Is anyone out there still happy with their DVC membership?

[Sheribo]

I have found that those who complain are just unhappy people and there is nothing that will please them.

Definitely harsh.

 

[mybabesuz]

Very Happy... Planning two trips this year...
Couldn't have done it without DVC.

 

[Anal Annie]

I have found that those who complain are just unhappy people and there is nothing that will please them, there are those that like to complain on these boards and others to just see what people say and how they react, and there are those who really don't "get it" even thou they own DVC. So there will always be those that complain about DVC and the such, to them I say "bring it on with your negativity. I love Disney and my DVC and if you don't like it then sell your points and be done it. I don't have to listen to you." Ok I am off my soapbox adn getting back to work.

So anybody who complains is not happy. Interesting theory. I did not know that I was a miserably unhappy person. Thank you for clueing me in. I suppose that's why I've been driving all around DC with that big 'ole DVC Member window decal on the back of my truck...and the entire "mouse family" including decals for my cats on the opposite side of my truck window. Not sure what the Mickey Fuzzy Dice may mean that hang off my rearview mirror. I am really confused about my state of mind now. Whatever does it all mean that I love that we have an affordable means to vacation but I am disappointed in the manner of how DVC has handled "things" lately??

 

[zorro77]

My family is happy with DVC. I guess if life and everything was perfect then it may be good enough for everyone. Have we every not perfect room or something wrong with our res. , yes that has happened. But we have been at disney resorts since 87 and cannot say that we are going to sell because of a issue that can always be fixed. Call house keeping or who ever and get it taken care of. Most problems occur when something is wrong with a room and a guest that leaves does not tell the resort. Being clean or not can be anything. People leave way past the 11am time and the cleaning team needs to rush to get ready for next guests. Not making up reason but this stuff happens everyday. We love DVC and visiting 2-3 weeks a year is a great joy to our families.

 

[backyardponder]

We are very happy. Since I like to go on weekends, I think I'm one of the few happy with the recent changes.

 

[fishermouse]

HAPPY AS CAN BE!!!!

 

[JimMIA]

I have found that those who complain are just unhappy people and there is nothing that will please them, there are those that like to complain on these boards

Rather harsh judgement, wouldn't you say?

Well, yes I'd say it was harsh (or silly) if applied as a global statement about all of the people who offer any criticism of anything Disney. (I don't know if that's how the author intended her comment, although it seemed to be.)

OTOH, there are a few people here who do nothing but complain, and this comment probably does apply aptly to them.

There are also a few hysterics who freak out over every trivial disappointment and start angry threads.

("I asked for Ranch Dressing and the @%&88! brought Italian!!!!! Where does Disney find these MORONS??? My entire vacation was RUINED!!!")

And there are the occasional lurkers with 2 posts to their names who post provacative stuff just to get a rise out of other readers.

So TiszBear is not completely wrong with her comments. We have both unreasonable complainers and rose-colored glasses folks here -- far more of the latter, I suspect, just because we wouldn't be here in the first place if we weren't fans.

 

[dsneygirl]

Very happy. The only recent change I can see is the points allocation but we'll adjust. We already have 2 trips on deck and are already thinking about 2010.

 

[LSchrow]

("I asked for Ranch Dressing and the @%&88! brought Italian!!!!! Where does Disney find these MORONS??? My entire vacation was RUINED!!!")

even funnier b/c it's so true!

no rose colored glasses, nor highly critical, we just enjoy our DVC for what it is:
a great way for our family to have a fabulous vacation at an affordable price. we expect there will be some changes, just as our family dynamics have changed (our kids have grown up, DH was laid off, etc). whereas we used to get a one bedroom for 4 once a year in august (btw, initially it was every other year ), last year i went with DD in may (studio), my brother & parents in august (2 bdrm), & DH in october (studio) ~ the flexibility of DVC works for us
we consider the changes to DVC over the years simple "tweaking" of a system, rather than dramatic events that affect our vacations (btw, the one change that really affected us, making BW view a seperate booking catagory, made us even more happy about our purchase).

of all the (many) purchases we've made in the past 9 years, none have given us as much happiness & freedom as DVC has (plus, it is the only that has had such a notable appreciation).

 

[dianeschlicht]

After 12 plus years of membership, we are still VERY happy with our purchase and membership, and while there are changes that are a bit annoying, we haven't had any issues at all yet.

 

[tgropp]

Big Complaint. Why did'nt I join sooner? I would have saved a fortune over the years. I love my DVC

 

[DiznyDi]

We're Happy!!

I love my DVC and what it does for my family! We had a grand gathering last year and are sending our daughter on her honeymoon this year. All possible because of DVC.

1) We generally stay 8-10 days at a time, so the re-allocation has not had a negative impact on us.
2) I actually like the new booking policy. I hated calling day-by-day.
3) The waitlist, well I've already gotten my request for our May trip this year. Last year I was unsuccessful using the waitlist... so in my limited experience, for us, this is another good thing.

to Jean. Hope you're planning your next trip soon!
Di

 

[DeeCee735]

 

[Chester's Mum]

I'm still happy with my membership, even though next years trip will cost me more points. I must say, though, I'm getting a little nervous about the rate at which these changes are happening, and the lack of notice given to members about them. I am an owner of only 100 points, and I think the tone of the changes is leaning towards squeezing out people like me. It's not a nice feeling.

The point allocation change is technically a year away, but people are booking those trips right now and that's not much notice if you have to change your plans because of it.

Still I think DVC is good value for the money, and I enjoy my trips to WDW much more since I joined (Sept 07), I'm not considering selling out just yet.

 

[TDC Nala]

I do not have any reason to be unhappy with it, with or without the point reallocation.

 

[PutnamDS]

I really love my DVC. None of the recent changes were negative for me. I really love being able to call and book a whole week, as opposed to the day-by-day process I used last year. That was not my idea of a good time. Both systems had the same end result for me, so I like the new process better.

The points charts...I have done a few few of the Sunday through Thursday trips and liked the point savings......however, I think it is smarter for me to stay longer and the point changes were all I needed to move in that direction. My future stays are all at least a full week....I think I'll like that!

I've never encountered any big problems during my stays. I had some items stolen from my luggage, but I don't think it happened at WDW. Even so, they gave me a small room credit and that was really above and beyond what was necessary.

I'm a happy owner at BLT, as well as SSR and AKV. I love the new treehouse villas and can't wait to see the MK view at BLT. All in all, I enjoy every resort I've tried.

Maybe I am one of those rose-colored glasses people....

Deb

 

[palhockeymomof2]

count us in as another happy dvc family

 

[DVC Mike]

We love our DVC membership and are happy DVC members. There have been more positive changes than negative changes, as far as we're concerned. We like the new booking policy they implemented last year, definitely love the 7-days-a-week MS hours, and especially love the free Internet access.

 

[ScubaD]

My bride (disneymom8589) and I are still thrilled with our purchase in DVC. We have had no problems with making reservations, organizing Magical Express, or our accomodations. In fact we are in the early stages of adding onto our points base. We have secured a reservation for our daughter in Cabo for her honeymoon this July, and our son and his girlfriend are looking into Hawaii for their honeymoon.

And we just reserved a two-bedroom at Kidani Village at the AKV for the marathon next January.

Every contact we have had, sales people, kiosk people, front desk, reservations, etc, have been very helpful and courteous. The only time we have been a little disappointed is when we used developer points and waited for the reservation e-mail to confirm our stay, but we had the room waiting for us when we arrived in WDW.

Dave

 

[cheezNE1]

My DW is more of the Disney lover than I, yet i'm the one that's always on this forum and planning our dvc trip. She just lays back and enjoy the vacation when it comes. I'm the one that have to crunch the #s and all- figuring out which resort to buy or book. Lots of work for me, but i enjoy it.