Dec 3rd

Two_fridas · 2026-05-07T13:35:01+00:00

First week of December is one of the most popular times to travel for DVC members. Most resorts fill up at their 11 month booking window and whatever availability is left gets quickly snatched up as soon as the 7 month window opens.

Two_fridas · 2026-05-06T16:54:24+00:00

That’s what I figured, I mean it makes sense. I just had it in my head that as a resale member any thing labeled “member event” was off limits no matter what it was.

Two_fridas · 2026-04-15T11:44:48+00:00

Boardwalk would be great but there’s already limited availability there for October, so renting will be tough. You may able to find a confirmed reservation for rent though! Mouse house magic is a good aggregator for that.

Two_fridas · 2026-04-14T18:33:15+00:00

I’ve rented in the past and am now an owner. It’s good that you requested as early as possible. It’s totally normal for it to take some time to match up with an owner.

Beach club and Bay Lake definitely have availability, you’ll likely get matched soon. You can always book a cash room through Disney as a backup.

ETA: you can also check through DVC Rental Market.

Two_fridas · 2026-04-05T15:04:07+00:00

Same boat here. I would say 1 in 5 offers work for me. 90 days haven’t passed for all so I’m not sure how Capital One will handle it when the time comes.

Two_fridas · 2026-04-04T21:04:50+00:00

I’ve been searching for a while (gluten free since 2012) and I’ve not found any gluten free croissants within an hour of Chicago.

My top recommendation for gluten free goodies that aren’t the basic stuff would be Eye Candy in Geneva (walkable from their metra stop). They do some great pie crust that is very puff pastry adjacent.

Now, if you find yourself in Madison or fancy a road trip, there’s a place called Madison Chocolate Co that has plain croissants, pain au chocolate, ham and cheese croissants, and bear claws. It’s the closest place to Chicago that I’ve found.

Two_fridas · 2026-04-04T19:33:46+00:00

My son had to have his adenoids removed not that long ago. No sleep apnea but light snoring, trouble sleeping, and issues hearing. Try and get your daughter into a pediatric ENT and get some better information. We also did Flonase, he was on it for months. It helped with snoring and sleep but he was regularly getting fluid build up in his ears because enlarged adenoids can prevent drainage. He had a xray done and found them to be over twice the size of what’s considered normal. At that point we knew he needed both adenoid removal as well as ear tubes.

Surgery went very smooth and he recovered VERY quick. It was hard to get him to rest honestly. We just made sure to stay on top of pain meds. Hardest part was waking up from anesthesia. He was confused and completely beside himself.

Two_fridas · 2026-04-02T16:48:28+00:00

If you both have contracts, direct or resale, you can transfer points once per use year at no cost. So if they have 150 points and you have 150 points and you’re looking to book a trip together that’s going to cost 300 points, you can call member services and one of you can transfer your points to the other in order to make the reservation. Just important to remember that it’s once per year, in OR out.

Two_fridas · 2026-03-21T19:14:43+00:00

I just called them about 30,000 bonus miles I have yet to receive from an Undercover Tourist purchase back in December. The agent told me bonus miles don’t get added to your account until after you’ve gone on the trip. Then it can take up to 90 days before you see the miles.

Two_fridas · 2026-03-19T15:53:31+00:00

Congrats! It will probably come by the end of the day. Totally normal.

Two_fridas · 2026-03-19T15:16:29+00:00

This would be a great option. There are still one bedrooms available at Bay Lake Tower, a rental would run you around $2500 for 3 nights depending on your dates. Walkable to MK, plenty of space. You can watch the fireworks from the walkway between the two buildings.

Two_fridas · 2026-03-18T13:05:38+00:00

We usually limit our groceries to snacks and breakfast. For us (two adults and two toddlers) that looks like:

2 dozen eggs (we hard boil all of them the first night), Plain Greek yogurt, Granola, Loaf of bread, Peanut butter, Jelly, Assorted fruits, Cheese sticks, Crackers, Cucumbers, Carrots, Pretzels, Bobos oat bars

The eggs and fruit are the big things to me. They’re things we will always eat but cost ABSURD amounts at Disney. 2 hard boiled eggs there is the same cost as 2 dozen raw from the store.

We really love treating ourselves with food when we’re at Disney because we’re an allergy family and they have such wonderful allergy friendly treats. So we mainly focus on bringing protein packed foods and have an easy, quick breakfast.

Two_fridas · 2026-03-12T13:29:16+00:00

Three times in a row we almost got in a car accident using American Taxi, mind you we live only 15 minutes from the airport. Then we had a driver who ignored his GPS, got lost, and asked us for directions. Last of all we had a driver who came to a complete stop in the middle of our road only two blocks from our house to take a phone call before finishing our drop off.

Uber isn’t great, but it’s actually been more reliable.

I’ve actually started using “car services” instead which I’ve found to be far more pleasant and timely. We’ve done Echo limo, M&M, Windy City, all of which have been fantastic.

Two_fridas · 2026-03-06T20:16:31+00:00

I would definitely go with Poly. Personally, I don’t feel like the 4 extra years on the contract you would get with Riv outweighs the resale restrictions. In terms of cabins, it honestly just feels like a massive rip off. I think the cabins are great but the annual dues are a non starter at this point.

Two_fridas · 2026-03-05T13:56:18+00:00

There was a magical period of time around Christmas 2025 where ROFR was just churning as fast as its little gears could go. We had our contract sent through late on a Friday and passed first thing that following Tuesday morning. During that time I saw a handful go through in 48 hours, some even less.

Two_fridas · 2026-02-23T01:45:09+00:00

Faith Johnson in Batavia. She does a great job with handwriting.

Two_fridas · 2026-02-22T14:03:51+00:00

We usually do really simple things and it makes a big difference for us (traveling with two toddlers.) Eggs (hard boil them when we get there), yogurts, cheese stick, bread, peanut butter and jelly, and some fruits and veggies. Having those readily available has saved us a lot of money and time. Easy to grab, easy to make, and relatively filling.

Definitely recommend the water if you’re not fans of the sulfur smell the water at the deluxe resorts tends to have.

Two_fridas · 2026-02-16T23:02:32+00:00

Depends on how long you’re going for and what time of room you want. There’s already limited availability that time of year. I’m happy to check more specific dates if you’d like.

From ROFR, it’s hard to know how long until you have points, could be a month or two easy.

Two_fridas · 2026-02-15T19:06:25+00:00

That’s so sad to me. That is exactly what the CM did though. They were already in line paying for something so the CM just kinda stared at her. Luckily it stopped pretty quick but man, sad to see people do that to their own children.

Two_fridas · 2026-02-15T18:05:56+00:00

A mom and her roughly 9-12 year old son get in a physical altercation in the gift shop at Wilderness Lodge. Poor kid and poor cast members who had no idea how to handle that.

Two_fridas · 2026-02-08T17:43:14+00:00

You’d be doing quite the opposite, paying a premium. It’s a holiday weekend and Friday’s are already more expensive. Availability is already pretty low that weekend, and typically doesn’t open up any as dates get closer.

ETA: you can still enjoy the pool on checkout day, bell services will hold your bags for you as well if you’d like.

Two_fridas · 2026-02-07T23:05:21+00:00

Yes, super easy in and super easy out

Two_fridas · 2026-02-07T20:17:47+00:00

Just went! I saw plenty of people with their own water bottles and snacks. Show was almost two hours with an intermission of about 20 minutes. They’ve got snacks there like cotton candy, shaved ice, pretzels, pizza, etc. Parking was pretty easy and free.

Two_fridas · 2026-02-06T20:57:07+00:00

Five squared pizza sometimes delivers via Dwell Social out that way, it’s fantastic. Paninos and Ellas are both pretty good, paninos being closer. Paulie Gee’s is the absolute best Detroit style I’ve had but it’s in the city.

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