We own at AKV and BCV (both resale), but just added on @ CCV direct. We'd thought about adding at AKV (we love BCV, but cost relative to length of contract makes that it undesirable to add onto, not to mention the waiting!), but when CCV is only $11 more pp - effectively $1 per year of extra vacations - we loved the idea of the added flexibility, like
@Cyberc1978. ETA: We were thinking about waiting for Rivera as well, but with price increases happening everywhere and seemingly greater frequency (I'm looking at you, OTU points!!!), we didn't want to see what direct prices were going to be when released.
Those weekend trips in fall would be easily done with a small direct contract, especially with banking and borrowing, and I also doubt perks will get any more lucrative for members. Maybe more free events/things that require you to already be on property, but not much more than that.
For us, a direct add on made more sense - the AP discount, while not guaranteed to last, will benefit us as our kiddos grow, and the length of a CCV contract will get us into our twilight years of just me and DW making solo trips.
We weighed:
- The length of contract on the smaller add-on - wanted a longer contract than our existing one
- Availability of points - we wanted an easy process that didn't have to go through all the ups and downs of resale (been there, done that!)
- Immediate benefits - AP's and with the new price structure, SWGE, etc. we figured we would be making trips more frequently. We'd also like to have access to Moonlight Magic events
- Membership cruise - at some point in the (near future) we want to do a membership cruise!
- Dues - while we did weigh it, since the contract size was on the smaller end, we didn't futz over a hundred dollars a year. Inflation and increases may make us change our tune later, but I doubt it.
Hope your process isn't too agonizing!