Disney Vacation Club what you need to know about DVC

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February 17, 2020

Disney Vacation Club - DVC Ownership

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What is DVC

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

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

Would you buy again?

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