luvthatmouseinohio
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2013
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Unfortunately I’ve learned that the times my kids and I like to hit Disney, during cooler weather and decked for the holidays, are also prime times DVC members like to visit. Thus, I’ve had difficulty securing a rental, even at the 11-month mark. I was very lucky (yes, lotto lucky) to secure a stay for this Thanksgiving and I feel very fortunate. I would expect to have difficulties renting. But ... I read time and time again on this forum of actual owners having the EXACT same problem. Not all owners of course, but enough for me to know that for me personally, I’m glad I’ve never bought in. At 8 am every weekday morning I’m commuting to my office ... I don’t have the luxury of being in front of a computer trying to walk and lock in vacation reservations. I assure you those types of discussions are not had during timeshare presentations when DVC is presented as being the best thing since sliced bread.It sounds like you’re rationalizing why DVC wouldn’t be right for you.
DVC isn’t right for many people, maybe most. But the reason you gave isn’t typically one of the reasons given by someone who’d otherwise view scoring a DVC reservation as hitting the lotto.
Availability at 11 months is only an issue in a very few categories and then only during the busiest DVC season. You hear a ton of griping here because the members here are typically experts and we spend quite a bit of time focusing on the exceptions not the rule. “If it bleeds, it leads” is human nature.
If you hang around this forum long enough, you’ll come across the oft-quoted “buy where you want to stay.” There are strategies avail to get the most out of DVC ownership.
I don’t think your characterization of DVC not being a good product because booking takes effort is very accurate. Working DVC does take some effort, but that’s the case for planning WDW anyway. I don’t find DVC planning more difficult than any other aspect of planning WDW. Just like planning WDW generally, and to steal an AA phrase, “It works if you work it.”
I am genuinely happy for all the DVC owners out there who are over the moon with buying in. Sincerely I am. I am just happy that I never personally made the commitment as I would have been sorely disappointed. The flexibility is not near what it’s advertised to be.