We speak of Before DVC and Ater DVC in our household, and for good reason!
Before DVC, we were much more hurried, stayed off site because we also had to do Sea World and Universal as who knew when we'd be back to Orlando, lots of park hoppping, ate mostly CS due to time constraints related to health issues and spent all day and nights at parks due to offsite hotel shuttles = tired!! This also meant that we had to schedule rest days in between as we were exhausted as we have to travel in the summer as I am a teacher. Not the best way to experience WDW, but it was the best we had to work with at the time.
Ahhh, after DVC! Better accommodations, less rushed, annual passes, better eating as we now only eat TS (I also have allergies/sensitivities now, plus low blood sugar so we don't eat fast food, drink pop, etc.) and only do Disney = not as tired!
I am in the midst of planning our next trip for a few months from now, and our styles are changing again! We have decided not to park hop (our 4.5 yr old loves to park hop, but we spoke to her, and she is fine with not doing that) as our baby boy is a homebody like me, and we think it will be even more enjoyable for him to be in one park per day with rest periods in between (we always have a vehicle, so sometimes we like to go for drives or back to resort). By eliminating the annual passes and park hopper option, I have saved us over $450.00 by buying base 10 day MYW tix- this allowed me to add 2 days to our stay, and will pay for our Deluxe Dining Plan plus tips! We are also going to have more resort days and actually enjoy the beautiful resorts that we own at. Looking forward to: swimming, kids' playground, taking a carriage ride at SSR (hope they still do that), surrey bike and kids' activities at AKV.
Basically, we love our DVC because it allows us to continually adjust our vacation style according to our young family's needs, while not compromising on quality at all. We haven't thought twice since buying DVC about people watching while eating a gelato in World Showcase, eating a long, slow dinner while enjoying each other's company, swimming for hours at our resort or spending just a short amount of time at MK to watch the fireworks over top of our heads while gazing up at the castle. We never would have done any of these things before DVC, as we classified them as time wasters - now, it's these precious memories that make all the difference in our DVC vacations.
For those who are contemplating buying into DVC, I always think of the words of my very bright 4 year old daughter who said, "It's ok Momma if we can't do everything as we will be back next time to have more fun at the castle!" That, my friends, is why we love DVC - there will always be an opportunity to enjoy more magic the next time we visit as there will always be a next time!
Happy DVCing to all, Tiger
Before DVC, we were much more hurried, stayed off site because we also had to do Sea World and Universal as who knew when we'd be back to Orlando, lots of park hoppping, ate mostly CS due to time constraints related to health issues and spent all day and nights at parks due to offsite hotel shuttles = tired!! This also meant that we had to schedule rest days in between as we were exhausted as we have to travel in the summer as I am a teacher. Not the best way to experience WDW, but it was the best we had to work with at the time.
Ahhh, after DVC! Better accommodations, less rushed, annual passes, better eating as we now only eat TS (I also have allergies/sensitivities now, plus low blood sugar so we don't eat fast food, drink pop, etc.) and only do Disney = not as tired!
I am in the midst of planning our next trip for a few months from now, and our styles are changing again! We have decided not to park hop (our 4.5 yr old loves to park hop, but we spoke to her, and she is fine with not doing that) as our baby boy is a homebody like me, and we think it will be even more enjoyable for him to be in one park per day with rest periods in between (we always have a vehicle, so sometimes we like to go for drives or back to resort). By eliminating the annual passes and park hopper option, I have saved us over $450.00 by buying base 10 day MYW tix- this allowed me to add 2 days to our stay, and will pay for our Deluxe Dining Plan plus tips! We are also going to have more resort days and actually enjoy the beautiful resorts that we own at. Looking forward to: swimming, kids' playground, taking a carriage ride at SSR (hope they still do that), surrey bike and kids' activities at AKV.
Basically, we love our DVC because it allows us to continually adjust our vacation style according to our young family's needs, while not compromising on quality at all. We haven't thought twice since buying DVC about people watching while eating a gelato in World Showcase, eating a long, slow dinner while enjoying each other's company, swimming for hours at our resort or spending just a short amount of time at MK to watch the fireworks over top of our heads while gazing up at the castle. We never would have done any of these things before DVC, as we classified them as time wasters - now, it's these precious memories that make all the difference in our DVC vacations.
For those who are contemplating buying into DVC, I always think of the words of my very bright 4 year old daughter who said, "It's ok Momma if we can't do everything as we will be back next time to have more fun at the castle!" That, my friends, is why we love DVC - there will always be an opportunity to enjoy more magic the next time we visit as there will always be a next time!
Happy DVCing to all, Tiger
Although we might 1 day this June because we are traveling with friends who have never been there nor may never go back. Needless to say they want to see everything. We will still take breaks though!!
