Compromise. 1 night in Daytona and 1 extra night at Disney! Or you could do Disney's Hilton Head for a night or two.
We debated this too but on the backside. We have a DVC rental from Fri-Fri at SSR and planned on going to Clearwater Fri to Mon. But when we had to put in the cost of rental car, travel gas, hotel, etc... It made more sense to just make a longer WDW trip and add some relaxing days in between. Disney is tiring
I did arrange this through the Disboards this time. However the three other times we've rented points we've used DavidsDVC. I would recommend that for the first time you rent. He explains everything very clearly on his site, and is a sponsor on the Disboards. His point cost is a little higher (14 per point) but worth it in my opinion. He's BBB accredited and walks you through everything and if anything at all goes wrong he backs up your reservation. Renting privately is more of a gamble and I was only willing to do so this time because it Davids didn't have the points available for WL at 7 months out. The owner I worked with was great and has a good history on the boards so I felt more comfortable with her.
Check out his site and you can get an idea of point costs at all the resorts. DVC rate periods aren't the same as regular room rate periods. So it's much cheaper to use DVC rentals for some dates. My dates are peak season through Disney reservations but a low point cost through DVC.
The best place to start is Davids. He has charts and FAQ's that are really good at explaining it all
Compromise. 1 night in Daytona and 1 extra night at Disney! Or you could do Disney's Hilton Head for a night or two.
almost looked into doing something similar this trip, but we opted to do Sea World instead...I did arrange this through the Disboards this time. However the three other times we've rented points we've used DavidsDVC. I would recommend that for the first time you rent. He explains everything very clearly on his site, and is a sponsor on the Disboards. His point cost is a little higher (14 per point) but worth it in my opinion. He's BBB accredited and walks you through everything and if anything at all goes wrong he backs up your reservation. Renting privately is more of a gamble and I was only willing to do so this time because it Davids didn't have the points available for WL at 7 months out. The owner I worked with was great and has a good history on the boards so I felt more comfortable with her.
Check out his site and you can get an idea of point costs at all the resorts. DVC rate periods aren't the same as regular room rate periods. So it's much cheaper to use DVC rentals for some dates. My dates are peak season through Disney reservations but a low point cost through DVC.
The best place to start is Davids. He has charts and FAQ's that are really good at explaining it all
but no park hoppers 
Compromise. 1 night in Daytona and 1 extra night at Disney! Or you could do Disney's Hilton Head for a night or two.
That is such a great idea. My suggestion would be for that also. We just absolutely LOVE Disney's Hilton Head Resort!
Hi all!
Our trip is on Aug 6 - Aug 14. (Disney All Star Movies)
Mine, my Wifes, AAAAND my little girl (turning 9) all fall in August. So we're doing a group B-Day celebration.
We did this in 2010 (my daughters first time to Disney). Had a fantastic time, but I said that the next time would be a non summer trip.
The heat/humidity was just WOW! Took me forever to photoshop the sweaty mess that i was out of the pics.
But since, my wife (teacher) and lil gal don't get out of school till the summer (not to mention the better rates we get for airfare..) ..I thought I'd brave summer once again.
So trying to get in better shape, and pack accordingly (water fans will definitely be taken this time!)
Can't wait!!!
Summer prices at HH are high, but if you go during the off-season (like fall), the rate drops to about $110 a night. We are still trying to plan our first off-season stay there!
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