Direct price increase coming 5/27

[RunMagicalMiles]

I just got an email from a guide I had been in contact with. He told me that tomorrow, 5/27, direct prices for SSR would be increasing from $165 PP to $180 PP! I wonder which other resorts will also increase...

 

[birchtree95]

Woah!

That's significant! They are watching the resale market prices jump up and decided to respond!

 

[M:SpilotISTC12]

Just got the same email. Makes sense with all the recent buy backs.

 

[sethschroeder]

I just got an email from a guide I had been in contact with. He told me that tomorrow, 5/27, direct prices for SSR would be increasing from $165 PP to $180 PP! I wonder which other resorts will also increase...

This likely has to do with how high resale has gotten recently possibly.

Interesting though.

 

[JETSDAD]

Probably looking to make the cheaper direct resorts less appealing to push sale of active resorts?? Interesting indeed.

 

[RoseGold]

It was time to raise SSR, this shouldn't surprise anyone. Disney doesn't leave money on the table, and the resale market sets the price, Disney takes the spread.

 

[RunMagicalMiles]

Probably looking to make the cheaper direct resorts less appealing to push sale of active resorts?? Interesting indeed.

True. If it’s selling, they may as well try to make more off of it.

 

[emilymad]

Ahh. I was deciding about a small add on. I don't even know if I have a guide anymore. I submitted a request through the DVC website but it says it could take 48 hours for someone to call me back.

 

[hhisc16]

Ahh. I was deciding about a small add on. I don't even know if I have a guide anymore. I submitted a request through the DVC website but it says it could take 48 hours for someone to call me back.

If I were you and wanted to add on at SSR before this price increase, I would try the chat feature or call them directly.

 

[Robert Stoddart]

Are the incentives for SSR remaining? Makes the math on SSR direct a bit tougher regardless.

 

[CarolynFH]

Ahh. I was deciding about a small add on. I don't even know if I have a guide anymore. I submitted a request through the DVC website but it says it could take 48 hours for someone to call me back.

Can’t you use the add-on tool on the member website? I have no idea how it works, but every time I take a survey about the website, they ask whether I was aware of that tool!

 

[JETSDAD]

Someone on the FB page posted having contacted her guide today and was told it was only for SSR right now.

 

[Drewski77]

You could see this one coming, makes me feel even better about our recent fully loaded SSR resale contact.

 

[emilymad]

So I did call and now I am on the waitlist for points. We will see if they manage to find some.

 

[4luv2cdisney]

Have been kicking around the idea of some more points at either BLT or SSR for a realllllllyy lllooong time now. Then the VGF announcement had us considering waiting for VGF (really just want a MK area resort sometimes but fine with landing at SSR if need be).

So, gonna have to let fate decide. Tried calling my guide a couple times today. Just left a voicemail. If he calls me back it's SSR, if he doesn't it's VGF.

 

[npatellye]

Yes, my guide just emailed me that it is going up for SSR tomorrow. Makes me nervous for my SSR contract about to be signed.

 

[4luv2cdisney]

Yes, my guide just emailed me that it is going up for SSR tomorrow. Makes me nervous for my SSR contract about to be signed.

You are fine. It doesn't have to be signed or closed.

I am hoping to get through today and intend to spread my cc payments a couple billing cycles. So, I won't be closed for awhile.

 

[ParkHoppers]

This is terrible IMO. Have they ever raised prices on a resort TWICE is less than a year before.

 

[npatellye]

You are fine. It doesn't have to be signed or closed.

I am hoping to get through today and intend to spread my cc payments a couple billing cycles. So, I won't be closed for awhile.

Sorry, I should have been clear. Mine is a resale contract. I just found out it actually went to ROFR already. Fingers crossed but I’m thinking they’ll snap it up.

 

[4luv2cdisney]

This is terrible IMO. Have they ever raised prices on a resort TWICE is less than a year before.

They didn't raise SSR when they raised some of the others (last time).

SSR was $145 back in 2017 IIRC and the others have gone up way more. So, it was probably time.