Direct DVC September Sales

[airjay75]

https://dvcnews.com/dvc-program-men...ue-slow-but-steady-increase-in-september-2025

DVCnews.com is out with their direct sales report. Fourth consecutive month of improving sales - no doubt fueled, in part, by the Welcome Home week incentives. Most interesting stats to me:

"In the 15 years DVCNews has tracked direct sales, a streak of four months of increasing sales has only happened two other times: July to October 2020 and April to July 2024. The longest streak of improved sales is five months, which occurred from December 2021 to April 2022."

 

[DisnEElove]

Do they go by contract date or closing date to qualify as a September sale?

 

[airjay75]

Do they go by contract date or closing date to qualify as a September sale?

Closing date - that's when they'd be able to see it on the local comptroller/recorder websites. So, plenty of Welcome Home week purchasers who will likely be closing in October too (and maybe a few in November).

 

[Girlstar30]

It was a great incentive round, especially for Riv buyers. I bet sales will slow now. Lots of uncertainty with the government shutdown (Not getting political or taking sides please, just something that is of concern to people i know personally)

But I also feel that it makes total sense. People are stressed, they want an escape from reality. Vacations. Happiness. Time with family. Now more than ever I feel greatful that this is something we locked in that can bring years of joy to my friends and family.

 

[atthebeachclub]

It seems at some point sales will have to slow down with what’s going on economically. But maybe not, with the new 15 year payment options from DVC? My portfolio is up, but too many question marks exist for me right now with this economy. Is there inflation, or is it just a weird fact that my normally $12.50 Costco coffee bag has increased to $25/bag in the last year? I almost started thinking I should cut back my coffee intake because $25/bag seems wildly expensive. And that is pretty much a heretical thought.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I mean people were on here saying there were hotel deals so people clearly weren't spending on Disney vacations due to current climate politically/economically. Then the earnings report came out and Disney was doing just fine. Then more people came on here and said that the parks were slow so that means they would for sure increase incentives Oct 1 because nobody was buying into DVC. That didn't happen and to top that off parks were in the news for having reached capacity in a way that hadn't been seen before or in recent times. Now we see DVC sales trending up across the last 4 months. I think many think they know how the economy is impacting people but they dont actually know as seen by park attendance and these sales reports.

 

[airjay75]

It seems at some point sales will have to slow down with what’s going on economically. But maybe not, with the new 15 year payment options from DVC? My portfolio is up, but too many question marks exist for me right now with this economy. Is there inflation, or is it just a weird fact that my normally $12.50 Costco coffee bag has increased to $25/bag in the last year? I almost started thinking I should cut back my coffee intake because $25/bag seems wildly expensive. And that is pretty much a heretical thought.

I think it's a weird and unpredictable economy right now and I feel like I don't trust anyone who has a strong opinion one way or the other on which way it's going. Just saw a headline in the WSJ that I think sums it up well: "Inflation Isn't as Bad as Economists Thought, but Americans Still Hate It." The economic statistics don't show anything terrible. Stock market continues to set record highs. Inflation isn't as bad as it was, but still persistent and you see it every time you go to the store. Labor market is softening enough for the Fed to cut rates, but not enough to signal something like a recession. Tariff policy seems to wax and wane. Home prices continue to stay healthy, but mortgage rates aren't coming down much.

What does it all mean? Beats me. At least at Disney, people seem to be willing to continue spending money.

 

[airjay75]

I think many think they know how the economy is impacting people but they dont actually know as seen by park attendance and these sales reports.

I think that's it. I think people tend to view the economy either, one, through the lens or their own personal experience or, two, through the lens of whichever political side of the aisle they sit. Both can involve serious bias.

I remain skeptical of anyone who says the economy is great and getting better or folks who predict doom and gloom. I think forecasting the economy is always difficult, but I think it is particularly difficult right now because there just aren't clear signs pointing in any particular direction. I think that is why the Fed has been very hesitant to cut interest rates - they just don't know where things are going.

 

[Girlstar30]

All I know is for the first time in as long as I can remember I was actually paying attention and choosing generic brands over ones I prefer in the grocery store.

But somehow for Disney, I will spend it all I guess its that whole be frugal, but not for things you love.

 

[TheThousandthSoul]

All I know is for the first time in as long as I can remember I was actually paying attention and choosing generic brands over ones I prefer in the grocery store.

But somehow for Disney, I will spend it all I guess its that whole be frugal, but not for things you love.

I bought over $37K in DVC this year + a DCL cruise + a cash stay at WDW…

… and we bought season passes at our local Six Flags park, with dining plans, which cost us about $800 total.

And I think I overspent $800 this year. Guess where.

 

[atthebeachclub]

I bought over $37K in DVC this year + a DCL cruise + a cash stay at WDW…

… and we bought season passes at our local Six Flags park, with dining plans, which cost us about $800 total.

And I think I overspent $800 this year. Guess where.

WDW seemed an EXTRA good deal to me after I visited the Wisconsin Dells a few months after a WDW trip. I actually felt like I got my money’s worth at WDW.

 

[TheThousandthSoul]

WDW seemed an EXTRA good deal to me after I visited the Wisconsin Dells a few months after a WDW trip. I actually felt like I got my money’s worth at WDW.

Yup.
Oh today I bought park tickets for our family trip in April 2026.
So many places are cash grabs. For some reason with Disney I see value to my spending.

 

[VGCgroupie]

WDW seemed an EXTRA good deal to me after I visited the Wisconsin Dells a few months after a WDW trip. I actually felt like I got my money’s worth at WDW.

I was thinking what a deal WDW was when I had to swipe my credit card for $2 for my granddaughter to ride in one of those old school ride in cars at the mall. $2 for 1 minute of lackluster fun at the mall. Thats $120 an hour!

 

[airjay75]

WDW seemed an EXTRA good deal to me after I visited the Wisconsin Dells a few months after a WDW trip. I actually felt like I got my money’s worth at WDW.

You're reminding me of how much money I spent at our Jersey Shore trips or our long weekend in the Poconos where we visited an indoor water park. Did we have fun? Yes. Was it WDW fun? No. Did I spend just about as much money as I would have on a WDW trip of comparable length? Yes.

 

[Girlstar30]

I bought over $37K in DVC this year + a DCL cruise + a cash stay at WDW…

… and we bought season passes at our local Six Flags park, with dining plans, which cost us about $800 total.

And I think I overspent $800 this year. Guess where.

Same, im not going to lie and say uncertainty hasn't worried me, but somehow I bought $60,000 in dvc this year. As long as the boat hasnt completely sank, ima keep swimming

 

[Girlstar30]

Yup.
Oh today I bought park tickets for our family trip in April 2026.
So many places are cash grabs. For some reason with Disney I see value to my spending.

Cuz the service is there. Other theme parks here charge more for parking and their equivalent of lightning lane than Disney. The APs are wayyy cheaper tho

 

[Girlstar30]

I was thinking what a deal WDW was when I had to swipe my credit card for $2 for my granddaughter to ride in one of those old school ride in cars at the mall. $2 for 1 minute of lackluster fun at the mall. Thats $120 an hour!

Going anywhere is expensive af, the fair is insane

 

[maui22]

Closing date - that's when they'd be able to see it on the local comptroller/recorder websites. So, plenty of Welcome Home week purchasers who will likely be closing in October too (and maybe a few in November).

It’s the date the deed shows up on the website, but couldn’t the closing date have been days/weeks earlier?

Example, the earliest we typically see a deed show up is 10-15 days after the signing date. Lag in Disney sending the deeds or the county receiving/processing/scanning/entering.

 

[airjay75]

It’s the date the deed shows up on the website, but couldn’t the closing date have been days/weeks earlier?

Example, the earliest we typically see a deed show up is 10-15 days after the signing date. Lag in Disney sending the deeds or the county receiving/processing/scanning/entering.

You might be right. My deeds seemed to show up pretty close in time to when I closed, but I'm sure closing can happen well before it actually shows up on the website. So, Welcome Home weeks incentives may well show up pretty noticeably in the October and November numbers.

 

[Girlstar30]

After reading the article, im wondering if PIT is slowing Riv sales down? Seems like Riv was doing really good in the first months of 2024.

I really dont see the motivation for them to give better incentives for PIT, they simply dont need to unfortunately.

Also the projection of when PIT is going to sell out would make it so that i could wait and see how we like LSL, but then I won't be direct for my next long WDW vacation

Since i know for sure we love PIT, I feel like I should just go with that