Need some advice....

[Madame]

Disney exercised ROFR on our BLT contract & I’m in need of some advice.

I am tied to the school schedule for the next 15 years so we vacation Aug, Dec, Mar. Our Aug UY works perfectly for us, but I can see a Dec UY wirking as well.

I love BCV, but can’t stomach the 2042 expiration date for the high cost & there’s also the fact that BLT has 3 sleeping surfaces in a 1 bd which is a points saver.

So, I’ve spotted a good contract for BLT - Dec UY 250 pts, & a good BCV - Aug UY 270 pts. I’m seriously conflicted & in need of some opinions please!

 

[bababear_50]

Disney exercised ROFR on our BLT contract & I’m in need of some advice.

I am tied to the school schedule for the next 15 years so we vacation Aug, Dec, Mar. Our Aug UY works perfectly for us, but I can see a Dec UY wirking as well.

I love BCV, but can’t stomach the 2042 expiration date for the high cost & there’s also the fact that BLT has 3 sleeping surfaces in a 1 bd which is a points saver.

So, I’ve spotted a good contract for BLT - Dec UY 250 pts, & a good BCV - Aug UY 270 pts. I’m seriously conflicted & in need of some opinions please!

I am going to go by the *buy where you want to stay*. I think Dec and March may be difficult to get at the 7 month booking window for BCV.

BCV = 24 years of ownership---- 2042 expiry date
BLR = 39 years of ownership--- 2057 expiry date
Keep in mind not everyone keeps their DVC ownership for the full amount of years.
Have you considered 125 at BCV and 125 at BLT ==bank over one each year?

Best wishes to you!
Hugs Mel

 

[CraigInPA]

The challenge to the December use year and then using points in August is the case where you've had to cancel the August trip at last minute. Being past your banking deadline, and September through November being high demand periods and likely spotty availability for a re-book, you could lose those points.

With an August use year, you could have a similar issue with an April booking, but less likely so because summer isn't traditionally high demand for DVC.

 

[Madame]

The challenge to the December use year and then using points in August is the case where you've had to cancel the August trip at last minute. Being past your banking deadline, and September through November being high demand periods and likely spotty availability for a re-book, you could lose those points.

With an August use year, you could have a similar issue with an April booking, but less likely so because summer isn't traditionally high demand for DVC.

Yes, we would use the contracts separately & could use the BLT points in July when I’m off as well which would allow us to bank.

 

[Dean]

Disney exercised ROFR on our BLT contract & I’m in need of some advice.

I am tied to the school schedule for the next 15 years so we vacation Aug, Dec, Mar. Our Aug UY works perfectly for us, but I can see a Dec UY wirking as well.

I love BCV, but can’t stomach the 2042 expiration date for the high cost & there’s also the fact that BLT has 3 sleeping surfaces in a 1 bd which is a points saver.

So, I’ve spotted a good contract for BLT - Dec UY 250 pts, & a good BCV - Aug UY 270 pts. I’m seriously conflicted & in need of some opinions please!

In this situation having 2 is reasonable and might actually be advantageous. You can target trips for each contract, have additional wait list and transfer slots and if you want to add adult children, do so independently. Though adding them at this point with out qualified points is less advantageous. You might also consider a fixed week at CCV combined with one or the other.

 

[lovin'fl]

Honestly UY has not really mattered for us. We have June and Aug and we do most trips Aug through March. I'd prefer to have just one UY but that is because we have 8 contracts at 3 resorts...and our BWV is split between both UY. So we are a mess to keep track of. But just having two contracts in two UY isn't bad. Back when we just had 200 OKW June and 75 HHI Aug, that was easy to keep track of and use.

We also don't fret over expiration. Though we have grown kids and have been Disney'ing for a while now on our 2042 points. I suppose if we were a younger family looking to buy DVC now, we'd likely want a longer expiration. And BLT is good for a MK resort that doesn't eat a lot of points...like Poly and VGF do. We also, with the three college kids, appreciate the extra bathroom and the extra sleeping space. Both BCV and BLT are great for walking to parks. BCV and BWV are our faves but we re big Epcot folks and didn't even enter MK the last two trips. Just not into MK all that much. But if you like MK, the BLT location can't be beat. And as an owner you can book the standard view to save points.

 

[ziravan]

I’d go with searching for a smaller BLT and BCV and alternating them.

We own at BCV and Poly and love it. We’re at the back door to World Showcase when we want to be, and on the monorail when we want to be.

It really is the best of both worlds.

The gondolas are a mixed bag: it’s going to make the international gateway insane. But, it’s also going to make BCV a de facto Gondola resort for DHS.

We bought BCV in 2014 and decided the 2042 end date was no concern. The time value of money heavily skews towards today vs the distant future. The value of staying were we want for decades right now is simply worth more in today’s dollars than the value of extra years decades from now. Owning smaller contracts at both resorts mitigates that anyway. If you still want to go in 2043, you’ll still have the BLT contract.

 

[scot@dvcstore]

In my opinion, Ziravan’s post makes great sense. Purchase 2 contracts at the resorts you plan on booking and alternate your vacations.