I did this with my son last August. Member services needs to document the record with the necessary information and then will give you a "magic" file number (I think that's what they called it). She needs to take the file number, her voucher number, a copy of your DVC card, and her photo ID when she picks up her AP.
The pictures and reports have been fun to see and read, haven't they? We don't get lake effect snow here in southwest Virginia, but it's far too cold for my tastes. We keep dreaming about moving farther south. . .just as soon as we win the lottery!
Hope all the Groupies have had a great holiday season so far, and it's not too early to say, HAPPY 2018!
The pictures and reports have been fun to see and read, haven't they? We don't get lake effect snow here in southwest Virginia, but it's far too cold for my tastes. We keep dreaming about moving farther south. . .just as soon as we win the lottery!
My departure on Saturday was perfect timing.
Yup. Stitch fan here (obviously) and even I had no desire to go back in to that show after seeing it once. The show was so bad Disney seems to have turned many people against the little alien.
I was hopefully when Stitch opened. Did it once. Years and years and years ago. I figured I was leaving space for some unsuspecting new visitor. 
We buy the cards from BJs at basically same price. We use the Disney visa and get 1% back. We tend to use them at the resorts to pay back our room charges before it hits our card.
This is exactly what I did last year and will do again this year.
Thats it Kathy!! Thank you
Thanks also to our fellow groupie skier-pete for compiling this list, nice job Pete!!)
I will tell you that getting all your days at VGC is going to be tough. We somehow snagged four of our five days, but the wait list is for the night right in between our first two nights and last two nights. We weren't aware of just how much walking a reservation goes on there. We were fine up until a week to go, and then boom! By the time we realized what was going on, we were stuck outside looking in. Everything was gone. After that, you could tell people were walking reservations. We lucked into a 1BR for two nights and then a GV for the last two evenings. We've been on a wait list since for the in between day with no luck. We had booked PP for that entire week, then switched to the DL Hotel for the week after deciding the bathrooms looked like a better set up for two women. So, we do have a place to stay, just hoping somehow the wait list comes through. The DL Hotel is a bit more than PP--and you can get a park view at PP which was appealing--but Chris was swayed by the fact the DL Hotel is so iconic and has better bathrooms. We go in June, so I'll let you know what it's like then.Thats it Kathy!! Thank you
Because my MIL got sick and we had to cancel our Oct trip, we were able to put pts. back in the system, therefore, we had to readjust our trips, and a hope to go too Aulani-Disneyland combo trip now has to take the back burner...AGAIN!!
So we are in the mode of re-adjusting trips, so now, we will renew APs for 2018 with a trip planned for Mar. and Oct.(and always the hope of slipping one or two under the rug in the mean time
Then in 2019, hopefully Feb, we will plan a Aulani-Disneyland trip. Looking at Aulani, looks like not much issue getting a 1 bed during this time, VGC, different story, so we may need to look at renting pts at 11 mos if available. Told Tammy that according to the chart, Mar may make for a better chance for VGC.
My reasoning for Feb, I really want to see the big waves at the Bonzai Pipeline. In Sept when we were there, 2 surfers and waves no bigger than here in NC/SC beaches. Shouldn't dictate my reason, but I have heard my folks talk about those waves as they always went Jan.-Feb. and I think it would be cool to see, plus its cold as blazes here during those months, so no opposition from me to be in the warmth
And too add to my present confusion of this all, question, anyone ever stayed at Paradise Pier Hotel in Disneyland? Looks like its available presently for 2018 dates that we would be going same time in 2019. It would be roughly $600 less than renting pts. from Davids rentals for VGC. Obviously, my preference would be VGC in a 1 bed, but having to weigh out all the logistics up front.
