DVC 1,000 Point Club (2024)

This May, we will be celebrating 12 years of DVC membership. When I look back, my only regret is not selecting Old Key West as my original home resort. At the time, Old Key West was selling for $100 a point and I did not know enough about the resort to factor it into my decision making. We have been fortunate to have several Old Key West stays over the years and the meals at Olivia's, t-shirt tie-dying, family photos in the community room photo booth, and splashes at the sandcastle pool are among my most cherished DVC memories.
 
I would love to hear about some of you use your points! Is it long stays, or frequent stays? Are you racking up points to treat WDW as a 2nd home for retirement? Do you do monthly payment dues or all in one swoop when due?
 
nerdboyrockstar said:
I would love to hear about some of you use your points! Is it long stays, or frequent stays? Are you racking up points to treat WDW as a 2nd home for retirement? Do you do monthly payment dues or all in one swoop when due?
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We go on a fair number of trips (Aulani, WDW, and Disneyland) and frequently get larger villas or multiple villas to bring friends and family along. We had thought about getting a vacation home/condo but opted for this instead, which gives us so much more flexibility and makes it easier to invite whatever size group along that you want. We also rent out quite a few points through DVC Rental Store and have swapped them out for DCL, park tickets, hard ticket events, VIP tours, and ABD.

Longer term, yes we plan on using points to stay out Aulani or WDW for 1 month (or longer) stays during retirement and also plan on inviting kids/grandkids on regular trips after kids are grown. We can always sell down if we end up not needing as many points, but so far we're borrowing a whole lot more than banking.

For dues, I do usually opt for monthly but then end up just paying them off at the start of the year anyways to avoid having to track it and stay on top of it throughout the year. I pay all dues using gift cards from BJ's wholesale, which gives 5% off on top of credit card points/perks.
 
nerdboyrockstar said:
I would love to hear about some of you use your points! Is it long stays, or frequent stays? Are you racking up points to treat WDW as a 2nd home for retirement? Do you do monthly payment dues or all in one swoop when due?
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We are from the UK, so tend to visit for 2 or 3 weeks at a time, in 2br or 3br villas, so it eats up 1000 points rather quickly!

Hopefully when retirement comes (fingers crossed less than 20 years away) we will be able to stretch those points to a couple of months in smaller accommodation.

We pay the dues in one go at the start of the year on the credit card to get our Avios points and BA companion vouchers so we can get ‘free’ flights over there!
 
I wonder how much movement we’ll see in the list and how much more popular OKW becomes due to the current sale. VDH is also cheaper than initial offer at some price points based on my calculations. Crazy times.
 
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