possible dvc buyer

[godfrey4]

CAN ANYONE CLEARLY EXPLAIN HOW THIS WORKS? IS IT WORTH BUYING IF YOU GO TO DW EVERY YEAR?

 

[anniet]

If you go every year, want to stay on Disney property would like at least a microwave and fridge and don't mind not having housekeeping come in every day, then take the tour.

There is a Frequently Asked Questions Thread at the top of this board you may want to check out.

Good luck.

 

[DVC4US]

I'll give this a try and hopefully it won't be to confusing.
DVC is actually a timeshare but in the tradition of Disney it is different from most timeshares.

When you join DVC you buy a set number of points (at least 150) at your home resort and you are assigned a use month. Every year at the start of your use month you receive the number of points you purchased to be used that year or banked for the next year. You can bank your points for later use or you can also borrow points from the next year. So there are times that you could have more points to use, if you so desire. Your purchase with DVC is only good until the year 2042 and nobody seems to know what Disney will do then, but we don't believe Disney will leave all us members hanging in the wind.

With DVC you can not only go to WDW or DL, but you can go just about any where in the world. Your points can also be traded out to the Interval Timeshare system. When you decide where you want to go, when you want to go, and what size unit you want, you can determine how many points it will cost you. If you have these points you can call member services and book your room if it is available. At your home resort you can book your reservation 11 months out and at the other resorts you can book 7 months out.

DVC properties include: OKW, BWV, VWL, BCV, HHI, VB, and a new one opening next year Saratoga Springs (formerly Disney Institute). If I am correct BCV is the only one still availabe at WDW unless you purchase a resale. I do not know when SS will start selling.

Okay now that this is so long I will tell you that we believe this is a great investment. We purchased in 1998 and we have gone to Disney every year since (not that we have to go there but we love it). Even if you don't go every year to WDW it is still a great choice because it can be used at so many different places or you can rent out your points and use the money to go somewhere else.

If you would like more information you could try checking out the DVC website at www.dvcmember.com. Also if you are going to be at WDW or on a cruise soon, they have booths set up every where to get more info or a tour of the units.
LeiLani

 

[jimmytammy]

We purchased enough pts to make one nice trip a year. We would have been constantly staying at All Stars had we not have joined. Dont get me wrong I like the All stars, but with soon to be teens in our home we knew that sleeping together would soon not be an option.
So we checked out other resort options and discovered that it would cost us more to stay at other resorts on property than what DVC would cost. And in 9 yrs all we will owe is dues.
I dont know if I can clearly explain how DVC works cause it seemed more complicated to me until we actually became members and I booked for first time. I knew that it was Disney so I wouldnt go wrong.
I use this little analysis and I might be wrong but $$ for $$ DVC seems to save you money on accomodations. Here goes:

This year we will be paying into DVC approx. $255 per mos. x 12 mos. = $3060. That amount includes price per point and annual dues.
We will be staying at WLV from Dec 2 - 9 this year. A 2 bedroom stay would cost us $3640 if paying cash according to last years prices. Like anything the prices have gone up since then.
Thats a $580 savings in my mind. Others will argue this point and thats ok. I look at it this way cause its simple math.
Bear in mind you can get accomodations at some of the other resorts for less if you have 5 people but thiese prices will continue to rise in coming yrs while your DVC will stay the same.
I hope this can help (and not confuse ) in your decision. You sound like us that one trip a yr can take care of your need to be in the World.

 

[JOC]

We're not even planning to go every year but we took the plunge and purchased DVC anyway!