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And if you want larger Villa accommodations DVC also offers predictability that inventory will be there when you need it. That said, we are hybrid members in many ways... Direct and Resale... Sometimes we stay DVC, sometimes we stay Swan and Dolphin, sometimes we stay Hyatt Regency (both of them), and sometimes we stay
for us, with kids, split stays are too much work. I like @AstroBlasters idea of just getting 2 rooms for the transition day... but I am too much of a points miser, and don't have enough points to want to do that... even then, I would need a probably 10-11 night stay at a minimum to want to do it.. likely would be alter
Most people like to think of Annual Dues running on a Calendar Year Basis so if the points touch the calendar year, you pay points. Best example of this is December. If the contract comes with December 26 UY points, you likely will pay Annual Dues for ALL of 2026. If that contract comes with 2025 Points as well as 2026
on the most basic level... If you buy Riviera, Cabins, or Disneyland Hotel resale you can only use your points at that one resort. Riviera points at Riviera for example.. If you buy any of the other resorts, you can exchange them amongst each other - but you cannot use them to stay at Riviera, Cabins, or Disneyland Hot
one trick is, if you can handle the heat go in Summer... It will be the least crowded of those times... go early in the morning, go back to the resort for some pool time in the afternoon, and then go back out at night use the extended evening hours and the early mornings.... Spring Break - check to see your week and ho
including the equivalent of the PhotoPass and/or Sports/Waterpark Add ons from the AP would be huge... A discount on the sorcerer pass would be amazing or more competitive 5 day ticket deals... a select number of promo codes/coupons/passes for quick service restaurants each year - say 5 20% off QS items A Tables-in-won
I'd say buy resale until Direct offers a deal you can't say no to... they do happen once every few years.... The original resorts are unlikely to be surpassed in value and architectural grandeur/theming by anything Disney puts out for the foreseeable future... So buy resale and stay somewhere amazing... and eventually
we drive which gives us added flexibility we try to arrive as early as possible the first day - check in - then head out to a park or whatever... or we try to arrive at a time that we know going right to our room is likely... hate having to sit around in a lobby I don't find it relaxing to sit by the pool or in the lob
it seems to me that DVC is a studio-heavy product and the studios are where the highest demand is as well... that makes me think that the average number of points is lower and I think around 200 is about right...
Slightly maybe, but not very much… its more like if you need a matching UY you might be inclined to pay more… But int he aggregate I think it is about the same regardless… If you want Wine and Dine in October and Run Disney Marathon in January I’d say October UY is best…
Another thought… we bought direct at VGF a few months after we bought our resale VGF… The direct 150 point contract was cheaper per point than our 60 point resale contract… I don’t think I could ever buy anything more than a “top off” contract (probably no more than 40 points) direct at the current prices… at most reso
This can’t be overstated… the big resorts tend to be easy to trade into… Plus let’s wait and see it finished and see if it is truly worth the subpar transportation, find out the points charts, and better learn about the resort… My personal belief, and biggest thing in resale’s favor, is, at the moment, I do not think w
Never knew that about the fireworks guns! Good to know…
Waitlists are your friends… Things almost always open up one way or another - especially if you can be flexible with exactly what resort or room or category you want.. One time we had a one night trip… we kept changing rooms as more desirable ones popped up… we ended up doing a night at the GF which was booked 1 day be
Maybe you should use your DVC points to exchange using the Disney Collection to stay at All Star Resort… That one is the closest to the McDonalds
We kind of did everything wrong…. Having breakfast one morning at Disney’s Vero Beach we decided to buy a resale contract… then realized that contract wasn’t enough points, so we bought more… Then there were the really great direct sale prices that summer so we bought more direct at that point… Then we sold the first r
Great update! 2 contracts they seem to like going after!
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