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  1. CarolynMink

    Advice for taking mother for "may be her last" trip to Disney

    Wow, thank you everyone. This is great advice. My husband and I agree, we never thought about it, just assumed she could use an ECV. We think we are going to take her to Walmart to try one tomorrow. If it goes poorly, I will start looking for a transfer wheelchair. Since it will just be me...
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    Advice for taking mother for "may be her last" trip to Disney

    Mom is going to be just shy of 87 years young when we make our trip in April. My DD will be in the DCP and we will be visiting DD for her Birthday. Last time, Mom was at WDW, her mobility was much better. She now relies on using a walker. We are flying SW and I have already called and added...
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    More acceptance today!

    Wishing you pixie dust.
  4. CarolynMink

    More acceptance today!

    My daughter was accepted today - custodial. She is very happy.
  5. CarolynMink

    Advice on passing DVC contract to child

    Thanks for all the great advice. Glad I have a few small point contracts.
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    Advice on passing DVC contract to child

    Thank you. I was aware of the gift tax but was not thinking about it for this. Silly me. Curious about how they determine the value. What I paid vs current direct prices vs resale. My cost was under $10,000 but would be over $14,000 with current direct prices from Disney. Son very much...
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    Advice on passing DVC contract to child

    I have 2 adult children that I would like to pass on direct purchase contracts to now (not inheritance). Can I do this with out loosing direct purchase benefits? Best finical way to do this? (I thought I read about this years ago but can not find the treads.) Should I just add their names to...
  8. CarolynMink

    New Year's Eve - Is it worth it?

    Joining in, as planning our first NYE at WDW as well. Thanks, for all the great questions and answers.
  9. CarolynMink

    How does upgrading to an annual pass effect fast pass+ selections?

    Yes, you are right. We will be staying on site this year. And yes, I am thinking about planning a trip in June instead of July next year. We will definitely be staying on site for our next trip. I will follow up and let everyone know how it turns out.
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    How does upgrading to an annual pass effect fast pass+ selections?

    One more question, is there any problem upgrading to DVC annual pass from an ticket on your magic band or do you need the actual ticket? We have e-tickets.
  11. CarolynMink

    How does upgrading to an annual pass effect fast pass+ selections?

    Thanks for the quick response. I will move ahead with planning a June vacation and upgrading to a DVC annual pass.
  12. CarolynMink

    How does upgrading to an annual pass effect fast pass+ selections?

    I have used fast pass + before, but I have never upgraded a 10 day pass to an annual pass. Does the upgrade negate your fast pass + selections? We will be at WDW for 10 days this summer and are planning a trip next summer. I am thinking of moving up the trip to benefit from the annual pass...
  13. CarolynMink

    Renting points advice

    Needed to use my vacation days to move my daughter back and forth from college. So, we skipped Disney and for the first time rented our points with DVCR. It was easy and great to have money to pay MF's this year. Good Luck.
  14. CarolynMink

    Information overload---HELP!

    I stress that what your vacation style is like now, might not be the same in 5 or 10 years. We own moderate to small contracts at 4 different resorts, starting with a SSR 150 pt contract in 2005. We do not regret our purchase there. We used our SSR points to stay there and then other resort...
  15. CarolynMink

    Standard room views at Jambo

    Here is a link with some photos: http://dvcnews.com/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=list&listid=9 I have stayed in Jambo House standard 1B and have always had lovely pool views.:)
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    One year living in our timeshares: 2 1/2 year update

    Thank you for taking the time to share your travels with us. I am very happy to hear about all the health benefits that you are having. I will be happy if I can accomplish 3 winter months out of our DVC. I really do enjoy Ohio most of the time. (We are just 5 blocks from Lake Erie and...
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    Bath Sheets in Owners Locker Question

    We keep beach towels in our Owner Locker for the water parks. Never have had a problem we them disappearing.:beach:
  18. CarolynMink

    Owner's locker??

    YES. We love our locker so much we added another. They are both filled. I enjoy not needed to lugging a heavy suit cases around. Yes, I can travel with a small carry on.:thumbsup2
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    Current delays in receiving closing documents

    Passed ROFR on 3/18 got paper work two nights ago.
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