ambula603
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2019
New to Disneyland, but not DVC...I have gone back about 10 pages in this thread but thought I would just go ahead and ask.
We are first time DL visitors (will probably be our only time, as we are in Kentucky and typically go to WDW). My husband and I have two daughters, age 11 and 8. We just went on a Disney Cruise and now want to see the other side of Disney in CA!
We have two options - go in summer 2020 and stay at a Good Neighbor Hotel because we can't get GCV via DVC. We would lose out on the experience of staying on property. (Which I know is not the same maybe as WDW, but it is still important to me because I LOVE the resort experience.) We won't pay cash for a Disney room, so that is not an option for us.
Or...wait and TRY to get a GCV studio or 1 bedroom in October 2020 during our Fall Break. I know it is a risk and we still may not get one so that makes me nervous. We rent points from my best friend so I can't control when she logs in and tries to get the room. I would prefer to travel in the summer due to our schedules, but we could do October, if necessary. I really don't want the Halloween theming, since we did a Halloween Cruise and WDW the Halloween before that.
So, if you had one shot - would you prefer to see DL in the summer or fall?
Is GCV worth waiting until October? Is it even likely at 7 months out?
Am I already behind in planning for a summer trip?
I have lots of questions, so thanks in advance!
We are first time DL visitors (will probably be our only time, as we are in Kentucky and typically go to WDW). My husband and I have two daughters, age 11 and 8. We just went on a Disney Cruise and now want to see the other side of Disney in CA!
We have two options - go in summer 2020 and stay at a Good Neighbor Hotel because we can't get GCV via DVC. We would lose out on the experience of staying on property. (Which I know is not the same maybe as WDW, but it is still important to me because I LOVE the resort experience.) We won't pay cash for a Disney room, so that is not an option for us.
Or...wait and TRY to get a GCV studio or 1 bedroom in October 2020 during our Fall Break. I know it is a risk and we still may not get one so that makes me nervous. We rent points from my best friend so I can't control when she logs in and tries to get the room. I would prefer to travel in the summer due to our schedules, but we could do October, if necessary. I really don't want the Halloween theming, since we did a Halloween Cruise and WDW the Halloween before that.
So, if you had one shot - would you prefer to see DL in the summer or fall?
Is GCV worth waiting until October? Is it even likely at 7 months out?
Am I already behind in planning for a summer trip?
I have lots of questions, so thanks in advance!