Disney Vacation Club Explained in 15 Minutes | DVC Curious? Watch This For Need to Know Info

Have you vaguely heard about Disney Vacation Club and are curious to finding out more? DVC is surprisingly complex and has a lot of detail, but if you're just starting out on your Disney Vacation Club journey don't fall down a rabbit hole. Start with this overview of the basics. We'll explain the general concept and how Disney Vacation Club works, plus prompt you with a few points of consideration on if DVC may be worth your time to investigate further. It's definitely not for everyone, and that's okay! But if, after watching this video, you are still interested, you're on a great path of your DVC learning journey.

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0:00 Introduction, caveats
1:27 What is Disney Vacation Club? What are the rooms like?
2:20 How does DVC work? What is a Home Resort?
Home resort expirations:    • Disney Vacation Club Expiration Dates | Fa...  
3:49 What is a Use Year?
Use Year explained:    • Use Year for your first Disney Vacation Cl...  
DVC cancelation policy:    • Disney Vacation Club Cancellation Policy |...  
4:35 What are Vacation Points, how many do I need, and how do I use them?
Official points charts: https://disneyvacationclub.disney.go....
Banking and borrowing points:    • Banking & Borrowing Disney Vacation Club P...  
Concrete borrowing example:    • Borrowing Disney Vacation Club Points Expl...  
6:31 How much does DVC cost?
Annual dues add up over time:    • DVC Annual Dues Compound Annual Growth Rat...  
Line items that make up annual dues:    • What Costs Go Into Disney Vacation Club An...  
7:37 How do you buy DVC? What's a direct versus resale purchase?
How I browsed resale websites:    • Disney Vacation Club Resale Websites Overv...  
Direct vs resale overview:    • Buying Disney Vacation Club Direct or on t...  
My experience buying direct compared to resale:    • Buying Disney Vacation Club on the Resale ...  
8:35 Direct vs resale factors: initial price, contract specifications
9:30 Direct vs resale factors: membership extras
10:45 Direct vs resale factors: resale restrictions
11:48 Summary of DVC
12:18 Why buy DVC?
Break even point:    • Break Even Point for Disney Vacation Club ...  
13:32 Questions to ask yourself if you should buy DVC
Financing tool and interest example:    • Interest Payments on Financed Disney Vacat...  

Other videos you may be interested in:
My full DVC playlist:    • Disney Vacation Club  
WDW DVC Home Resorts fast facts:    • Fast Facts about Disney Vacation Club Home...  
I bought a direct contract for Villas at Disneyland Hotel:    • Buying a Villas at Disneyland Hotel Contra...  
Resale purchase timeline when I bought Bay Lake Tower contract:    • Disney Vacation Club Resale Contract Timel...  
Live time booking at 7 months, plus wait list utilization/booking modifications:    • Live Time 7 Month Booking Disney Vacation ...  
Behind the scenes overview of the DVC member portal:    • Booking a Disney Vacation Club Trip | DVC ...  
DVC waitlist explained:    • Disney Vacation Club Waitlist | How the DV...  
Renting DVC villas:    • Disney Vacation Club Villas Without Owning...  


Information is accurate as of posting; please reference official Disney websites for most up to date information. Recorded in September 2023.

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