DVCNews Debates

DVCNews Debates: Home vs. Non-Home Stays

mt_ignore:DVCNews DebatesDisney Vacation Club allows members to stay at any of its ten resorts, subject to very few limitations.  Specifically, trips can be booked at one's Home resort(s) up to 11 months in advance while stays at other resorts can only be reserved 7 months prior to arrival.

Some members will religiously stay at their Home resort(s) while others use points toward a wide variety of locations.


Topic:  How often do you tend to use points for your Home resort(s) and how often do you book outside of your Home(s)?

DVCNews Debates: Bucket List

mt_ignore:DVCNews DebatesThe phrase "Bucket List" is often used to describe a personal to-do list.

Given the nearly endless supply of experiences available at Disney theme parks and resorts, even Disney Vacation Club members would seem to have their own personal to-do lists.  The lists may include attractions, restaurants and shows one has yet to experience.  The Bucket List may feature new Disney resort destinations, cruise line voyages or even visits to foreign Disney parks. 


Topic:  What is on your Disney / DVC Bucket List?

DVCNews Debates: Subsidized vs. Usage Fee

mt_ignore:DVCNews DebatesDisney Vacation Club resorts offer many features and services which many members choose to utilize sparingly or not at all. Examples may include things like pool facilities, Community Halls, bell services, Disney theme park transportation, self parking, Internet service, Disney's Magical Express and many other amenities available to DVC resort guests at no additional charge.

These items are typically funded by annual dues payments made by all owners regardless of how many choose to utilize the specific services.  .


Topic:  Which resort services do you feel should be funded by member dues and which should be pay-as-you-go options funded only by those who choose to take advantage of the service?

DVCNews Debates: Social Networking

mt_ignore:DVCNews DebatesSocial networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have had a profound impact on Disney theme park guests.  At any given time there are dozens of authors, bloggers and Average Joes sharing information from their Disney theme park visits.  Guests share ride wait times, photos & video and personal opinions regarding the parks in real time.

Even Disney has its own social networking presence which is used to share information about new attractions, films and other media enterprises.


Topic:  Do you use Facebook / Twitter / neither / both?

DVCNews Debates: Dues vs Room Condition

mt_ignore:DVCNews DebatesAnnual Dues paid by members are used to fund the day-to-day operations at each resort and to pay for periodic room maintenance and upgrades.  As such, there is a trade off between the fees that members pay and the condition of the Disney Vacation Club villas.

Costly upgrades--like adding new sofabeds and flat panel TVs to villas--are often spread over many years in order to ease the financial burden imposed members.  Overall villa cleanliness and maintenace condition could certainly be improved if members were willing increase their dues contributions.


Topic:  Should DVC place a greater emphasis on maintaining high quality accommodations or on keeping annual dues at a reasonable level?