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It is not correct. All resale purchase agreements filed with DVC after March 20, 2011 are forever prohibited from being used toward destinations in The Disney Collection, The Adventurer Collection and The Concierge Collection. (That is, unless DVC happens to reverse the policy.)

If there is nothing available for Bay Lake on those dates, BoardWalk and Beach Club are almost certainly full, too. New Year's Eve reportedly has the highest demand for the entire year. Some scattered nights over that period may be available, but the odds of getting the entire period you...

They have been tweaking and adjusting a VGF model room at the Saratoga Springs Preview Center for more than a year now. It will open to the public when sales begin.

There would be some nice benefits but those circumstances are just so limited. VGF will probably have a Standard View so I guess there's some appeal in locking-in one of those rooms in a fixed week. But when you consider the 10% premium, the cost for a fixed week Standard View will probably...

Unless DVC has given up all hope of opening in 2013, you can bet that points will be for sale and models open by August. I keep hearing rumblings that they will start selling in May. Guess we'll know if that's accurate or not in about 29 days. ;)

After selling points for a short period, DVC will give VGF owners a specific window of time to book anything within 11 months. Historically it has been 1-2 weeks. After that special priority window has passed, non-owners can book anything within 7 months. The longer DVC waits to start...

I won't argue the question of which approach is easier: online vs. phone. But I just want to reiterate that if you wait to call Member Services, those booking online will have a one hour head start to book all available rooms. The member website begins accepting reservations at 8am...

I don't think 99.99% of DVC buyers would consider it but it's an option for those who have such interest.

You have to cancel first. That may seem like a risk but in your case, if the BWV room happens to disappear before you can get it booked, you will have no trouble re-booking at SSR. You could handle it all with a phone call to Member Services but MS opens an hour after online booking begins...

Late 2013.

Thing is, pretty much every holiday shifts from year to year. If you buy into Week 51 and we assume a Saturday - Saturday calendar, your 2013 trip will be Dec 21 - 28. In 2016 that week is Dec 17 - 24...doesn't even include Christmas Day and you're checking out on Christmas Eve. And the...

Agree. It an intriguing option but is likely to have almost no impact on other members. For all of the reasons stated here, I suspect the number of buyers who take advantage of this option will be few and far between. First, you have to buy 10% additional points. If the buyer wants a...

See my other post for info on the first set of dates. Second set of dates has similar results with scattered nights unavailable. Best availability would be 2B Pool / Garden View. However, as of this point in time there is no availability on the nights of 1/9 and 1/10.

Those dates are no longer available in any view in a BoardWalk Two Bedroom. For 12/31 through 1/10, Standard View only has a couple nights open while BoardWalk view has 4 nights available. Pool / Garden View has the greatest availability, but still only 6 nights are open. New Year's Eve...

Again, there are 47 Lockoff Two Bedroom Villas. Each of these can be reserved separately as a One Bedroom PLUS Studio or left intact as a Two Bedroom. There are NO stand-alone Studios. Therefore, at most there are 47 Deluxe Studio villas available to DVC owners. On any given day, there...

The Lockoff Two Bedroom villa serves as either a single 2B unit or it can be rented-out separately as a One Bedroom AND a Studio. If you look at the floorplan, you'll see that there are two separate entrances to the room from the hallway. And the interior connecting door is left closed and...

Most of the resorts have that set-up: Hilton Head, Vero, Wilderness Lodge, BLT, Saratoga, Animal Kingdom, Aulani, Grand Californian. In a Dedicated Two Bedroom, you get two queen beds in the second bedroom. In a Lockoff, it's queen + twin sofabed. Exceptions include Old Key West which has...

December 1-14 is virtually the most difficult time of the year to book ANY resort. Low points + low crowds + moderate temperatures + holiday decorations has made it an exceedingly popular time among DVC members. Food and Wine Fest time is also very popular, as are days surrounding some...

Most associate financial gain with the word "investment" but the dictionary definition tends to go beyond that: Noun The action or process of investing money for profit or material result. A thing that is worth buying because it may be profitable or useful in the future. There is "material...

In all, Animal Kingdom Lodge is typically easy to book at 7 months. However, the Concierge level rooms and Value rooms are much more difficult to get at 7 mos. Concierge is only about 1% of all villas so that's virtually impossible to get for non-owners. Value also has a pretty small room...