inflation at the parks/restaurants has gotten out of hand. I knew this (as I am a planning fanatic) heading down. We made mad use of our kitchen (breakfast every morning and either lunch or dinner depending on the rain) and packed snacks for the parks. We only did a couple of meals on property. Trail's End brunch, foot long hotdogs at Casey's and FlameTree BBQ for lunch. There is so much off property within a 10 minute drive we just went out to eat on Vineland. The big driver for us in selling is that I just dont foresee an end to the prices rising. More than $4 for a 20 ounce bottle of soda really got under my skin. I got a 20 ounce soda for $2.25 at the gas station convenience story across from the boardwalk one day when I filled up. When the gas station soda is "steeply discounted" compared to Disney, there is a fundamental problem. And of course there is the issue of rising dues.
Its not that we "can't" afford the inflation. Its that I dont "want" to afford it. I used to jokingly refer to "Mickey Economics" when describing prices at the parks. Now its "Mickey Hyper-Inflation". I am not knocking them as a company. Their job is to maximize shareholder value. I own a business. I totally embrace this concept. I am just choosing to opt out as a consumer. We have 7 years of great DVC memories (and all the years prior to buying our resale contract). We have no regrets. I guess thats what its about. Getting out before the regrets begin.