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Lakeshore Lodge (Future) Owners Thread

I’m trying to decide whether the lack of mention of 1 BR, 2BR or Grand Villas is (a) ominous or (b) primarily related to being super careful about legally delicate statements prior to state timeshare approval. Yes, they did mention the stand-alone cabins…but maybe some number of those will be allocated to the hotel sid

Disneyland Hotel Villas Owners Thread

VDH skews heavily to Studios. Of the 326 built units, only 19 are one bedroom (and 18 of those are lockoffs, so those might end up becoming two bedroom villas),. There are only 20 Two bedroom, and a spartan 2 grand villas. Source: dvcnews.com I'm usually a "one bedroom guy" at WDW, but for my usual 3 or 4 night annual

Saratoga Springs Owners Threads

SSR Pro Tips: Even if you aren't a golfer, here are two reasons to go downstairs to the Lake Buena Vista Gold Course area (behind and under the check-in foyer): (1) Nice selection of Fab 5 embroidered men's polo/golf shirts in the Pro Shop. They usually have designs I don't see in regular Disney retail outlets. (2) For

Copper Creek Villas Owner Thread

I'm confident that the high points per night is the primary cause for availability. I've enjoyed staying in one of the CCV Cascade Cabins every other year during the holidays. I even keep a 5' prelit Christmas tree with Owners Locker just to set it up in a cabin during my stays. Peaceful and super quiet. Beautiful inte

DVC Field guide

I found DVC Field Guide very useful in my first couple of years of membership. In one place, it had all the common sense tips it would have taken me much more time to absorb. I've recommended it to several friends exploring DVC membership, and most have said it was very useful to them. Might not be helpful for DVC memb

Where My Split Stay Folks At?

I usually visit for 12 nights at a time (yep, I'm retired). The first 5 nights are usually in a Magic Kingdom resort studio. Next 7 days are near the other parks in a 1 bedroom for the washer/dryer. From that second phase, I usually also explore the Orlando area: Morse Museum (largest collection of original Louis Comfo

Favorite WDW DVC Resorts Ranked

Ranking? So hard. But choices must be made. So here are mine, with both the abbreviation and the full name for new forum guests who haven’t memorized the secret code book: 1)        CCV/Copper Creek ** – Fell in love with Wilderness Lodge when the hotel first opened in 1994. I was too poor to buy in at Boulder Ridge (o

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