Disney Vacation Club (DVC) is a company, wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company, that operates as a pseudo-time share operation. The way it works is this: You purchase a number of "vacation points" as a one-time purchase. The current cost of points effective July 1, 2006, is $101/point with a minimum purchase of 150 points. It is possible to finance this purchase, and the interest is currently deductible as a Federal income tax deduction. You are also charged an annual dues fee which varies depending on the number of vacation points that you purchased. Currently this fee is between $3.00 and $5.00 per vacation club point held by the member. One major concern is that this fee has been rising at a rate 2-3 percentage points above inflation. If that trend doesn't stop, Disney may very well force some current DVC owners out of the program. (NOTE: Old Key West Members had a decrease in maintenance fees in 1999 and 2000). You receive an additional full allotment of vacation points each year. You can "spend" them in several ways, or you can "bank" them to use the following year. Also, if you need extra vacation points in any given year, you can "borrow" points from the following year. The fine-print rules for banking and borrowing are pretty detailed. For members who own vacation points at DVC resorts other than Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort, the program ends in the year 2042. For Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort, membership ends in 2054. As of those years, you will no longer receive vacation points on an annual basis. This is why you can't consider buying Vacation Club points a real estate investment -- you won't own anything at the end of the program. Image File history File links Disney Vacation Club Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Disney Vacation Club Resort locations

• Disney Vacation Club Resorts (Walt Disney World):
  • Disney's Old Key West Resort

Located near Downtown Disney, Disney's Old Key West Resort is the first of Disney's Vacation Club Resorts (in fact, at one time it was simply known as Disney's Vacation Club Resort). Old Key West opened in late 1991. This resort has an Old Florida theme and is set on Disney's Lake Buena Vista golf course. Boat service is available to Downtown Disney Marketplace. Disneys Old Key West Resort is a time-share property at the Walt Disney World Resort. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• • Disney's BoardWalk Villas

Disney Vacation Club's Boardwalk Villas opened during the summer of 1996. The Boardwalk Villas are different from Old Key West in that the Villas are integrated into the hotel portion of Disney's Boardwalk Resort. The Boardwalk Resort consists of the Villas (the DVC units) and the Inn, which has the hotel units. The Boardwalk Resort is located near Epcot and contains an entertainment district with several restaurants. Guests can walk to the Disney-MGM Studios and Epcot, or take boats. Disneys BoardWalk villas is a Disney Vacation Club Resort which is part of Walt Disney World resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and opened on July 1, 1996. ...

• • Disney's Beach Club Villas

The Beach Club Villas are located in the Epcot resort area adjacent to Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts and across Crescent Lake from the Boardwalk Resort. It opened it’s doors in July, 2002. Like the Boardwalk Villas, the Beach Club Villas are integrated into a larger resort that includes a hotel. The Yacht & Beach Club resort compound includes a three-acre pool. Like the Boardwalk Villas, boat service is available to the Disney-MGM Studios and Epcot. There are also sidewalks to both of these parks. Part of Disneys Beach Club Resort. ...

• • The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge

The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge opened November 15, 2000. Like the Boardwalk Villas, the Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge are integrated into the hotel portion of the Wilderness Lodge. Disney's Wilderness Lodge sits among tall timber and magnificent wildflowers continuing the grand tradition of 19th century National Park Lodges. The Villas at Wilderness Lodge is located on Bay Lake with boat service to the Magic Kingdom and Fort Wilderness resort. A special part of the resort houses a collection of train memorabilia and artwork, including an exhibit featuring two of Walt Disney's personal scale-model railroad cars. The Villas at Disneys Wilderness Lodge is a member resort of the Disney Vacation Club. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

• • Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa

Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa is the latest addition to Disney's Vacation Club. The resort will recreate the upstate New York country retreats of the early-1900s. Featuring babbling brooks, themed pool, dark wood antique style furniture and Victorian era architecture, fabrics and colors. The first buildings opened May 2004, followed by three more buildings through Fall 2004. The final eight buildings are scheduled to open in phases from early 2005 through Summer 2005. Construction of Phase 2 at Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa is currently underway. The Springs and The Paddock neighborhoods began opening in the spring of 2005. The recently announced Phase 3 will consist of six additional buildings and is expected to open in 2007. When complete, Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa will be the largest Disney Vacation Club resort on property. Studios, one- and two-bedroom villas and Grand Villa units are available to accommodate guests. Saratoga Springs membership went on sale August 2003, with a use year of 2054. The resort is located in the Downtown Disney resort area, formerly The Villas at Disney Institute. Disneys Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa is a hotel at the Walt Disney World Resort. ... // Events and Trends Technology First flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in May • 28 Gerald Anthony • 27 Umberto Agnelli • 22 Richard Biggs • 20 Len Murray • 17 Tony Randall • 17 Ezzedine Salim • 9 Alan King • 9 Akhmad Kadyrov • 8(?) Nick Berg • 7 Waldemar Milewicz Other recent deaths Ongoing... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for August, 2003. ... The 21st century is the century that began on 1 January 2001 and will last to 31 December 2100. ... There is also an area called Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California; see Downtown Disney (California). ...

• • Disney's Vero Beach Resort, Florida

Disney's Vero Beach resort is located in Vero Beach, Florida on the Atlantic Ocean coast, around two hours southeast of the Walt Disney World Resort. The resort opened on October 1, 1995 as the first Disney Resort to be constructed outside of one of it's theme parks. Disneys Vero Beach Resort is a Disney Vacation Club Timeshare resort located in Vero Beach, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq mi (170,451 km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ...

• • Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort, South Carolina

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Room Types

• • • Studio Vacation Homes

The studio units are similar to the standard hotel room. The studio units consist of two double beds and a table, or one queen bed and a sleeper sofa with a table. Also included is a wet bar with an under-counter refrigerator, microwave and a coffee maker. Each unit has a small patio with two chairs and a small table. The studio vacation homes sleep a total of four people.

• • • One-Bedroom and Two-Bedroom Vacation Homes

The one-bedroom vacation homes have a master suite, a living room, kitchen, and private patio. The two-bedroom vacation homes provide two additional queen-sized beds and a private bath in a separate bedroom. Both the one-bedroom and two-bedroom homes have a Master Bedroom Suite with a king-size bed, a master bath with a whirlpool tub, a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and microwave oven, ceiling fans in the living room and bedrooms, a full-size washer and dryer in a laundry room, televisions in the living room and each bedroom, a queen-size sleep sofa in the living room, and private patio with access from the master bedroom and living room. The one-bedroom vacation homes sleep four people and the two-bedroom vacation homes sleep a total of eight people.

• • • Three-Bedroom Grand Villas

The Grand Villas are the most luxurious vacation homes at Vacation Club resorts. Each Grand Villa has three bedrooms and four baths. The two-story grand villas have a first floor containing a Master Bedroom Suite with a king-size bed and whirlpool tub, a living room with a cathedral ceiling and a 32" screen television, a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and microwave oven, a separate dining room, a full-size washer and dryer in a laundry room, a powder room and a private patio. The second floor contains one bedroom with two queen-size beds, the other bedroom has two double-size beds. Some grand villas are on one-floor only. Each of these bedrooms has a private bathroom and color televisions. The Grand Villas sleep a total of twelve people.

How It Works

Disney Vacation Club (DVC) is flexible version of vacation ownership. Typically Disney, members get consistently high standards for comfort and hospitality. Just as Walt Disney imagineered the amusement park concept into a theme park, Disney Vacation Club improved on the foundation of earlier timeshare programs. There are some key benefits to the point-based system over traditional fixed-week timeshares.

• Your length of stay is up to you; stay for night, weekend, a week or longer.
• You can choose when to go; plan for a romantic winter getaway or a summer adventure with the kids.
• Choose from a variety of room sizes, from Studios to 1 and 2 Bedroom Vacation Homes to 3 Bedroom Grand Villas.
• Never stuck with the same vacation experience; there is always something new such as other resorts, timeshare exchanges, adventure travel and cruises

The Vacation Point System

When people become DVC Members, they purchase a real estate interest in the club. This real estate interest entitles them to an annual allotment of vacation points. The larger the real estate interest purchased, the more points that are received each year. The current price as of July 1st, 2006 is $101 per vacation point with the minimum purchase being 150 vacation points. Vacation Club members then use their points to make reservations at one of the Vacation Club resorts or one of the other options available. The number of points needed depends on the room type, resort, and time of year selected. Points can be saved, or banked, for use the following year.

Home Resort

Your "home resort" is the resort in which you have your real estate interest. There are currently seven DVC resorts: Disney's Old Key West Resort, Disney's BoardWalk Villas, Disney's Beach Club Villas, The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge, and Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, all located at Walt Disney World, along with Disney's Vero Beach Resort and Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort.

The main advantage to owning a real estate interest in one resort over another is that you are allowed, as a member, to make reservations at your home resort up to eleven months in advance of your stay. For resorts other than your home resort, you are permitted to make reservations only seven months in advance.

Another very important fact relating to the home resort is that any timeshare swaps performed are made to and from your home resort. These "Member Getaways" resort exchanges are actually exchanges of accommodations at a DVC Resort for accommodations at a Member Getaways destination, based on availability.

Cancelled projects

A project in Newport Coast, California began in March 1994, followed by rumors of resort plans in Beaver Creek, Colorado. In August 1995 an issue of Wired magazine reported that Disney Vacation Club was considering a site at Times Square in New York City, part of the 42nd Street Project near the New Amsterdam Theater and ABC studios. Neither the Beaver Creek nor the Times Square project ever came to fruition. An entrance to Newport Coast from Pacific Coast Highway Newport Coast is a census-designated place located in Orange County, California. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... Beaver Creek Resort is a major U.S. ski resort near Avon, Colorado, run by Vail Resorts. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wired is a full-color monthly magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993. ... Times Square, named after the one-time headquarters of The New York Times, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, which centers on 42nd Street and Broadway. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... For the film of this name, see 42nd Street (film). ... The New Amsterdam Theatre is a playhouse located at 214 West 42nd Street in New York Citys Broadway district. ...

In February 1997, Disney announced that they were canceling the plans for Newport Coast resort and 11 months later Marriott announced a project on Disney's former site which was expected to open in June 2000. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marriott International, Inc. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

On July 23, 2001, Disney issued a press release announcing the construction of an un-named Vacation Club resort at Walt Disney World's Eagle Pines golf course. The architectural style was going to be a tribute to early-20th century Florida resort style, with it's Moorish and Spanish influences. Opening was scheduled for 2004 and 2005, but the post-September 11 vacation slump derailed the plans for this resort. Disney instead opted to use the infrastructure at the floundering Disney Institute to serve as the hub for the resort that became Saratoga Springs.

Recent announcements

In May 2005, Disney Vacation Club announced that they would make a presence at the Disneyland Resort in California. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California is a major recreational resort (owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company), and is home to two theme parks, three hotels, and a shopping and entertainment area. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

It is rumored among DVC members that the next Disney Vacation Club accommodations will be at an accommodation block at Disney's Contemporary Resort, although this rumor has lost steam over the past year. Disneys Contemporary Resort is a resort hotel located at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. ...

In the early-2000s, it became possible for DVC members to spend their points on accommodations at the Disneyland Resort in California and the Disneyland Resort Paris, and in 2005, it became possible to spend points at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. In 2006, Tokyo Disney Resort became available to members. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California is a major recreational resort (owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company), and is home to two theme parks, three hotels, and a shopping and entertainment area. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Disneyland Park, Paris Disneyland Resort Paris is a vacation and recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallée, in the suburbs of Paris, France, featuring two Disney theme parks, Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (香港迪士尼樂園度假區) was built by the Government of Hong Kong and The Walt Disney Company and officially opened on September 12, 2005. ... Tokyo Disney Resort logo Resort Map The Tokyo Disney Resort is a theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo. ...

External links

• Disney Vacation Club Official Site (warning, music)
• Unofficial FAQ
• Timeshare Adventures, Reselling Your DVC Ownership - Renting Your DVC Points.
• Mouse Planet comprehensive guide.
• Discussion Board.
• Eagle Pines Press Release, 2001