Maybe buying VGF. Thoughts?

[DrMomof3]

Any idea whether October is still available as a use year for the GFV?

The guide tried to tell me that some Use Years were selling fast (probably April?) but I'm sure you can get October.

Amanda

 

[DrMomof3]

Go for it, I think you won't regret it.

Thank you!

Amanda

 

[DrMomof3]

Would Oct use year give us double points this year or will we miss the boat?

We will get our 2013 points on August 1st. No double points.

Amanda

 

[twinsouvenirs]

I think I must have misunderstood her about the points, or maybe she just meant that you get the first set of points before the resort opens and before you've paid maintenance fees.

 

[Missyrose]

We will get our 2013 points on August 1st. No double points.

Amanda

Yes, your points are active as of August 1, 2013. The double points you keep talking about don't exist. The resort wasn't certified until April 2013, so that was the first month of UYs to get points.

If you were buying another resort with an August UY, then you'd get 2012 points because you are in your 2012 UY. But there was no 2012 UY for VGF, so no 2012 points.

 

[DrMomof3]

I think I must have misunderstood her about the points, or maybe she just meant that you get the first set of points before the resort opens and before you've paid maintenance fees.

That makes sense. MF are prorated for 2013 because the resort won't open until Oct.

Amanda

 

[Fantasia79]

Debate and Pro/Con list currently happening in house with these same topics! My wife and I love EPCOT and would want to go there a lot. However, with kids in the future, would it make more sense to stay closer to MK and jump on the monorail to EPCOT? If Poly came available, that would be our dream home resort.

Never stayed at DVC, but renting in March at BCV for first time. We're putting off actually buying until we try (or that's what we're saying now). Rooms in VGF look amazing, hard to decide! Any advice?

 

[DrMomof3]

Debate and Pro/Con list currently happening in house with these same topics! My wife and I love EPCOT and would want to go there a lot. However, with kids in the future, would it make more sense to stay closer to MK and jump on the monorail to EPCOT? If Poly came available, that would be our dream home resort.

Never stayed at DVC, but renting in March at BCV for first time. We're putting off actually buying until we try (or that's what we're saying now). Rooms in VGF look amazing, hard to decide! Any advice?

Totally understand!
We almost bought BCV but we're very excited about VGF.

Amanda

 

[twinsouvenirs]

Debate and Pro/Con list currently happening in house with these same topics! My wife and I love EPCOT and would want to go there a lot. However, with kids in the future, would it make more sense to stay closer to MK and jump on the monorail to EPCOT? If Poly came available, that would be our dream home resort.

Never stayed at DVC, but renting in March at BCV for first time. We're putting off actually buying until we try (or that's what we're saying now). Rooms in VGF look amazing, hard to decide! Any advice?

Exactly the same spot as us, except that our babies are in the present! I am in no place to give advice but I bet VGF will sell out. It's changing our strategy in that I think we'll start with VGF and then buy resale at BWV; before we were going to do BWV & SS

 

[Missyrose]

Debate and Pro/Con list currently happening in house with these same topics! My wife and I love EPCOT and would want to go there a lot. However, with kids in the future, would it make more sense to stay closer to MK and jump on the monorail to EPCOT? If Poly came available, that would be our dream home resort.

Never stayed at DVC, but renting in March at BCV for first time. We're putting off actually buying until we try (or that's what we're saying now). Rooms in VGF look amazing, hard to decide! Any advice?

We're in a similar boat (no kids yet!), we started with a BWV contract because the Epcot resort area is where our heart is and I knew our yearly trips would be there. We've since added small contracts at BLT and VGF and will alternate years at those. For your first contract, buy where you think you'd like to stay most often and then use that contract to figure out where else would work for you. One resort likely won't be perfect for you as life happens and things change, but you can have a good idea of where you think you'd like to be.

 

[NoleFan]

With growing kids, your choices may change as they grow up. When our DS was younger (4 or under), we would only stay @ monorail resorts. Buses did not work for us. Folding the stroller, waiting, etc. Too much of a hassle. Now, that our DS 7 is older & a very good swimmer, we love the Epcot resorts. The water slides, atmosphere, and taking buses are not a big deal now. The community hall is also a big plus for us. Had we bought then, BLT would have been our only option for monorail resort- my husband likes CR & I don't love it. In the long term, it would not have been a fit for us. The resale market permits you to buy/sell as your wants/needs change. Nothing absolute. Just things to consider as the kids grow older.

 

[DrMomof3]

One of the selling points of VGF for us was the fact that we will continue to go to Disney once our children are grown. We thought we'd really like the elegance of the Grand Floridian as child-free adults as much as we like the convenience of the monorail location. We would only have considered monorail resorts or resorts in the Epcot area anyway. I have stayed at WL, SSR, and Kidani and liked them all but only with a rental car. BCV, BWV, BLT, VGF would all be options for us but we liked VGF best.

Amanda

 

[DVC Mike]

Here's the update...
I can finally say that I am a DVC member.
We bought an 160 point contract at VGF with an August Use Year (based on our trips this was the ideal UY for our family).

Congrats!

 

[DrMomof3]

Congrats!

Thank you!

Amanda

 

[333disneymom]

Congrats! Sounds like a great match for your family!

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[DaveInCali]

Debate and Pro/Con list currently happening in house with these same topics! My wife and I love EPCOT and would want to go there a lot. However, with kids in the future, would it make more sense to stay closer to MK and jump on the monorail to EPCOT? If Poly came available, that would be our dream home resort.

Never stayed at DVC, but renting in March at BCV for first time. We're putting off actually buying until we try (or that's what we're saying now). Rooms in VGF look amazing, hard to decide! Any advice?

We joined while on the Disney Wonder and just went head first into DVC without much research. We live in Southern California and have always wanted to join when we would visit Disneyland, but never thought we were in a position to buy into a "timeshare". When we first started looking several years ago, buy-in was at about 13K For VGC. Prices have shot up tremendously. We wish we would have signed up then so we could have had priority to stay there, now it's nearly impossible to get in at the 7 month window.

Now that we are members, we haven't looked back and the only regret we have is that we wished we broke out our first 160 point contract into two 80 point contracts so we could have more flexibility with resale if it ever got that far. In just a year we have added on a few times as we have found great value in DVC. We chomped at the bit to get into VGF and bought a small 60 point contract. Now we just have the dilemma of figuring out where we are going next every sixth months....

My suggestion, buy where you want to stay to get the priority of the 7-11 month window and plan ahead for your future needs. Hope that helps.

 

[DrMomof3]

Congrats! Sounds like a great match for your family!

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Thank you! We feel very comfortable with our decision!

Amanda

 

[twinsouvenirs]

That is part of the appeal for us too... we'll have the really long, posh contract for the retirement years

 

[kellymaples]

Hello Fellow GFV owners. We just purchased at GFV, but don't need our points this year b/c already confirmed res at BLT. Any idea of going rate for GFV point rental? We have a fixed week--Christmas week. Do you all think it is better to rent it as points or for Christmas week? In general confirmed reservations are less valuable, but for a good week at GFV, things may be different.

 

[iluvthsgam]

If you look at the rent-trade board you will see 3 posts for VGF points. 2 posts did not disclose the rate and 1 post was offered at $16-$16.50 per point.

Not enough data yet to determine what the going rental rate will be for VGF.