Do you frequently visit Walt Disney World? Are you aware of their collection of Disney Vacation Club resorts? These DVC properties come in a variety of themes, and condo-style in their floor plans (which range from studios to three-bedroom villas.) In Walt Disney World you can find 6 properties: Old Key West Resort, Boardwalk Villas, The Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Beach Club Villas, Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, and the brand new Animal Kingdom Villas.

There are three ways to book a stay in one of the resorts:One is to become a DVC member. Since the club’s beginning in 1991, membership has frown to 100,000 families from over 80 countries. By joining you can save thousands of dollars over the years. With the minimum investment of $15,600, the members receive a certain number of “vacation points” that go towards different trips they choose throughout the year.

 
Also, with these points, flexibility is no problem, you can stay wherever, whenever, and as often as you like, in the points’ budget. Another flexibility factor of becoming a DVC member is, if you ever choose to travel somewhere other than Walt Disney World, you can. By using your points, you can purchase non-Disney vacations, such as ski trips, European city breaks, and African safaris through DVC’s connection with Interval International.

To begin your new freedom with DVC by becoming a member, the best place to visit would be the Disney Vacation Club.

A second choice to visit the Disney Vacation Club resorts without a long-term commitment, like in being a DVC member, would be to simply book a stay at the resort of your choice by going online to Disney Reservation Center or calling 407/WDW-MAGIC.

A third and less committed way is to rent a DVC member’s points. DVC members who don’t choose to use all their points, may choose to rent them to a non-member. Though Disney does not get involved in point-renting transactions, many members do this and easily. First, both members in the transaction will want to be able to trust the other; the DVC member must trust that he will receive pay from the renter, and the renter must trust that the reservation will be booked in their name and that the DVC member will pay Disney the allotted amount of points for the trip taken. This process of renting points can save you up to $600 dollars, which would be the difference between buying the trip through the Disney Reservations Center and renting points from a DVC member.

So, staying in one of Walt Disney World’s DVC properties is both a more enjoying and less costly choice, whether you choose to be a long-term member, or to simply do it once.

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