How did DVC ownership change your trips?

[PlutoNotPlanet]

It became an actual vacation and not a test do everything possible while pushing our kids to over exhaustion. No more FOMO on the flight home.

I need help with the FOMO of the parks still.

I haven’t figured it out yet either. I keep saying I will then I don’t.

I feel the key is DVC+AP or DVC+AP+LL lol

 

[tx911]

I need help with the FOMO of the parks still.

Every visit: “I’m not buying lightning lanes this trip!”

Then every visit, I buy lightning lanes anyway 7 days before.

100%
I can’t break the LLMP cycle. It doesn’t matter whether I need it, I must have it!

 

[atthebeachclub]

100%
I can’t break the LLMP cycle. It doesn’t matter whether I need it, I must have it!

Ok. I think after this trip I’ve decided I will still book LLMP. It’s useful. And I love saving the time. But I don’t need to be in a park all day, and I really could spend every other day as a resort day and be perfectly happy!

I think my happy spot is doing less, but doing the rides I most love, and doing some of the chill activities in between. For example…at Epcot, I get in Guardians, Soarin’ and Living with the Land and I’m good to go. The rest of the time I can explore countries. Or go back to my room and drink some good coffee on my deck or hang out in a hot tub. Take a day off the next day. Rinse and repeat.

My kids still want to do parks every day. And we can do that. But my spouse and I can definitely enjoy some chill time to relax, too.

 

[tx911]

Ok. I think after this trip I’ve decided I will still book LLMP. It’s useful. And I love saving the time. But I don’t need to be in a park all day, and I really could spend every other day as a resort day and be perfectly happy!

I think my happy spot is doing less, but doing the rides I most love, and doing some of the chill activities in between. For example…at Epcot, I get in Guardians, Soarin’ and Living with the Land and I’m good to go. The rest of the time I can explore countries. Or go back to my room and drink some good coffee on my deck or hang out in a hot tub. Take a day off the next day. Rinse and repeat.

My kids still want to do parks every day. And we can do that. But my spouse and I can definitely enjoy some chill time to relax, too.

I agree, you can knock out the parks very quickly and have time to relax and/or park hop.

 

[Brittleebee]

It actually slowed my travel down. I own 240 points and have to have larger rooms when I go. I was averaging about 3 weeks a year, but now I travel less than 12 days a year due to the fact that I stop when I run out of points. In the past I did a lot of last minute trips renting from DVC members who needed to rent their points.

 

[Girlstar30]

It actually slowed my travel down. I own 240 points and have to have larger rooms when I go. I was averaging about 3 weeks a year, but now I travel less than 12 days a year due to the fact that I stop when I run out of points. In the past I did a lot of last minute trips renting from DVC members who needed to rent their points.

First time ive heard this, ive never been to Disney World so often in my life

 

[VGCgroupie]

First time ive heard this, ive never been to Disney World so often in my life

Same

 

[Brittleebee]

First time ive heard this, ive never been to Disney World so often in my life

I am the outlier in a lot of ways. My first visit to WDW was when I was 28 years old. I went about every 3 months until I bought my DVC at 30. My DVC actually slowed me down, which I find to be a good thing since it seems to help with the finances when my brain sees that there’s only a certain amount of trips I can make work with my contract.

 

[Girlstar30]

I am the outlier in a lot of ways. My first visit to WDW was when I was 28 years old. I went about every 3 months until I bought my DVC at 30. My DVC actually slowed me down, which I find to be a good thing since it seems to help with the finances when my brain sees that there’s only a certain amount of trips I can make work with my contract.

Most people add more when this happens, I commend your restraint

 

[Brittleebee]

Most people add more when this happens, I commend your restraint

I am in the market for my direct points, just like you. The timing hasn’t 100% worked out for me, but who knows what could happen, considering I need some points to extend a March trip and a June trip.