DIS Dads Talk DVC with the Dis Dads

[AirGoofy]

YUP!!![/B] If there's still one available!!!]

Yes. They are the ones with two mountains. You can see one over on the pin thread. I'll be glad to sell you one (minus the pins).

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2733617

PM me and we'll get er done.

 

[RodBelding]

i looked up the points needed for a grand villa. the most cheapest way of going. you would need 350 points per year to stay at okw in a grandvilla for one week in september. i would forget about park ticket price, dont matter where you stay, you will have to buy park tickets.figure $180.00 per point through disney. thats 63k. divide by 42 years thats $1500.00 per year initial investment. figure another $1500.00 for taxs and maintain.. total room per year is $3000.00 (can maintain and taxs go up, sure, but i have my bills from 1999 and the room rates out paced my t&m bill. i think my t&m bill went up $10 per month. if you look back on this thread you will see i posted the amounts and offered to send copies. throw your food number on there. lmao: i wouldnt even want to guess buddy!) and come to a total. the biggest problem is finding 63k. also, i only had one kid to brain wash and keep her intrest in disney. tammy and i where already so we dont have that problem. but that woulod be a big commitment for a long time.

$180 per point seems high, no? I think BLT is going for roughly $135 right now.

 

[dvczerfs]

$180 per point seems high, no? I think BLT is going for roughly $135 right now.

that coud be. i was just aiming high. im not allow to walk up or be seen at any dvc desk when im on vacation. along with going into the art of disney stores.

 

[SmilingGrump]

There were some pretty good incentives on our Alaska cruise so my DW told me "It's up to you" which, as we all know, is as good as a "YES!" so we took the plunge and bought into AKV

 

[RodBelding]

that coud be. i was just aiming high. im not allow to walk up or be seen at any dvc desk when im on vacation. along with going into the art of disney stores.

 

[dvczerfs]

just an fyi, we still hit every shoe store that was ever built but im not allowed in the art of disney or the dvc desks.(not even to look at the pictures)

 

[rescuetink]

Yes. They are the ones with two mountains. You can see one over on the pin thread. I'll be glad to sell you one (minus the pins).

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2733617

PM me and we'll get er done.

Check you PM soon!! Thanks!!

 

[AJRitz]

Interesting.
Orlando Sentinel (among others) is reporting that Jim Lewis, DVC President, was fired today.
Gotta wonder what's up, firing a Division President a week before the D23 Expo (and trying to bury the news by doing it late on a Friday afternoon).

Here's the Sentinel Article: http://t.co/tbaAMQw
Rumors are going around on Twitter about massive red ink in the DVC Division, and possible last-minute changes at Aulani (which is set to open in two weeks).

 

[cj9200]

Interesting.
Orlando Sentinel (among others) is reporting that Jim Lewis, DVC President, was fired today.
Gotta wonder what's up, firing a Division President a week before the D23 Expo (and trying to bury the news by doing it late on a Friday afternoon).

Here's the Sentinel Article: http://t.co/tbaAMQw
Rumors are going around on Twitter about massive red ink in the DVC Division, and possible last-minute changes at Aulani (which is set to open in two weeks).

The DVC Mousecellaneous Board exploded last night. Some of the speculated reasons included staff and member unrest, overriding using better materials in refurbs and paying the price now, and the studio layout in the BLT resort. The big one is Aluani's paperwork to sell timeshares was not properly done. It has stopped sales and is an expensive rewrite of the documents. Lewis supposedly knew about it and did nothing to fix it. If true, that is a big Oops.

The link is: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2778660

 

[AirGoofy]

Check you PM soon!! Thanks!!

I pm you back.

 

[AirGoofy]

Giggity. Ownage.

The DVC Mousecellaneous Board exploded last night. Some of the speculated reasons included staff and member unrest, overriding using better materials in refurbs and paying the price now, and the studio layout in the BLT resort. The big one is Aluani's paperwork to sell timeshares was not properly done. It has stopped sales and is an expensive rewrite of the documents. Lewis supposedly knew about it and did nothing to fix it. If true, that is a big Oops.

The link is: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2778660

Something will need to be cited when the annual dues are substantially increased.

 

[BirdsLightyear]

id spend the money your planing on using for superbowls tickets, bunch of rookies and still have the brains of the operation still in charge. but im sure he'll work on that. we are leaving sept. 27th. hopefully. i have to take tammy to jefferson unv. hosp. on the 21st for another mri and a dr. appointment. hopefully the spot on her brain is what they think it is. its hard to get excited about a trip that you dont know if your going till a week before. but the trip means nothing to me as long as shes ok.

hey hey I have a family hereno bird bashing..Sorry to hear that. We will be praying here for you and that's alote of prayers. So Then we should just meet then for lunch, breakfast or dinner. What ever you chose I will just take that day off. Because the rate I am going I wont be off anytime soonClaire just found out her G-Mom was diagnosed with hodgkins. So She is upset here to..so I will check in and out from time to time to see what the dads are up to,,,take care

 

[dvczerfs]

hey hey I have a family hereno bird bashing..Sorry to hear that. We will be praying here for you and that's alote of prayers. So Then we should just meet then for lunch, breakfast or dinner. What ever you chose I will just take that day off. Because the rate I am going I wont be off anytime soonClaire just found out her G-Mom was diagnosed with hodgkins. So She is upset here to..so I will check in and out from time to time to see what the dads are up to,,,take care

sorry to hear claire, well be prayin for gmom. keep me posted.

 

[baseballmickey]

Still catching up on this thread. In the meantime just wanted to jump in.

DW and I bought DVC in 2007, 7 months after DD was born. We financed our purchase, which makes it more expensive for us in the long run. We got the 160 point-plan, and that's been pretty good for us, until now.

Now, we'ved added another child, DD is 4 and we still only have 160 points. So it looks like we need to add, otherwise we need to bank and borrow to do the kinds of vacations we are used to. When we do add on, we'll purchase outright and not finance anymore.

We've stayed at SSR mostly, but we also stayed at BWV recently, and we LOVED it there. We are going to shoot for BWV again on our next trip. We're going to squeeze the four of us into a studio to get the most out of our points. Hopefully this is the last time we do this?? We are also doing DCL on our next trip, but will not use points for that. If we can swing it, we might spend a day or two at BLT or AKL on points before or after DCL. We're still trying to decide if our main WDW portion will be before or after DCL.

We like SSR, but found that it's a hike to get anywhere without a car. Buses are reliable, but can be packed at times. There's no way I am taking two kids that are both in strollers on a bus. I'll rent a car instead. Room location at SSR is also key. A room close to DTD allows you to walk there, which is nice. But that means you are farther from guest servies and food court. They've added some food options with the new pool area, so hopefully that helps.

at BWV, shopping and food are all right out on the boardwalk, and you can walk and/or ride a boat to EPCOT or DHS. We even walked to Fantasia mini-golf from there.

So to sum up, I have no major complaints about DVC, other than not having enough points!!!

 

[AirGoofy]

Still catching up on this thread. In the meantime just wanted to jump in.

DW and I bought DVC in 2007, 7 months after DD was born. We financed our purchase, which makes it more expensive for us in the long run. We got the 160 point-plan, and that's been pretty good for us, until now.

Now, we'ved added another child, DD is 4 and we still only have 160 points. So it looks like we need to add, otherwise we need to bank and borrow to do the kinds of vacations we are used to. When we do add on, we'll purchase outright and not finance anymore.

We've stayed at SSR mostly, but we also stayed at BWV recently, and we LOVED it there. We are going to shoot for BWV again on our next trip. We're going to squeeze the four of us into a studio to get the most out of our points. Hopefully this is the last time we do this?? We are also doing DCL on our next trip, but will not use points for that. If we can swing it, we might spend a day or two at BLT or AKL on points before or after DCL. We're still trying to decide if our main WDW portion will be before or after DCL.

We like SSR, but found that it's a hike to get anywhere without a car. Buses are reliable, but can be packed at times. There's no way I am taking two kids that are both in strollers on a bus. I'll rent a car instead. Room location at SSR is also key. A room close to DTD allows you to walk there, which is nice. But that means you are farther from guest servies and food court. They've added some food options with the new pool area, so hopefully that helps.

at BWV, shopping and food are all right out on the boardwalk, and you can walk and/or ride a boat to EPCOT or DHS. We even walked to Fantasia mini-golf from there.

So to sum up, I have no major complaints about DVC, other than not having enough points!!!

Good story. Our first contract was SSR and we added at BLT. I like SSR, even moreso with the new pool. I'm going to stay at THV next time, even if it is just the 4 of us. We stayed at BWV in April for Spring Break this year. DW loved it and would have added on points right then & there if we had the money. Our first stay at BLT is 50 days away.

 

[DEA]

Would any of you DVC owners be willing to do me a favor? I wanted to check availability for BWV and BCV November 3-November 6 of this year. I am trying to work up a plan of attack (rent points vs. hotel rooms) for a last-minute-ish trip. I am thinking any studio or 1BR would be fine, if availability exists. Not asking you to rent me points, I just want to see if it's a possibility.

Thanks,

-- Eric

 

[dvczerfs]

Would any of you DVC owners be willing to do me a favor? I wanted to check availability for BWV and BCV November 3-November 6 of this year. I am trying to work up a plan of attack (rent points vs. hotel rooms) for a last-minute-ish trip. I am thinking any studio or 1BR would be fine, if availability exists. Not asking you to rent me points, I just want to see if it's a possibility.

Thanks,

-- Eric

eric, dvc members have to call for avail. its not on line. i would call but i wouldnt have the points to call. on the dvc boards theres a thread that has avail. reports from members.

 

[DEA]

eric, dvc members have to call for avail. its not on line. i would call but i wouldnt have the points to call. on the dvc boards theres a thread that has avail. reports from members.

That thread is in conflict with a piece of information I got from another source, and I just wanted a tiebreaker. I think I will be able to get it from another source.

Thanks!

 

[NWDAD]

Checking in for the 1st time. Have been to WDW 1st year that each park open, starting 1971. and many times more. Bought OKW in 1997(170pts) and added BLT(150pts) this year. Chose BLT because they had the lowest dues and got a great deal on board the Wonder to Alaska this spring. The DW now says we have a enough points to do what we want I just don't have enough vacation time

 

[AirGoofy]

Checking in for the 1st time. Have been to WDW 1st year that each park open, starting 1971. and many times more. Bought OKW in 1997(170pts) and added BLT(150pts) this year. Chose BLT because they had the lowest dues and got a great deal on board the Wonder to Alaska this spring. The DW now says we have a enough points to do what we want I just don't have enough vacation time

Welcome. Like everyone else, I wish I had bought in sooner. But, we too own at BLT and it's great. An hour after checking into our room, DW greenlights buying more points here. Now, I have to be the responsible one and say we can't afford it.