Anybody else live in a goofy state? Can you buy at Disneyland?

[mello]

I don't mean, "does DL have a DVC resort that you can buy into?" LOL. What I mean is, do they sell DVC from there? Can you purchase additional points at the DVC kiosks, or somewhere, while vacationing in California? Or is it strictly information there?

The reason I ask is this: up until last year, our state didn't allow timeshares to be sold here. In other words, we couldn't call up Disney and buy DVC, and they couldn't send us DVC information or even talk to us about it on the phone - even if we asked them to - how silly is that? We had friends who bought when OKW first opened, and they told us all about it. We were interested from the start, but we had to physically go to WDW in order for Disney to even be allowed to talk to us about it or show us any info. So of course we bought on our first trip there.

So, when we decided to do an add-on at BCV, our guide called and said "Congratulations, you've made it to the top of the waiting list, but you can't buy BCV in your state." Apparently last year SSR was cleared for sale here, but none of the other resorts are. Luckily for us, we're going back to WDW soon, so we can sign the papers there.

Sheesh, our state's so busy protecting us from ourselves, it makes me feel like we're smuggling contraband or something. But anyway, I digress...

Now our original plan was to buy small add-ons as we can pay cash, but if we have to sneak off to Florida every time we save up enough $ that's going to get rather tedious, since we live a very long way from there. SO... would it be possible for us to ever sign papers for add-ons during a trip to Disneyland, since we live close to California?

I thought I'd ask about it next time I talk to my guide, but didn't want to call and bother her with it if anybody here knows the answer.
TIA!

 

[Jeff N Orange County]

At Disneyland. They have kiosks thruout the resort and will pick you up in a golf cart and whisk you to the sales meeting behind Disneyland Hotel.

We are now proud co-owners in Saratoga and loved all the in centives. Mickey pays closing, portion of your down pymt and give you this years full points. (and a nice bag, hat and 50.00 gift card!)

Only Hawaii and ...Nebraska? I think. (Hawaii surprised me because its timeshare capitol) are not regstered wth the DVC.

Hope this helps
Jeff

 

[dianeschlicht]

Yep, I just got back from DL, and there are almost as many DVC kiosks there as at WDW!

 

[mello]

That's good to know!

 

[mello]

At Disneyland. They have kiosks thruout the resort and will pick you up in a golf cart and whisk you to the sales meeting behind Disneyland Hotel.

We are now proud co-owners in Saratoga and loved all the in centives. Mickey pays closing, portion of your down pymt and give you this years full points. (and a nice bag, hat and 50.00 gift card!)

Only Hawaii and ...Nebraska? I think. (Hawaii surprised me because its timeshare capitol) are not regstered wth the DVC.

Hope this helps
Jeff

Don't you love how they tell you, "Mickey pays the closing" when you're signing papers?

We used to live in Orange County (CA - I assume that's the OC you mean in your siggy?) - I grew up in Lake Forest. My how things had grown the last time we went back! Now we live in WA, which apparently just recently registered w/ DVC but only for SSR , not the other resorts.

 

[bigsmooth]

Had the same problem. We could not get any info on DVC unless we were at WDW. When we bought in 2004, that was the case. Our guide called us last year to tell us that 1) Wash. State was registered finally, and 2) she was transferring to DL to help launch the sales effort there. I was not aware that the registration was just for SSR. Not that worried now that we've already bought in, but it was inconvient at the time.

We keep thinking we'd run into our guide down in DL, but for whatever reason we have not made it back to DL in way too long. We are thinking of heading down next year to see the revamped Subs ride (and everything else we've missed in the last 4 years- never even been to DCA).