Since it was founded in 1991, Disney Vacation Club (DVC) has become one of the highest-rated vacation-ownership programs in the industry – and a prime example of how Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is growing its family vacation business by addressing a broad range of vacation experiences.

If you aren’t a Disney Vacation Club member, then you can earn an additional 5 entries into the Alice In Wonderland Giveaway.  This offer is valid From today until Saturday 5/29/10.

All you have to do is fill in the information requesting additional information regarding Disney Vacation Club.  Find that by Clicking HERE.

You will receive some mail, e-mail, and possibly a phone call from an Authorized DVC rep.

While there are many different timeshare out there I only recommend DVC (Disney Vacation Club).  I own a DVC membership, and I have been on tours of many other timeshares that are available.  Most of the other timeshares are very high pressure, and on top of that you get “Weeks” to use.  With Disney you get “Points.”  Here is some things to account for if you have considered purchasing a DVC membership. 

• Figure out roughly how many trips you want to take a year.
• Come up with an idea of how many people will be going majority of the time.
• Decide what kind of accomodations you will want.

These things are important to know because if you are single, or married, and only need basic accomodations, then that is a studio.  If you have kids going, and you want to save money by cooking, then a 1 bedroom will work.  The scenarios keep going.  The amount of points is important if you want to go away multiple times, or if you are going to get larger accomodations.

Before you decide on buying you can contact your preferred banking lender with a free credit score, and see what they will charge you for interest, and the loan.  If you don’t want to do that, then you can just leave it in the hands of Disney Vacation Club.  Their rates are pretty good, and I haven’t heard of a lot of people being declined the credit.

After all is said and done you will be able to vacation roughly 2-3 months later.  There are usually some sort of promotions going on if you purchase, so watch out for the deals.

Email me if you want to get in touch with a DVC rep. like ours, Kelly Jo.  Kelly Jo will make sure you get all the information you need, and you will be very happy with the level of service that you get.

If you have DVC, then what do you think of it thus far?

We have been a Disney Vacation Club member for years, and we have only used our points in Disney World at this point.  My wife has mentioned using our points elsewhere like on Branson vacation packages, or even the Poconos.  I have no yen to do this because the vacation still costs additional money when not in a Disney resort.  On top of that I like Disney, and that is that. 

Being a Disney Vacation Club member I read a lot of different things pertaining to DVC.  I know a lot of DVC’ers that will rent off their points if they aren’t going to use them, and it is a win-win situation for everyone.  Well, Disney Vacation Club is now offering a new way to get points if you are short.

I would never do this because $15 a point is a bit steep.  I have sources to get points for $9 and up.

One-Time-Use Vacation Points

See the details on how you can purchase a minimal number of additional vacation points to use towards your stay of choice.As a Disney Vacation Club Member, occasionally you may find yourself in need of just few extra vacation points in order to book that perfect dream vacation. Previously, this required borrowing vacation points from a future use year, but very recently a new alternative was introduced. They’re called “one-time-use” vacation points and are available for a fee of $15 ($13.33 plus $1.67 tax) per vacation point. Availability of one-time-use vacation points may be limited or suspended from time to time, and the fee is subject to change.

Details:

• One-time-use vacation points are vacation points available for Disney Vacation Club Members to use as an alternative to borrowing vacation points from the following use year’s allotment. 
• You can obtain a maximum of 24 one-time-use vacation points once per use year per membership.
• A maximum of 24 one-time-use vacation points are processed in a single transaction, not multiple transactions.
• The fee for one-time-use vacation points is $15 (including tax) per vacation point, and is subject to change.
• One-time-use vacation points expire according to the use year of the reservation booked and are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be banked or borrowed.
• One-time-use vacation points are not available for waitlist reservations.
• One-time-use vacation points cannot be applied retroactively to existing reservations.
• One-time-use vacation points are only available for Members whose contract is closed and in good standing.
• One-time-use vacation points are available only for Disney Vacation Club resorts, Disney Collection, Adventurer Collection and World Passport Collection reservations.
• One-time-use vacation points used for Disney Vacation Club resort reservations can only be used up to 7 months prior to arrival.
• One-time-use vacation points for Disney Collection, Adventurer Collection and World Passport reservations can be used according to the booking guidelines for each individual collection.

I remember as a child going to the Contemporary Resort for New Years.  I was put into one of Disney Worlds Largest Arcades.  (At that time.)  I tried to find that arcade last time we were there, but I do fully believe that like Walt himself… it has come to an end.  I have been through the Contemporary many times in the past few years, and it has changed a bit.  We still go there for Chef Mickeys restaurant.  Chef Mickeys is a buffet, and there are characters there that will greet you from time to time when they go through.

Now that there is a whole new section of the Contemporary it makes me want to actually stay there, because I have always wanted to stay in a “Room with a view.”

If you get the right room booked you can have a spectacular view of the Magic Kingdom.  At night you have a excellent view of the fireworks, and of the Water Electric Parade. 

From what I have seen in the demo room that was setup at Coronado Springs the Bay Lake Tower is going to have modern furniture.  I liked what I saw, but not staying there yet I can’t give a firsthand account of what it actually looks like in finished stage.

I have read that the points are quite different at Bay Lake Tower.  Each DVC resort has its own unique point structure.  I have recently changed my thoughts on the most economical point usage resort.  This is now Animal Kingdom Villas.  Old Key West was originally the cheapest points, but that has actually changed.

If I get a chance to get a tour while I am there in late March / early April then I will get some real photos, and let you know what I think.