coolingjupiter
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Nov 18, 2017
Hi there! So I know that this question is so incredibly subjective based on personal preferences and preferred resorts, but what home resort do you think makes the most sense to purchase?
A little background on my traveling to Disney: I caught the Disney Parks bug about five years ago and it has worked out that I've visited a Disney park once a year since then (four times WDW and once DLR) and really can't get enough. I have always booked value resorts as I tend to spend most of my time in the parks and they are usually shorter trips (3-4 days). However, I am in love with the moderate/deluxe resorts and have always wanted to stay in them, but they are more cost-prohibitive and it never really made sense if I wasn't going to be enjoying the resort. However, I'd like to upgrade my accommodations and take longer trips in the future and if I'm planning on going once a year doing this ad infinitum, it just makes sense to consider purchasing DVC points. I have done some research, including watching The DVC Show on the DIS Unplugged YouTube channel, and I have decided it makes the most sense to purchase resale as I do not really need any of the perks of going through Disney. I understand that by purchasing through resale, I will now only have access to the 14 original resorts. However, since I've never stayed at any one of them, I really don't have a preference for which one I like the most. Yes, walking to parks is a unique perk, but taking Disney transportation has never particularly bothered me, especially now with Minnie-vans and such. I also understand that I will only be able to book my home resort 11-months in advance and the rest of the 14 only 7-months in advance. In my research, I have found that some people say that there are some resorts that are much more difficult to book at certain times of the year only 7 months in advance and if you wanted to stay there, you really needed to have booked 11-months in advance.
The thing is, I don't really see myself going to the same resort every year. I would love to stay at a different hotel each year. So basically, I am not just considering which home resort is the best bang for my buck (and last the longest, especially since some expire in 2042), but one that kind of needs to be my home resort because if I ever plan on staying there, I would need to book 11 months in advance...but I wouldn't always being staying there, so I'm not sure if this is something I really need to worry about. I hope that my question makes sense and if the answer is that I still just need to do more research because I am still completely and totally naive, that's fine.
Thanks so much in advance!
A little background on my traveling to Disney: I caught the Disney Parks bug about five years ago and it has worked out that I've visited a Disney park once a year since then (four times WDW and once DLR) and really can't get enough. I have always booked value resorts as I tend to spend most of my time in the parks and they are usually shorter trips (3-4 days). However, I am in love with the moderate/deluxe resorts and have always wanted to stay in them, but they are more cost-prohibitive and it never really made sense if I wasn't going to be enjoying the resort. However, I'd like to upgrade my accommodations and take longer trips in the future and if I'm planning on going once a year doing this ad infinitum, it just makes sense to consider purchasing DVC points. I have done some research, including watching The DVC Show on the DIS Unplugged YouTube channel, and I have decided it makes the most sense to purchase resale as I do not really need any of the perks of going through Disney. I understand that by purchasing through resale, I will now only have access to the 14 original resorts. However, since I've never stayed at any one of them, I really don't have a preference for which one I like the most. Yes, walking to parks is a unique perk, but taking Disney transportation has never particularly bothered me, especially now with Minnie-vans and such. I also understand that I will only be able to book my home resort 11-months in advance and the rest of the 14 only 7-months in advance. In my research, I have found that some people say that there are some resorts that are much more difficult to book at certain times of the year only 7 months in advance and if you wanted to stay there, you really needed to have booked 11-months in advance.
The thing is, I don't really see myself going to the same resort every year. I would love to stay at a different hotel each year. So basically, I am not just considering which home resort is the best bang for my buck (and last the longest, especially since some expire in 2042), but one that kind of needs to be my home resort because if I ever plan on staying there, I would need to book 11 months in advance...but I wouldn't always being staying there, so I'm not sure if this is something I really need to worry about. I hope that my question makes sense and if the answer is that I still just need to do more research because I am still completely and totally naive, that's fine.
Thanks so much in advance!