Disney to Stop Commercial Bookings?

[Sparrow'sLady]

I tried to find a thread on this and was unable to locate one. I am sure it is there/here somewhere.

I read Disney is going to place a halt on commercial reservations...I read this to mean that they are going to stop those who make a living on their contracts, vs using them for self, friends and family. ??

First, I seriously doubt it. They said the same thing about scalpers/resellers back in 2018-ish and that is going stronger than ever.

I am asking because I am curious if that will put a squash on businesses like David's DVC rental? I used to own DVC, sold it in 2020 when my daughter married as she did not want to use the points and my husband lost his job. I considered another contract via resale (a small one), but my husband does not want to go all the time, so I cannot justify spending that kind of money just on myself.

Thoughts on how that will affect places like David's? Is Disney blowing smoke with no real desire to act? Should I go ahead and consider a small resale contract?

 

[Cfabar1]

Where did you read this?

DVC does make owners certify the units are for "personal use" and not "commercial use". Not aware of any changes beyond that.

 

[Sparrow'sLady]

Where did you read this?

DVC does make owners certify the units are for "personal use" and not "commercial use". Not aware of any changes beyond that.

Well, that does not mean they are telling the truth. Same with AP holders who purchase up all the merch and sell it to make a living. It is prohibited, yet it happens all day, every day.

https://mickeyvisit.com/disney-reduces-dvc-rentals-december-19-2025/

https://www.disneytouristblog.com/crackdown-disney-vacation-club-point-rental-commercial-businesses/

 

[geargrinder]

Well, that does not mean they are telling the truth. Same with AP holders who purchase up all the merch and sell it to make a living. It is prohibited, yet it happens all day, every day.

https://mickeyvisit.com/disney-reduces-dvc-rentals-december-19-2025/

https://www.disneytouristblog.com/crackdown-disney-vacation-club-point-rental-commercial-businesses/

The point was that Disney adding this affirmation has been the only action they have visibly taken to prevent commercial renting.

Nothing else has been done. Nothing else is likely to be done since it Disney has been so elusive in defining "commercial" renting.

I'd think that the normal owner who rents less than their entire yearly points will never be questioned.



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[Sandisw]

The board stated last year that it would be working on monitoring and going after large point owners who were renting in a way that moved them to what DVC sees as commercial in violation of the contract.

They said at the BWV condo meeting it was still being monitored and such.

To date, though, we know that DVC has not updated the commercial use policy and has not yet made any other booking for rule changes.

In personal conversations with them….and I have had a lot…they do monitor and enforce against owners who they feel are in violation. And it is owner based.

The hard part is that DVCs definition of what actions an owners is doing rises to the level that shifts an owner from renting under personal use and right to rent to renting to the degree is now seen as a business, etc. doesn’t always match wat people think it should be.

I don’t think it’s going to impact brokers in anyway because some, and maybe David’s, put in guarantees to renters that if something happens with an owner, they will help make it right.

I know if I was someone renting, I’d want to go with a broker or private just as a safety as private gives you no protections.

If you buy and have to rent your points, you are allowed to do so and that won’t ever change.

I do not and have not seen anything that even suggests DVC isn’t going to apply rules in a common sense way and go after the average owner who may be renting in a way that clearly shows it’s not renting in a way that makes them appear to be a commercial entity

 

[VGCgroupie]

It's always been not allowed, recently they added a checkbox to attest to personal use or they ask to you attest to it when booking by phone, they are allowing owners to decide what they feel constitutes personal use. Davids isn't attesting to anything because they are not the ones making the reservation the owners make the reservation.

In short. Currently things are business as usual.