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Disney Vacation Club what you need to know about DVC

February 17, 2020


Disney Vacation Club - DVC Ownership


Mouse Chat Podcast overview show on DVC






What is DVC




  • Disney’s Timeshare product




  • Started with The Disney Vacation Club




    • Disney’s Old Key West Resort WAS “The Disney Vacation Club”




    • Villa style accommodations
      - Studio






        • 1BR - w/full kitchen and laundry facilities




        • 2BR




        • 3BR Grand Villa - three bedrooms, three baths




          • 1BD and higher have master bathrooms with jacuzzi or soaker tub












Most DVC resorts offer at least a counter service and table service restaurant or access to them.


Pools with spa and slide


Members do not receive daily cleaning services, but receive towel and trash service halfway through a week stay




Point system




  • Traditional timeshares offer a fixed week system - you buy a week, and stay in the same or similar unit every year, the same calendar week of the year.




  • Point system offers the flexibility to book any roomstyle in any season… that your points allow you to.




  • Points can be banked from one year to the next, or borrowed… you can use banked, current, and borrowed points on the same reservation.




  • Use year…. What does that mean?






Becoming a member




  • You purchase points at a ‘home resort’ - you own the same number of points each year until the end of the contract - that length of time varies by resort. Older resorts will expire sooner.




  • You can book at your home resort at 11mo




    • You can book at other resorts at 7mo






  • You buy a ‘set’ of points, and they are deeded to you - but as mentioned, the deed does expire, unlike many traditional timeshares.




  • Take the tour - at Disney’s Saratoga Springs




  • Purchase price




  • Maintenance fees




  • Value for the money




    • Break even point






  • Trading points for traditional resort accommodations, cruises, and other timeshares and high end luxury accommodations, as well as adventures by Disney.






Buying direct vs. resale




  • There are several resale outlets




    • You have to know what the difference is, and what you lose out on by buying resale.






Benefits of ownership




  • Discounts




  • Annual Passes




  • Events




  • Magazine - Disney Files






ALL of the DVC resorts - I’ll list them and we’ll talk a little about each one.




Would you buy again?