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    BWV 2 bedroom capacity. help me understand

    Correct. Once it is booked as a 2BR lockoff, they don't alloww the BYOB option for the 10th.
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    Rollaway Bed at Saratoga?

    DVC resorts do not offer rollaway beds.
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    Aulani Dining - Found what I was missing!

    At Disney World, there are lots of restaurants. For every one of those you list out, there is a Chef Mickey or a boring QS, or an over-hyped themed place like 'Ohana (using low grade, often girstly meats in bulk and charging premium). So most people's WDW experience is likely to skew to that...
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    Copper Creek Cabins Refurbishment

    Nope. Nothing announced for CCV. Earliest expected is 2025-2026 for soft goods.
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    Aulani Dining - Found what I was missing!

    I generally hold that most WDW culinary experiences are not especially high end, especially for people who come from urban areas. Only a limited few eateries offer challenge, and the novelty is typically a character rather than the cuisine.
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    Aulani Dining - Found what I was missing!

    This will be an unpopular viewpoint here, but Aulani is not built to challenge people. It is meant to be a Disney experience, which means a very specific, manicured sort of approach. The whole of Ko'Olina is a groomed and manicured resort area. The resorts there do not build the dining to be...
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    Vero Beach Resort

    DVC resorts in general do not offer rollaways beds.
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    Pool use

    I believe it was on the exclude list. Most of the best pools were.
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    Cash stay and DVC stay

    cash and points don't blend, it's like when oceans meet.
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    Miscellaneous Questions

    Disney own at least 2-5% of the points at every resort. The cash units are representative of both those points, and points Disney acquire via trades (cruises, Disney collection, etc.). As owners of the points, they can get units well before 7 months, just as you can.
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    Polynesian Points

    They actually said part of the Polynesian Resort, not condo association. Very weasel.
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    Polynesian Points

    No, they didn't. They said it in such a way that it could mean anything.
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    Tesla at Aulani - charging?

    Even at hotels the charging infrastructure is pretty limited. It's one of the reasons why they are cheap rentals -- the regular chargers are slow, and inconveniently located. Most people aren't going to want to do all that on an expensive vacation that is close to basically no one's origin point!
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    Tesla at Aulani - charging?

    I have been told by a friend who is local to the island that there is only one high speed charger, as well.
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    Tesla at Aulani - charging?

    Aside from those chargers, be aware that there are not a lot of chargers on island.
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    I banked my points to book Aulani but it's not available. WWYD?

    It will match your one night, then move on to the next full match. I wouldn't be sure of that. Kind of depends what you book. The Marriott villas in Ko'Olina are in many respects nicer than Aulani IMO.
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    BCV March Reservation Strategy

    Depends on how he booked it. By phone, they may not have mentioned it. Or potentially it's a "will be booking" and not "has booked" depending on what kind of "renting a room" is involved, since a DVC rental won't be available until April for next March.
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    BCV March Reservation Strategy

    Does your brother know about the pool closure? I'd let him know ASAP. Might change everyone's plans...
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    Wait List and Buying Points

    You can only get OTU when making a booking, and you cannot set a waitlist to buy those points. You can cheat and make a booking that is inside 7 months and buy those points then. Then cancel the booking so the points become available. You need to make sure the points will still be good for your...
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    ROFR Buyback Clear Resale Restrictions?

    If this were Vegas, DVC is the house. House always wins. Or Mouse, if you'd rather.
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