Ok since it’s been pretty slow here on the VWL Groupies blog, I’m gonna share a bizarre story ( well it’s bizarre to me). I’ll try to give the short version.
Back in the late 80s and the 90s we used to stay off property with the kids and visit WDW on a daily basis. Back then Magic Kingdom was WDW to us. ( Though the year MGM Studios opened we tried to take the 2 teens to MGM, but it was closed due to capacity, so we dragged them kicking and screaming into EPCOT and they had a great time.)
When the 2nd litter came along ( that’s what I call the “oops” and the subsequent youngest DD mandated by the DW so the “oops” wouldn’t be an “only child”, since the older siblings were adults and had moved on) we discovered the Value Resorts and started staying on property. In 2003 we took the 2 older kids and the grandchildren to WDW, staying at All Star Movies.
In 2009 we bought into DVC. We were so excited! We traveled to Disney every year with the 2 younger kids. We took the oldest daughter and her 2 kids down to WDW to stay in a Kidani 2 bdr. Twice! Great stuff.
So fast forward to 2019. DD #1 is remarried with another young grandchild, so naturally we are excited to take our grandson to WDW. He’ll be 4 in 2020, so February 2020 is our target date for a Disney trip. The DW and I thought maybe a Studio at Poly would be a nice place for a family of 4 to stay. Or I offered a Savannah view Studio at Jambo House. Or maybe a 2 bedroom at VWL?
“Dad”, she says, “ can’t we stay at that Resort that had all the movie characters? Like we did that other time with the kids? It was more fun for the kids.”
My jaw dropped to the floor! You mean in the Value Studios with the double beds, the standing room only bus rides, the cheerleader groups chanting on the lawn?
So there’s my story. Apparently DVC isn’t for everyone.