kboo
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2014
One question I'd have for you is your family size and how flexible you are with your dates? 1br are generally easier to get (and were available in may/june for August when I was looking for a studio for my sister), so if your dates are flexible, and you're interested in 1br, you should be ok using the points you have.I currently own 400 at VGF (350 direct) and 75 at Poly (resale). I really want to add on an Epcot area DVC (despite never having stayed at either lol) because I love Epcot and want the ease of getting there.
I'm leaning towards BCV because I have a 7 year old daughter that loves to swim so the pool is a draw for me. My only concern is the expiration date. Because my daughter is so young and I'm 42, I really foresee using our DVC for the next few decades. We go to Disney several times a year (4-6) and given the number of points that I have and where I own we won't always be staying at BCV.
Is it worth it to buy at BCV at this point? Am I missing some details or aspects to this decision making?
Thanks!
Also wondering if you have tried SAB (the pool) with your 7yo? My almost-7, who is a decent swimmer and happily swims to and from and in the deep end of any other pool, refuses to do the pirate slide, while my 10yo wants to spend ALL DAY on the pirate slide. That means DH and I are usually taking turns doing the slide with the older kid. As others have said, the various features of the pool are spread out so if you need to keep eyes on your 7yo or will be bouncing around, it is not restful.
Our upcoming August trip is at BCV and I had no problem booking a 5-night stay in a 2BR at/around 7 months. Yes, it is hotter than the sun, and F&W and MNSSHP will both be going on, but I may have even spaced on the dates and booked 1-2 days late. So yes, it is possible! I had a BLT unit booked with BLT points, and modified, easy peasy. My sister and her family (2 babies + 1 kid) decided in late April that they wanted to join us, and I pieced together a BCV studio over May and June. With both situations we had a solid backup - and we got lucky this time because VGF2 opened in mid-May.
BCV:
Pros:
closest to WS
SAB
Cons:
room layout is meh
no GVs
no views
small balconies
BWV:
Pros:
lively BW area
easier walk to HS (and fairly easy for both)
BWV rooms and std view rooms
Cons:
no dedicated 2BR (only lockoffs, so very hard to get a 2BR, and 2nd bedroom doesn't have 2 beds)
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This will be our 3rd stay at BCV (prior stays were a studio and a 1br) and with my sister's studio, our 4th booking - our first was on rented BCV points, but the latter 3 bookings in 2021-2022 were on my points at 7 months or less. Granted, this was during covid too, so I'm sure that was a factor with availability last year, but unlikely for this year.
We've stayed at BWV 2x, once on cash and once during covid - but have had plenty of opportunities to book a 1br pool/garden view with our points - but now that we have Riviera we tend to stay there and only look for BCV in the summer (for SAB). And if we don't get it, that is fine too.
I think if you are flexible and don't feel you have to stay there all the time, you don't need to pay the premium for points that will expire in 20 years, especially if you tend to book short-ish trips or you're ok with a 1br.