Yes I quoted my post so just click on the link to it.
You are reading it correctly. And you are right and right, my guide gave me the chart for both VGF and RIV stressing they are “live” inventory each time. I suppose he was telling me not to depend on the availability of any particular week.
I'm impressed week 49 and 50 are still available this late for studios at RIV. I would've thought they'd be gone by now. I'm tempted to get a week 50.. can more likely pull kids out of school during that week instead of 2 weeks before Christmas break. Probably won't take them during the fixed week when they're in high school and their finals actually matter
I dissected these charts a few months ago and probably a couple of pages back.
I know what your guide indicated, but I really don't think this is a "live inventory chart". When I was buying my fixed week in 2021, a few of the FW were already sold out. I believe they can only sell 35% of each type of room and that percentage can't be increased.
Agree, when I inquired in Aug and Sep, these were the steps each time: I would tell him the week I was interested in (VGF SV Studio Wk50 and then RIV SV Studio Wk49) respectively. He would check with higher ups and get back to me, "yes, Wk50 is available, but it is live inventory", and then a month later, "yes, Wk49 is available, but it's live inventory". Second time around I asked just to confirm it means what I thought it means, that just because it is available now doesn't mean it will be available the next day, the next month, or even the next minute...in other words, FOMO activate! Lol!
I think you're right, it was not a precise use of words in my post. Will edit.
Ahh that definitely makes sense! I know when I asked my guide he said it could change at any time and if I wanted a specific week he would draft a sale when he saw it open and I didn't have to take it or put down a deposit. It would just hold it for me until I decided. I am sure some of that is salesman talk and making us panic due to scarcity, but maybe DVD really does shift things and decide we want X rooms available?
You have to buy more points. Back when I purchased, CCV week 49 cost 107 points. However, I had to purchase 118 points which was the 10% upcharge. When I use the FW, all the points are used. If I opt out of the FW, my account now will have 118 pts in which I can use to book a reservation on points. HTH.Congrats on this
I'm confused where does the 10% premium for FW come in? Do you add 10% to the price, or do they make you buy 10% extra points relative to what it costs to book the week in the point charts?
And these are all limited to Sunday to Sunday? All resorts?
Weeks 49 and 50 are some of the most in demand weeks when booking DVC. I view fixed week as insurance essentially where if people are walking for a room and you really want to go during that early December time period then that extra 10% in points may not matter that much to you.
It really depends on what you get with the FW. l wouldn’t pick up a 2BR preferred, MAYBE a 2BR standard but even that’s a lot of points in one contract. Since I already have 150 at RIV I’m only looking for another 150-200 max so 2BR FW would be out of the question for me but I could see someone who regularly goes with a full family buying a 2BR standard FW.
It depends on when you "opt out."
I started researching this whole FW concept only after I became interested in purchasing a resale contract at AUL that was a FW52 Ocean View 1BR. Too bad it wasn't an OV Studio, hahaha. It closes in Feb 2024 so I plan on following the availability of those rooms at 11-mo to assess whether I'll opt out to try to book the 11-mo window whenever I choose to use the week. I also read that renting out the popular weeks is not a problem. A previous poster said he had been doing so for years with no difficulty!
A cool feature of FW contracts is that the reservation is confirmed in the 12-month window, automatically by member services. Even if you want to try booking the "hard to get" reservation "normally", you can opt out by calling MS anytime prior and get the full amount to use on your home resort in the 11-month window as usual.
Agree, but in a way you are also future proofing. My DW and I are 3 years away from being empty nesters. She hates cold and I can see us (just the two of us) escaping to FL around the holidays for a little more warmth (she loves the christmas season!). If one or all three of our DDs want to join, we either opt-out and get 2 BRs or pack all 5 into these studios which happen to have occupancy of 5 or 1 week of studio at VGF followed by 1 week of 2BR at RIV (washer and dryer yay!).
Sorry about the tower studio!
Added to the first post
RIV isn't fully declared. So, when they do another declaration, they could totally slot you in for the GW for that allocation, assuming they declare enough to free up more, or even want to sell more. They can sell less than they are allowed.
Excellent point regarding availability at RIV vs VGF resort studios that were all declared
This is accurate. FW 52 at Riviera in a 1-bedroom standard was 398 points when we bought. Disney re-allocated a few times and booking it this year would be 426. The FW charts have also been adjusted since then to 469 now, so unlikely that will be replicated.
