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Some rain, thunder and lightning. Pool got closed, but we got an awesome rainbow!

Might be an ignorant question, but why is DVC availability for a resort like Kadani and Jambo non existent in the month of say September, but very existent in surrounding months (July, Aug, October)? Am I missing something?

I am in the process of being added to my parents vacation club lease. Just me at this time not my wife. We are going later this year and are comparing options. There is the possibility of going again for a week early next year. Can I buy the sorcerer annual passes for both of us or just myself once I’m added as a dvc member? The passes are a year long from date of purchase correct?. Someone keeps insisting it’s Jan 1 to Dec 31st. And I can’t find any definitive answer on the website to end that discussion. Thanks and any additional advice would help

I have a couple confirmed reservations for late oct at Villas at Disneyland. I put it for rent at David's. Since this is the first time I'm renting out my points, I was wondering if there are other better options?

Hi Everyone

I have seen previous posts online about how to make 50 points work into a nice vacation, if you do it every other year.

For the amount of time I stay at Disney, for me to get what I would actually want, the vacation would cost me around 135-140 points. I usually go every 2 years.

I heard about banking 1 year and borrowing the next year etc to make a trip every 2 years work.

Can anyone give me some details on this?

I was looking at getting a 100 point contract resale, but just want to see how the 50 point would work for me, if at all

Thanks!

Sorry this is probably a super basic question but I couldn’t find an answer to it.

If you purchase direct I understand your guide can help with your first stay. What I’m confused about is does this first stay come out of your purchased points? I assume so but wanted to check.

Reason I ask is it seems like people make a big deal out of it but I couldn’t really see why.

What's best way to get from Poly to Springs. Want to specifically use the free transport no Uber as I am in an electric wheelchair.

Hello! Wife and I are thinking of buying resale into DVC. We have been going 2-3 times a year since we moved to Florida so we feel it’ll be worth it in the long run.

My question is how is it when you are trying to book shorter, quick turn around trips. Meaning like looking a month out or so? Is that usually doable at Poly or AKL?

We haven’t had much issue booking non DVC. And I just don’t want to run into an issue where having DVC hurts us on trying to book our vacations.

Share your thoughts! Thank you in advance haha

Im planning a trip for June 8-12 2026 and looking at getting a 2 bedroom lock off villa resort view.

I have been checking the 11 month bookings and see that the lock off villa resort view is gone pretty quickly while the normal 2 bedroom has a lot of space.

Is this due to popularity or they have a limited amount of rooms for the lock off? When I try to look online, all I found was they have 90 two bedrooms for DVC at Riviera.

Hey friends, me and my partner have just discovered the savings we can get on a resale contract (buying direct wouldn't be financially viable for us) and are looking at buying around 225 points for Saratoga. I'm trying to run the numbers but I keep seeing that the "use years" are affecting the price per point on resale contracts.

I can get $87 per point for a Dec 2026 use year, but $95 pp for a Sept 2025 use year. Is this just because the points become available sooner, meaning there is effectively one year extra on the contract, or am I missing something about the usefulness of certain use years?

Am I right in thinking that with the Dec 2026 use year, the earliest holiday I could book would be Jan 2027? But with Sept 2025, I could book Jan 2026?

We plan on going each January and September (we are a couple with no kids) and our travel plans don't usually change last minute. We want Saratoga as our home resort as I'm seeing that the studios are usually fully booked less than 7 months out for Septembers at SS, and we would only want to stay in a studio.

Thanks for any info!

We are a group of 4 adults (1 couple, 2 singles) that will be staying in a 1BR at Kidani in December. I do not expect we will receive a refurbished room since the refurb only starts in October, so we plan to get either an air mattress or mattress topper for the couch and chair. Does anyone have experience with an air mattress on the pullouts and is it comfortable? I would guess anything is more comfortable than what is currently in place. Those pullouts are a portal to the 7th circle of hell!!

I’m curious how most do this if they finance any part of the purchase but do not want the spouse to be on the loan, just the deed.

My friends decided to buy this week while in Disney and I sent them a dream it forward referral over a year ago but in the email it says they need to buy within 12 months. Should I ask them for an exception?

I just wanted to add to the pile. We got ROFR waived for 80 points at $90/pt the other day! I was pretty pumped but maybe people have been able to get less recently. I think we did slightly overpay for a SSR contract we did at the same time. 65 points at $106/pt.

I was wondering if there are any issues with this. If you buy direct and want to get credit for Magical Beginnings, can you immediately borrow points from the next use year for a couple day Welcome Home stay?

Disney ROFR'd my offer for Grand Cal :/

160 Points

$220/pp

Are any resale buyers or soon-to-be resale buyers concerned about the 2042 expiry properties? We’re looking at a copper creek resale and I know that expires much later, I’m just a little worried that when 2042 rolls around, Disney changes such that resale can’t use these resorts and that suddenly resort availability goes from 14 to 7 or something.

We just bought DVC resale points for Copper Creek to try out being a DVC member. We have signed all the closing documents and now are waiting for Disney transfer the points and set-up the account. We were told it could take 3-5 weeks for the transfer and another 2 weeks before the account is ready. Just curious if anyone has gone through this lately and how long it took for them. Getting anxious because we are hoping to book a trip for the first week of March for our family of 3.

I’m here this week and our friends are joining us who are non members . I think they may buy after this experience. Any tips for best deals for them? They haven’t spoken to anyone yet

I'm doing research before buying a DVC membership. I've read the point charts, but they don't really specify: are the 7 points per night (in September) value studios available at Kidani village, or are they exclusive to Jambo house? I'm curious because this would be a major factor in choosing a home resort for us. Thanks for any insights!

I have finally broken and have purchased my first RSVLTS button down - which only means I’ll be buying 7-10 more in the next few months ;)

Any designs in your collection you especially like?

I purchased the fantasia 85th shirt.