Sorry for Non-DVC?

[vandy]

At WDW now and enjoying a relaxing vacation. We were a little bit like some who when they first purchase DVC, may tend to have a feeling of entitlement since we are 'owners' of part of the magic. Over the years, that feeling has gone away and has been replaced by more of a feeling of being lucky to not have to travel the way we did prior to DVC. Traveling on transportation and going through the parks the past couple of days almost makes me feel sorry for those who are not DVC. They spend their hard-earned money on small rooms, eat out for their meals and rush through the parks to cram as much as possible into 5 or 6 days. As DVC members, we usually spend anywhere from 8 to 12 nights, take our time in the parks, eat most of our meals in our villa and spend more time enjoying what our resort has to offer. Maybe feeling sorry for the other park goers are not the proper words to use, but we definitely are thankful for our DVC membership.

 

[wulfekamp]

I completely understand. Being DVC is so differnt from regular visitors. Regular visitors race around DVC members savor the experience.

 

[spiceycat]

definitely understand - brought in 1993 and no regrets.

It is a different way to enjoy WDW. although go for smaller trips - just lots of them - like every month - now it is around every 3 months or so.

 

[Breyean]

I blame Disney.

They kept DVC a well kept secret.

 

[Tamar]

Our first trips to Disney were so commando, rushing from place to place. Since owning DVC and getting annual passes, it's actually relaxing to be at Disney. Yup, I feel sorry for those who have to try to fit it all in because they don't know when they'll be back.

 

[WilsonFlyer]

{Like}

 

[WilsonFlyer]

I blame Disney.

They kept DVC a well kept secret.

Yea. There is that.

 

[CrazyDuck]

As DVC members, we usually spend anywhere from 8 to 12 nights, take our time in the parks, eat most of our meals in our villa and spend more time enjoying what our resort has to offer. Maybe feeling sorry for the other park goers are not the proper words to use, but we definitely are thankful for our DVC membership.

If it helps... I feel sorry for you having to eat most of your meals in the room!

 

[TDC Nala]

If it helps... I feel sorry for you having to eat most of your meals in the room!

I have to agree with that..I stay in studios, so no eating in the room...A lot of other DVC members believe you have to get at least a one-bedroom or it's not a DVC experience and they are feeling sorry for me in my studio...go studio. Less points, more time.

Not much use being sorry for what anyone else does, maybe they like eating in restaurants and only use the room for sleeping and washing.

 

[crisi]

I wouldn't feel sorry for them either. There are plenty of people on the resort board that go as often as DVCers and don't go commando. There are plenty of DVCers that go commando. There are plenty of people on the budget board eating in their room, and plenty of DVCers eating out (we have breakfast in our room - did that before DVC and with DVC). DVC really hasn't changed us much at all in terms of how we tour. What has changed how we tour is the frequency of our trips and the ages of our kids - the first made possible by DVC, but alternatively that could have been made possible by value resorts, or budgeting more for Disney, or staying offsite.

 

[Chic]

To my family, part of the Disney experience is eating in the restaurants. The theming, character interaction, and awesome food are half the reason we visit the Mouse!

 

[Micca]

To my family, part of the Disney experience is eating in the restaurants. The theming, character interaction, and awesome food are half the reason we visit the Mouse!

I would have totally agreed with with this about 10+ years ago. Now we do restaurants part of the time, and enjoy dining in our resort the rest of the time. We do a (little) cooking, get food delivered, or carry out. Lotsa fun, but we'd love to go to the restaraunts on property if they had the same quality and choices they did years ago.

 

[arthur06]

At WDW now and enjoying a relaxing vacation. We were a little bit like some who when they first purchase DVC, may tend to have a feeling of entitlement since we are 'owners' of part of the magic. Over the years, that feeling has gone away and has been replaced by more of a feeling of being lucky to not have to travel the way we did prior to DVC. Traveling on transportation and going through the parks the past couple of days almost makes me feel sorry for those who are not DVC. They spend their hard-earned money on small rooms, eat out for their meals and rush through the parks to cram as much as possible into 5 or 6 days. As DVC members, we usually spend anywhere from 8 to 12 nights, take our time in the parks, eat most of our meals in our villa and spend more time enjoying what our resort has to offer. Maybe feeling sorry for the other park goers are not the proper words to use, but we definitely are thankful for our DVC membership.

Hi Neighbor (we are from Iowa also)

Glad your having a great time.

 

[rascalmom]

We don't commando as much anymore and it is funny how much your perspective changes! I have a friend who just got back and she was comparing trips with me - she had done & seen several things that we missed on our last trip and she just was so surprised.

"You didn't do Fantasmic?"

"You missed CoP?"

"You didn't do a waterpark?"

"You only rode Expedition Everest once?"

It was funny, because she was obviously feeling very concerned for me that we had missed these things. I was, , they'll be there next time....and we had a wonderful time. That's what counts! We only did rope drop once during the trip and she just couldn't imagine.

Hehehe.......rookie.

 

[wulfekamp]

I think you change over time to a slower pace. We try and add a few new places to eat each trip. We try other new things like the segway tour at epcot. Its more about experiencing new things than doing everything.

 

[jarestel]

No.

 

[Lynne M]

Do I feel grateful that I'm able to afford DVC? Sure. It's worked out well for me.

Do I feel sorry for those who don't own DVC? Not at all. That would assume that it's a good deal for everyone, or that everyone would want to own it, and I know that's not the case.

I assume that people vacation the way they want to. Some love the values for their theming, some love staying club level at the Poly. Some would rather put the money into tours, or collectibles, or fine dining on or off-site. Some would rather stay offsite and rent a house. Some enjoy visiting WDW, but only want to do it every 5 years or so. There are so many ways to vacation....no one way is right for everyone.

 

[moericus]

We have only stayed at studios at this point so the restaurants are a big part of our DVC experience. I can't imagine going to Disney without eating at Ohana's. But, we also don't get down to Florida as much as others.

 

[vandy]

I look forward to eating outside our villa more, but with six adults it seems like every meal is between $75 and $125, so we do eat in most of the time. That works though as we do parks early and late, relaxing at our resort in between.

Again, maybe feeling sorry is not the proper terminology, but we are thankful for finding out about Disney's Best Kept Secret.

 

[Sammie]

We went to Disney World many years, over 13 in fact before buying DVC. We had some our most wonderful vacations.

We did not rush anywhere and we went as often or actually more often than with DVC, those dues are high.

We stayed everywhere from All Star to the suites at the Grand Floridian. I doubt many DVC members have had that experience.

We bought DVC because we out grew one room and two bedrooms with DVC was a better fit.

It is all good.