Saratoga Springs Owners Threads
And unlike other quick service restaurants, Chip and Dale’s actually has a 10% DVC discount.
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DVC Dreams on Real World Budgets - How did you get creative to afford DVC and maximize your vacation investment?
Well you can pass points on to your children or grandchildren. My wife and I are inheriting BRV and OKW from my parents and we will be 100 when our Riviera points expire, odds those will get passed on.
Lakeshore Lodge (Future) Owners Thread
But the Poly Tower is not separate from the rest of the Poly nor is Big Pine Key separate from the rest of DVC at the GF. Kidani Village and Jambo House are separate. They have established precedent for doing it both ways.
Lakeshore Lodge (Future) Owners Thread
Any word yet on whether or not the new lodge is going to be the same ownership interest as the FW Cabins or will it be a different ownership interest?
Annual Passes or No?
I still have my non-expiring 10 day ticket I bought in 2009. Still has four water park days on it.
DVC Dreams on Real World Budgets - How did you get creative to afford DVC and maximize your vacation investment?
We've done the zero percent interest on a new credit card for X number of months to help pay for DVC points a couple of times. Another thing to consider if you are going to take out a loan (I have not done this) - is look at a home equity loan. You are going to get a much better interest rate with one of those than you
Arrival day strategy
Ah, we are in similar situations and when I have pitched a similar strategy to my wife, beyond the switching of rooms bit her reply is usually along the lines of, "We bought the points so we don't have to pay for rooms."
Arrival day strategy
I guess it depends but if you are paying cash for someplace you then have to switch rooms which can be a pain. Back in the days of the Magical Express I always liked the idea of flying in late, getting a hotel near the airport that has a free shuttle and free breakfast (like the Hampton Inn) and the next morning taking
Lakeshore Lodge (Future) Owners Thread
Hopefully they will reopen the walkway between Fort Wilderness and the Wilderness Lodge so it will be easy to get over there if you are staying at BRV or CCV.
Saratoga Springs Owners Threads
Stay in the 8500 Building in the Grandstand. It's right outside the pool and it's a closer walk to the main building than some buildings in the Springs (which cost more points) and it's not a bad walk to the Springs bus stop if you want to get on at the last stop so you don't have to do the internal loop (don't do this
Lakeshore Lodge (Future) Owners Thread
All I know if that if the imagineers working on the pool don't fill it with Easter Eggs from River Country they should all be fired.
Best Balconies?
Old Key West and it's not even close. The Villas at Key West have big balconies with a nice table and chairs that you can actually use. Other resorts have tiny balconies you can barely fit on.
Disney Wonder - ALASKA!
We saw some otters in the water behind our villa at Old Key West once.
Annual Passes or No?
Just one other thing to keep in mind with regard to renewing. If you don't renew and there is some sort of world event (like COVID) that causes APs to be suspended for awhile, you may not have the option to get one, at least not for some time. During COVID we chose to renew our APs instead getting our money back and as
Annual Passes or No?
For us we just renewed our APs with Membership Magic Beyond at 65 points per pass. We like that benefit of MMB. Of course we also just inherited a significant number of points from my parents who are now 90 and not in good health and cannot go to WDW anymore. Without those points added to our point total using points t
Best View You Ever Had (DVC)
Thanksgiving 2010 had a studio at the GCV and we got to watch World of Color every night from our balcony.
Arrival day strategy
My favorite arrival strategy is getting there mid to late afternoon. If we are flying (Southwest from BWI) it means we are not getting crazy early for a morning flight. If we are driving it means staying at DVC Hilton Head the night before. Either way, getting there mid to late afternoon allows us to unpack, get settle
Disney Wonder - ALASKA!
Yeah, it was the first leg of the Wonder's repositioning cruise down to Sydney. It was amazing. Port calls in Honolulu, Kauai, Maui, and the Big Island before we got off in Honolulu. If nothing else go to Stanley Park to see the totem poles and hike around it is really nice.
Lakeshore Lodge (Future) Owners Thread
I hope they call the whole pool complex River Country.
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