When booking a DVC room, specifically studios, there are several different sleeping configurations, depending on the resort. Back in the day, every DVC studio had a queen bed and a pull out sofa that was either a double, full, or queen (with the exception of Old Key West which has two queen beds in their [...]
Tag: Disney Vacation Club
New “Cart” Timer for DVC bookings?
Am I crazy or is this a new feature on the DVC website. Maybe a product of the recent downtime when they were performing maintenance. I clicked on a room that I was considering booking, then changed my mind, closed the safari app on my phone, and went about my business. A little later I [...]
Current Ease of Dining Reservations
Apparently gone are the days of frantically stressing about being online at 5:45am 60 days prior to the start of your trip, strategizing about booking the dining for the last days of your trip first. This morning I casually slept in until 6:30 (real casual), figuring I might be screwed for our September trip since [...]
Wild Availability Changes for DVC Rooms in July
This is not at all what DVC Members renting points out want to see, present company included, but it is an AWESOME development for people hoping to rent DVC rooms at the last minute this July. There has been a sudden influx of available DVC studios for the remainder of the month of July, unlike [...]
Limitations to use of Transferred in Resale Points
This is an FYI to a very specific niche of DVC members who like to receive transfers of points every year (you can receive one transfer per membership per use year). Currently, and for at least the past year, if you receive a transfer of resale points, you can’t use them on the website to [...]
How to Avoid Scams when Renting DVC (Disney Vacation Club) Points
There has been a massive surge in DVC rental interest in recent years, which is absolutely wonderful, since it is without a doubt the most financially-savvy way for non-DVC members to visit Disney World and stay on property (at the same time it helps DVC members like me rent out our points, cha-ching!), but as [...]
Our totally Unexpected Switch to a Direct DVC Contract
If you've seen any of my prior posts, you know I am a very vocal proponent of purchasing DVC Contracts via the Resale Market. I have an old post comparing prices, and I plan to do another similar analysis in the near future given how good of a buyer's market it is right now and [...]
Extended Park Hours for Guests of Deluxe Resorts = Amazing
Edit: effective early December, Ratatouille has been added to the Epcot extended hours in the evenings. This is a total game changer given how challenging it is to get on that ride. Wish we were there for that! Whew, we did the extended hours in Magic Kingdom last night and it honestly felt like a [...]
Giving Lightning Lane and Genie+ a Try
Woohoo! We are back in Disney for our weeklong trip (if you haven’t come in mid-November, do it. Perfect weather, Christmas decorations up, moderate crowds). This is my first experience with the new paid Genie+ system and the paid individual lightning lanes as well, so I figure throughout the week I’ll write up some feedback/reviews. [...]
Tickets for “Disney’s Very Merriest After Hours”
Update: see screenshots at the end for prices and dates. Today I received an unexpected email announcing that I would be able to purchase tickets for something called "Disney's Very Merriest After Hours" starting August 17th. This purchase date seems to be based on the fact that I have a resort reservation during the holiday [...]