Hi guys,
I live in the UK and I am really excited to say that I have closed at the VGF!!
I just wanted to share my decision making process to see if others are/were thinking the same as us when they purchased from the UK...
We have only purchased a fairly small DVC membership but for me there were a few big factors other than the actual 'time share' element of it that made me want to do it:
Firstly, actually owning a piece of the WDW Resort is a great feeling. More so as the GF is where I stayed with my wife on honeymoon and it has a lot of great memories for us. The VGF was a big motivation for us, and even though we may not stay there all the time, knowing this is my home resort is a good feeling- though i know this may make booking at other resorts slightly harder at 7 months out. Perhaps I have chosen the VGF more with my heart than brains when it comes to actually visiting WDW??! I know perhaps buying at AKV where the points needed per night are a lot less might have been wiser?
Also, after years of going to the DVC sales talks on DCL and the parks and deciding it probably wasn't for us or the cost was a little too much, we decided to take the plunge and now I have done it I am really, really pleased! When Disney sell the DVC they base your 'break even' on the current room prices for the DVC resorts. I always thought that they missed the point that actually some of the value resorts are excellent and booking a value resort for say 14 nights was sometimes cheaper than just the dues on DVC for a year! However, we love staying in a different Disney resort each time and want to try and get around all of them. I thought that over the years this might actually be a cost effective way of been able to do that.
On the downside, one thing that kept me up at night was the thought of having to pay the annual dues no matter what for 50 years. This is quite daunting but I do think as long as I go every other year I can claw some of the dues back on the discounts offered through the DVC, e.g. park tickets, merchandise, etc...
Also, from experience on DCL and the parks, DVC members certainly seem to be treated and welcomed like royalty by Disney and been able to now visit as a DVC member makes me really excited. I can't wait to do my first stay as a DVC member! Especially at the VGF as they really do look special.
Finally, the DVC cast members were fantastic- helpful, honest and up front and answered all our questions. Judy Kaufman was our rep and I can't praise her enough, I have seen her name come up on here in a few posts saying how great she is.
Well, thats it- sorry to have gone on for a while, i am sure you can tell we are really excited about our dvc membership!!
Andy
I live in the UK and I am really excited to say that I have closed at the VGF!!
I just wanted to share my decision making process to see if others are/were thinking the same as us when they purchased from the UK...
We have only purchased a fairly small DVC membership but for me there were a few big factors other than the actual 'time share' element of it that made me want to do it:
Firstly, actually owning a piece of the WDW Resort is a great feeling. More so as the GF is where I stayed with my wife on honeymoon and it has a lot of great memories for us. The VGF was a big motivation for us, and even though we may not stay there all the time, knowing this is my home resort is a good feeling- though i know this may make booking at other resorts slightly harder at 7 months out. Perhaps I have chosen the VGF more with my heart than brains when it comes to actually visiting WDW??! I know perhaps buying at AKV where the points needed per night are a lot less might have been wiser?
Also, after years of going to the DVC sales talks on DCL and the parks and deciding it probably wasn't for us or the cost was a little too much, we decided to take the plunge and now I have done it I am really, really pleased! When Disney sell the DVC they base your 'break even' on the current room prices for the DVC resorts. I always thought that they missed the point that actually some of the value resorts are excellent and booking a value resort for say 14 nights was sometimes cheaper than just the dues on DVC for a year! However, we love staying in a different Disney resort each time and want to try and get around all of them. I thought that over the years this might actually be a cost effective way of been able to do that.
On the downside, one thing that kept me up at night was the thought of having to pay the annual dues no matter what for 50 years. This is quite daunting but I do think as long as I go every other year I can claw some of the dues back on the discounts offered through the DVC, e.g. park tickets, merchandise, etc...
Also, from experience on DCL and the parks, DVC members certainly seem to be treated and welcomed like royalty by Disney and been able to now visit as a DVC member makes me really excited. I can't wait to do my first stay as a DVC member! Especially at the VGF as they really do look special.
Finally, the DVC cast members were fantastic- helpful, honest and up front and answered all our questions. Judy Kaufman was our rep and I can't praise her enough, I have seen her name come up on here in a few posts saying how great she is.
Well, thats it- sorry to have gone on for a while, i am sure you can tell we are really excited about our dvc membership!!
Andy