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[quote=Anonymous]We bought DVC recently.  Our reason is that we both love disney and have family very close. We like to visit but cannot handle staying with family for more than a couple of days at a time. So we go to Orlando about twice each year and spend part of each visit at a disney resort.  I am a SAHM and with few exceptions, I insist that "vacation" be better than at home. That means I don't share a room with my kids and I want amenities because basically I am still doing my normal job but without all the conveniences of home.

DVC trades on the timeshare networks and the points go far.  We plan to go to Bermuda and Colorado.

My parents own two "second" homes and although I grew up with that and great vacations, I have to say that it is definitely not what I want.  I don't want to go to the same house in the same city every few weekends.  I don't want to pay the maintenance and utilities on three houses.  My family doesn't rent the properties so when they are empty, they are just cash cows.  I don't want to worry about hurricanes and snow storms and burst pipes and mowing the freaking grass.  Many people view time shares as a waste because owners don't "own anything."  Well hallelujah to that!  I don't want that.  I like to prepay for very nice accommodations.  With DVC, we have multiple options in the Orlando area and also Hilton Head and Vero Beach and Hawaii.  That works for me and we can do the cruises too.  We will still do all of the other vacations we plan to do but we will do Disney over and over and we won't stay and some run down hotel and condo/timeshare.  We have done that and the clientele at those places or the Powhatan resort is fine and all but not the same as those staying at the Grand Floridian.  [/quote]

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