Actual vacation homes within WDW property?
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From: Rudeney on 24 Jun 2010 10:12 Keane wrote: > On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:12:53 -0700 (PDT), Peppermint Patty > <patriciabarber50(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Saw this on the Today show. How about if we start an RADP vacation >> club and all chip in to purchase one to use as a timeshare? (just >> kidding) > > If you run the math, 26 people buying into one of the cheapie $1.5M > is $57,700. Plus expenses, taxes, etc, $75K. How much does $75K > get you in DVC? (And remember, you actually own something in > Golden Oaks...) (There would still be maintenance fees, and you'd > need someone to clean the place up every week or two weeks, when the > previous RADP slobs leave. I don't think you get mousekeeping > there, and I'm sure I don't want to have to clean the bathroom as > one of the first things I do when I go to WDW...) > > Still something to think about. It's a pretty exclusive > neighborhood, and I'm sure Disney wouldn't allow it... :-) We did something similar at the beach. Right after, they changed the rules so that subsequent sales may not be owned by a corporation, trust or group of more than three people. I'd assume they'd have similar provisions to keep out the riff-raff. -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: Caren on 24 Jun 2010 10:29 On Jun 24, 10:07 am, Rudeney <rude...(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: > Lisa Cubbon wrote: > > > I read this one. Elizabeth Plater-Zybeck also helped develop Seaside > > next to Santa Rosa Beach in the FL panhandle and we loved going there > > until it got really popular. If this resort living is popular and > > isolated enough, they will sell the home easy. > > We were actually in Seaside yesterday. Just when I think it can't get > any more crowded, it does! It was wall to wall people. We pretty much > had to stand in line to get anything - food, walk through a shop, cross > the street, etc. Just wast (and within walking distance) is Water > Colors and i's much more relaxed. I still like our place in Sandestin; > it's absolutely the most relaxing. If there are more than 5 people at > the pool it's considered a crowd. The beach can be busy, but we don't > go there much, and if we do it's early and then it's empty. > > AS for the price of these houses at WDW, I think $1.5M to $8M is a > bargain. Not that I am going to rush down there to buy one, but it's > hard to touch property a block off the beach for that. It's all about > location, and I can't think of a better place to have a house than > actually on WDW property! > If I had that kind of money and any desire to live in Florida, I'd definitely be in line for one. -- Caren TDC Queen of Adventureland
From: Ginny Favers on 24 Jun 2010 12:03 BigBob wrote: > Isn't it adorable how Disney worked a hidden Mickey into the Golden > Oaks logo? > > http://disneygoldenoak.disney.go.com/ > > And, just think (gasp!), it's all just part of Walt's boyhood dreams > coming true... > > "Story of Golden Oak > The story of Golden Oak begins in true once-upon-a time fashion. As a > youth in Missouri, Walt Disney would lie beneath the spreading > branches of his "dreaming tree" and let his imagination run free. It > was here that Walt's talents for storytelling and fantasy began to > take shape into some of the world's most beloved characters. > > Years later, a scenic ranch in California's Placerita Canyon proved an > equally inspiring location for filming segments of The Mickey Mouse > Club TV show. Walt Disney Productions purchased portions of the > property in 1959 and, over the years, acquired more than 900 acres to > reserve its quiet vistas for TV and movie productions and protect its > harmony with nature. In fact, Walt and his family owned a getaway on > the ranch, where they spent time relaxing and playing. > > The name of this ranch? Golden Oak, in honor of a storied tree there, > under which gold nuggets had been found in 1842. From these > illustrious origins, the legacy continues with Golden Oak at Walt > Disney World� Resort." > > (I think I'm going to puke.) This is why rich people need special therapists to help them cope with being rich. ~Amanda
From: Ginny Favers on 24 Jun 2010 12:09 Caren wrote: > On Jun 24, 10:07 am, Rudeney <rude...(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: >> Lisa Cubbon wrote: >> >>> I read this one. Elizabeth Plater-Zybeck also helped develop Seaside >>> next to Santa Rosa Beach in the FL panhandle and we loved going there >>> until it got really popular. If this resort living is popular and >>> isolated enough, they will sell the home easy. >> We were actually in Seaside yesterday. Just when I think it can't get >> any more crowded, it does! It was wall to wall people. We pretty much >> had to stand in line to get anything - food, walk through a shop, cross >> the street, etc. Just wast (and within walking distance) is Water >> Colors and i's much more relaxed. I still like our place in Sandestin; >> it's absolutely the most relaxing. If there are more than 5 people at >> the pool it's considered a crowd. The beach can be busy, but we don't >> go there much, and if we do it's early and then it's empty. >> >> AS for the price of these houses at WDW, I think $1.5M to $8M is a >> bargain. Not that I am going to rush down there to buy one, but it's >> hard to touch property a block off the beach for that. It's all about >> location, and I can't think of a better place to have a house than >> actually on WDW property! >> > > If I had that kind of money and any desire to live in Florida, I'd > definitely be in line for one. > > -- > Caren > TDC Queen of Adventureland > > You can buy a really nice foreclosure and fix it up, right behind Bay Lake, for about $250K cash right now. Not on Disney property, but then you'd own your land and have less ****sh** covenants and restrictions to deal with, nevermind the extra fees that must be involved. ~Amanda
From: Peppermint Patty on 24 Jun 2010 12:39
> > As charter members of RADP, I move that we designate profits from our > > pavillions (Epcot if it hasn't folded as well as Magic Kingdom) go > > towards purchase of one of these homes. > > > jt > > I second that motion.... Lisa I third it! |