For those not familiar with DVC, it's Disney's version of a vacation timeshare. Unlike a traditional timeshare, however, you don't purchase a specific week at a specific resort. Instead you are given "vacation points". Each point can be exchanged for use in any of Disney's 4 DVC properties - Disney's Vero Beach Resort in Vero Beach Florida, Disney's Hilton Head Resort in South Carolina and 2 resorts at Walt Disney World; Disney's Boardwalk Villas and Disney's Old Key West Resort. Additionally you can trade your points to stay at any one of about 250 non-Disney resorts worldwide. It was this freedom to use our points to visit non-Disney resorts that finally sold us on DVC. Andie and I look at it like a vacation bank account - we pay the bill every month then get to stay at great places and leave owing nothing. Could we stay at places that are just as good or better for less money? In the case of the DVC resorts, no. In the case of non-DVC resorts, yes we probably could. But as Andie puts it, this almost forces us to go on vacation because we've already paid a large portion of it.

For more information on the Disney Vacation Club, visit their web site at or visit Brian Bennett's web site. Brian is DVC member and his site has lots of helpful info.