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So are you looking for some Disney Vacation Club Reviews?
First of all, what is a "Vacation Club" anyway?
Well, a vacation club is usually made up of timeshare units which can be purchased by guests to be used annually at that resort
and others affiliated with that resort. Simply put, being a member
of a vacation club , like the Disney Vacation Club will
entitle you to discounts on accomodations for years to come.
Basically you will be paying for future holidays in today's price.
Now we all know a thing or two about inflation,
If you plan to take a nice family vacation atleast once a year,
then you should consider getting a vacation club memembership instead.
You will save THOUSANDS in your family vacation costs!
Ok, now getting back to Disney Vacation Club reviews, I'm going to compare it with Quest Vacation International Club,
which is another great vacation club membership that you can consider.
I will break down all the important points here, and hopefully you can have a better picture.
Sounds Good? Lets go and check out the Disney Vacation Club Reviews..!
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| Vacation Club Type |
Quest Vacation International Club (QVI-Club) Diamond Membership |
Disney Vacation Club |
| Official Website |
http://www.qviclub.com
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http://dvc.disney.go.com
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| Membership Fee |
USD 13,040 nett (Diamond Club Membership)
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starts at USD 17,000 (depends on number of "points" that you decide to purchase).
(please refer to Grumpy Review for more details on calculations on this Disney Vacation Club reviews) |
| Testimonials |
QVI testimonials
More QVI testimonials
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DVC testimonials
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| View The Resorts |
QVI Home Resorts
QVI World Partners (Please browse by clicking the Xplore button)
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Disney Resorts
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| Annual Maintenance Fees
(to be paid annually on top of the membership fees) |
None 
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Will cost more than USD700 per year, depending on your chosen package.
-For a 48 years package, Disney vacation club timeshare will cost you a whopping total of USD 33,600 on annual fees alone.(this is by assuming a fixed annual fee of USD700)
-Note that the annual fee is subject to increase annually due to inflation.
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| Number of Members |
over 35,000 members worldwide |
over 100,000 members 
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| Holiday Entitlement |
60 weeks in total. And you can use 2 weeks per year.
Each "week" entitles you for a 8 days and 7 nights vacation. |
Depending on the points that you have, it can can be 1 day , 1 week, 2 weeks or any amount of days, depending on
the amount of points that you are given each year.
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| Room Types |
- 3-5 star luxurious resorts.
-Sleeps 4 , with one bedroom + one sofa bed in the living room + kitchen 
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Depends on the number of points that you are allocated. Starts from studios to 3 bedroom grand villas.
See Here for details :http://tagrel.com/util/dvcChart.php
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| Peak Season Charges |
No extra charges. (recommended to book in advanced due to high demand). 
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Disney Resorts might require higher points for peak seasons.
See this Disney Vacation Club reviews point chart for details. |
| What is Home Resort? |
5 luxurious resorts in various Holiday spots in Thailand.
QVI Home Resorts |
All Disney Resorts. |
| Where can you go? |
QVI Home Resorts and 3000+ resorts worldwide.
including many Disney resorts
QVI Home Resorts
QVI World Partners
Eg: You can find plenty of Disney resorts by clicking the Xplore button in the link above,
then choose Zone: North America-USA , Region: Florida , Area: Orlando Disney
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Disney Home Resorts and 500+ resorts worldwide. |
| How it works |
Once you have purchased the package, you will be given a login ID, where you can search
and book any of the resorts online, depending on availability. Quest Vacation customer service
representatives advices members to book their resorts atleast 6 months ahead during holiday seasons.
Then you will be required to pay the followings upon usage:
A) If you are going to any QVI's Home Resorts,
these are the charges : USD150 per week
B) If you decide to go to any other 3000 QvI's partner Resorts:
these are the charges : USD150 + USD99 per week
You can easily transfer your 2 weeks holiday to the following year if you need to.
All you have to do is to pay the USD150 per week usage fees now, and you don't pay anything next year.
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Disney will allocate annual points for you depending on the package that you purchase,
A minimum of 150 points are required , with each point roughly costing USD120.
After that , you can easily call the Disney Vacation Club sales team
and book your favourite resorts. However every member has a cutoff date to bank 100% of their points
that haven't already been used to book trips for your current year. You pretty much need
to figure out how many points you want to use during the year by that date and bank your
remaining points to the next year. If you don't do this, then any points left unused GO
AWAY at the end of your year.
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| Customer Service Support |
Customer Service handles calls and emails within 24 hours. |
Customer Service handles calls and emails within 24 hours. |
| Example Vacation cost perweek with these conditions :
-at a Disney Resort
-8 days/7 nights holiday
-for a family of 4
-one bedroom accomodation
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Cost per week:
USD13,040/60 weeks, add USD150, add USD99 = USD466.33 (this price is fixed)
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Cost per week:
(member fee + annual fees)/weeks = $1,203.92.
- This price might defer depending on package/season/promotions
- Please refer to
Grumpy Review for more details on the calculations. |
| Example Vacation cost perweek with these conditions :
-at a Non "Home Resort"
-8 days/7 nights holiday
-for a family of 4
-one bedroom accomodation
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total cost = same as above.
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You will incure:
extra RCI yearly membership charges
+ fees for using the service
+ all the regular Walt Disney Vacation Club membership charges mentioned in the above row. |
| Protection from Inflation |
YES! Since the hotel fees are already paid upfront, and no annual fees.
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NO. The exchange points required in a particular Disney resort can increase due
to inflation/season, the annual fees can also increase accordingly.
However a Disney Vacation Club membership will still works out to be always cheaper than the current market accomodation rate. |
| Other Member Benefits |
Regular promotions on other hotel partners.
A dedicated customer service to help you with reservation,airport transfer and more.
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* Discounts on select dining, attractions, recreation and entertainment, including discounts on select Theme Park Annual Passes at Walt Disney World® and Disneyland® Resorts!
* A dedicated team of Disney Cast Members to help with all your vacation planning needs, including making reservations, or choosing a destination.
* Disney events, from previews of Theme Park attraction to taking over an entire Disney Cruise Line® ship, to a special Member's tour through Adventures by Disney.
* Special Member publications that offer "behind-the-scenes" looks at upcoming Disney events and new Disney attractions.
Keep a look out at their website for more updated info.
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| Overall Value for money |
Quest Vacation International Club
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Disney vacation Club  |
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Do write to me using the form below if you have more questions, and find out how to get an exclusive
USD100USD500 discount for all QVI purchases! ~Selvi
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