From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Disney Vacation Club
Distribution: world
Date: 19 Aug 92 20:30:46 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

On 17 Aug 92 07:09:37 MDT kessler%jensen.cs.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Robert
R. Kessler) wrote to All asking about the Disney Vacation Club:
 
RRK> Would someone please email or post the following information about the
RRK> Vacation Club?  It turns out that Disney has not yet registered in
RRK> Utah, so when I requested info, they couldn't send it to me.  Here are
RRK> my questions:
RRK>
RRK> 1) How many points do you get for the various purchase prices (I
RRK>    believe that 12K is the minimum buy-in).
RRK> 2) What are the date ranges (say for 1992 or 1993) and points for each
RRK>    type of unit?
RRK> 3) I recall hearing that through the year 2000, when you use the
RRK>    units, you also get passes.  What kind of passes do you get?
RRK>    (are they equivalent to super passes)?  How many do you get?
RRK> 4) I believe that these are limited lifetime time shares, correct?
RRK>    How long is limited.
 
     There was a feature story in the Summer 1992 edition of Disney News
magazine about the Vacation Club, describing very generally how the point
system worked.  I don't think the article would answer your specific
questions, but this might help, highlights from the short article:
 
     The one-time purchase price and annual dues entitles you to an
allotment of Vacation Points used to reserve accomodations at the Disney
Vacation Club Resort.  The least you get is 230.  You can bank your points,
save 'em from one year to the next, or borrow points from the next year, in
order to get nicer/bigger accomodations at DVCR or rooms at any of the
other Disney resorts or book a longer stay or a stay at a more popular time
of year.  So, if you had the minimum 230 points, you could spend 140 of
those points reserving a one-bedroom home for a week during "Adventure
Season" (January 1-31, September 1-30, December 1-14), and an additional
82 points to reserve a studio for a week during "Choice Season" (October
1-31, November 1-25 and 29-30, December 15-23), and bank the remaining
8 points to use the next year.  If you got 270 points you could get a week
long stay in a two-bedroom home in June, or a three-bedroom 5-day stay
in a Grand Villa, or a two-bedroom home for nine-days in September.  You
can borrow up to half your allotment of vacation points from the next
year, or save one year's points for use in the next.
 
     Ownership continues to 2042 "...members' children and grandchildren
can look forward to spending their vacations with Mickey."  The DVCR is
designed for people who enjoy frequent vacations.
 
     For a small transaction fee, you can exchange for a week in Europe,
Caribbean, Rocky Mountains, or Hawaii.  Or you can use your vacation
points to reserve rooms at selected WDW resorts, like the Grand Floridian.
 
     Until "the end of this decade" owners will get passes for MK, EPCOT,
and Disney-MGM for the length of stay; the number of passes varies with the
size of the accomodations and the number of people in your party.  You
also get assistance with booking resort activity (like a trail ride at
Fort Wilderness) and dinner show reservations, lodgings, airfare and car
rentals.
 
     If you're at WDW you can go to the Commodore House and get more
information:  (800) 800-9100.
 
     We sent the inquiry card inside the magazine for more information but
haven't received a response yet.
 
     That's it for the article.  If you want the back issue of the magazine
Summer 1992 Disney News costs $2.50, c/o Disney News Subscriptions, P. O.
Box 3310, Anaheim CA  92803.  A two-year eight issue subscription is
$14.95, or free with Magic Kingdom Club Gold Card membership ($49 dues).
The Fall 1992 issue should be out around September 1.
 
Rich Koster, Mandeville LA (outside New Orleans)

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