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The Man Behind the Myth I believe I saw the same show. It was 2 hours that took you through his entire life. It was called "Walt: The Man behind the Myth". It was produced by Pantheon Studios for the Walt Disney Family Foundation. It was an excellent documentary.

The rules Disney develops are put in place to protect their own interest. It is obvious they are having issues competing with the resale market. They are making it less attractive to purchase from the resale market and more attractive purchasing directly from DVC. DVC owners who are listing on...

We own at SSR as well but we love OKW. We stayed at OKW several times. We love Oliva's. Also, OKW has boat rentals. You can drive the boats to see Tree House Villas, Port Orleans and DTD. We also love the Sand Castle Theme pool. At night they run Disney movies by the pool. Enjoy and welcome...

Also if you feel you don't want to use your DVC for a period of time you can always rent it or sell it. Some of the more popular DVC's hold their value on the resale market.

I agree with DVC Mike as well. We don't own there but have been placed on the wait list several times with no success. You will definetly have a greater advantage booking BCV within the 11 month window. We have friends that own BCV and visited it several times. After staying at all of the other...

Since BC has so few rooms compared to the other dvc resorts, you may want to consider to book day by day. You can also call and ask how many rooms are available. Have a great DVC vacation... :sohappy:

We stayed at OKW and enjoyed it. We had a 1 bedroom that was very large with a view of the green on the golf course. I like Olivia’s. I love their breakfast. Lunch and dinner is also good. I like the island theme. We also love being able to rent boats and travel thru the canals to DTD. When we...

I welcome your opinion. Keep in mind everyone has different reasons why they like one resort over another. If you like a nice, quiet and “out of the way” places than yes you will like SSR. I have a different perspective because I stayed at the other DVC resorts. Our favorite is BC with BWV...

SSR has a lot of potential but the other resorts have much more to offer. Resale value keeps dropping. Much more supply than demand. Never sold out. I think they had waisted space that Disney turned into $$$. Don't expect DVC to do much more with this resort. It is a niece place to...

We have had the same problem when we stayed at SSR. We also waited over an hour at Epcot for a bus to return us to SSR. We haven't had many good experiences with SSR. That is why we prefer OLD Key West over SSR. We have made many attempts to stay at BC and BWV only to be placed on a wait list...

Some of the benefits depends on where you own. Some DVC resorts appreciate in value while others depreciate. Also some resorts offer more than others. So, if you purchase at the popular resorts you could see a nice return on your investment, if you decide to sell later.

We own at SSR. We stayed at other DVC's and SSR is our least favorite. THis year we tried to book the BC and BWV within the 7 month window and had no success. We ending up staying at OKW and loved it. We loved the large rooms and the island theme. When we stayed at SSR we felt we we staying...

Thank you for the information DVC Mike. I learned more through this post about DVC than I did the past 4 years as a DVC member. This did clear up a lot of the confusion. Thank's again.

Thank you for the information. So it seems that any inventory that is not owned by members is not available to members. So Disney can continue to increase non member inventory through ROFR if the the rental market becomes more profitable. Do you know how much inventory is not available...

Although some people don't look at it as a investment, but certain DVC (ie:BCV) actually appreciates in value. So if you decided to sell later you will be able to recover your costs as well as enjoy some profits. Just be careful because some DVC's decrease in value. But we purchased because...

My only recommendation if you decide to buy is to purchase the DVC you wish to frequent the most. The 11 month window is a big advantage. We have found that it is difficult to get certain resorts within the 7 month window such as BC or BWV. Also, keep in mind that some resorts resale values are...

You can take out a home equity loan for the remainder and deduct the interest from your taxes. You also have an option of renting your points and consider the purchase as an investment.

I don't know about WL but we own at SSR and always have a difficult time booking at BC or BWV. Every time we tried to book within 7 months for BC and BWV we were placed on a waiting list. I also know others have had the same problem. Knowing what I know today I would have bought at BC or...

We bought at SSR several years ago. I have the same issues as many others with the 7 month window. We like to stay at the BCV and BW. Each time we attempted to stay there we were placed on a waiting list. The BCV and BW are our favorite DVCs since it is walking distance to two resorts and they...

I agree with mprewitt, buy where you wish to frequent the most. We purchased at SSR but we always have difficulties reserving at BW or BCV. We are always put on a waiting list when booking within the 7 month window. If we had known it was going to be that difficult, we would have purchased at...