More Disney Vacation Club Restrictions

It's price fixing plain and simple. Because they want the price to go down so they can use ROFR to then sell them at full price which is only going up. It's disgusting tbh.

We originally bought in in 2013 when the market was way down and the benefits weren't removed yet. So we are good even if we want to expand. But I doubt it. We bought again in 2015 and with just a family of 3, we should be good with 250 points going once a year or every 2 years.

Sucks for new buyers though. But As the contracts get closer and closer to running out (OKW is first in 2042), I'm curious what it will do to prices. Originally, many thought it would bring the price down, but it turns out lots of people see the appeal of a shorter contract without such a long commitment which has held the older resorts steady if not a big increase.

Of course, when you buy, you should NEVER do it with concern for reselling. If that's in your head, you're doing it for the wrong reasons. But it's still a good feeling that if an emergency ever arose that we could unload our points for a small "profit".

The first extension was a huge failure. Hardly anyone took the bait. No one really knows what the plan is or even if one exists. Still over 20 years before it happens.

And that's a good point about the reserves. My dad who has owned OKC since 1994 will be pissed if his dues get OOC the closer to expiration.

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I can’t imagine a senario ever buying into dvc.

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It's meant to be a luxury purchase. Not something you need. I've gotten used to being in a condo with washer/dryer (especially when doing the races) and kitchen within walking distance to a park. I've also used my points for Hawaii and plan to use them for Hilton Head. If I need cash, I can always rent them out to come out ahead about $2k/year to pay for a different vacation.

I know people who do well by renting points and getting the DVC-type stays without making that big up front payment and avoiding dues. It's a solid plan. And most are passholders so they still have access to many of the discounts and benefits a DVCer would have.

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I know people who do well by renting points and getting the DVC-type stays without making that big up front payment and avoiding dues. It's a solid plan. And most are passholders so they still have access to many of the discounts and benefits a DVCer would have.

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This is what we have done for the past 9 years.

We always stay in a deluxe resort and have only rented direct from Disney one time. We go every 12-18 months and after running the numbers, there is not much benefit, at least for us, to buy into DVC.

My kids get Florida resident annual passes thanks to their grandparents living in Florida, so we get all the discounts thanks to their passes.

I've been researching DVC the last month or so and was leaning towards buying resale in the coming months.


I'm not sure if this news makes me want to hurry up and put an offer in, or wait, or just decide to go another direction altogether.

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The only people they’d be able to sell to are buyers who only want to ever stay at Riviera for the remainder of the 50-year contract. This is who it really hurts

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Yeah. Riviera resale will be crap which will allow Disney to ROFR at crazy low prices and resale direct at full price.

I just got 8 nights in a studio at the Poly at $9/point for 196 points in July ($1796).

I’ve been standing on top the renting point mountain for a few years and I don’t think this will last forever but I’m liking as much as I can right now.

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Your cranky arse goes to Disney?

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I’m an onion, many layers.

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future resales at the current resorts will be unable to have their points used at the new resorts stating with Riviera. Not sure how much that reduces value, but it surely doesn't add to it.

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If you have access to the 14 already, Riviera isn't exactly something a "new" owner will want or feel like they have to have access to. It's not exactly in a prime location. I doubt I'll ever stay there because the point requirements will be outrageous. The resale market will still be strong simply because it doesn't have any competition for a "value" dvc purchase. As Disney direct prices skyrocket (both for new and old resorts), the resale prices of the original 14 will follow regardless, even if new buyers "only" get the choice of 14.