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  1. #1
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    Default If I could do it again, I would....

    - have bought the refillable mugs when they were resort specific-- just for the souvenir aspect.

    What do you wish you would have done if you could go back and do things differently????
    1998 Caribbean Beach
    2002, 2003 Off Property
    2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 PO Riverside
    2009 :(
    2010, 2012, 2016 Polynesian

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  3. #2
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    What? They're no longer resort specific? NO! We haven't stayed on site for 5 years, I had no idea. We've used our mugs so often (to try and get a little magic in our day ) that the graphics wore off.

    This is an easy question for me.....years ago Disney had a "stay for 7 nights for the price of 4" deal. I had originally booked the Poly (my dream) then at the last minute switched to the Contemporary to save a few dollars. Well I wound up not caring for the Contemporary at all and regretted my decission immediately. They haven't offered a deal like that since and that was probably the only time I could have afforded the Poly.

    Great question!
    1974-off site w/mom, dad and family
    1999-All Star Movies
    2001-All Star Movies
    2002-Port Orlean Riverside
    2003-Contemporary
    2004-Wilderness Lodge
    Coming soon-Feb 2007 FW Cabins!

  4. #3
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    I would buy stacks of the old style non expiring park hoppers!
    Too many trips to count!
    Disneyland!
    DisneyWorld!
    Disneyland Paris!
    Coming soon Tokyo!
    [SIZE=4][/SIZE

    I have stayed at: All Star Movies, All Star Music, Pop Century, Art of Animation, Port Orleans Riverside, Caribbean Beach Resort, Saratoga Springs Resort

  5. #4
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    -I would never go in August again. (heat)

    -I would never have stayed a value resort again. (sorry but once you've done a deluxe, they pale in comparison)
    DVC MEMBER since 2009
    CS- Oct.2006 *Honeymoon*
    ASM- Sept. 2009 BLT- Nov. 2010
    WLV- Oct. 2012 SSR- July 2013
    BLT- Jan. 2014 WLV- Nov. 2015
    SSR- Mar. 2016 OKW- Oct. 2017
    SSR- Apr. 2018 BC- May. 2018
    BC- Aug. 2018 BLT Dec. 2018

  6. #5
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    - bought the lifetime/forever (unsure what they are called) refillable mugs. While we are on the topic of mugs.

    - bought DVC. We have gone so many times. The rep told us that it takes about 8 to break even.
    Mar'14 DCL..Nov '13 POP..Jan '13 CBR..Mar'12 Swan/Dolphin..Nov '11 Universal/legoland, one night @ WDW..Oct '10 POP..April '09 Swan/Dolphin..Jan '09 AKL..Apr'08 offsite..Jan/Feb '08 offsite..Dec '08 HiltonHeadResort..Oct '07 Pop.. July '07 VB..May '07 DCL.Oct '06 FtWcabins.May '06 POP.Jan '06 POFQ

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    ... not wasted money on a rental car. I used the bus system entirely for the first time last trip and I was quite impressed. Not as long a waits as I thought there would be.
    Disneyland 30+
    * 2000 (Jul) - Off-site * 2003 (Aug) - Contemporary * 2006 (Jul) - Fort Wilderness Cabins * 2009-10 (Dec-Jan) - Caribbean Beach * 2011 (Nov) - POP (13 days!!!) * 2013 (Jul) - Saratoga Springs * 2014 (Jul) Boardwalk Villas * 2015 (Jul) AKV/VWL * 2016 (Jul) OKW

    DVC SSR > Mar-2013

  8. #7
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    There's always some souvenir you get home without. And spent more times in the Parks.
    Jack Sparrow: Hide the rum

    91-98 Off property
    ASMusic-99
    POFQ-01 Wildfires
    ASMovies-02,03
    Pop-04 Hurricane Jeanne
    Pop-05 Tropical Storm Arlene
    Pop-09,10,11
    Sports-12
    Pop-15

  9. #8
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    I would've bought DVC.
    Christi


    2014: May--POR & US/IOA; Nov--POR (1st rD--JJ5k!)
    2013: May--POR
    2012: Jun--POP; Aug--POP/Hard Rock
    2011: Aug/Sept--US/IOA; Nov--POFQ
    2010: Dec--CSR
    2009: Sept--Poly GVCL
    2008: Sept--POFQ
    2007: Jan/Feb--POR; Sept: POFQ
    2004: Oct--CSR
    1987: off-site

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    Quote Originally Posted by tinksmom02 View Post
    I would've bought DVC.
    Samesies.
    Lisa
    Multiple visits over Multiple years
    30 plus stays at Disney's Polynesian resort

  11. #10
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    Bought DVC earlier.(since 2007) Fixin to buy more.
    16 trips to "The World"

    Last trip - April 2018 - Polynesian
    Next trip to WDW - December 2018 - Beach club


    "Disneyworld will never be complete. It will continue to grow as long as there's imagination left in the world."

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    I'm with by a DVC. Back when they were just starting to sell them, the cost was around $5000. I remember this clearly because I thought to myself for just a little more than what I had paid for our vacation, I would have a timeshare!

  13. #12
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    bought DVC when I had money.
    *1993-CBR
    *1995-Dixie Landings
    *1999-2002 OKW (3 times)
    *2003-BCV(got engaged)
    *2005-Poly Concierge(honeymoon)
    *2007-AllStar Music(expecting 1st child)
    *2008- OKW (w/1st child)
    *2012-AKL villas

  14. #13
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    learned earlier to enjoy the resorts more and slow my pace and not feel the need to run wide-open, park- commando- style from dawn to dark.
    There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
    CR 74, 7, 11 Offsite 79,80,98,00,8 (2) Sports 94 DD 02 AKL 05, 08 AKLV 8 WL 6, 10 POP 07, 13 Movies 08 CBR 08 Swan 08 POFQ 08,11 CSR 08,13 FWC 09,13 Music 09 SSR-Tree 09 POR 10 12 Poly 10 (2) YC 10, BC 10, GF 10, AoA 13, OKW 13, Dream 11, next fwc 1/2014

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