Single DVC owners

[kab407]

Magic, that is the exact reason why I can count on one hand the number of people who know I own DVC. Come to think of it, they all share the same last name as me.

I do play well with others except when it comes to my DCV points. MINE, MINE, MINE all MINE.

 

[Boston5602]

MAGIC WOW !!!! Maybe a TINY little fib would be O.K. ? Tell Mom what your monthly payment is say $ 270.00 a month loan and Due's .Tell them you pay that every month the whole time. If Cousin wants to pay them for the 12 months for the year 2007 then cousin can have year 2007 vacation.

Hey MOM , so you won't be embarrassed I'll even let you pay for it this year.



Good Luck Magic, and actually EVERYONE!

 

[Fitswimmer]

I own DVC for a number of years now. I brought my parents and 2 nieces to BWV (my home resort) last year. They had a blast. No problem. I'll treat them again, they deserve it. Problem is my mom has been telling the world and its mother about her "daughter's wonderful place in the middle of Disney World" ever since. Apparently I OWN Boardwalk Villas - who knew?!

I've only owned there for a year, and my Dad reacted the same way your Mom did! He tells all his golf partners and workout buddies about how his daughter is "taking us on Vacation" and shows off the pictures of the resorts. We've stayed at OKW and SSR and the FIRST thing he does is take pictures of the rooms! In May, I'm taking them to Vero Beach and he's been bragging about that for months. He's going to have all his friends thinking that I own all these different vacation homes!

I bought DVC because I love Disney. If I hadn't been single with no kids, I wouldn't have been able to afford it! Disney is a great place for singles to vacation. I did a solo trip to HHI and the CM's were WONDERFUL. There are a lot of people on the Solo boards who go to WDW alone and tell great stories about the fun they've had.

If you don't get Disney, no amount of explanation will ever suffice, if you do get Disney-no explanation is necessary.

 

[Pooh Lover]

I admit it...I'm a Disney Freak! But my family has never gotten it. We went to WDW once when I was a kid and that was enough for them. Every year I asked to go back and every year I got outvoted.

So this year I bought 200 pts at SSR and from the get go I'm envisioning using 2007, 2008 and 2009 points to take my 2 brothers, their spouses and kids and my parents and stay at a GrandVilla for a week. I mean how much fun would it be?

And everyone's response? Yeah, I guess it sounds like fun. We could talk about it, I suppose.

Well, now I say, forget them! I'll take my 2 little ones and we'll have a blast a couple times a year and everyone else can pay for their own rooms if they decide to go!

I just don't understand how anyone can NOT LOVE WDW!!!

 

[Minniespal]

That is going to become my standard answer! Why am I buying? Because, I am brilliant!

Great answer

 

[SimbaCub]

MagicForMe I am LOL at your story. I have one similar but it involves the "middle" child in the family and her dh and ds. Apparently the offer of a week at OKW in a Grand Villa wasn't good enough for them. The "middle" child thought I should pay for their 3 airline tickets to FL, their park passes, AND their meals. Needless to say, that trip never happened so I took the points and booked a room at VWL and had the youngest sibling go along for a combined 21st birthday and Christmas trip for 13 nights! We had fun without our "middle" sibling and that is all that matters!

People think if you are single you should give those with kids your DVC points and pay for their entire trip so their children can enjoy Disney. Somehow I think I missed that memo. . .

 

[TDC Nala]

I know you are out there (I can't be the only one!)
How do you explain to people why you are buying a Disney timeshare when you don't have children. Why don't people get that adults can love Disney too?

It ain't anybody else's business. But if I get asked I usually say "I like Disney." If they think I'm weird, I don't really care.

Magicforme...your family has lots of nerve to go around.

I have given a bunch of points to my brother's family for August, but they didn't ask for it, I offered.

While they stay at OKW on my points I will be at Pop Century on the bounce-back free dining reservation.

 

[Boston5602]

It ain't anybody else's business. But if I get asked I usually say "I like Disney." If they think I'm weird, I don't really care.

Magicforme...your family has lots of nerve to go around.

I have given a bunch of points to my brother's family for August, but they didn't ask for it, I offered.

While they stay at OKW on my points I will be at Pop Century on the bounce-back free dining reservation.

Thats a great way for both you and your brother to enjoy Disney. You getting an inexpensive room with meals and he getting points courtesy of you! I think thats terrific.

 

[gjw007]

I know you are out there (I can't be the only one!)
How do you explain to people why you are buying a Disney timeshare when you don't have children. Why don't people get that adults can love Disney too?

I never get that question but the more generic "why are you going to Orlando again? Why don't you try someplace different." My standard response is that its far enough away from work that they won't call me in (14 hour drive) and that I like the variety of activities that are available in Florida that includes the theme parks, the Cape, and the choice of the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico for beach-type activities. Of course the person who hassled me the most on this stopped when I asked him why he kept going to Boston twice a year for his vacations.

 

[WolfpackFan]

My family would never question me directly about us going to WDW year after year, but I am sure they talk plenty about it behind my back. But you know what, I'm 56 years old and could care absolutely less about what they say about me and the choices I've made in life.

 

[wdw1972]

I was a single parent when I first bought dvc, but buying it had NOTHING to do with my son. It was what I wanted....he just got to come along for the ride (on most trips - I still took solo trips without him) while he was growing up.

As for people making comments - I'm certain I wouldn't get into any big discussion with someone questioning why I go to WDW so often...or why I do anything else, for that matter. It's MY business what I do, where I go, and who I do it with...plain & simple. I think nobody questions me because they're not going to get to me <g>.

Now my son is grown, and I've got the rest of my dvc membership to enjoy it either solo or with my boyfriend. I love being there solo or with another adult - until there are grandkids for me, I don't care to have any kids with me at WDW. Even then, most of my trips will still be solo/adult.

 

[mjy]

I know you are out there (I can't be the only one!)
How do you explain to people why you are buying a Disney timeshare when you don't have children. Why don't people get that adults can love Disney too?

I'll go you one better.

Many of my friends cannot understand why I had bought an ownership interest years ago and why I have added on to it a few times.

Even more, they cannot understand how a single can go on the Disney Cruise Line. "Don't all those kids bother you?!"

Hey, what can I say? I'm a kid at heart. After all, one of my all time favorite songs was, "I don't want to grow up. I'm a Toys 'R Us Kid!"

 

[TDC Nala]

Thats a great way for both you and your brother to enjoy Disney. You getting an inexpensive room with meals and he getting points courtesy of you! I think thats terrific.

It works! He has three kids so they get the points and a 2 bedroom at OKW, my mother and I can fit into Pop Century and eat.

 

[Tabetha]

Another single owner here (although I'll be getting married at the World in 2008!). First thing I did when I sent off my contract was send an email to all my friends telling them that they could be expecting invitations in the upcoming years.
I think if I get creative with my points, I can help subsidize some of my friends' attendance at my wedding! How awesome is that?

 

[Lenc324]

Single here....

 

[jekjones1558]

MagicForMe:
I hear you. I really think that some people just do not GET how our points work! We are treating our family (18 total) next Nov. and my sister called to say that she had invited her boyfriend's sister and husband so would I please book another room! She has no idea how many points we are using for a GV and 2 - 2 bedrooms for a week already. The maintenance fees alone for one year for those points is a lot. And she thinks I can just add another room at will??? Luckily I could honestly say that I am out of points for the year. Non-DVCers just don't GET it!!

 

[jenelope]

I'm very fortunate in the fact that the people who would be inclined to ask the "why again?" or "why did you buy?" sort of question also know me well enough to not even try. My love of WDW is well known around here. I do have to say, though, that buying after I had already become established as the local Disney freak doesn't really make up for all of the WDW trips I could have taken if I'd bought sooner.

There was one very simple reason why I decided to buy into DVC. I may get married someday. I may not. I may have kids. I may not. I may move out of my home state. I may not. I will always love to go to WDW. There is no "may not" there. My love of WDW is one of very few constants in my life, so buying into DVC made a lot of sense to me.