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There are two things DVC will do for a new direct purchaser. The first is to help them book a ‘welcome home’ first visit on those new points. DVC’s point system/booking is somewhat complicated & extra assistance on that first booking enables a new owner to become more familiar with the system. &...

I think the pull out single chair is more comfortable than that sofa bed. The big difference between Kidani & Jambo in a standard view IMO is that you have a much better chance of getting a villa overlooking a savanna w/ standard at Jambo, but if you aren’t going to be in the room much 🤷‍♀️. We...

Unfortunately when you sold your resale contracts in 2018, you lost your grandfathered blue card/Y status, thus, if you buy resale now you won’t get discounts on APs. W/ resale points purchased now you won’t be able to visit the member’s lounges, or go to membership magic nights. More...

If the first 4 nights are available the last 3 should be as well, since no one can book a stay starting 4/1/25 yet, they have to wait until 5/1/24 to book a stay starting 4/1. I’d call MS. Do you have an April use year?

Normally AKV standard views at Kidani would likely be available, however, AKV is supposed to have a hard goods refurbishment in 2025, thus availibility may be more limited than it usually is depending on the construction schedule.

Math. OP is planning on either making or waitlisting a 6 night reservation at 7 months. There are 29 Boardwalk view studios at BWV. There are 164 pool/garden view studios at BWV, thus OP is far more likely for a pool/garden studio to be available at 7 months or to become available via waitlist...

I’ve booked across my use year a couple of times. I go online at 11 months before check in & book the days in the ‘old’ use year, then an hour later when the MS phone lines open up I call and ask them to finish the booking. The call takes a little time because you have to be clear w/ which...

DVC has always grandfathered in those qualified for benefits when they’ve changed the rules about what it takes to qualify. Here’s a summary of DVC benefits & what it took to qualify for them. Originally there was no distinction between direct & resale owners. In January 2011, DVC removed the...

Thanks for the construction update - March 2022 through 2025 is 3 years 😱, I’m surprised that it’s taking so long.

A Sept. contract is currently in it’s 2023 use year, @JeffCD would have until April 30, 2025 to bank the 2024 points. Sept. 2024 points are good for vacations from 9/1/24 - 8/31/25. To use for a vacation in 11/25, just bank them into 2025 when you book at 11 months in 12/24 :). It is pretty...

DVC prohibits commercial renting, & they’ve given themselves the ability to define what that is. Several years ago they set the number of rentals above which they’d assume commercial at 20 per annum, they have leeway to change that, though. Recently w/ the CFW legal documents DVC used more...

You cannot see the savannas in the walk between Jambo & Kidani. The outside savanna observation areas are behind the lobbies (Kidani lobby outlook for Sunset savanna, Jambo lobby outlook for Arusha savanna,) & by the pools (Jambo’s pool for Uzima savanna, Kidani’s pool for Pembe savanna.) The...

Here’s a photo of the shuttle bus that runs between Kidani & Jambo that @drusba mentioned:

Arusha savanna has always had Giraffes, it shares a barn with Uzima savanna. Sunset savanna has it’s own barn as does the smaller Pembe savanna. The savanna that never has giraffes is Pembe, over by Kidani, its’ barn isn’t tall enough to house giraffes, & at only 4 acres it’s not best suited for...

Jambo is shaped like a horseshoe - in the aerial below it’s labeled Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. Arusha is the savanna in the middle of the horseshoe & savanna view villas on both Kudu & Zebra trail overlook Arusha savanna. Sunset is the savanna on the left of the horseshoe (sort of west) &...

Yes, when you stay in Jambo you can visit Kidani & use their pool. You can walk between the buildings, take a DS’s bus to Kidani from Jambo & a park bus back from Kidani to Jambo, or jump on the shuttle bus that runs between the 2 buildings - if you don’t see the shuttle verify w/ bell services...

Through the years when DVC has shuffled guests to other resorts I’ve seen reports of DVC contacting the owner who’s rented out the points & I’ve also seen reports of DVC contacting the non owner who rented the points, so who knows what they’re doing this time 🤷‍♀️.

We’ve gone the first 2 weeks of Dec. a lot & it used to be hard to get w/ DVC (low points, holiday visit) but relatively quiet at the parks, but that’s not been the case in more recent years & the parks have been increasingly busy IME, maybe partly because park hours are pretty severely...

If DVC exercises ROFR they step into the shoes of the buyer, so if the buyer agreed to reimburse the seller for the MFs they’ve paid - for example buyer reimburses seller for the 2024 MFs the seller paid in Jan. - then DVC must likewise reimburse the seller for those MFs. Some owners pay their...

I’m glad you made it, like the resort, & hope all is well w/ your DD’s ears.