I'm kind of leaning toward the 185 even though I only wanted 150.. ugh whatever my favorite kid will get the 135 FW and 50 pointer and the one I don't like as much can take the 150. Pretty sure once I change jobs I'll be able to afford Poly down the line :X
I love the idea of telling my kids that whichever one of them gets a bigger scholarship to college gets 200 points at Aulani and the other one gets 150 at VGF.
once you buy the fixed week, the point amount is set until the expiration of the contract. Even if they change the point amount, the fixed week cost per week costs the same as when you first bought it.
Personally I’d probably prefer the 150 at VGF so thanks mom time to fail all my classes
. You can probably get more on the resale market for 150 of VGF than 200 of AUL.
OMG, you’re right, I am in low key denial about my AUL points’ value, and you never know how they could change over time. New plan— kid with the higher high school GPA gets first pick of DVC contracts!Personally I’d probably prefer the 150 at VGF so thanks mom time to fail all my classes
If I purchase Poly Tower for the 4th of July it will have to be a new UY so I am looking at a new master contract. I need to see what the damage will be plus the 10% up charge. I really think I will "need" theme park view
Are you set on that room type and Favorite Week because you think you will actually use it? Or do you just want it as a resale insurance policy? You could always look for a different in demand week close to 150 points if that's all you want to purchase. Something like standard view week 48 in a deluxe studio is 146 points. You could top that off to 150 with 4 extra points. 150 points transferred to a relative would be a nice contract with a blue card attached. If you decided to downsize and resell it's still "fall frenzy" and falls the week after Thanksgiving.
I was considering 48 for the reason you described, I can see myself pulling the kids out of school right before winter break during week 50 to go to Disney while they're young and don't have commitments. So if I could choose one I would choose week 50.
FW resale contracts do not stay on the market for very long. I cant even recall seeing one past a week.
I don’t understand why you would need a new UY. In fact DVC highly encourages you to keep all points under the same UY ( or at least one that you currently have). Remember the FW doesn’t have to be your UY.If I purchase Poly Tower for the 4th of July it will have to be a new UY so I am looking at a new master contract. I need to see what the damage will be plus the 10% up charge. I really think I will "need" theme park view
A highly desirable Favorite Week would make me feel more comfortable if the association is new and the resort is restricted.
Kids are out of college by then as well.
My only concern with 4th July FW is my UY. If I revert that FW back into points, I will be past my banking deadline and near holding points as well. Back to thinking about week 44…..If I purchase Poly Tower for the 4th of July it will have to be a new UY so I am looking at a new master contract. I need to see what the damage will be plus the 10% up charge. I really think I will "need" theme park view
A highly desirable Favorite Week would make me feel more comfortable if the association is new and the resort is restricted.
Yep exactly. It covers when they're younger and when they're in college. For high school I'd want them to focus on their finals and whatever anyways and I'll just use the points like normal during that time.
As above, you don't have to buy any more points - that FW is yours for what you paid. There is more than one person here whose FW now costs more points to stay in than they paid for, even including the 10% premium, because of the points chart reallocations that happened after they bought. So if they want to sell that FW, the buyer will get a real bargain!
I understand. Maybe a higher promotional tier will come with 200 points after this promotion expires?
Hopefully! I'm going to probably lock in the 135 + 50 and then if the winter incentives are better switch to that and determine the best way to go from there. The 135/50 before closing costs is about 172 ish per point so we'll see
Fourth of July would also be past my banking deadline. I was thinking a March UY would work well for spring and summer travel. I could also decide about an October/Halloween trip, cancel, and bank if I had to. This is my current plan.
Are they unable to change the contract minimums? You would think VGF having the most expensive point charts in WDW would require a 50 but it seems like it’s just resorts CCV and after so I expect going forward that all contract minimums to be 50 on new resorts.
