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7 DVC owners share why they bought in - PREP 444

WDW Prep To Go - a Disney World planning podcast

Shannon Albert from WDWPrepSchool.com, a Disney World planning site

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

Ever wondered if buying into Disney Vacation Club is right for you? Shannon talks with seven DVC owners to find out why they bought in, what they view as the biggest advantages and disadvantages of the program, how they use their points (there’s quite a variety!), if they’d recommend DVC ownership to a friend, and more.
 
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0:00.0

Today we'll talk to seven DVC owners to learn more about what it's like.

0:04.4

That's coming up on this, episode 444 of WWE Prep to Go.

0:16.2

Hello and welcome to WW Prep to Go.

0:20.4

We talk strategy and ideas for people playing their Disney and Real Trips.

0:23.6

I am your host Shannon Albert from WDW Prep School.

0:25.7

Thank you for being here for episode 444.

0:28.1

Today is a style of episode we haven't done in a while where I interview several people on one topic

0:34.0

and put it all together to provide information on a topic that I do not know

0:37.7

enough about to do it myself. Today, that topic happens to be DVC ownership. I know a lot of people

0:43.2

in the Disney niche, particularly if you have found yourself a frequent guest, have contemplated

0:49.5

DVC. The advertisements are certainly everywhere and encouraging you to do it. And so I wanted to talk to

0:55.6

people who are owners who can let us know how they decided to do it, what their experience has been.

1:02.5

And if you find yourself on the fence or contemplating it, maybe this information will be helpful

1:07.5

to you. Some of these voices will sound familiar because they've been previous

1:12.9

trip report guests and other people are going to be brand new. And I appreciate all of them for

1:17.3

participating and agreeing to talk to me. As always, a reminder to follow on social media if you aren't

1:22.4

already. And if you're not on the email list, be sure to sign it for the email list because we send out emails to keep you posted on everything going on in the parks and our new content to

1:32.7

help you plan your trips and that sort of thing. So without any further ado, let's dive into my

1:38.2

chats with seven different DVC owners. And at the end, I'll tell you why I'm not a DVC owner.

1:46.0

Welcome to the podcast,

1:52.5

Misty. Thanks so much, and I'm excited to be here. So let's talk about DVC. How long have you been a DVC owner? So we purchased DVC six years ago on my 40th birthday trip. So yeah,

2:00.7

almost six years ago to the day today, actually,

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