Cost of points when DVC started

[deanna85]

I was just curious how much points were going for when DVC first started?

 

[chalee94]

within a buck or so of $50.

 

[hakepb]

I think I made a long term owner happy at OKW last week as he was talking to a CM about points costing $54, so I laughed.
He asked me if I knew how much they were now so I said around $105 (didn't want to confuse him with $112 minus discounts) and he was rather suprised. Said he bought in 94 or 95 and did an add-on a few years later...

 

[drusba]

The initial price per point at Disney Vacation Club (now OKW) was $51 but there was a discount to $49 for a short period of time before it actually opened.

 

[RobDoc]

Here is a history of DVC as compiled from past posts over the past 11 years:

Pre-Construction -- $48 (230 pt. minimum)
October, 7, 1991 -- Sales begin at OKW
December, 1991 -- OKW opens at $51
January, 1992 -- $51 (230 pt. minimum)
February, 1992 -- $51
July-August, 1992 -- $54.50
11/1/92 -- $56
May, 1993 -- $56 (190 pt. minimum)
July, 1993 -- $57.50
January, 1994 -- $57.50 March, 1994 -- Announce Newport, CA plans
April, 1994 -- $59 Increase announced for June
6/15/94 -- $60.50
November, 1994 -- $61.50
7/1/95 -- $62.75
October 1, 1995 -- Vero Opens
March 1, 1996 -- HHI Opens
May, 1996 -- $62.75
July, 1996 -- BWV Opens
May, 1997 -- $62.75 (150 pt. minimum)
May, 1998 -- $62.75
Fall, 1998 -- OKW Sells-out
Fall, 1998 -- Announce WLV
January, 1999 -- $65
October, 1999 -- $65 (notice of OKW selling out again after adding buildings 62, 63, 64)
Mid-May, 2000 -- $67
June, 2000 -- $67
November, 2000 -- WLV Opens, BWV Sells-out
December, 2000 -- VWL sales begin
January, 2001 -- $72
March, 2001 -- an increase to $75 announced for June
June, 2001 -- $75
February 3, 2002 -- Sales begin for BCV
March 6, 2002 –- Reservations begin for BCV
June, 2002 -- $80 per point
Dec 1, 2002 -- $84 per point (announced early Oct.)
Aug 4, 2003 -- $89 per point (SSR Sales begin with $10 discount = $79) with expiration in 2054.
May, 2004 -- SSR opens.
May, 2004 -- $95 per point @SSR, $89 at other DVC resorts.
June, 2005 -- $98 per point @SSR, $92 at other DVC resorts.
Jan (?), 2006 -- $101 per point @SSR, $95 at other DVC resorts (with some variances at OKW, VB and HH). Incentives are also available lowering the effective purchase price for 150 or more points.
Fall , 2006 --AKV announced.
February 1, 2007 -- AKV sales begin for existing members. $101 ($8 incentive discount also available)
March, 2007 -- $104 per point. (160 point minimum) ($8 incentive discount available)
July 2, 2007 -- AKV opens as part of main AKL resort - Jambo House. (Original opening - was moved up to July from September)
Summer, 2007 -- GCV Announced (opening in 2009)
Fall, 2007 -- Ko'Olina, Hawaii DVC resort announced (opening in 2011)
May, 2009 -- AKV - Kidani Village - opening.
September 16, 2008 -- BLT announced. Sales begin on 9/21 to existing members at $112 per point plus a $5 incentive. Sales for new members begins on October 5, 2008. To open on September 1, 2009.
September 16, 2008 -- THV announced as an addition to SSR. To open in Spring, 2009.
January 15, 2009 -- Price increase to $112 for AKV purchase. Minimum add-on at BLT increases to 100 points.

 

[Ed T]

We paid $ 58 a point in Feb 1994 and bought a resale in March 1996 for $ 50 a point all at OKW.

 

[snackyx]

Bought our first 310 points in January 1992 @ $51.00/point...plus free park passes until 12/31/99!

 

[twoexcitedtosleep]

Very interesting information. Thanks for posting.

 

[BigDogMom7]

Doc's post (very interesting!) states the BCV sales started Feb. 3, 2002. Does anyone know when BCV sold out? Thanks.

 

[WDW LifeLong Fan]

We bought a BUNCH of points in pre sales at OKW. I couldn't remember if it was $48 or $49, but I trust Doc over my memory.

Glad we did!

 

[Coach81]

I'm glad I'm in now.. but man how I wish I could have jumped in when it started.. 'course I was 22 and in college at the time

 

[keys2kingdom]

Wow $48!!!! Gosh I wish I had had the foresight to get in on that! BCV was what finally pushed me over the edge but even then not until 2006. I paid $92 pp, sucker. I don't regret it though, we sure are having some great vacations.

 

[Nikisha421]

when i decided to purchase my points way back when (last year) i thought that they were expensive and now I think they are superb expensive so i can only imagine what someone who purchased for $49 thinks

 

[katzha]

I purchased our first 400 DVC points while on Christmas vacation in 1991 at $50 per point. This included complementary MK and Epcot tickets through 2000.