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* Cut the trip short by a day (or more) * Book a cheaper view * Book a cheaper resort * Book a smaller villa * Bank / borrow points * Pay cash for a day * Buy one-time-use points * Get a transfer of points from another member * Buy more points The entire DVC concept can be hard to wrap your...

I was thinking the same thing. In fact, many people feel the Beach Club pool is not a good choice with small children because the pool area is so large and has poor sight lines.

Couple other quick notes: 1) Make sure you send via UPS, Fed Ex or some other freight carrier. Do NOT use US Postal Service. USPS deliveries go to a central Walt Disney World mailroom and then must be distributed (internally) throughout the property. If items get misplaced, it can take days...

Yes, the Magical Express bus will drop all arrivals off a the main CR Tower and that's where you should check-in. The BLT desk is for those not participating in DME, and it's only staffed during limited hours. Basically, a Cast Member should be able to tell you where to go. If DME, they...

Phones open at 9am eastern / 8am central. Online reservations can be made starting at 8am eastern / 7am central.

Online reservations begin at 8am eastern so that would be preferable to calling an hour later. Still, I doubt those Standard View Studios fill up quite that quickly, even during Food & Wine Fest. I know I would be booking right at 8am if my trip dates were confirmed. But it wouldn't...

There are many DVC members who have unrealistically high expectations of what Disney owes them. They seem to believe a $10,000+ DVC purchase is worthy of status as the best / most dedicated / most important of all theme park guests. If other guests are receiving equal or (heaven forbid) better...

No there wouldn't be any view of the lake. Beach Club Villas don't have any view of the lake either.

See image below: Area circled in red is the current Beach Club Villa wing. About 208 Two Bedroom equivalents, if memory serves. The area circled in orange is mostly parking adjacent to the Yacht Club. Not enough land for a BCV-sized expansion but it could be half that--similar to the 112...

With all due respect to tikiman, that project hasn't happened yet. His information may be rock solid...as of June 2013. But the timeline and makeup could ultimately look very different. What's indisputable is the track record of past developments. The most recent DVC addition was/is the...

9 months ago DVC and D23 had an agreement to make it a DVC exclusive. Then the D23 folks decided they would get more bang for their buck if they opened up the gates to all. D23 certainly doesn't feel beholden to DVC members, and there was nothing DVC could do to reverse the decision...

The Jambo House room conversion had nothing to do with space and everything to do with excess capacity at Animal Kingdom Lodge. Before DVC took over the 5th and 6th floors, the resort had nearly 1500 rooms and consistently struggled to fill them. It's still the one Deluxe resort that cannot...

Yes, it does matter. Disney's hotel average about 80% occupancy. That means each resort has dozens--perhaps hundreds--of rooms which sat vacant the night before your arrival. As such they can immediately accommodate the early arrivers. Disney Vacation Club resorts--like all...

New Year's Eve is the single most in-demand night of the year. I would highly recommend taking whatever is available and using the waitlist to try and move to another resort. You may end up stuck with the split stay between two resorts. BLT reservations opened to owners nearly 4 months ago...

Typically low pressure. All salespeople are different so I hate to speak in absolutes but reports of high pressure are very few and far between. Honestly if the salesperson senses that you are not interested, there is a greater risk that he/she will rush through the presentation to get rid of...

I guess you could say that. Many areas are excluded automatically for legal reasons. So no chance there. As for owners who are eligible, the thing to remember is that DVC doesn't feel compelled to reward a "referral" if the buyer was actually introduced to DVC previously. Even if it...

A current member who refers new business is eligible for a referral reward. But there are many terms and conditions. Only residents of certain states are eligible (many US states have local laws prohibiting rewards in conjunction with a timeshare purchase). The name of the referring member...

The benches are still present in a handful of BoardWalk Studios, but there is no way to guarantee such a room will be assigned upon arrival. And the max occupancy is still capped at 4 plus 1 under the age of three. Agree. And referring back to the original post, if the boys in question are...

Possible but whatever is left at 7 months could go quickly. December 31 will be the biggest problem given extremely high demand.

For most One Bedroom Villas, it's a maximum of 5 guests PLUS one guest under the age of 3. I believe the one exception to this is the Value villas at Animal Kingdom which only allow 4 plus one under age 3. As for rooms actually SLEEPING 5 people, that varies by resort. If memory serves...