Dvc

[wayne75]

This is a general question about dvc. I live in the UK and was wondering if it was worth my while in investing in dvc. I have heard good and bad things about it. What is the general opinion? Thanks for any comments

 

[chalee94]

This is a general question about dvc. I live in the UK and was wondering if it was worth my while in investing in dvc. I have heard good and bad things about it. What is the general opinion? Thanks for any comments

on this board, the general opinion is positive.

DVC works for some people and does not work well at all for others. you need to do the homework to see if it would work well for your situation.

here is a link to more discussion to help you do that homework:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3041038

here is a link to the DVC-UK board for more specific information from that side of the world:

http://www.disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=61

 

[JimMIA]

As Charles said, you will get overwhelmingly positive comments here. This is the unofficial DVC fan club.

For your situation from the UK, I really think it depends. There are many very happy UK DVC owners, and I'm sure there are some who wish they'd not purchased.

If you plan to visit WDW every year, or every other year for the foreseeable future, it might work well for you. But be sure to compare DVC ownership with other options available (discounts, offsite, renting from DVC owners, etc.)

If you don't plan on visiting WDW at least every other year, I would not buy DVC. Outside of WDW, DVC has only 4 other locations: Vero Beach, Florida; Hilton Head Island, SC; Disneyland, California; and Aulani, on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. So it's very limited outside of WDW itself.

Yes, there are non-DVC uses for your points, but almost all of those are very expensive points-cost options. RCI exchanges are the best non-DVC opportunity, but if you want to exchange via RCI there are much better, less expensive ways to do that than DVC.

In addition, you have to remember that the bulk of the DVC cost is in the 30-50 year financial commitment to annual "dues." If your interests, finances, family situation, work, or anything else changes, you still have that long term financial obligation.

The other thing to consider is that DVC covers only the lodging portion of a Disney visit. Airfare, park tickets, food, etc comprise a much larger portion of trip costs, and those are NOT covered by DVC.

 

[Minniesgal]

We are from the UK but we are currently lining temporarily in Australia. Our home still remains in Scotland. We own at AKV, GFV and VGC and are very happy to own. Our plan is to go every other year. However with the move to Australia our 2015 trip got moved to 2016 and we had points left over we couldn't use. It only took me 2 weeks to rent them all out so we haven't lost out. We love our DVC as it allows us to stay in 2 bedroom villas for 14-16 nights. We also find we are doing less and less in the parks and more and more in resorts and elsewhere

 

[finchy3]

This is a general question about dvc. I live in the UK and was wondering if it was worth my while in investing in dvc. I have heard good and bad things about it. What is the general opinion? Thanks for any comments

Welcome
We are new DVC owners from the UK, we go every two years to DL so it was a no brainer for us.

 

[Dean]

This is a general question about dvc. I live in the UK and was wondering if it was worth my while in investing in dvc. I have heard good and bad things about it. What is the general opinion? Thanks for any comments

It really depends on how you'd use it, for some it's great but for others it's an extremely poor choice. In general you need to go enough days at least around EOY to make it worthwhile, value staying on property enough to pay more in a moderate or above, be able to plan 7-11 months out, ONLY use the points for DVC stays and be able to afford it. My definition of being able to afford it is no consumer debt and pay cash. If you meet those criteria then it simply becomes what's best for you. Then you simply decide what resort and number of points best makes sense for you, generally that's a resale option from a cost/value standpoint. You also need to make some long term projections on cost and personal situation. Don't forget there are other top timeshares that will get you great options in Orlando but give you far more and better non DVC options.

 

[CarolMN]

This is a general question about dvc. I live in the UK and was wondering if it was worth my while in investing in dvc. I have heard good and bad things about it. What is the general opinion? Thanks for any comments

Did you know that the DIS has a forum just for UK DVC members?

If you haven't already, you might post your question there to get some responses from others who live in the UK.

UK DVC Discussion