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Thanks. Haha, there goes that excuse! ;)

Have you managed to get a "welcome home" booking by purchasing add-on points? We decided to bring MIL to Aulani with us this September. There is no last minute DVC studio left. So our choices are: 1. Cram her in with us (7 in a 2BR is not too bad, I guess). 2. Pay cash. 3. Buying 50 VGF...

The 90 minutes "included" sessions are unavailable for all dates when I checked. I assume the booking slots are released at some ungodly hour each day (I'm on Australian EST)? Has anyone managed to book the "included" session? Did your children enjoy it? Is it worth trying to grab one of...

Thanks! Thanks! You're right, all we can do is wait and see what the program is like, closer to the dates. The reason we are planning early is DVC requires it. 7 month window for April opens in September. So we need to decide between braving a WDW trip (25 hours each way flying) and...

We have 9 Gold AP vouchers stockpiled. I can't decide if I want to use them for a 2.5 week trip next April before their value is further eroded (by being forced to exchange them for whatever program is on offer) or hold on to them until we have time for a longer trip. What would you do?

We bought resale points in 2018 after a DVC sales presentation at Aulani, before we'd ever been to WDW. Location, transportation logistics and theming were our priorities. Then, based on the number of contract years remaining and point charts/cost per stay, I calculated a cost per point I was...

Agree the Golden Oaks location is inferior to BWV/BCV. We too were only willing to throw away the cost of a fun car on DVC points- easily recouped by not purchasing said fun car - for our Disney habit. The recent Parks changes do make me think our WDW experience would have been vastly better...

Serious question, did you look into Golden Oaks? https://www.disneygoldenoak.com/neighborhoods/symphony-grove/ These apparently started at $2M, and instantly sold out. DH and I aren't anywhere near retirement age, to be able to utilize a holiday home on the far side of the world. But I'm...

The RIV concept art showed the correct portion between the pool and the building. We just imagined the pool on par with BCV/PVB, not what it turned out to be. ;) Applying the same shrinkage factor to the PVB2 concept art - If the pool on the left is Riviera adult pool-sized, the building...

I'm excited about the addition of VGF2. I don't see VGF2 buyers with smaller contracts consistently competing for the larger rooms. They would be more likely to switch to a lower point chart resort when they need 1 and 2BRs (as Poly owners do), than drastically shortening their stay to book...

Thank you!

Thanks for replying! Anything less than 6 floors, we're happy to take the stairs. Do you know if the 1st floor is at ground level (with courtyards instead of balconies)? We like to keep the sliding doors open day and night, so would prefer rooms that are not on the ground floor.

Are there any lower floor room locations that are particularly nice? I'm booking an island view dedicated 2BR, and will request "lowest floor available" to avoid using the elevators altogether. Thanks!

Thanks for replying, this is very helpful information!

Thanks. Hope you have a great vacation!

Would recent international travelers please share your experience regarding pre/post travel PCR testing and any problem with proof of vaccination? Our entire family (Australian) is double/triple vaccinated with Pfizer. We are planning a trip in September and would like to hear if your...

Great! Thanks for your reply.

For those of us who don't LOVE SW enough to spend days on the phone to hand over $10k... Does anyone know if reservations can be made through Dreams Unlimited, once bookings are open to the general public?

I had a long conference call with K. Gripp (Regulatory Affairs manager) and S. Naqvi (Club Strategy manager), regarding the 2022 charts. Naqvi was introduced as "from the department that sets up the point charts, who can answer your questions in detail". No, I was not impressed with his grasp...

Finance and Strategy is responsible for creating the point charts. I surmise from Diercksen's promotion that - 1. Despite rolling back two charts in three years, performance targets were met from cuts elsewhere. 2. Far from being punishable transgressions, the point chart manipulations did...