Hello all,
Last September my husband and I took my first (his bazillionith) trip to Walt Disney World, and shortly after coming home we purchased into DVC. Our home resort is Aulani which we have booked for September 12-19, 2013. The other really exciting news is that we just booked a week in January, 2014 at the Villas in Wilderness Lodge at WDW. 
We are very excited. 
yep, I am lovin' DVC too. Taking my second trip of three this year using those awesome DVC pts. Could NEVER afford to stay in these places without it. 
( I am good with studios as a single traveler, and 11 months out gets those value studios...kaching).
Wow, that's amazing! Aulani looks like SUCH a beautiful resort--have you stayed there before?
Fall 2015: Master's Degree Graduation Trip, Details TBD! Can't wait to be back in the World!
Nov. 2014: Baby's First 1/2 Day at the Magic Kingdom; our date day at Hollywood studios
Jan. 2014: Our princess was born!
May 2013: Our POR & DCL honeymoon (& my husband's first Disney trip of hopefully many!)
May 2013: Our Disney-themed wedding
We are staying in a 1 bdrm in Aulani, and a studio in VWL. I've never been to Hawaii, neither has my DH and sadly I am the native Californian lol. 
One of the perks of being military is that we will also be using Space-A for our flights for each trip. My husband will be taking extra leave before and after our week at Aulani so that we don't miss any of our days, and we have some business to take care of in Florida so we are fitting our WDW trip in the middle of arrival and departure. 
How fantastic!
Sounds like two amazing trips! Can't wait to hear all about it!
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wow...Aulani AND WDW. Wonderful!!
I just love DVC too! We're taking our first Disney cruise in September and then I turned around and booked a studio at Bay Lake Tower in Jan. 2014! Like Disneydoc, we could never have afforded to two both trips so close if not for DVC.
How exciting about Hawaii!! Please tell us all about your trip and can't wait to hear about the VWL. They look awesome.
Congratulations!!!!! We are big VWL fans - stayed in a studio last visit in April. After staying in a 1 and 2 bedroom on previous visits - it was harder to love the studio......but you can't go wrong staying at WL!!
Thanks We are really excited to check out VWL, it reminds us of Grand Californian which is high on our list even though we live in California lol . For this WDW trip, it was a choice between AKL (DH) and VWL (mine). Next time will be AKL.
SaleJune and others who've cruised Disney, I would love to read up on your trip reports. We have a Disney cruise in the planning stages for late fall 2014.
I'll make sure to let you know how it goes!
Wow !! Sounds like so much fun !! Thank you for your Military Service !! Can't wait to see pictures !!
