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[Tdisney]

I am thinking about buying into BCV because that is where we love to stay. Since the contract runs out in 2042 would I still be saving money buying into DVC now ? Considering I have to buy the annual pass and do not get the disney dining plan.

 

[disneynutz]

Do you visit WDW every year and do you plan to do so for 10 years or so? Do you stay at the BC or other Deluxe resort.

If your answer is yes, then you can save money by becoming a DVC Member.

 

[Sandisw]

I would not worry about the expiration. 2042 is still over 30 years away.

If you purchase now, there is a good chance that your costs for your DVC rooms will be a savings over the cost of going and paying cash for those rooms in the future, especially if you go at least every other year.

I believe that buying where you know you want to be is important, unless you are someone who does not care.

We bought at BLT because we did. It cost us more but know I am pretty much assured that I will get exactly what I want when I call 11 months out instead of chancing it at 7 months. For the few hundred dollars a year that I spent over someplace like SSR, it is well worth my piece of mind.

 

[cvjw]

We just recently bought into BCV, and didn't worry about the earlier expiration date. We bought where we love to stay. We bought into DVC so that our family of 4 can stay in nice big villas, instead of cramped hotel rooms or studios. When you look at the cash price of a 2 bedroom BCV and it is close to $1000 a night, it doesn't take very long for your DVC contract to save you money. DVC extras are still expensive - annual passes and dining for our family still adds up to big bucks, but we would be at Disney every year anyway. This way, with DVC, we get to go 2 weeks instead of one each year and get to stay in villas instead of normal hotel rooms.

 

[timandlesley]

I second what everyone else is saying. You CAN get the Disney dining plan (at a discounted rate if you travel at peak season) when staying with DVC, plus you get 100 dollars off per annual pass as a DVC member which is a great perk as well. Good luck with your decision.
Lesley

 

[Lynne M]

And you don't have to buy an annual pass....you can buy any tickets you'd like, wherever you'd like.

If you do get the dining plan on a points stay, there's no requirement for you to buy tickets with it, as there is on a cash reservation.

 

[DebbieB]

You don't have to buy tickets at all, you could choose to stay at the resort and not go to the parks.

You can get the dining plan at regular price (with no peak season surcharge) but a points stay would not be eligible for free dining since it's not a full price room.

 

[DebbieB]

Oops!

 

[DenLo]

Buying into the DVC is just to get villas in future years using dollars you have already paid combined with your MF. If you have gone to WDW over the last five years, you will have noticed that the rack rates on CRO (cash reservations) have gone up each year. By becoming a DVC member you are prepaying and then reserving the rooms with your points. Depending on whether you pay cash or finance people often recoup their DVC investment with 6 to 12 visits. And if you did these trips annually to WDW you would still have 20 - 26 years that your rooms would cost you the annual maintenance fee. The MF is much less than booking a DVC villa (a larger accommodation) or a deluxe room for cash. BTW if you take more than one trip a year to WDW you would recoup your investment even quicker.

YourEveryDayAdam has a thread somewhere explaining how fast you can recoup your investment and shows how you save money in the end. Since my DH did something similar before we invested I didn't keep a link to that thread.

APs or park passes and dining are an expense everyone going to WDW occurs. DVC members do get a discount on APs but not on regular park passes. And if you enjoy the resort you stay you may find that some days you don't even go to the parks as there are so many other things to do. So if you are not going to the park every day you might not need an AP. Some DVC members buy 10 day Park Hoppers and use them over 2 to 3 years. I'm too new of a member to figure out how that works. We still like to go to the parks most days. You'll just need to figure out whether you will save money by purchasing an AP or a park hopper for the number of days you will be at WDW. We have found for us that unless we have two trips to WDW that an AP will cover, a park hopper pass is a better deal.

Also by having a kitchen in a 1 or 2 BR villa, some members save money by eating some meals in, especially breakfast and lunch. Others even cook big meals. Not my cup of tea, I want a break from real cooking when I'm on vacation.

 

[robertdangelo]

BCV was our 1st Home resort... we added BLT on this past fall. You can't beat BCV for pool, charm & location.