Disney Vacation Club

Every family will have a different Disney vacation. So I can only tell you how we plan our trips.
There are few variables to consider but the main one is staying on or off property. For us we like the convenience and accessibility of staying inside the Disney bubble. To name a few perks to staying onsite vs off.
You can purchase the Dining Plan, parking is included, use of Disney transportation like the Magical Express and extra magic hours.
As Disney Vacation Club Owners we have essentially pre-paid for our accommodations for the next 50 years. (48 remaining). The points will transfer to our kids as they become adults and choose to table to Disney destinations with their families. We plan on buying them each a lot of points.
Call it a time share with a twist.
We purchased a set amount of vacation points that allow us to book 11 months at the Polynesian one of the Deluxe resorts at Walt Disney World in Florida for one week every year.
I sold it to Jason as ‘an investment in our future family vacations ‘
If we want to change things up and stay at a different Disney Vacation Club Resort we can do that 7 months prior to check in.
Of course there always won’t be availability at other resorts but DVC members services allow us to ‘wait list’ other resorts while still keeping our already booked room at the Poly. If there is ever a year we don’t plan on going ( I never see this happening) we can either bank our points and use them the next year where we can stay in a room with a better view/ have club level access or just book additional nights. Or we can rent our points to someone else through the DVC rental store.
We also enjoy smaller things like 20% off our merchandise. Discounted Annual Passes and access to DVC only events.
Essentially we own a piece of Disney property. Which means every year we have to pay taxes/condo fees. Disney refers to them as annual dues. We will have to pay dues as long as we are owners.
Our points hold value.  In our points have increased slightly in value - meaning if today we decided that we were never going back to Disney as Owners we could sell our points through a authorized reseller and actually make a bit of money.
In February we travelled to Disney World for the second time as DVC owners. Absolutely no regrets. Staying At the Polynesian in the Magic Kingdom area is certainly something we never thought would happen. To pay out-of-pocket to stay here we would be looking at $500 to $700 per night.

Located on the Monorail line that can quickly zip you over to Magic Kingdom and Epcot.

‘Please stand clear of the doors, por favor deje libre el acceso a las puertas’

I forgot to mention the pool. There are two pools located at the Polynesian. The lava pool which is the main pool big waterslide waterfall tons of kids activities going on. A good way to spend our down day between Park days. And then there’s the quiet pool a.k.a. the oasis pool located in the Disney vacation club area of the resort. We’ve made the best memories lounging around the pool. There’s actually a couple of ducks that coming to visit and swim in the pool with the kids.  They think it’s hilarious. (The kids)

Our room is beautiful and perfectly fits our family. Two bathrooms queen size bed and a pull out couch and then a pulldown Murphy bed. If you’re on my Facebook you’re often see me post pictures. It’s the perfect size. As owners of a Disney vacation club property the only thing different about staying in a regular room would be we don’t get daily housekeeping. They come every fourth day collect our trash,
change our towels. But that something we can live with.