DVC Chit Chat Thread

[AstroBlasters]

Wait, wait, wait…

@PolyRob ’s only home resort is VGF?!!!

POLYRob? With a Stitch avatar? (I think? I can only squint so hard…)

*faints away*

I mean…. if you are staying in OG VGF…. aren’t you basically at the Grand Floridian & The Polynesian?

It’s a 4 min walk to Gasparilla and a 6 min walk to Wailulu…. maybe another 2-3 minutes to Trader Sam’s?

 

[disneydreamer1980]

We like sleeping in, taking our time, not rushing around. But we also like to feel like we’ve done everything we want to do each trip, so the long trips work well for us. With all of our park days (plus 4 EEHs) we do all our favorite rides multiple times. I honestly can’t imagine only going for a few days. Just as you’re getting into the vacation it’s over. Plus just doing one long trip a year instead of multiple smaller ones saves on costs. We also have other trips throughout the year so we only have time for one WDW trip, and with only one trip I want to spend as much time there as I can. When DH retires (at least 15 years away) we plan on taking a lot more frequent and longer trips to Disney, it for now the one longer trip works.

 

[JulieBeeRN]

We are the exact opposite of stuffy people but somehow feel complete at home at VGF. Maybe because it's the first resort we stayed at? IDK but we absolutely love that place.

We usually take two long trips (18 nights) every year and fit in a couple shorter (7-10 night) trips.

 

[RuntheMouse]

We are on our way back from 2 weeks. Longest we have done. I decided while convenient for flying purposes it’s really just too long. I think 7 days could be a sweet spot. But we normally do 4-5 nights prior to this.

We do a nice mix of trip lengths. DH is self employed so he takes off when he wants. October is 6 nights, December is 3-4 nights, January is 2-3 weeks, Spring is 3-7 nights depending on if I booked in advance. The January trips are VERY different than the others in terms of schedule and pace.

 

[Chili327]

We are the exact opposite of stuffy people but somehow feel complete at home at VGF. Maybe because it's the first resort we stayed at? IDK but we absolutely love that place.

We usually take two long trips (18 nights) every year and fit in a couple shorter (7-10 night) trips.

How do you split up the resorts on those trips? All 18 nights at one place or split stay or changes every time?

 

[Chili327]

We do a nice mix of trip lengths. DH is self employed so he takes off when he wants. October is 6 nights, December is 3-4 nights, January is 2-3 weeks, Spring is 3-7 nights depending on if I booked in advance. The January trips are VERY different than the others in terms of schedule and pace.

I’m curious about January details.
How many park days do you do on average? And what else do you do, just resort days DS, or any off property stuff?

 

[RuntheMouse]

I’m curious about January details.
How many park days do you do on average? And what else do you do, just resort days DS, or any off property stuff?

We start our trip around marathon weekend so we’re pretty low key to start. We take a couple of resort days and only do half days in the parks until the Monday after. After that we tend to do more park days but also a lot of extras like tours at AK, Keys to the Kingdom, Sangria University, Cirque du Soleil and mini golf. Then it’s time for FoTA so we focus on EPCOT. We never leave property, I refuse!

 

[J-Dog]

I’ve been at my company for 10 years. We get 4 weeks of flex-PTO and an extra week every 5 years. We also get 5 sick days or something like that.

We can carry over up to 7-days each year, but if we have more than that then they are gone forever. There is no vacation payout.

I just make sure to carry over my 7-days in case someone gets sick and beyond that I am going to use every minute of vacation I can.

I'm clearly in the wrong line of work. I just recently moved to Florida, and get 10 business days of per year. Before that, I was contracted at a different hospital in Washington state - was there 13 years and at the end was still only getting 8 business days off per year. I don't think either place would fret if a took an extra day or two off per year, but it's definitely discouraged.

 

[JulieBeeRN]

I'm clearly in the wrong line of work. I just recently moved to Florida, and get 10 business days of per year. Before that, I was contracted at a different hospital in Washington state - was there 13 years and at the end was still only getting 8 business days off per year. I don't think either place would fret if a took an extra day or two off per year, but it's definitely discouraged.

8-10 business days off a year? Wow! What is your occupation, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[J-Dog]

8-10 business days off a year? Wow! What is your occupation, if you don't mind me asking?

I'm a veterinarian.

 

[Flash_Sloth]

I didn't realise ear plugs help with ears popping, my son doesn't like that so I will get him some for the next trip

Chewing gum and wearing earplugs helps my ears a lot with the air pressure changes in flights. Once we're at cruising altitude, I don't need to chew gum much, but the earplugs stay in. DW and I have to type notes to each other on our phones to "talk" during flights.

 

[JulieBeeRN]

I'm a veterinarian.

Oof, that is rough to only get 10 days off a year.

 

[Flash_Sloth]

I'm a veterinarian.

As a vet, you'll probably survive the AI revolution better than other industries. My industry is about to get ravaged. Although I don't work for either, Microsoft and Meta just announced big layoffs & hiring reductions due to AI. The writing on the wall is obvious at my company: evolve or die. Good thing that I'm planning to retire soon.