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Disney Vacation Club???
| Thu, 07-27-2006 - 3:59pm |
Ok, so when I was down in WDW I saw all the adverts etc for DVC. I'm pretty interested in the whole "points" system, and loved the idea. However I can't get more information as I live in Canada - at least last time I checked I couldn't, they wouldn't send anything here in terms of brochures etc.
So what I was wondering is, what are the costs associated with it? Initial monetary outlay ~ $20,000?? Is there an annual fee, how much?? Is there a lot of selection, because I don't want to be going to Disneyland/Disney World all the time.
Thanks a lot for taking the time, I'm really interested to see if it's worth the money or not. (i'm quite a cheap person and can travel quite cheaply - though that might change when I have kids ).

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We have a few board members that are DVC owners and I'll let them answer most of your questions since they have the firsthadn knowledge, especially regarding trading out. Have you checked out the DVC website? It's pretty informative. It's www.disneyvacationclub.com
Right now they are selling points at Saratoga Springs. That would be your home resort. There is a minimum buy in of 150 points. I think the current price is around $100 per point. There are financing options available. Once you have your min points then there are yearly maintance fees. The fees are based on your resort & the # of points you have. They range from $3.xx to $5.xx per point. So 150 points at Old Key West would be different than 150 points at Saratoga Springs.
Thanks a lot for that info.
And I know that you might not be able to answer my questions, but I thought i'd get them out there, and be a bit more specific (for those people that are DVC memebers).
Yes I have been to that website. In fact I've been over and over it. But I still have some questions. such as:
- I know that you can use your membership at all the Disney Resorts around the world, and also other disney vacations, but what about those other 500 destinations they keep mentioning; they talk about London, France, New York...but do they have a list, or pictures somewhere of the over 500+ destinations?
- also can your points be used for anything other then the actual accomodations themselves? Like I know RCI points you can use them for flights, and stuff.
- The "comments" all discuss "the ability to take a quality vacation at least once a year and not have to worry about if we have the money." - what about flights?! those are the biggest expense (normally) on a vacation?
- I understand about the upkeep costs of your resort (we have the same thing here with RCI points) but how do you figure how many points do you get? Do you have to pay more initially to get more points? (or i guess with financing options you can get more points as you go along?)
- how many points do you need for different things; let's just say the cruise, or the costa rica disney adventure?? How many points per person does it cost? Say you only have a two person family, can you take 2/3 vacations on the same amount of points it would take for four people to do one?
so i'll leave it at that for now. I'm obviously not ready to buy as yet, but depending on what I find out in my research I am definitly considering the option. (oh, would it be worth if for me as a singleton to buy? As i'm only 20, I think if i have the money, it would be nice to know that I have a vacation lined up each year. Do you think this is a bad idea? or what?
Thank you in advance for putting up with my questions.
Yeah, that's basically what I'm looking for is a book like that. I wish I could get one without travelling AAALLLLL the way to Florida or California. It's really unfortunate, that they won't give information to you without doing those tours.
But you think it's worth it then?
Yeah, well I love travelling!! And I think that once I have a family, if I can take them all over the world (their 500+ destinations) including the Disney Resorts all over the world - France, HK, Tokyo, the Cruises and the Adventures. I would totally do it!
But just looking at doing the Adventures on their own, they are WAY more expensive then they need to be. I live in western canada, and they are staying at *the* top resorts in Banff and Jasper ~ no need for that, what's wrong with a holiday inn? Same with the cruise, it's 2 or 3 times the price of other cruises offered by different lines. So to me, if i was travelling without the DVC I would not do the disney Vacations, but I love disney....so if I could do them for cheaper I would love to.
And if I only had to cover flight or park tickets...or even nothing I would definitly go to Disneyland/Disney World way more often. I had a great time just last January being 20, so I am sure i'll enjoy it until I die.
Hi hollyberry16 - we're new DVC members - joined last August while on our Disney cruise.
WOW!!
You have been just wonderful! Thank you so much.
If you had the time, and not to inconvience you at all, I would LOVE to have the pages posted. Thank you so much for offering that!
It does sound like a good deal.
I first came upon "points" when my mom and I went to an "RCI Points" conference, and I was hooked! Then I saw that Disney does something similar, I was intrigued, but we didn't have time to go to a meeting. Now I wish I had made the time, but I never thought it wouldn't be available in canada. So I have got brochures from them, and found out about their "adventure" tours, which sound so fun too.
Thanks again.
Hi ~ well, I couldn't get the .pdf file to attach so here's a cut and paste of the DVC destinations:
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
EASTERN
Calabogie Highlands Vacation Villas,
Calabogie, Ontario
Calabogie Peaks Resort, Calabogie, Ontario
. Club Intrawest Blue Mountain Resort,
Collingwood, Ontario
. Club Intrawest Tremblant Resort,
Mont-Tremblant,Quebec
The Cottages at Port Stanton,
Severn Bridge, Ontario
Logos Land Resort, Cobden, Ontario
Marblewood Village Resort,
Steady Brook,Newfoundland
WESTERN
BRITISHCOLUMBIA
Bighorn Meadows on the Springs at Radium
Golf Resort, Radium Hot Springs .Club Intrawest Panorama Resort, Panorama
. Club Intrawest Vancouver Resort, Vancouver
. Club Intrawest Whistler Resort, Whistler
Fairmont Vacation Villas at Hillside,
Fairmont Hot Springs
Fairmont Vacation Villas at Mountainside,
Fairmont Hot Springs
Fairmont Vacation Villas at Riverside,
Fairmont Hot Springs
The Grand Okanagan Resort and
Conference Centre, Kelowna
Holiday Park Resort, Kelowna
Manteo Beach Club, Kelowna
Mountainside Lodge, Whistler
Vacation Internationale - The Clock Tower
at Whistler, Whistler
ALBERTA
Grand Canadian Resort Vacation Club,
Canmore
Sunset Resorts - Canmore, Canmore
Canadian Rockies Biking Trip
MEXICO
Club Baccara, Cancun
Club Casa Dorada Spa and Golf Resort,
San Jose del Cabo
Club International de Cancun, Cancun
The Grand Baja Resort and Spa,
San Jose del Cabo
Lindo Mar Adventure Club, Puerto Vallarta
Marina EICid Hotel &Yacht Club, Mazatlan
Ocho Cascadas, Puerto Vallarta
Palma Real Hotel and Villas, Manzanillo
Playa del Sol Costa Sur, Puerto Vallarta
Playa del Sol Grand, Nuevo Vallarta
Premiere Vacation Club at Sea of Cortez
Beach Club, San Carlos
Rancho Banderas Vacation Villas,
Punta de Mita,Nayarit
The Royal Caribbean, Cancun
The Royal Islander, Cancun
The Royal Mayan, Cancun
The Royal Sands, Cancun
Vacation Internationale-Torres Mazatlan,
Mazatlan
Villa del Palmar-Cabo, Cabo San Lucas
Villa del Palmar-Flamingos, Nuevo Vallarta
World International Vacation Club-
Conchas Chinas, Puerto Vallarta
World International Vacation Club-
La Paloma, Rosarito Beach
World International Vacation Club-
Mar Azul, Acapulco
WorldMark Coral Baja, SanJose del Cabo
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ALABAMA
Escapes!to the Gulfat Orange Beach,
OrangeBeach
ARIZONA
Club Sunterra at The Ridge on Sedona
Golf Resort, Sedona
Club Sunterra at Scottsdale Villa Mirage,
Scottsdale
Club Sunterra at Sed on a Summit, Sedona
Four Seasons Residence Club Scottsdale,
Scottsdale
Marriott's Canyon Villas at Desert Ridge,
Phoenix
Orange Tree Interval Ownership Resort,
Scottsdale
Premiere Vacation Club -Rancho Manana
Resort, CaveCreek
Premiere Vacation Club-Sedona Vacation
Club at Los Abrigados, Scottsdale
Starr Pass Golf Suites, Tucson
Varsity Clubs of America -Tucson Chapter,
Tucson
Villas of Cave Creek, Cave Creek
Westin Kierland Villas,Scottsdale
Westgate Painted Mountain GolfResort, Mesa
World Mark Bison Ranch, Overgaard
World Mark Pinetop, Pinetop
World Mark Rancho Vistoso, Oro Valley
. Arizona Biltmore Resort &Spa, Phoenix
. Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson
ARKANSAS
Sun Bay Beach Club, Hot Springs
The Wharf, Hot Springs
CALIFORNIA
DISNEYLAND0RESORT .Disneyland. Hotel, Anaheim
. Disney's Grand Californian Hote/0,Anaheim. Disney's Paradise Pier'" Hotel, Anaheim
CENTRALCOAST
Club Donatello, San Francisco
Club Sunterra at San Luis Bay, AvilaBeach
Harbortown Point Marina Resort &Club,
Ventura
Hyatt Highland Inn, Carmel
Inn at the Opera, San Francisco
San Francisco Suites, San Francisco
San Luis Bay Inn, AvilaBeach
The Suites at Fisherman's Wharf,
San Francisco
WorldMark Marina Dunes, Marina .The Fairmont San Francisco, San Francisco .Monterey Plaza Hotel &Spa, Monterey .White Swan Inn, San Francisco
DESERT
California Vacation Club -Vista Mirage,
Palm Springs
. Club Intrawest Palm Desert Resort,
Palm Desert
Lawrence Welk's Desert Oasis, Cathedral City
Marriott's Desert Springs Villas, Palm Desert
Marriott's Desert Springs VillasII,PalmDesert
Marriott's Shadow Ridge, Palm Desert
Palm Springs Tennis Club, Palm Springs
Vacation Internationale -Oasis Villa Resort,
Palm Springs
Westin Mission Hills Resort Villas,
Rancho Mirage
WorldMark Palm Springs, Palm Springs
. La Quinta Resort and Club, La Quinta
INLAND
Lagonita Lodge, BigBear Lake
Lagonita Lodge II, Big Bear Lake
Lawrence Welk Resort Villas, Escondida
North Bay at Lake Arrowhead,
Lake Arrowhead
Riviera Oaks Resort, Ramona
San Diego Country Estates, Ramona
Villas on the Greens at the Welk Resort,
Escondido
WorldMark Angels Camp, Angels Camp
WorldMark Bass Lake, Bass Lake
WorldMark Big Bear, BigBearLake
WorldMark Clear Lake, Nice
MOUNTAINS
Beachcomber Inn, South LakeTahoe
Marriott Grand Residence Club Tahoe,
LakeTahoe
Marriott's Timber Lodge, South LakeTahoe
The Mountain Club at Kirkwood, Kirkwood
Red Wolf Lodge at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
Villas of Gold Mountain, Clio
World Mark Windsor, Windsor
. Resort at Squaw Creek, LakeTahoe
SOUTHERNCOAST
California Vacation Club -Gaslamp Plaza
Suites, San Diego
Capistrano Surfside Inn, Capistrano Beach
Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara,
North San Diego
Marriott's Newport Coast Villas,NewportCoast
Riviera Beach &Spa Resort, Capistrano Beach
Riviera Shores Resort, Capistrano Beach
San Clemente Cove Resort, San Clemente
Tamarack Beach Resort, Carlsbad
WorldMark Oceanside Harbor, Oceanside .Hotel del Coronado, San Diego
. Shutters on the Beach, Santa Monica
WINECOUNTRY .The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn &Spa,
Sonoma
California Wine Country Biking
COLORADO
Aspen Ridge, Telluride
Eagle Point, Vail
Franz Klammer Lodge, Telluride
Gold Point Condominiums, Breckenridge
Grand Timber Lodge, Breckenridge
Hyatt Main Street Station, Breckenridge
Hyatt Mountain Lodge, Beaver Creek
Lakeside Terrace in the Vail Valley, Avon
Marriott's Mountain Valley Lodge,
Breckenridge
Marriott's StreamSide at Vail, Vail
Park Plaza at Beaver Creek, Beaver Creek
Poste Montane Lodge at Beaver Creek,
Beaver Creek
Premier Vacation Club -Golden Eagle
Resort at Crabs Lodge, Estes Park
The River Club, Telluride
St. James Place, Beaver Creek
Sandstone Creek Club, Vail
Sheraton Mountain Vista, Avon
Spinnaker at Lake Dillon, Dillon
The Village at Steamboat Springs,
Steamboat Springs
COLORADO(continued)
WorldMark Steamboat Springs,
Steamboat Springs
. The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
. Keystone Resort, Keystone
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