We are a family of 4 from NJ. We have been to WDW 4 times since 2001, and also took a Disney Cruise earlier this year. My dh and I are in our early 40s and our kids are 7 and 8. We typically travel to WDW in August and if we were to go the DVC route, we would probably consider going during teachers convention each November (aka "Jersey Week"). We have considered buying a vacation home at the Jersey Shore, which we would rent out and use ourselves 1 or 2 wks a year and in the off season.
We toured DVC/Saratoga Springs this past Saturday, on the last day of our most recent trip. We were very impressed with everything we learned and saw. Dh, who would never consider a timeshare, has actually been the driving force behind considering DVC as an option for our family. We enjoy our trips to WDW, and we own stock in Disney which means we believe in Disney as a company. For those reasons, it makes sense for us to consider Disney even tho' we would never consider another timeshare company.
Now that you have some background, I am hoping you can give me some help on making the decision by answering a few questions. I have been reading DisBoards and any other info I can find online. While I have absorbed quite a bit, my head is spinning. lol!Here are my questions (although I have a feeling I'll have more.).
I'm sorry for all the questions. I hope this is the correct forum to ask. Any help would be appreciated.

Jackie
We toured DVC/Saratoga Springs this past Saturday, on the last day of our most recent trip. We were very impressed with everything we learned and saw. Dh, who would never consider a timeshare, has actually been the driving force behind considering DVC as an option for our family. We enjoy our trips to WDW, and we own stock in Disney which means we believe in Disney as a company. For those reasons, it makes sense for us to consider Disney even tho' we would never consider another timeshare company.
Now that you have some background, I am hoping you can give me some help on making the decision by answering a few questions. I have been reading DisBoards and any other info I can find online. While I have absorbed quite a bit, my head is spinning. lol!Here are my questions (although I have a feeling I'll have more.).
- According to our guide, we have a window of no more than 72 hrs to get the incentives DVC is currently offering. Have you found this to be true? If not, what will we be looking at if we decide in the next few weeks?
- For those who toured last year, what were the incentives offered then, or with other properties?
- If I don't buy now, can I expect new incentives at another point down the road?
- Why do you think this is a good use of your money ($15k or more) when you will pay maintenance fees each year and you will receive no return on your investment after 49yrs??
- Have you used your points from any of the other categories (concierge, world collection, etc) and have you been satisfied?
- I just read a post where someone was unhappy with a comment about using your points at a resort other than your home resort. Why is that? Does that mean that it will be hard to get reservations at the other locations so we shouldn't have that expectation or that it will prevent those who have that resort as their home resort from getting the dates they want?
I'm sorry for all the questions. I hope this is the correct forum to ask. Any help would be appreciated.

Jackie