While many of the Disney Vacation Club resorts are similar, there are slight variations from one property to the next--and not just in terms of resort theming.  Additionally, guests used to a certain level of service from Disney resorts will see differences at the DVC timeshare properties, among them the lack of daily housekeeping services.  

With DVC being a rather long-term commitment, some prospective buyers are advised to stay at one or more vacation club resorts before buying.  Of course, doing so may diminish the value of the purchase as it's money spent on cash stays (or point rentals) instead of going toward the DVC purchase.  

Topic:  Should a non-member stay at a DVC resort before buying?

Ever-increasing annual dues seem to be a spectre Disney Vacation Club members will have to learn to live with.  Dues include key items such as employee wages & benefits, property taxes, insurance and fuel (park transportation) which never seem to decrease in cost.  

Therefore it makes sense that DVC executives would periodically review resort budgets and consider which products or services could be reduced or eliminated to help control owner costs.

Topic:  If budget cuts were necessary at your Home resort(s), what should be cut?

In time every Disney Vacation Club member will find himself / herself with a few unusable points.  

Perhaps it was due to a last minute change of plans and the new reservation isn't an exact match with the old.  Banking deadlines have passed.  Or perhaps the points were already banked once and cannot be banked again.  

Maybe the banking deadline was simply missed altogether and a handful of points are left--might not even be enough to book a single night.  

Topic:  What do you do with your "unusable points?"

Most Disney Vacation Club resorts seem to have one or more rooms which stand out as being worse than all the rest; rooms which all members would agree are lacking.

At the WIlderness Lodge there are several rooms which do not have balconies due to the manner in which the resort was designed.  At the BoardWalk there are rooms which overlook disruptive luggage handling facilities.  Many resorts have rooms which share a wall with noisy elevators.  

But when resorts are at 100% occupancy--which is often the case at any timeshare facility--someone will be forced to occupy these subpar accommodations.  

Topic:  How should DVC manage these less-than-magical accommodations at its resorts?

We all have our own pet peeves--things that others do which simply drive us crazy.  And perhaps some of those actions are born of ignorance.  We can only hope that our fellow Disney Vacation Club members don't realize they shouldn't leave full bags of garbage sitting outside their villa door.  Maybe they don't realize the noise caused by excited kids running down the hallways first thing in the morning.  Perhaps some think it's acceptable to drape towels over poolside chairs to reserve them for a late afternoon swim.   

Topic:  Any recommendations for faux pas you wish your fellow members would try to avoid?