Do you use points wisely or do you s p l u r g e???

[edk35]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room??

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points?

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year?

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points?

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip?

Do you bank?

Do you borrow?

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts?

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU?

Do you always go to the parks each trip?

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks?

 

[DisneyHumbug]

I rarely bank, always borrow. We stay in studios a lot, splurging for a 2BR for F&W this year. Never cook!!! Have never done a cash ressie. Now that the kids are older (and working) we usually take long weekends. I started with 150 VWL points, added on 75 BCV points and hopefully next year (with the last one out of college) will be able to add on more BCV points!!!
You can never be too rich, too thin or have too many DVC points!!!

 

[tomandrobin]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room?? right size

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points? We go when our schedule allows it

Do you only come for weekdays so you can come more often each year? We try not to worry about the weekends

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points? We go 3 short trips and one 7-8 day trip

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? No

Do you bank? Yes

Do you borrow? Yes

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? No, don't like to waste time packing and unpacking

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU? Its vacation, no cooking allowed

Do you always go to the parks each trip? 95% of the time

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks? Can not resist at least hittig one park, magic is too strong

 

[edk35]

I guess I should answer too.

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room?? ] We have only stayed in a 2 br. We are a family of 5.

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points? We go when our kids schedules allow for it.

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year? When we come and stay DVC it is for at least one week.

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points? Try not to worry about weekend points. We will be coming once a year for the next few years....so one long summer trip for us.

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? Yes we are doing that this July. We are staying on cash two weekend nights at OKW with DVC discount and got a great rate.

Do you bank? Once

Do you borrow? Did for this July trip.

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? Have done both.

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU? Not cooking for me at Disney.

Do you always go to the parks each trip? Yes

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks? Not yet and I doubt we could ever do that.

 

[Dale-Not-Chip]

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Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomodations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room??

***** Both - depending on how many times we can get away. ******

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points?

***** Rarely, wife's a teacher *****

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year?

***** We did this year for the first time *****

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points?

***** That's the way we are doing it this Summer *****

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip?

***** No, but might in the future *****

Do you bank?

***** Can't when your always borrowing *****

Do you borrow?

***** See above *****

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts?

***** Never, don't want to deal with that hassle. *****

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU?

***** Breakfast *****

Do you always go to the parks each trip?

***** So Far *****

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks?

***** Maybe Someday ******

 

[ChelleinNC]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room?? So far, I guess you could say bigger. Family of 4 so we stay in a 1BR, could but won't stay in a studio

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points?
We go when it best works for us, but we do try to pay attention to best pts use
Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year? Nope, if I'm going to Disney it's for as long as possible We did drop an extra Sat nt in December, but we already were there for the previous weekend

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points?
Try to maximize to get the most long trips, but at least 2 trips
Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? No

Do you bank? Yes, banked all of our 1st year pts

Do you borrow? Nope, still trying to kill of the Double Developer points we got when we bought and still need to plan a fall/Christmas trip to kill of the banked 07pts

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? I don't want to unpack and repack

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU?I've used the fridge, toaster and microwave to heat up leftovers

Do you always go to the parks each trip? So far, yes, but at a much more relaxed pace

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks? I can't imagine doing that. Gotta at least see Illuminations!

 

[RLRDA]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room?? We are a family of 5 so we stay in 1BR or 2BR

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points? Not usually - one year we'll go during late August, the following year take the boys out of school (don't want to do that every year)

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year? No, right now only making 1 trip per year.

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points? We'll stay anywhere from 5 to 10 nights (short during school year, longer when kids not in school)

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? We've only used points (and only plan to)

Do you bank? Yes

Do you borrow? Yes

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? Have done both - short trips we stay put, long trips we don't mind splitting

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU? No cooking for me! We usually use the kitchen for breakfast in the morning or snacks

Do you always go to the parks each trip? So far, yes.

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks? I think we'd have to do at least 1 park....I do like when we have "down" days though!

 

[LisaS]

Q: Right size DVC accomodations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room??
A: We stay in the right size to meet our needs -- that would be a 1BR because DH & I "need" a king size bed and a jacuzzi!

Q: Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points?
A: It just works out that way. We like going in Oct, early Dec, late Jan and early May.

Q: Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year?
A: Normally 6 nights so just one weekend night.

Q. Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points?
A: No

Q. Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip?
A: No.

Q. Do you bank?
A: Yes

Q. Do you borrow?
A: Yes

Q. Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts?
A: We like to unpack and stay put. We've done two split stays and didn't like being homeless for most of the transition day.

Q. Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU?
A: We use the toaster and microwave and occasionally the oven but rarely use the stove.

Q. Do you always go to the parks each trip?
A: So far, yes. We have APs so we go into a park most days, even if it's only for a meal and to walk around.

Q. Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks?
A: Not so far.

 

[TiszBear]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room?? I usually only book a 1 bedroom. There has only been 2 times I did a studio. But about every 3 or 4 trip I book a 2 bedroom because of family or friends that come with me.

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points? It all depends on my work schedule. Most years it is either October, December (before christmas break for all the kids) January or February.

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year? No, usually will only include one weekend during the stay.

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points? Sometimes.

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? no

Do you bank?sometimes

Do you borrow? Only once

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? Stay Put

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU? let Disney cook for me, but I do use the toaster and microwave for heating up.

Do you always go to the parks each trip? yes

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks? not really

 

[Granny]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room??

We normally have 4 in a 2BR. I guess that's larger but we consider it the "right size" for us!

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points?

We go when our schedule permits...almost always during the summer. The DVC point season has no bearing our our plans...yet! Once we retire, though....

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year?

No..we live too far away to plan multiple trips per year.

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points?

That's us!

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip?

No...that's why we bought DVC so we wouldn't have to pay hotel costs every year.

Do you bank?

Yes

Do you borrow?

Yes

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts?

We stay put

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU?

We make breakfast and snacks in the room...no real cooking of meals.

Do you always go to the parks each trip?

So far, yes.

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks?

Not yet...see retirement plans above!

 

[BroganMc]

1) Sometimes we'll get a 1bedroom just for the two of us and sometimes we do studios. It depends on what we can get. I wouldn't get a 2bedroom for two though. Far too many points for thate waste.

2) We have picked May vs. April trips just to save points. Our purchase budget was based on one week in May (Dream season) and one week in October (Choice season). However, we will splurge for other seasons if it works better for our travel plans.

3) We tried the Su-Th thing for a while, but it was far too short a time. Now we can afford weekends without worrying much. (I just close my eyes and sign when the weekend point count comes up.)

4) We do two one-week or longer trips a year and NYE. We can now afford two two-week trips a year in a studio. It's a bit too far away to do shorter 4-day trips multiple times a year.

5) Last year we supplemented our long stays with member discounts for the weekends. This year we added on.

6) We bank, never borrow. I'm a squirrel by nature so am always hiding away a collection of nuts for further use.

7) Our cooking consists of cereal, microwavable dinners and/or sandwiches. Most of the time, we're just nuking leftovers from wherever we ate the day before. We do keep a selection of snacks handy in the room or our daypacks.

8) We do go to the parks but not necessarily every day. Offsite is easier to just skip a park day. Onsite, those EMHs and frequent busses are a constant temptation.

7)

 

[Chim Chiminy]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room?? Just the right size for our needs. Usually a studio, but occasional 1 or 2 bed depending on number of guests.
Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points? When school schedules allow.

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year?
No.
Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points? However we can. Love long trips, but have done up to three weekday only trips within a year.

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? Not through DVC, but we did combine a DVC trip with cash at POR and once at POP

Do you bank? Yes

Do you borrow? Yes

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? Depends on availability. Next trip will be split BCV and BWV.
Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU? Depends. We have cooked in our villa several trips.
Do you always go to the parks each trip? Yes, but our upcoming trip will be a NO PARKS trip.....gasp!

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks?

 

[DeeCee735]

We're in a perpetual state of borrowing
We stay in the size accommodations we need, why get something too big?
Go whenever we want, sometimes with a weekend, sometimes without.
Go as often as possible, 3 trips planned in the next 12 months.
Don't cook in the Villa, but do keep breakfast foods like english muffins and cereal, and some snacks on hand when it's more than just me and DH, or me and a friend.
Yes to the parks.....every trip, but not every day of every trip.

Yet I believe I am extremely careful of the way I spend my points, it's what allows us to vacation the way we want to

 

[DeeCee735]

We don't combine cash ressies on a regular basis, if we get down there early, i.e. the night before (we drive), we'll splurge for a value resort at most, but don't like to pay cash for any of the DVC resorts - we feel that was the purpose of buying DVC in the first place, so we don't have to lay out money on accommodations.

We rarely stay in different DVC resorts on the same trip, only if we want to experience someplace else - like this upcoming trip

 

[DisDaydreamer]

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points? No

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year? For the most part.

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points? We typically work out 3 trips over 2 years while avoiding weekend points usage.

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? We have, but only a couple times.

Do you bank? Yes

Do you borrow? Yes

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? Stay put.

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU? We cook mostly.

Do you always go to the parks each trip? Only when we're at a wdw resort.

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks? Only at VB & HHI

 

[Kathi OD]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room??
Larger

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points?
Not always

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year?
NO

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points?Yes

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip?Never

Do you bank?Sometimes

Do you borrow?Sometimes

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts?Stay Put

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU?Both, but mostly let Disney do the cooking

Do you always go to the parks each trip?So far, but not every day now that the kids are grown.

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks?Not yet. Maybe when I retire to WDW

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room?? Right size for accomodations.

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points?No, go when I want to.

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year? Nope, use points for the weekend.

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points? Only go for 6 days at max.

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? Nope.

Do you bank? Yep.

Do you borrow? Yep.

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? Stay put unless stay involves a cruise!

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU? Yes & Yes.

Do you always go to the parks each trip? No.

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks?Yes at VB.

 

[WDWLVR]

I would gues wisely depends on how it is interpreted by the user. I think we use our DVC very wisely because we use it exactly how we envisioned using it when we bought it. Having said that others may not think we are.


Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room?? There are just two of us but 90% of the time we stay in a one bedroom. That's what we bought DVC for. The space, the kitchen, the laundry, the jetted tub.

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points? We plan our trips to go along with what we want to do. Sometimes it is in a value season sometimes not.

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year? Nope, we bought so that we could stay a full week and not worry about the weekends.

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points? Our longest trip is a week, but some years we take a few shorter trips.

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? Not so far however we do combine DVC accomodations before/after cruises we pay cash for.

Do you bank? Sometimes

Do you borrow? Sometimes but usually only for the same year. For example most of our '08 points are gone but they are going to vacations in '08.

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? We stay put.

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU? Usually both. We almost always have breakfast in the room as well as some snacks. Most evenings we'll eat out.

Do you always go to the parks each trip? Yes

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks? No

 

[starbox]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room?? Just the right size - I'd rather have more days and a smaller unit - but that's just me. To me, extra days is a bigger treat than an extra bedroom would be.

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points?I'm a teacher, so sadly - no.

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year? Kind-of. We settled into one 12 day trip and two shorter weekday trips.

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points? Nope, but if I had a long drive or flight to contend with I would.

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? Sometimes - and as long as the cash price is less than 200$.

Do you bank?I've banked <50 points

Do you borrow? I've borrowed less than 25 points - in both cases I did a last minute trip after I had banked to avoid losing points.

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? Split it up with Vero frequently

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU?I would never cook on vacation. I hate cooking.

Do you always go to the parks each trip?Yes!

 

[sajetto]

Just curious who stays in just the right size DVC accomdations to meet their family/vacationers needs or do you stay LARGER just for the extra room?? We stay in 1 or 2 bedrooms for the kitchen, but usually invite someone to come along with us.

Do you plan your trips during a season to get more bang out of your points? No, I'm a teacher so its always one of the more expensive seasons for us.

Do you only go for weekdays so you can go more often each year? No

Do you stay for ONE LONG trip each year not worrying about weekday vs. weekend points? Yes, but its actually 2 long trips per year. (9 or 10 nights)

Do you combine cash ressies with points to help stretch your trip? No

Do you bank? Yes

Do you borrow? Sometimes

Do you stay put or do you split trips between different resorts? Stay put

Do you cook while staying at DVC or let Disney COOK FOR YOU? Breakfast in room, Disney does the rest of the cooking

Do you always go to the parks each trip? Yes, but we're thinking of doing a non-park trip sometime

Do you ever go and never step foot in the parks? Not yet