DVC Chit Chat Thread

[IsDVCForMe?]

Good morning to all you fine people!

 

[DisMomNCM]

I'll usually see a shirt or something that I really like on every trip. I typically won't buy it right away, but I'll notice it in every shop during the trip. Usually I cave on the last day and buy it. Sometimes I wait and end up buying it the next time.

Recently I've started buying my wife a candle that I bring home when I'm on a solo trip. I like this IASW one that I got recently:

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How have I never seen these?! Where on property can you get them?

 

[DisMomNCM]

There is really no going back to a studio, unless it's for 2 person. 1BR and above makes DVC magical. Studio just enable us to buy in for cost savings.

I am bringing my daughter (6) and two nieces (17 and 19) on a trip this summer for my nieces' graduation present. Originally booked a studio for us at AKL Kidani, and was miserable at the idea of four of us in one room with one bathroom on two beds. So, I switched to a one-bedroom and am giving myself the King bed in the bedroom and giving the three of them the two pull-downs in the living room lol. I am paying for everything, so I don't feel guilty about giving myself the extra space!

 

[JulieBeeRN]

We are bringing our entire family to WDW next summer. Eight adults and two 5 year olds. Still in the initial planning stages but I'd really like to have everyone stay at the GV at VGF since the TV room could serve as a 4th bedroom instead of getting four 1 bedrooms for everyone. It would be nice to be in one central place but I need to speak with my kids to see what the group prefers.

 

[ClaraOswald]

I wasn't getting notifications from this thread so I'm very far behind. Here I go...playing catch-up......

I was shocked when on our last trip I didn't buy a single souvenir. Normally I am the one telling my husband to go start the credit card and have it warmed up lol. We have a lot of stuff already, so something has to really speak to me at this point.

I'll be curious to see if we back off on purchasing as much over the next couple years. The last few years, our trips have mostly been 12-18 months apart. But for the next couple years...we'll be alternating between DLR and WDW...with a trip basically every 6 months or so. I suspect we won't purchase quite as much since we tend to stick with pins and mugs and they don't get new ones we like all that often.

But we'll see, I guess.

We just moved and I’ve been struggling with what to do, I love this idea, but I’m trying to keep themes to certain rooms, so too many pavilions for one room. Well not really, but the livingroom already has a direction.

I am thinking of just some Disney park blueprints for old school rides or lands, etc. for the office.

We also kinda have “explorer” type of thing going already in the livingroom, so some DISNEY S.E.A stuff may work well in there, so we may add on to that.

We found some really cool stuff out there, but it can get pricey quick. lol

We bought 11x14 (I think?) sized attraction posters on amazon. Not officially liscened or anything but we don't care. We have other ones directly purchased from Disney a few years ago but wanted to get more to put in our son's room. Still need to get some frames though.

There is really no going back to a studio, unless it's for 2 person. 1BR and above makes DVC magical. Studio just enable us to buy in for cost savings.

We stupidly thought we'd be fine to just stay in a studio for WDW since we fly and don't typically fuss with laundry. But then we ended up in a 1-bedroom at BRV last year and I was surprisingly happy to do some laundry one day. So now I think we'll be sticking with a 1-bedroom as much as possible.

We were back in a studio for our Disney trip after that (VGC) and it was fine. But I'm excited to have purchased enough points to get us in 1-bedrooms at DLR for (hopefully) all future trips. We liked to drive so the whole trip ends up being close to 2 weeks. It's nice to do laundry instead of bringing a bunch of stuff. And I'm really excited about the 2 bathrooms!

We’re currently booked in a 2br at BWV for January 2027 for our group of 6. My kids are begging me to stay in a cabin in FW instead. We’ve never stayed there but we’ve visited several times and they love it. It would be a lot less points, but we’d be more squished then in the 2 br. I would prefer BWV, but my kids don’t usually make any special requests on our trips so I’d feel bad not giving in and making them happy. My DH doesn’t care either way lol. Of course this is assuming I’ll be able to get two weeks in a cabin at 7 months. Maybe I won’t and the whole thing will be moot. Or maybe I’ll just tell them I can’t? Lol.

They’re older, 10, 15,18 and 21.

With those ages...I can't imagine being in a cabin for more than a night or 2. That's a lot of grown people in a small space with 1 bathroom. And no washer/dryer. Two cabins would probably be nice but for 2 weeks...I'd definitely want a washer/dryer. But maybe the laundry facilities at Ft. Wilderness aren't bad if you wanted to use those.

Otherwise, a split stay might be the way to go.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I wasn't getting notifications from this thread so I'm very far behind. Here I go...playing catch-up......

Ugh I hate when that happens.