disneydenisel
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I am getting a headache trying to sort out our Thanksgiving trip to Orlando. Help, please. I need a vacation!
We are DVC members, so we have a reservation there for the first 5 nights in a 2-bedroom at BCV, and we are waitlisting the same resort for the last night. Otherwise, we'll have to move to SSR . Now, I was thinking, well, if we have to move, maybe I should just save the 36 points and stay off-site somewhere for the last night, but then 1) we have to move off-site and 2) we miss using the Magical Express bus service to MCO. If we rent a car at MCO when we arrive, then Magical Express is less interesting, BUT, the luggage handling is worth using Magical Express because we don't have to carry our bags any further than the resort lobby on our last day! A huge plus!
Okay, so then I was thinking, we arrive into MCO at 9:10 pm on a Saturday night. By the time we get to BCV, it will be past 11pm. Should we just stay anywhere off-site (I can book a 1-bedroom at Vistana Villages for $166 total) and then move to BCV the next day after going grocery shopping? I could rent a car at MCO and return it on-site so we can still use Magical Express on the way back. I keep the 61 DVC points for that Saturday night this way, which are worth at least $610 on the rental market.
Saturday night: 61
Sunday night: 32
Monday night: 32
Tuesday night: 32
Wednesday night: 40
Thursday night: 36 (SSR) or 40 (BCV)
Disadvantage...possibly three resorts in 6 nights, ugh!, so stress on my high functioning autistic kids, but maybe good for them ? Advantages...money savings ($450), get to sneak a peek at Vistana Villages for future reference.
There must be a way to work this out. I could also just keep what I have, and hope that the BCV waitlist comes through. Should I just stop thinking about it?!
We are DVC members, so we have a reservation there for the first 5 nights in a 2-bedroom at BCV, and we are waitlisting the same resort for the last night. Otherwise, we'll have to move to SSR . Now, I was thinking, well, if we have to move, maybe I should just save the 36 points and stay off-site somewhere for the last night, but then 1) we have to move off-site and 2) we miss using the Magical Express bus service to MCO. If we rent a car at MCO when we arrive, then Magical Express is less interesting, BUT, the luggage handling is worth using Magical Express because we don't have to carry our bags any further than the resort lobby on our last day! A huge plus!
Okay, so then I was thinking, we arrive into MCO at 9:10 pm on a Saturday night. By the time we get to BCV, it will be past 11pm. Should we just stay anywhere off-site (I can book a 1-bedroom at Vistana Villages for $166 total) and then move to BCV the next day after going grocery shopping? I could rent a car at MCO and return it on-site so we can still use Magical Express on the way back. I keep the 61 DVC points for that Saturday night this way, which are worth at least $610 on the rental market.
Saturday night: 61
Sunday night: 32
Monday night: 32
Tuesday night: 32
Wednesday night: 40
Thursday night: 36 (SSR) or 40 (BCV)
Disadvantage...possibly three resorts in 6 nights, ugh!, so stress on my high functioning autistic kids, but maybe good for them ? Advantages...money savings ($450), get to sneak a peek at Vistana Villages for future reference.
There must be a way to work this out. I could also just keep what I have, and hope that the BCV waitlist comes through. Should I just stop thinking about it?!