OKW lovers thread !!!

[dmoore22]

I was just over at the DVC/Disney has lost the Magic thread. Whew! Those folks are pretty negative. Obviously OKW is not their home resort.

 

[chepic]

I was just over at the DVC/Disney has lost the Magic thread. Whew! Those folks are pretty negative. Obviously OKW is not their home resort.

I was reading that too, and I was thinking the same thing....33 more days!!!

cheryl

 

[saintstickets]

I was just over at the DVC/Disney has lost the Magic thread. Whew! Those folks are pretty negative. Obviously OKW is not their home resort.

I was reading that thread as well. I just had to shake my head and wonder how some people make it through the day. I know what helps me....I'm going to Disney World!!!

 

[dvczerfs]

I was reading that thread as well. I just had to shake my head and wonder how some people make it through the day. I know what helps me....I'm going to Disney World!!!

 

[dmoore22]

I was reading that thread as well. I just had to shake my head and wonder how some people make it through the day. I know what helps me....I'm going to Disney World!!!

I'm ashamed to admit I allowed myself to get caught up in it. 78 days, 4 hours, 27 minutes till HOME! at OKW. I'm just going to stay here in my happy place.

 

[dvczerfs]

I'm ashamed to admit I allowed myself to get caught up in it. 78 days, 4 hours, 27 minutes till HOME! at OKW. I'm just going to stay here in my happy place.

it happens to everyone one time. the smart ones dont go back. i got into a conversation about, "to buy dvc, or not to buy dvc." this was a few years ago when i first started on the dis. hes telling me i should invest my money in the stock market and not into dvc. take the money i make in the stock market and pay cash for my vacation. big fancy terms yaddi yaddi yaddi. well i havnt seen this "financial adviser" on the boards since the stock market fell apart just so i could remind him that i paid $58 per point for 400 points when i joined dvc and i doubled my money. i was just wondering what stocks he is buying? even today, all i tell them is when i purchased i paid $58 per point and tell them to do the math. cant find a code cheaper than that can ya!!! i all ways tell people dont buy!! less people trying to get into okw!!!!

 

[saintstickets]

Too many people get wrapped up in the notion that DVC is an investment. It is not. It is a convenient and cost saving way to stay at deluxe Disney resorts if you plan on VACATIONing at WDW/DL at least every other year. It is as simple as that. Yes, one could predict the future value of their purchase with ESTIMATED returns on their money and in their mind, justify their reason to purchase or not. Yes, someone, years from now could go back and take the money spent over the years and compare that to a specific investment IF they had the foresight to invest in those particular investments. Forget about all of that. DVC is a partially prepaid VACATION purchase. VACATIONS are not an investment. They are time to spend with family and friends and create memories that will last a lifetime. How do you put a price on that...especially if you own at OKW?!?!

 

[dvczerfs]

I'm ashamed to admit I allowed myself to get caught up in it. 78 days, 4 hours, 27 minutes till HOME! at OKW. I'm just going to stay here in my happy place.

dmoore, did you make your resi. for december yet? make sure you request first floor only!!

 

[zorro77]

Just going to agree with the Saints OKW person. We also have been OKW owners since (93) and never saw it as investment but locking in our yearly vacations. We love it their and are very happy. On the other boards that had all the bad talk it too think they just do not know how to enjoy life. Take a deep breath and stop and think. Not everthing is perfect but then what really is. We will be home in 43 days for two weeks to enjoy.

 

[dvczerfs]

sorry, i just used it as an example of what happens and how things get taken wrong and how things get going. i just gave a small part of what was being said and i didnt take the conversation into money on that thread the financial adviser did. it was an example.i didnt buy in for an investment, we purchased because we loved the resort and i wanted to take dd at least once a year while she was a kid like my parents did for me.i didnt want to stay in the values. i lost my mom and dad to cancer when i was 16 and 17. we would drive down a few times a year to see family in ga. and go to the mk for a week while down south. my dad was an ex marine, 6-4 280lb and when he walked under that train station in the mk, he was a kid again. when i got married, i hook dw on our honeymoon (25 years ago on march 9th ) and the rest of the 40 some odd trips are history. so, again, im sorry it sounded the way did.

 

[saintstickets]

dvczerfs - I wasn't directing my rant at you...sorry if it came off that way. I was in agreement with you that some people look at DVC as an investment and not a vacation and that is wrong. We were only able to take our children once to WDW when they were little but they still talk about it. Now that they are grown, we went 2 years ago and had a blast again. We purchased DVC with the intent of DW and myself enjoying it by ourselves or with friends and then again when those grandkids come along!! Watch OKW...here we come!!

 

[dvczerfs]

dvczerfs - I wasn't directing my rant at you...sorry if it came off that way. I was in agreement with you that some people look at DVC as an investment and not a vacation and that is wrong. We were only able to take our children once to WDW when they were little but they still talk about it. Now that they are grown, we went 2 years ago and had a blast again. We purchased DVC with the intent of DW and myself enjoying it by ourselves or with friends and then again when those grandkids come along!! Watch OKW...here we come!!

 

[dmoore22]

it happens to everyone one time. the smart ones dont go back. i got into a conversation about, "to buy dvc, or not to buy dvc." this was a few years ago when i first started on the dis. hes telling me i should invest my money in the stock market and not into dvc. take the money i make in the stock market and pay cash for my vacation. big fancy terms yaddi yaddi yaddi. well i havnt seen this "financial adviser" on the boards since the stock market fell apart just so i could remind him that i paid $58 per point for 400 points when i joined dvc and i doubled my money. i was just wondering what stocks he is buying? even today, all i tell them is when i purchased i paid $58 per point and tell them to do the math. cant find a code cheaper than that can ya!!! i all ways tell people dont buy!! less people trying to get into okw!!!!

I get a chuckle out of the so-called "financial analysis." I'm not a financial wiz by any means but we have been trying to nurture our nestegg. When the dotcom bubble was showing signs of bursting, instead of moving our weak positions into cash we bought into DVC. Ironically the value of DVC, based on the going asking resale prices, has been one of the few bright spots in our nestegg. DVC has been doing better than both the market and going interest rates. Plus its more fun than staring at stock certificates. I wish would we have bought in sooner. I kind of picked up that mindset from a friend of my who buys and restores classic cars on the side. Compared to me he is a financial wiz( MBA and all that). He has his investments and, not doubt will do quite well. However he always goes back to his "hobbie" which has consistently brought a capital gain, in spite of the high insurance. When I asked him about it that was his response, "It's more fun than staring at stock certificates." I think these arm chair analysts "Don't know what they don't know."

dmoore, did you make your resi. for december yet? make sure you request first floor only!!

Oh yes! Love the eleven month window. Our ressie says "Hospitality House." My DW is making waves for us to try getting into AKL at the 7 month window. As far as my feelings about that, "I refuse to answer that question on the grounds it may incriminate me."

 

[dvczerfs]

I get a chuckle out of the so-called "financial analysis." I'm not a financial wiz by any means but we have been trying to nurture our nestegg. When the dotcom bubble was showing signs of bursting, instead of moving our weak positions into cash we bought into DVC. Ironically the value of DVC, based on the going asking resale prices, has been one of the few bright spots in our nestegg. DVC has been doing better than both the market and going interest rates. Plus its more fun than staring at stock certificates. I wish would we have bought in sooner. I kind of picked up that mindset from a friend of my who buys and restores classic cars on the side. Compared to me he is a financial wiz( MBA and all that). He has his investments and, not doubt will do quite well. However he always goes back to his "hobbie" which has consistently brought a capital gain, in spite of the high insurance. When I asked him about it that was his response, "It's more fun than staring at stock certificates." I think these arm chair analysts "Don't know what they don't know."




Oh yes! Love the eleven month window. Our ressie says "Hospitality House." My DW is making waves for us to try getting into AKL at the 7 month window. As far as my feelings about that, "I refuse to answer that question on the grounds it may incriminate me."

are you dad by any chance?

 

[dmoore22]

are you dad by any chance?

"I refuse to answer that . . ." Just kidding. Yes, but I do have my moments.

 

[dvczerfs]

"I refuse to answer that . . ." Just kidding. Yes, but I do have my moments.

the reason i asked is we have a dis dad club over on the family boards if your intrested. its just a bunch of guys (no women allowed) who love disney and we talk about other manly things.

 

[dmoore22]

the reason i asked is we have a dis dad club over on the family boards if your intrested. its just a bunch of guys (no women allowed) who love disney and we talk about other manly things.

Per chance is that the Dis Dads Club III? Or is there an OKW Dads Club?

 

[dvczerfs]

Per chance is that the Dis Dads Club III? Or is there an OKW Dads Club?

disdads 3

 

[jodifla]

OKW owner and lover here as well since 1996.....the only thing that's kept me away lately is the beds! They switched to new beds and they are just too hard for me. I didn't sleep at all on our last trip.

I'm looking forward to the refurbishing. I need to make ressies for next year and want to go back home!

 

[mamaboogie]

We are going to OKW in August and are very excited to be staying in a one bedroomed villa. My husband and I ( having bagged the main bedroom ) seem fine for storing our clothes etc. in the armoire. I'd just like to ask what kind of storage space there is for our teenagers who are sleeping on the sofa bed in the living area?