I'm not of the opinion that Copper Creek's maintenance fees will drop in 2019. I think it will remain in the $7.25/point range.
If you look at what happened last year, Copper Creek received a substantial credit of about $1.61/point because the actual taxes for 2017 were significantly less than the estimated tax amount. Nevertheless, Copper Creek's maintenance fees only dropped from $7.3336/point for 2017 to $7.2625/point for 2018.
Copper Creek's actual fees for 2019 might, once again, be much closer to the $6 mark rather than exceeding the $7 mark. However, Disney is in a "darned if it does and darned if it doesn't" situation with estimating Copper Creek's maintenance fees for the next two or three years. Property appraisals for new resorts are extremely low and then begin to climb after two to four years. The subject article has a chart showing how VGF and PVB's property appraisal were extraordinarily low during their construction periods.
Disney could have estimated Copper Creek's 2018 fees at around $5.50/point and it would have been spot on. However, in a few years Copper Creek will see its fees reach the $7.25 range once a full property appraisal is in place. Many people, including a number of people who frequent these boards, would quickly accuse Disney of purposefully lowballing the fees to boost sales. Owners who bought when the fees were $5.50/point won't understand why they are paying $7.25/point in a few years. I believe that is why Disney, even in the early years of a new resort, uses what it thinks will be the final and full appraisal value in estimating taxes.
The 2019 Annual Budget for Copper Creek should be released in a few week. I'll be shocked if the 2019 CCV fees are under $7.00. If they are, Kathy, you can have my free cookie that DVC passes out at the Annual Meeting.
and Congrats! Happy to have you as a new neighbor! Did you book your first stay yet? What is your UY? If you post your information, I will put you up on the Owners Log on Page 1! 
we did book our first stay, we had a cash reservation at a value for early December 2018, but they pulled some magic out of their hat and found us a studio at the poly using our points! We are hoping to come home to CCV December 2019!
