Kids to old now to consider buying a DVC?

[WDWorld2003]

Our DD's are 15 and 13. We went once in 1994 and again this year in March - loved it both times! (wish we had gone back sooner) We stayed off property in '94 and at POR in March. We are in a better financial position now and are thinking about DVC (as you can see from my other posts).

We're just wondering if anyone has bought into DVC when there children were as old as ours.... I know we have very few vacations with them left. Does it make sense at this point or should we just rent points? I can't imagine that a 22 year old wants to go on vacation with their parents. There's also college and cars looming over our heads. This is a tough decision for us but we'd love to do it if possible and if it makes sense. (Someone make it make sense, pleeeeassse..

Also, wondering if 15 to 20 years down the line if point values will drop significantly because of the time left on the contracts.

Thanks for any thoughts on this.....

 

[Maistre Gracey]

How much do YOU like Disney? Would you go without your kids? I think that may answer your question.
My wife and I don't have kids (we are trying), so as of this point, we bought DVC for us. Kids or not, we will never stop going to Disney!

There is some debate about what will happen to point values in the future, but does it really matter? I believe by that time we will have got our money's worth!

Good luck with your decision, and feel free to ask questions....

 

[Geebs]

my parents bought into DVC when my sister and i were 22 and 17 respectively. now that we are both out of the house and married, they use it all the time. Plus, the family is bigger now so we need more space when we still go on vacation with them. We both love to go on vacation with our parents..I know, it sounds dorky, but we do. your family will get bigger too and they may still want to come.We have been on cruises, rented a cottage on Martha's Vineyard and done about 25 trips to Disney with mom and dad ( as well as other people) We enjoy spending time with them. Trust me, the older I get (i'm 26 now) the more I love Disney World, there are so many great things to do there as young adults and regular adults. my first year of college, instead of going to Cancun, etc. on Spring Break, my parents were kind enough to let me use DVC. what safer place than Disney world.
I don't think that you can ever get sick of it...trust me..I just convinced my husband (well...it really didn't take much convicing since I took him on trips with my parents several times) that we HAD to purchase DVC...and we are now BCV owners!

 

[jcanary]

loves Disney. I have a 15 and 22 year old. They still like to go to WDW. As a matter of fact they both picked WDW over Hawaii for their 16th birthday trip. They were able to bring some friends with them but they love it there. There is Sea World and Universal that you can still visit. WE also use the pools alot, we don't always go to the parks. And guess where we spent our 20th and 25th anniversary, yep at WDW without the kids. We did not do the parks but we did V&A and some other nice restaurants. We spent our days at the pools. On our 20th we did visit EPCOT for the flower show and took our time. WE have done massages for each other. There are tons to do no matter how old you are. WE have also used it for Disneyland.
If you love Disney and if your kids enjoyed it this last time, they will always love it. They will love to show what experts they are to their friends.
The decision is yours, but thru car loans and college loans, there is always Disney to look forward to.

 

[goofy4dvc]

DH and I just turned 50. Our kids are all married, some with kids of their own. We love going to WDW now that it's just the two of us. We keep buying extra points with the intention of making ressies for kids and their families. We took two of the older grandkids last year and plan on taking a couple this year. It's much more fun to take grandkids than kids!

DH and I also plan to use the points as in our retirement, kind of like a second home, but only for a few weeks a year.

 

[natt]

Our daughters are almost 8-1/2 & 13. The big seller of DVC for us was that although we still really enjoy Disney, we're not "annual" visitors (although that may change). But we have the trade, bank & borrow options.

The other perk is when boyfriends come into the picture, it may be really appealing to come with us if they are allowed to bring the boyfriend (my DH just when I mention this to people!)

 

[pat-rick]

I had never been to WDW until 1987 (DW and I alone) when our daughters were 22 and 20 years old. We liked it so much we took the kids, a son-in-law and step grandson back 5 months later. We returned 4 more times over the next 12 years. In February 2001 on another trip we met a couple who told us about DVC. Didn't want anything to do with a time share one week a year etc. Then I found this site. It took a year but we bought BCV in March of last year. Since we purchased DW and I went for a short stay following the Labor Day weekend to try out DCV since we were returning in November with 11 of us. Dw and I are in our Mid 50's and we love going to WDW. We have 5 grandsons 15 to 4 (with more on the way) who can't wait until they can go again. DW and I try to plan a trip alone once in a while but its hard to do. As far as the kids getting older and not using the DVC I do not think it will ever be a problem. DW is considering more points and we did an add on 3 weeks after we purchased.

Hope you make the decision thats right for you, DVC was right for us.

Good Luck

 

[RweTHEREyet]

We bought in when my son was 18, and he doesn't like it when we go without him.

 

[mrsdon]

I let my boys go on there own(using my points)
They took a couple of friends and had a blast.

 

[mickey7861]

We bought DVC when our DS was 17 and our DD was 14. They are now almost 21 and 18 and still want to go every year with us. Each summer we stay 3-4 weeks and they always come along. We used to think they'd get bored with us but I guess a trip to WDW knows no limits. Every other year we vacation with 2 other families (all DVC memebers) and the kids (6) range from 21-16 and no one stays behind.

 

[bcvillastwo]

There are so many ways of looking at whether DVC is right for you but for us the bottom line was "Do we like going to Disney World enough to go at least once a year?" The answer for us was a resounding YES!

By the way, we are both around 50 our children are raised. They like to go along for many reasons but probably because it winds up costing them so little for a few days off at a really nice location and pretty nice accomodations too.

My advice, take your time, weight the options, discuss it, read the boards but don't put yourself in a financial pickle (although at this point it looks as if people are able to sell and get as much or more than they paid for it.)

 

[Merilyn]

We bought when my daughter turned 21 so she could be on the contract. My son was 17. It is worth it for my future grandchildren. I can't wait to take them to see " Mickey". My children still love to go and they are 25 and 29 now. I consider it an investment in many years of memories for myself and my children. We have had 8 years as members and the memories are priceless. I won't let them go without me until I am reallllly old!

 

[tiffany123]

We are in our mid-50's and our daughters are grown with families of their own. We bought sight-unseen in Fall, 2001. We had not been to WDW in 11 years but knew that DVC wouldn't disappoint.
So far, we've been to WDW twice and hope someday to take the daughters and their families. We are glad that we own DVC, and wouldn't have felt right buying earlier when there were college bills, weddings, etc. around the corner. You're never too old to enjoy WDW and DVC.

 

[Pa@okw95]

It is a great place to get out of the cold. My wife and I will be taking our winters down at OKW starting in the year 2005. Is it will be great for a winter retirement venue. The kids can come down and visit if they want, but for me just getting out of the cold here in CT is enough. I love OKW in the winter. All of January and most of Feb will be spent there. So you can buy it to retire to in the winter, I see you live in the coldest state in the country.

 

[spiceycat]

Hey I don't even have kids or a spouse for that matter - you need to buy DVC if you want and can afford it.

Now I let my brother and his family go every year and yes they were one of the reasons that I decide to buy - but the main one was I was going to WDW every year regardless - it is silly to kept paying hotel bills. my maintence bills are much less than the hotel bill would be.

Yes I have stayed off-site and will continue to - but to really do WDW you need to stay at WDW! So buying DVC was very easy for me. I am happy, so is my family.

 

[zurgswife]

My SIL & BIL....purchased afte there kids had all graduated from College.....So, it all depends on how much you enjoy disney...

 

[KNWVIKING]

....figured I had to buy something for myself before they decided they wanted their Masters degree !!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Youre never too old for Disney!!

 

[Disney1fan2002]

Anyone else reading these post think of the old Disney commercial? The one where the woman (older) answers the phone as her husband is taking luggage out, and she is telling the person on the other end that they are on their way out the door, and she will call when she returns, and then she starts to apoligize about him not being able to go with them this time ( so you know it is her child she is speaking to) and then she says "why not? Because I don't think your wife and kids would like it" and then they show he GROWN son, in a big office clutching a picture of Mickey and crying...LMBO

When that commercial first came out, everyone I knew said they thought of me and my husband doing exactly that in 20 years. Leaving the kids behind, and going to WDW alone. And I have to say, we more than likely will.

It sounds like many of you enjoy WDW as much with children as without. I can see my husband and I enjoying it "just us" when we are older and the kids are grown.

 

[KyBill]

We bought into DVC five years ago when we were both in our 60's. Our primary reason was to offer DVC lodging to our kids and grandkids. At the time none of our 7 grandkids had been to DW. Now 6 of them have. Our DD and family have just bought into BCV. As for us we use about half of our 450 points a year and share the rest with the kids. We have had some great family trips with some of our family and we always let them have their own villa's and we get ours. The only thing you should have to answer is can we afford it at this time. If you can go for it.