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There are other changes as well.
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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After much discussion and compromising, hubby has agreed to become DVC members - with a few conditions attached [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
1) He wants to visit/see all the resorts before deciding which one to call home - he's not overly impressed with SSR and doesn't like the idea of waitlists for other resorts
---- not a problem was already planning on it [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]----
2) His student loan is paid off then we buy
--- again no biggie that was already in my grand plan too [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] -----
3) We don't buy until his tour of Kuwait is mostly over. (He's Army National Guard)
Hmm - alrightly, well no promises on that one cause if a good deal comes up I want to jump on it provided condition #2 has been met [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
4) Disney vacations no more often than every other year unless he suggests it.
--Another hmmm, followed by a grin and a quick agreement. My suggestion had been Disney every 3 years so I actually get to go more often under his version[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/whistling2.gif[/img]
At this point I did have to ask him how his hearing is, just because well seems like he hadn't heard much of what I've been saying. Tim laughed and said maybe he hadn't paid as much attention to what I had said as he should have [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] heck at least he was honest about it!
and he wants more info on Interval International but thats not a condition.
We got the pretty purple book and WOW that thig is actually informative! Just don't drip teryaki sauce on it [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
And I'm considering getting all of this in writing just to make sure we're on the same page [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/jester.gif[/img]
so WOOT! I'm almost home [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
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Just a heads-up that in order to tour most of the resorts you'll have to visit them on your own and hope for the best. They don't maintain model rooms any longer for the sold out resorts, but the front desks are usually very accommodating about dispatching someone to take you to an empty room for a quick look around. Just make sure you have a rental car to get between resorts and go as early as possible. I'd also try to avoid Sundays and Fridays since they seem to be the busiest front desk days due to the low Sun-Thurs points.
The one resort other than SSR that has models is the BoardWalk. I believe they are open 10am to 10pm. The entrance is right off the BW itself near the brewery.
The floorplans at BWV, VWL, SSR and BCV are virtually identical. The only real variations are in the style of furnishings. In my opinion, SSR has the highest-quality furnishings of the bunch. There you'll see richer furnishings, granite countertops, new design sofabeds and so on.
OKW is the oldest resort and had a more generous floorplan. You get about 15-20% more space in the rooms there.
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Also, keep in mind that if you are buying throught Disney and not a resale, your only choice for ownership now would be SSR. The other resorts are sold out, only available through resale.
The good thing about SSR is that your ownership lasts until the year 2054, whereas with the other resorts, your ownership is only good through 2042. That's alot more vacation years to plan! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Just let us know when we can say "Welcome Home!" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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Also, keep in mind that if you are buying throught Disney and not a resale, your only choice for ownership now would be SSR. The other resorts are sold out, only available through resale.
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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I'm also a member of the DIS boards tho I just recently started posting- resale is a definite possibilty for us and at $15/per point less than Disney - closing costs don't seem like a big deal...
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The good thing about SSR is that your ownership lasts until the year 2054, whereas with the other resorts, your ownership is only good through 2042. That's alot more vacation years to plan! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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well we're 36 now so that puts us at 72 in 2042 - no children and so far no relatives we're likely to deed land too- I like the additional years but nothing says we can't add SSR point if we do go via resale...
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Just let us know when we can say "Welcome Home!" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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Alas - that's going to be a bitbefore we get the Welcome Home yet- since he hasn't even left for Kuwait [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] I expect to get his student loan paid off by Nov - so that should give me 4 or 5 months to save up a deposit or payment in full.
barring a really good sale like the $85/pp that ended a bit ago I expect it will be a year before we buy. Certainly not before our May trip and he has a chance to see the locales of the resorts. It's not the rooms themselves so much as the views and proximities to resorts.
I halfway think he wants to wait and see if the next resort would be an AKL style one. He'd be there every month if he could then [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
Tim even asked if we could do something like 100 points in BV or BW - then 50 in HH and SSR. He really wants to be able to book what he wants and not worry about it from there.--- (theres a reason I plan all the vacations [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img])
Thanks for the well wishes! I know I'll have more questions!!
I'm glad to hear it's all coming together and I hope Tim likes what all the resorts when you visit them on your May vacation. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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(theres a reason I plan all the vacations )
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Ain't it the truth! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] My DH is the same way..."OK, just tell me which airport and when and I am there!" It's a good thing one of us is organized in our family!
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