Pennsylvania DVC Owners Group

[kanerf]

I see the other states are setting up groups, so here is one for the Penn people.

 

[lovin'fl]

New PA resident here, Cumberland County, since beginning of May. Been DVC owner since 2006. Own 255 BWV and 70 CCV. Had 200 OKW and 125 HHI as well but recently sold them to downsize a bit.


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kanerf- Johnstown- at RR/AKV/BRV/BWV/OKW
Lovin'fl- Cumberland County- since 2006 at BWV/CCV
MrsBooch- Montgomery County (KOP)- since 2018 at CCV
CraigInPA- (KOP)/Poconos- since 2016 at BLT
StormalongKay- Montgomeryville- since 2003 at BLT
keishashadow- NE Pittsburgh- at BWV/BRV/AKV
IWantMickeyToo- (KOP)- since 2001 at BRV
WDWLODGE- NW Pittsburgh- since 2013 at BRV
BillPA- West Chester- since 1993 at OKW/BRV
Yensid67- Dowingtown- since 2005 at BWV
Stevie B81- Palmyra (near Hershey)-
Steph01002- Lancaster County- at BWV/PVB/GFV
heynoirv- Cheltenham (burb of Philly)- since 2008 at OKW/BWV
sjrec- South central PA- since 2003 at BCV/AKV
Pens Fan- Latrobe area- since 2019 at CCV
BWV Dreamin- Hanover- since 2007 at VGF/CCV
Hdnmkypa- at BLT
disneyyes- Easton/Lehigh Valley- since 2002 at AKV/SSR/BWV
CarlyMur09- Marrysville (export)- since 2017 at OKW
LoverDisney- Hatfield- at BCV/CCV
Mickey Fan in PA- Collegeville (outside KOP)- since 2001 at BRV/SSR
DisneyFan5404- Erie- since 1997 at OKW
nkosiek- Philadelphia- since 2013 at BLT
doubletoast- Dowingtown- at AKV
95DVC- Phoenixville- at SSR/VGF
emilymad- Phoenixville- since 2011 at SSR
sssteele- Hershey- since 2002 at BCV/BRV/AKV
jenyur- Pittsburgh area- since 2016 at OKW/SSR
vike201- Pittsburgh area- since 2010 at SSR
madduck- Franklin County- since 1998 at BWV/HHI
suebeelin- Philly City Center- since 2011 at BWV/BLT
Apeters430- Philadelphia
Mak'smom- Chalfont (Bucks County)- at VGF/HHI
jimim- NE PA- since around 2006-2007
ninafeliz- near Erie- since 2020 at RR
Sugardimples- York- at SSR
Jaaron02- Lancaster County- since 2007 at BCV/AKV
Ides315- Bucks County- since 2010 at OKW
inkedupmomma- Bucks County- since 2016 at AKV
maleficent8- Indiana- at SSR
KSkywalker17- Allentown area
YeOswaldianSociety- Philly- since 2019 at BWV
pmaurer74 - Western PA- at BRV
nyweller6306- Cumberland County- since 2016 at BCV and SSR
holden- Montgomery County - at BLT
BerryBoy- Delaware County- since 2019 at RR
Dina- Delaware County- since 2006 at SSR
Philsfan77- Delaware County (Ridley area)- since 2018 at CCV
GrumpyInPhilly- Montgomery County- since 2013 at BCV
tedhowe- West Chester- since 1993 at OKW
Westy239- Media (Delaware Co)- at BRV
jillt2ph- Pittsburgh- since 2010 at VGC/BLT/Poly/RR
Ginamarie- Bucks County- coming soon
eleven24- Bucks County- since 2007 at AKV

 

[MrsBooch]

Wahoo! I'm in Montgomery county, KOP area - DVC owner since Dec. 2018 - Copper Creek.
Our first DVC stay was in the Hilton Head resort (we love it SO MUCH)
We were supposed to go back down in March of this year, but the resorts closed (and so did everything else) before our trip so it was canceled.
We just cancelled our August trip to Vero Beach because my in laws would be coming and they were concerned about traveling to FL.

We have one more trip scheduled for this year - HOPING for thanksgiving to come through. It will actually be our first time staying at our Home Resort. We have a one bedroom booked, and park passes scheduled so serious fingers crossed knock wood delusional hope high - we will be there.

 

[CraigInPA]

In the KOP area for the Fall/Winter, and Poconos for Spring/Summer. We have our home resort at BLT, and have stayed there multiple times and BCV once (for F&W) since 2016. Formerly a cash customer staying at Poly (15 or more times), CBR, All Sports, All Music, and off-property since 1974. We waited and waited for Poly to have a DVC resort, but didn't like the renovation plan when it was finally announced, so bought at BLT.

We usually go in January/February (Festival of the Arts), and got in a trip this year prior to the pandemic. We have reservations for March 2021 (Flower and Garden), but it looks like we are going to start walking those towards October (50th anniversary) to be sure there is a vaccine available before we go.

 

[kanerf]

Greetings fellow PA'ers. I live in Johnstown, but work in VA most of the time. I have DVC at AKV, BRV, BWV, OKW and RVA. Next trips scheduled for Oct and Dec.

 

[StormalongKay]

Montgomeryville, Pa here. BCV since 2003. Next trip home is Jan. 2021.

 

[keishashadow]

North eastern burbs of Pittsburgh here...BWV, WLV & AKV

2020 Scoreboard...will be happy to bat .500 if truth be told

Completed: 2 - January & February

Cancelled: 2 - March/April & August

Hopefully: 2 - Sept/Oct & Nov/Dec

 

[IWantMickeyToo]

Hello fellow PA people! KOP here . BRV since 2001. I like to think that I have become an expert at cancelling vacations this year (cancelled 7 trips to various places). I need a spreadsheet just to track airline and cruise fare credits. Had booked WDW for April, parks closed. Moved that trip to July, then cancelled that one. Now scheduled for December (which is when we usually go to WDW anyway). Fingers crossed that the December trip is good to go.

 

[MrsBooch]

Love seeing so many KOP-ers!

 

[WDWLODGE]

Another Pittsburgher here. We are also in the Northeastern Suburbs. We've owned @ BRV since 2013. I don't know what took us so long to become DVC Members. We've had trips in April & June cancelled. Hoping to get to HHI in September. Our next WDW trip is currently booked in January @ the Riviera.

 

[BillPA]

Hi to all PA neighbors, West Chester now, raised in KOP. DVC since 1993 at OKW, Had BCV from 7/02 until 2 years ago, VWL (BRV) since 2004.

 

[Yensid67]

Hey Everyone. Born in Coatesville but currently live in Downingtown. DVC member since 2005 with BWV as my home resort. Before the Pandemic, we were making 3 trips per year (sometimes 4). We were there the week before everything closed and won't be back until March 2021, sadly.

 

[lovin'fl]

North eastern burbs of Pittsburgh here...BWV, WLV & AKV

2020 Scoreboard...will be happy to bat .500 if truth be told

Completed: 2 - January & February

Cancelled: 2 - March/April & August

Hopefully: 2 - Sept/Oct & Nov/Dec

Our scoreboard is worse. Could say we're 'batting a thousand' as my mom used to sarcastically say when everything went wrong. We will get in zero DVC trips this year.

We also typically would go 2-4 times a year. We liked going to HHI as well. But would get APs and do WDW about 3 times a year. Usually 3-5 days. Sometimes a week or longer. But mostly shorty trips. And one trip was always F&W since 2013. Then started adding in F&G. LAst year we did March, May, Oct and Dec at WDW and 4 short HHI trips mixed in as well. We were living in NC last year so it was a bit easier to hop in the car and drive (HHI was like 5 hours and WDW was like 9.5).

This year we booked HHI for Mother's day and then changed it to F&G at WDW to see Survivor on June 1. Then, when that looked like a no-go, we moved to Fathers' Day at WDW. When that looked like it might open but not the parks and that we'd need to wear masks in the June heat and not have all the stuff we wanted (had Victoria and Albert's booked and that wasn't opening)....we moved back to HHI in early June. Thought for sure HHI and VB would open sooner than they did. Especially HHI when all of the island was up and running already. Well, they set to open the day after we were checking out. So we cancelled and added onto our 4 night January 2021 stay, making it 8 nights. And we booked a 2BR condo rental in HHI right near the Disney resort and stayed a week.

So all trips via DVC cancelled for 2020. Last did DVC for 2 nights in December. Prior to that was the F&W trip end of Sept into Oct for a week. We also had 3 cruises booked. One for July that was cancelled and we cancelled, before final payment, a cruise for March 2021. But we have an Oct cruise that we got a TA deal and had to pay in full and cannot cancel that we're hoping gets cancelled by Carnival. Waiting. Don't want to go. Thinking of waiting to cruise again for maybe late 2021 or early 2022.

We, DH and I, just drove to Ithaca for the weekend. To just get out of the house. We did the week at HHI in early June with our twin DDs-21. But we are a go see and do family. Aside from the multiple DVC trips each year, and the cruises, we also traveled with our DDs who played travel ball from age 12-18. So just hanging at home hasn't been something we do a lot (until March 2020 hit). When they went to college, we did have lots of empty time on our hands and hence all those trips last year. Plus we'd go out to eat/drink every weekend and can't really do much of that anymore either.

So we are from MD, but when DDs graduated HS we moved to NC for 3 years. DDs went off to college in PA. We were a 9 hour drive from them for 3 years. I hated that. Plus our 70-something parents are all in MD and were having health issues. So DH transferred jobs to Camp Hill, PA. Now we're about an hour and 50 mins from DDs apartment (north of us) and from our parents (south of us) as well. But DDs have been home with us all summer (which is an adjustment for sure). And we hesitate to visit with our parents due to COVID. Saw them Valentine's weekend and then finally for July 4th. And I was terrified after July 4th, that they'd get sick (even though we haven't been sick, but still worry). They are just fine, thank goodness.

Strange times. Just hope things change or, at least, we all have serenity to accept the things we cannot change. Because, man, the change with this is hard.

Adding in- we are 47 and married 24 (almost) years. Aside from twin DDs-21 we have a DS-23. We did live here in this area back when the kids were teeny tiny, from Oct 99 to May 02. Lived on the East shore of Harrisburg then and we're on the West shore now.

 

[StevieB81]

Hi everyone. From the Hershey area (Palmyra, if you've heard of it). BLT since 2009. We're checking in on Sunday for a 10 night split stay at AKL and BWV. Can't wait. We really need a vacation

 

[keishashadow]

Strange times. Just hope things change or, at least, we all have serenity to accept the things we cannot change. Because, man, the change with this is hard.

Nice sentiment, we are all in it together. Would be nice to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

This boards have turned into a place of refuge, of sorts. Where else can you find people who, instead of giving a full-on side-eye, will truly commensurate over our shared travel woes?

 

[Steph01002]

Lancaster County, PA here. Own BWV, PVB and GF. Not going again until next summer, but we did go in June for a resort stay before the parks opened back up this year.

 

[kanerf]

Lancaster County, PA here. Own BWV, PVB and GF. Not going again until next summer, but we did go in June for a resort stay before the parks opened back up this year.

How was your stay?

 

[lovin'fl]

How was your stay?

Yes...would love to know?

 

[heynowirv]

Howdy ,
Cheltenham, Montgomery County, suburb of Philly. Grew up in Philly ,recently retired Respiratory Therapist.Summer's in Bethany Beach Delaware Beaches.Wife teaches in Cheltenham hopefully one more year and only if it's online ,or she'll retire. OKW since 2008 and just passed ROFR on BWV. Hopefully will be back for F&W Fall 2021.

 

[sjrec]

South Central PA residents and DVC owners since 2003-BCV and added AKL after it opened.
Canceled our August 10 day trip with our daughter’s family. They’re still going so we just downsized villas. Hope to still go our week in October we have booked, but still unsure about that.