Family Envy!!!!!!!

[StephenKay]

We have now shown all our families the WDW resorts and the option of DVC. We are often thought of as "sad" . Our love of Disney comes from a family member who after seeing Elvis in Las Vegas in the 70's came to Disneyland then WDW for their annual vacations. We have had the foresight to know we are on to a good thing for many reasons. We love the Disney thing, and have a DD of 6 year's , who has every video, and has visited the world for a month in her shorth life. Why should we be denied our pleasures. Maybe the green eyed monster has taken them over. They no not what they are missing.>>>>>>>

Do you suffer from the same envy ??????

Stevie Kay
Inverness
Scotland

[zurgswife]

Luckily 2 other family members own DVC so only part of our collective families think we are nuts.

DH and I are going back in Sept. (3rd trip in 11 months) for an adult only getaway...my mothers response; can't you think of somewhere else to go...Answer Yes but we don't want to..... :D

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[wdwnut]

hi: this disney "thing" is contagious! we love taking "newbies" down to wdw and getting them hooked as well. my 29yo nephew went for the first time ever last may (14 of us from my side of the family)and now has asked to go back with us again; he called to see if there was a way of getting a studio for him and 2 guests added onto our november ressies. my soon to be ddil also went on that may trip, and guess where they'll be spending their honeymoon this summer? to those who think we're a bit nuts for going twice a year or going at all, here's a big raspberry for ya! to each their own, right?

[lsutigger]

Zurgswife, we must have the same mother because I got the same response after we had gone to WDW a couple of times in a row. Now she doesn't say much. I think my sister feels the same way, why go to the same place. But for us, each time is a new experience and we do it just a little bit different and now that we're DVC members I know our experiences will only get better. Maybe I'll invite them in a year or two, if they behave :)

[msdis]

I would love for all my friends, family and co-workers to be able to afford DVC. But if they all could; would they? I would say most of them would choose something else to spend their money on. It all boils down to choices. We figure we have given up boats, snowmobiles, 4 wheelers, a camp, or anything else people spend on "toys". But we are happy with our choice and respect the choices others make. But yes, we do get envy! :D

[jag90]

Not much of a problem with family members here. Most go as much as we do. We've even converted our close friends (5 families). Living 2 hours away doesn't hurt either.

[RumpleMom]

We haven't told either side of the family. Don't want to deal with comments. It's our life, our kids, and our money that we work hard to earn. Both sides of the family have done very little vacationing over their life time. We would love to share the DVC experience with family,but not our first trip, maybe in the future...

[MikeJ]

I have a suspicion that RumpleMom and I share the same family. :D We bought a resale at OKW last year and have told virtually no one (apart from my SIL) that we bought. My parents would likely think it's a frivolous use of money and we should have used it to pay off the mortgage or put it into our retirement accounts. But it's our money and we choose to spend it building family memories with our kids.

We're taking my mum and dad to BWV next December for a family celebration (you know - more memories :) ) and we figure we'll have to tell them long before we go. My mother keeps wanting to know when we'll need payment for the accomodations and I keep telling her "not for a while yet". If she were to ever look at the Disney web site and check out the rack rates for a 2BR during Premier Season she'd likely have a heart attack. <IMG WIDTH="15" HEIGHT="15" SRC="/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif" alt="razz">

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[iloveokw]

Our problem is that we have taken family along to OKW and Vero - they always want to tag along :)

[BetsyB]

The majority of our family members & friends think we are crazy! We haven't told very many people about DVC and we tell almost no one where we go on vacations anymore. All we heard was, "You're going back their AGAIN???" Now, we just say "we're going away for a few days . . ."

We adore Disney and would be envious of anyone that was able to go as often as we are -- WDW for Christmas 2000, WDW in March 2001, Disneyland (Grand Californian) in July 2001, WDW in August 2001 (yea!! just booked that one yesterday!!!)

To agree with an earlier post, we have no boats, snowmobiles, motorcycles, RVs or other expensive toys. We have a house that we can afford and only one child. We choose to spend our money on travel. I'm so thankful for the DIS board -- it's nice to be able to maintain contact with people as "weird" as we are! ;)

Now, if they knew how much time I spent here, that would definately give them something new to talk about!G

[Olaf]

We bought this past March to use DVC as an excuse not to "visit" the family. I know some of you are going to think that sounds terrible, but I'll help you understand. Both sets of our parents now live in FL. We feel more comfortable with mine, DH's parents are not bad people, they just drive us nuts. DH's parents just bought a home about 30 minutes from my parents. They have already informed us that they expect us to visit often. My DH gets a limited amount of leave every year. Now that we have DVC, we have to use the points--right? We may drop in for a day or two at the parents' houses, or maybe not. They're free to visit us anytime they want, but then they're on our turf.

Most of the family thinks we're nuts for having bought into DVC. Of course, they thought we were nuts in that we go to WDW every two years. So we're all in good company. We're really looking foward to our visit DVC visit. Won't be until Spring 02, but I'm already planning.

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[thepoohbear]

Our family and friends think we're rich and I know they think mean thoughts sometimes when we are heading down for the THIRD or FOURTH time in a year. But then they will shell out thousands for a one week vacation. We try to tell them that after just a few years they would have paid what we've paid for a lifetime of mulitple vacations per year but they just roll their eyes and don't believe us. My sister-in-law is convinced we get a kick-back. But what it comes down to is this: We're not RICH, we're SMART! :D And we're also more than happy to take them all with us so they keep their envy quietly out of earshot.

[tarzanman]

We have shared with our family but most think that we are crazy for going there again and again. We love it!!! Even though they think we are crazy everytime we tell people we are going they ask to come along. Luckily I am jerk and say no.

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[Beachangel]

Just confused as to why I keep going back and back so often. When I joined DVC, they thought I completely lost it! At least some of my family love Disney but they're not envious.

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[baileybrad]

my spouse's family thinks we are nuts. At least my brother has owned at OKW since '93. It is our money and time so we live and let live.

[mrsdon]

Our problem is that our families do not want anything to do with WDW. We try to explain the beautiful resort and the room size and WDW is so much more than one theme park and they refuse to listen. I would love to share with my sister and nephew, but oh well.

[POLLY ANN]

Not envy here, just family that wishes they could be members too!

I have a sister that is more of a Disney nut than I am, I think. But, we plan on taking her and her family every couple of years with us, because we get along so well and do the parks well together. It makes the experience that much more fun.

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[StephenKay]

Bump, Not so much evny but people are so unwilling to open there eyes to something new.


Stevie Kay
Scotland

[poopie]

We haven't told anyone except a few people about our DVC.

We have been to WDW the last 3 years in a row and people don't understand and give us a hard time.

I dread telling people we are going again fot hte 4th time in a row.

I wish more people would understand and let us vacation in peace.

Rachael

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[twinglefam]

but we're willing to tell anyone who asks! We're newbies but are already experiencing this phenomenon - what's wrong with those people! We have one couple who go every year and don't even respond when we tell them about it, it's the weirdest thing...and neighbors who also think we're rich...ha, ha. Just smart. ;)
Taking my dad and wife down with us in Oct. to "show off"

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[Mousefanz]

We haven't told many people about our purchase either. Too much eyebrow raising!! But, those who we have told about it respond with a bit of envy and a bit of "you're nuts!" But, they've each asked when we're taking them on vacation with us!!
We don't own a home or have children, travel is our pleasure. DVC us actually our first home, go figure. No regrets.

S and D
DVC 2001

[Mic]

My parents own a timeshare near Disney(a mile away)but not on property. They take my nephews once every year or two, but really know nothing about WDW the way members of this board do. They miss more than they see(according to my sister). At least they don't think we are totally nuts like my husband's family does for purchasing DVC. DH's siblings whine about how they could never afford one trip to Disney, let alone 4-5 trips in a year like us, yet his brother makes more $$ per year than my husband, and one sister collects more in child support and alimony than anyone makes! Obviously, their priorities are different than ours! We already have plans to let his relatives tag along to BW with us in October; maybe they will catch the fever. My sister and nephew joined us in March and fell in love with OKW. My oldest daughter has been to WDW so many times this year alone(4 times)that everyone at her middle school thinks she is rich! At present, I am considering giving a confirmed ressie at OKW at the end of June to one of her teachers, who has been extremely wonderful all year, as a year-end gift.My 11-year-old decided to join the school band next school year, and the instrument she chose (oboe)is so expensive, I doubt we will be able to go back to WDW before October. I know this teacher has kids and probably could not afford to go on her salary. I think she would enjoy that more than a mug! I am not sure I would call our relatives envious...yet. I plan on having a lot of sweet vacation memories when I am older, not a lot of regrets or "I wish we would haves". God willing, I will be enjoying DVC with my grandchildren, and I think I will get a lot more pleasure out of that than a new van or a nicer house right now.

[KKlecknerWray]

I was raised in a family that adored Disney and endeavored to make annual or bi-annual trips to WDW. In 1993, my family became DVC (OKW) members. It was a natural progression for us.

In July of 1998, my boyfriend came down to WDW with my family and me. He proposed at the top of the California Grill (overlooking Cinderella's castle).

In July of 2000, we honeymooned at the Boardwalk (on my parents points -- as a honeymoon gift), and fell in love with the resort!

We joined my parents on their annual OKW summer vacation a month later. While we were there, we couldn't resist. We bought BWV points!

I'm extremely fortunate to call both OKW and BWV my homes, and I consider myself lucky, indeed, that my husband enjoys WDW as much as I do. I'm definitely what Donald would call a "lucky duck."

But, I, too, can relate to what many of you are saying. My in-laws haven't been bitten by the "Disney bug". They prefer the "exotic" genre of travel -- Vietnam, Antartica, China... I figure I can travel the world through the EPCOT pavilions -- WDW has it all!!

I think most people envision WDW as a "Mickey Mouse" - Magic Kingdom kind of vacation. They haven't been there in so long, they have no idea of all that WDW has to offer!

I suppose it's just as well...if EVERYONE loved Disney, imagine how crowded the pools would be THEN! ;)

Kara

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[Paul in CT]

My experience with telling folks at work about our frequent trips to WDW for DVC are similar to those of BetseyB and Rachael, "You're going there AGAIN?" They think that I am crazy, even though they don't say it. I might have agreed with them if I had not joined DVC. :)

If we are crazy, then we have a lot of company judging from the way DVC is selling, not to mention the number of hotel rooms being built around WDW for non-members.

I have no regrets, except that maybe I don't have enough points. :D

Paul in CT

[Lesley]

Mind if I steal that excuse to not visit family? My mil keeps talking of moving to FL....lol. She's a nice lady, but I couldn't spend a week at her house without going crazy.

We will probably take guests every few years...my parents are first, then dh's siblings a couple years later.


Lesley

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