Posts by Lauren De La Cruz

Bay Lake Tower Update: What’s the Status of the Refurbishment?

on March 19, 2025

The long-awaited full refurbishment of Bay Lake Tower is already underway, and some renovated rooms are already available for guests!  As of March 2025, where is the refurbishment and what can guests expect this spring? Which Rooms Have Been Refurbed? The rooms on the 7th floor and higher on the south side of Bay Lake […]

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How Hard Is It to Book a DVC Resort That Isn’t Your Home Resort?

on March 19, 2025

With many DVC resale contracts, you can book a room at a resort other than your home resort at the 7-month mark.  Although you have the ability to do this, how realistic is it actually to book a different resort?  Can you reliably switch to another resort at the 7-month mark?  Well, it can depend […]

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Underrated DVC Rooms for Maximizing Your Points

on March 17, 2025

With so many different DVC resorts, there’s a wide range of accommodations to choose from.  Although there are some perennial favorites that are highly sought after like the Value and Concierge rooms at Animal Kingdom Villas, Riviera Tower Studios, Copper Creek Deluxe Studios, and just about much any room at the Beach Club, there are […]

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How Does Booking Work with Multiple DVC Contracts?

on March 13, 2025

Once you have more than one DVC contract, booking can sometimes take a little more organization.  Depending on whether you buy a contract with the same Use Year and home resort as your existing contract, having more than one contract can impact how you use your points to make resort reservations.   Same Use Year, Same […]

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How Long Does It Take to Break Even on a Grand Californian Resale Contract?

on March 12, 2025

DVC resale contracts can save you thousands of dollars compared to buying a contract directly through Disney, but how long does it take for you to break even on your purchase compared to cash stays through Disney?  Let’s walk through an example with a Grand Californian resale contract.   What Does a Resale Contract Cost? At […]

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My DVC Points Are in Holding – What Does This Mean?

on February 27, 2025

Things happen, and sometimes you have to cancel or modify a DVC trip.  If you ever change a trip booked with your points, you only lose those points if you cancel on the check-in date.  If you change the trip 31 days or more before check-in, the points stay in the Use Year of that […]

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Best Accommodations for Trips with Larger Parties

on February 24, 2025

DVC is even better when you can share it with loved ones!  If the more the merrier is your motto, here are some great DVC room types for travel parties of 8 or more. For the Most Space The largest accommodations among the DVC resorts are the Three Bedroom Grand Villas.  Depending on the resort, […]

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Practical Tips for the Prospective DVC Member

on February 21, 2025

Whenever someone says that they’re interested in DVC, I like to advise that they take their time and do their research.  While there are the obvious questions like figuring out how much DVC costs, how many points you need for the kinds of trips you want, and which resort may make the best home resort […]

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Pros and Cons of DVC Deluxe Studios

on February 20, 2025

With the capacity to accommodate up to 4 or 5 guests, Deluxe Studios are typically the most popular DVC room type to book.  Besides being the least amount of points, they are available at nearly every DVC resort except for the Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness.  Here are the pros and cons of DVC Deluxe […]

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Best Uses for a Small DVC Contract

on February 18, 2025

DVC contracts come in all different sizes!  For some people, a small DVC contract of 100 points or less is all that is needed for decades of magical Disney vacations.  Here are a few scenarios in which a small DVC contract can work best for you. Trying Out DVC Small contracts can be a great […]

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