We have 200 points at Riviera and love the resort. There are four of us, two adults and two kids.
We sometimes do trips with friends of ours that also have two kids. Previously they stayed with us at RIV in a two bedroom.
As is often the case, we find ourselves coming to Disney more since joining DVC, and our two kids are getting older. So we have been doing almost entirely one and two bedrooms and the borrowing is getting tough.
We are on the Disney Fantasy now and did a DVC member event and talked to a CM. They have good incentives and the magical beginnings, and the RIV incentives are a lot better. But we are seriously considering having at least 150 points at Poly so we could do a split stay and be on a Magic Kingdom property.
Here’s where I am unsure which way to go.
We may want to do more two bedrooms with our friends, or even go for a three bedroom as all the kids get much older. That might mean having a heavier stock of points at RIV would be beneficial. We could even trade into Poly if we are lucky at the 7 month window and still do a split stay. I don’t know how tough getting Poly two bedrooms at seven months is though generally in the October to January time we tend to go.
Alternatively, we do 150 points direct at Poly and could still do two bedrooms at RIV, but would only need maybe three nights there instead of five and then two at Poly.
That seems good from the perspective of having high flexibility, but hurts our ability to maybe do a three bedroom at RIV since all the points aren’t available at once.
Curious what others would do. If you don’t love RIV, I know everyone has different ideals but we’re big fans. I wouldn’t be upset to have more there. But Poly is a close second.
Thanks all!
We sometimes do trips with friends of ours that also have two kids. Previously they stayed with us at RIV in a two bedroom.
As is often the case, we find ourselves coming to Disney more since joining DVC, and our two kids are getting older. So we have been doing almost entirely one and two bedrooms and the borrowing is getting tough.
We are on the Disney Fantasy now and did a DVC member event and talked to a CM. They have good incentives and the magical beginnings, and the RIV incentives are a lot better. But we are seriously considering having at least 150 points at Poly so we could do a split stay and be on a Magic Kingdom property.
Here’s where I am unsure which way to go.
We may want to do more two bedrooms with our friends, or even go for a three bedroom as all the kids get much older. That might mean having a heavier stock of points at RIV would be beneficial. We could even trade into Poly if we are lucky at the 7 month window and still do a split stay. I don’t know how tough getting Poly two bedrooms at seven months is though generally in the October to January time we tend to go.
Alternatively, we do 150 points direct at Poly and could still do two bedrooms at RIV, but would only need maybe three nights there instead of five and then two at Poly.
That seems good from the perspective of having high flexibility, but hurts our ability to maybe do a three bedroom at RIV since all the points aren’t available at once.
Curious what others would do. If you don’t love RIV, I know everyone has different ideals but we’re big fans. I wouldn’t be upset to have more there. But Poly is a close second.
Thanks all!
