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I was warned about the "up spending" after buying into DVC - on this very board, by some really veteran members. And they were right. But, for now, I am ok with it. I realize that the Mouse's marketing team is a pretty savvy bunch and that most "pixie dust" is really just very shiny, very...

My husband and I are both teachers. We travel in July for big vacations. We bought in and, yes, we believe we are saving money. My husband - the math teacher - was very skeptical at first. However, he set up a formula that he felt good about and I - the English teacher - researched the...

Gwen from La Plata, MD (south of DC) SSR and BCV

When we bought resale for the first time in 2017, we received a small package in the mail with a welcome note and two car magnets. I believe I received a letter later with member number, but I had already call MS and gotten my account set up over the phone to access the reservation tool... so...

That would be nice. My family doesn’t use credit cards, so I have to mull this one over. We go back in September, so I have some months to figure out what is next. I am debating opening acredit card just for Disney because of this policy. Would the Disney Visa be a good option?

I have been watching threads here and online regarding the change in Disney’s policy regarding how they handle changers to magicbands. I was wondering if anyone has recent updates about the changes to the policy? For example, when the policy changed, people reported that their cards were being...

We are teachers with kids, too. We bought SSR resale for the above bolded points in 2017. We won't mind staying at SSR. We are trying OKW in Sept - because everything else is booked and it was cheap points. In fact, for Sept I am happy I got OKW studio. When my husband (who is a math teacher)...

I was not in the market for a big contract like you are for BCV. I simply wanted a tiny add on and passed ROFR for 30 points at $162/point. It is ridiculous compared to what I paid in '17 for SSR ($86) and also to what the going rate is for BCV ($140), but I passed and the contract is mine until...

Several blogs and resale sites list SSR and BLT as the best economic buys. For sheer size of any room, OKW extended might be considered a sweet spot for you. If dues/MF are a more important cost than buy in, you might want to check into GFV. For my family, we bought SSR for buy in, MF, and...

Just direct (as long as your resale cleared ROFR cleared after January 19)

Reading the replies here just made my smile after a long day at work. So glad the DVC Disboards calls people out with productive suggestions for where to go. Just had to share (and I figured this thread is a troll one anyways, so...)

No problem! The calculator app has been a fun little tool to use to plan possible trips and may have been instrumental in my justification to buy a small BCV resale contract recently. ;) Just giving you fair warning. I believe your assumptions are correct; your post Jan 19 resale will get you...

To answer your original question, yes. This is doable with a post Jan 19 resale. The points charts MAY change and the amount of days you can reserve may not be the same, but you will be able to trade into BLT, AKL, and AUL with your resale BCV. If you want to play with points for different...

So noted. Thanks

Thank you! That is super helpful. I doubt that my process will be that quick, but knowing how your process went down helps a ton.

Aha! So, watch my snail mailbox, not my email inbox. I couldn't remember how I was notified to set up the account with my first contract because I think I got excited and just called member services after the deed was recorded and got the information from them then... Maybe this time, I will be...

So, my tiny BCV resale add-on contract closed today! Woo hoo! One step closer to my second contract and second home. pixiedust: Questions: How long will it take for Disney to acknowledge my ownership (as in, give me access to the points)? Since the add-on is a different UY than my first...

Thanks for this. I think we will fall under the 3 trips/year rule... so I will have to price it a little more closely to figure out if just one pass or all 4 of get passes... Photopass + discounts knocks it over for one of us at this point... Not sure if it will tip for all 4 of us...

This is probably the way the math will work for us... I just have to decide when to do the AP for one of us, as we have 4 trips planned between September 2019 and December 2020 with varying park days. Probably not mathematically sound to do AP for everyone with the math you set out... but maybe...

Sigh... no Gold Pass for me... I am a lowly resale member :rolleyes1