I thought this was going to be a DVC only tower. I know the original Poly is cash rooms but for some reason I thought this was just DVC. I mean I guess you do have to open it up to cash to fill it at first.
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If this is just DVC Poly, then it seems those who buy into Poly for this new tower may never actually get an opportunity to book, because they would be fighting up against everyone else who already owns at Poly, no?
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I said no to Poly when I waited for CCV. I am about to add on a small contract. I think I will wait to compare this vs. AKL. I will not purchase with resale restrictions.
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All DVC properties are open to some cash bookings. Disney owns some and what doesnât get rented as well. Disney owns it all until people start buying so they can rent them for cash. I donât feel like itâs been advertised like this first in the past though!
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It is DVC.
But the DVC inventory is only released in stages, so that Disney get money from cash bookings too.
Just like Riviera. I donât think all the inventory there has been declared yet.
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They would have the same opportunity at 11 months as current owners, yes.
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It always is!
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Like Riviera was available for cash bookings before point charts had even been released?
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This is different from Riviera though, right? If this is part of the same association- shouldnât all current Poly owners have some rights to book?
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Do we know the layout of the rooms? My wife is not a fan of the Disney hotel rooms that have no sink in the bathroom, but rather a sliding door to a separate room where the sink is located. Seems a bit unsanitary to be touching door handles before you wash your hands. The Polynesian deluxe villa and lake view villa have a great bathroom setup. The grand Floridian, while we love the hotel, has bathrooms with the sliding pocket door, boooo! Hoping the new Island tower rooms at Polynesian have bathrooms with sink next to toilet.
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And this is why Poly resale contracts are going for a premium right now.
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Yes.
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But this is what feels different, and I havenât followed others super closely, but maybe this is just poor reporting. But doesnât it sound like DVC members/AP holders/anyone can only make cash bookings on June 4, 5, 6 and then âpointsâ reservations somewhere after that?
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That language is copied and pasted from the Parks Blog (linked above)
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Thatâs the way I interpret it. Only cash bookings at first and no announcement on when points bookings will start. I think thatâs similar to FW cabins and DLH? I donât remember Riviera.
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This is the same as GFV2. Pretty sure points bookings will open once sales have started. Or maybe the same day.
Because itâll be within 7 months theyâll probably give Poly owners a month or so head start by way of home resort priority. And that will apply to ALL Poly owners.
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I understand what youâre saying. Maybe I misunderstood something I read earlier. Saying that wasnât going to be the case (releasing me inventory later). My social feed is blowing up with stuff on this tower. My head is spinning. 
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THIS is what I was confused about. If Iâm reading the article correctly, you can book cash now (or almost now) but DVC points cant be used until a later, unannounced date? And if they release rates before the points chart, there will be plenty of speculation on the points based off of other resorts. So much misinformation. I feel like weâre following breadcrumbs in the forest. 
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Got the first email about this from Disney!
People on the Parks Blog page are brutal. Disney fans can be the worst. Patience everyone, patience. (I also have a dude arguing with me on Facebook because I said the name made it seem like they would be the same association. Iâm like dude, Iâm guessing, just like you are.)
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