The Fountains area is not great, that is for sure. The units were dated, with old furniture, kitchen cabinets that were hanging on the hinges, out-of-date bathrooms, stained furniture, really old televisions with small screens, etc.
When there are so many other great choices in Orlando, we will not take potluck at Vistana or OLCC. If I could be guaranteed a newer section, that would be okay, but exchangers do not get such guarantees. Vistana needs to update the older units in order to gain back their GC rating with RCI. This rating is something they need to earn and not automatically get, just because they are a mega resort.
Look for Vistana to eventually be broken down into different RCI codes, just as OLCC has done, because staying at the Lakes or Cascades, I am sure, is a completely different experience from the older sections. We have not had the luxury of staying in the nicer areas, but our visit in 1999 was really great in Fountains, then we stayed in 2004 and had the same type of unit, but it was looking sad.