DVC Direct Price Increase Coming 2/11/25

[Cfabar1]

This is great info. Thank you for sharing! Makes my resale point costs appear to be in line with old direct pricing.

This also gets complicated to tell a story... for example...

VGF went on sale in 2013 at $145/pp with no incentives
VGF in 2023 had list price of $207 or $217 (can't remember) pp when it sold out...

Inflation calculator says $145 in 2013 is roughly $199 in 2023 dollars...

However, in 2023 there were incentives which brought the sales price closer to $161/pp

AND then, further complicating it, in 2013 you received 50 years worth of points, but in 2023 you received 40... That has to be worth something too...

What do all these numbers mean? To be honest, I'm not really sure... other than to say, some numbers paint a rosier picture than others...

 

[Chili327]

Buried in the new Winter DVC promo email is details on the price increases coming. They include:

Please see below for the new price per Vacation Point effective 2/11/25:

Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows,

Disney’s Riviera Resort,

The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation Club Resort,

AULANI, Disney Vacation Club Villas, Ko Olina, Hawaiʻi: Increasing from $225 to $235

Thes Villas at Disneyland® Hotel: Increasing from $239 to $245

I had to space them out to read them. lol

 

[Patsaizan]

We considered adding on (again) direct, but recent incentives and now future price increases have iced us out. I feel fortunate to have DVC and the points we own across 4 resorts. So glad we purchased and added on all the times we did. We only have purchased direct as we want our points that day and have never wanted to jump through all the hoops and wait for a contract. So happy to own what we have.

 

[mabucco]

I‘m currently thinking about purchasing a direct DVC contract in addition to my current resale contract (planning to purchase 150 points at Riviera or Poly). Unfortunately I can only do so in March as I‘m from Europe and will only be in the US at that point. That means I‘ll definitely have to pay the new price. Do you think there is a chance better incentives will soften the increase during the first few months?

 

[Cfabar1]

I‘m currently thinking about purchasing a direct DVC contract in addition to my current resale contract (planning to purchase 150 points at Riviera or Poly). Unfortunately I can only do so in March as I‘m from Europe and will only be in the US at that point. That means I‘ll definitely have to pay the new price. Do you think there is a chance better incentives will soften the increase during the first few months?

Yes, decent chance, I would say so....

 

[JackosinDIS]

I‘m currently thinking about purchasing a direct DVC contract in addition to my current resale contract (planning to purchase 150 points at Riviera or Poly). Unfortunately I can only do so in March as I‘m from Europe and will only be in the US at that point. That means I‘ll definitely have to pay the new price. Do you think there is a chance better incentives will soften the increase during the first few months?

I’m also in Europe and purchased recently… there is no need to be in the U.S. to buy - it can all be done over the phone! They make it very easy to hand your money over!

 

[Brian Noble]

For many of us I think we all are thinking "teach us your ways"... how do we learn about "traders"?

I would strongly advise against it, to be honest. Buying a unit at Timeshare X in order to use it primarily (or worse, exclusively) to exchange into some particular resort/resort system is a recipe for inevitable disappointment. It is not at all like booking a hotel, or even something like DVC.

Instead, my usual advice is to buy something that you can imagine using yourself. For most people, that is a "mini-system" like DVC, where you own points in the system and can use them relatively flexibly. For a few people, that's buying a fixed or floating week at a resort they know they'd return to over and over during the week(s) they can book. Even doing that takes a fair amount of work to understand what you are buying and how to use it. That's timesharing 101.

Then, you can view external exchange as a nice bonus that you use opportunistically. I've had the most success when I was either (a) willing to enter very broad searches for a bunch of different resorts I was interested in with a wide range of dates at each, or (b) saw something sitting online and thought "Gee, that sounds like fun, let's do that!" That's timesharing 201.

If you are "going hunting" for something very specific, it takes dedication, a willingness to invest time in learning exactly how things usually work, the ability to roll with the punches when things don't work they way they usually do, and nerves of steel to pass up the "good enough" for the thing you really want.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Our DVC purchases were driven by savings. We also valued limiting our need to compromise. These repeated WDW trips cost alot of money. I don’t want to be forced settling on room reservations that don’t excite us or improve our experience after spending all the other money for tickets, food, etc.

So we also considered the ease and odds for some of our personal best value picks. This way we could lock into something perfectly acceptable and not stress over needing to find something better. If something cool comes along, great. If not, great.

I’d feel frustrated if we’re splurging on WDW visits but ending up in rooms we don’t really want or having to splitstay, stalk, waitlist and nailbite.

It wasn’t the best price we were after. It was at what price could we get the rooms that would satisfy the most.

Years ago best price absolutely would’ve been the goal, when our budget was between value and moderate. I would’ve taken any deluxe option at similar pricing. Today is different though. Our kids are young adults and no longer fully dependent - it’s time for us to live a little! Celebrate we’ve made it this far and still have money in our pocket How many more trips will this blue dot be taking us around the sun? If we don’t start living it up a little will we lose the chance.

Oh Captain! My Captain!

 

[CastAStone]

I‘m currently thinking about purchasing a direct DVC contract in addition to my current resale contract (planning to purchase 150 points at Riviera or Poly). Unfortunately I can only do so in March as I‘m from Europe and will only be in the US at that point. That means I‘ll definitely have to pay the new price. Do you think there is a chance better incentives will soften the increase during the first few months?

Soften? Yes. Eliminate completely? No, I don’t imagine the net price in march will be lower than the net price now

 

[atthebeachclub]

It's not affordable for a good portion of the buyers to be honest. In reality a lot of buyers shouldn't be purchasing it. But it's so easy to finance it that they do it anyways.

The idea has certainly crossed my mind. But I think the most I’m comfortable with is buying that used timeshare in cash.

Financing a new timeshare would make me quite uneasy, but I know a lot of people do this. We all have different risk appetites and I’m just not a huge financial risk taker. The riskiest consumer financing I’ve done is a 0% interest 4 year loan for a rowing machine. I really wanted to complete that home gym and couldn’t really turn down four years of 0% interest. lol. Otherwise I like to be straight cash in most of my consumer transactions. I was trained growing up to avoid timeshares as a rule, so financing one kind of makes my eye twitch.

 

[walt34]

I’m also in Europe and purchased recently… there is no need to be in the U.S. to buy - it can all be done over the phone! They make it very easy to hand your money over!

I believe it depends on where in Europe you are from. UK residents have bought successfully in the past, so I assume DVD has a license for the UK. Not sure about other European countries. If you reside outside the countries they are selling to, they won't even talk to you about buying before you have landed on US soil.
Where did you buy from?

 

[JackosinDIS]

I believe it depends on where in Europe you are from. UK residents have bought successfully in the past, so I assume DVD has a license for the UK. Not sure about other European countries. If you reside outside the countries they are selling to, they won't even talk to you about buying before you have landed on US soil.
Where did you buy from?

Yes I think you’re right - I’m UK so they must have a license to sell here.

 

[sarahlord]

The idea has certainly crossed my mind. But I think the most I’m comfortable with is buying that used timeshare in cash.

Financing a new timeshare would make me quite uneasy, but I know a lot of people do this. We all have different risk appetites and I’m just not a huge financial risk taker. The riskiest consumer financing I’ve done is a 0% interest 4 year loan for a rowing machine. I really wanted to complete that home gym and couldn’t really turn down four years of 0% interest. lol. Otherwise I like to be straight cash in most of my consumer transactions. I was trained growing up to avoid timeshares as a rule, so financing one kind of makes my eye twitch.

There has to be a small advantage to buying direct since you can put it on a credit card, there are a ton of 0% APR cards out there, some as long as 21 months.

 

[atthebeachclub]

There has to be a small advantage to buying direct since you can put it on a credit card, there are a ton of 0% APR cards out there, some as long as 21 months.

Agree. But I haven’t ever carried a balance before. So it would be unusual for me in multiple ways.

 

[AstroBlasters]

The idea has certainly crossed my mind. But I think the most I’m comfortable with is buying that used timeshare in cash.

Financing a new timeshare would make me quite uneasy, but I know a lot of people do this. We all have different risk appetites and I’m just not a huge financial risk taker. The riskiest consumer financing I’ve done is a 0% interest 4 year loan for a rowing machine. I really wanted to complete that home gym and couldn’t really turn down four years of 0% interest. lol. Otherwise I like to be straight cash in most of my consumer transactions. I was trained growing up to avoid timeshares as a rule, so financing one kind of makes my eye twitch.

Some of the “used” resorts have pricing that’s not that far below direct.

 

[sethschroeder]

The down payment will go on my disney visa but not the full $31k+.

Split the payment in 3 payments over 3 months. This buys you 9 months for a portion and 3 months for the first portion.

Additionally if you have other chase cards you can merge/move credit limit on to the Disney Visa itself to raise it.

 

[atthebeachclub]

Some of the “used” resorts have pricing that’s not that far below direct.

Those would be my preferred choices if buying direct. I had a wild goose chase trying to get some direct Grand Floridian this fall though. Ticks a lot of boxes: low dues, potentially walkable, studios that all sleep 5, nice theming. Downside is the transportation issues I assume they will fix. And the point chart, but…it’s a touch lower than the new Poly Tower, I guess? If there is another like this outside California, I’m all ears.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Those would be my preferred choices if buying direct. I had a wild goose chase trying to get some direct Grand Floridian this fall though. Ticks a lot of boxes: low dues, potentially walkable, studios that all sleep 5, nice theming. Downside is the transportation issues I assume they will fix. And the point chart, but…it’s a touch lower than the new Poly Tower, I guess? If there is another like this outside California, I’m all ears.

“I’m all ears….” I can’t get the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse jingle out of my head now….

 

[atthebeachclub]

“I’m all ears….” I can’t get the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse jingle out of my head now….

Oooohhh Toooodles!

I have two favorite episodes from many hours of watching with my oldest daughter. Mickey’s Mousekedoer Adventure is by far the best though. Donald’s Clubhouse is the second best.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Oooohhh Toooodles!

I have two favorite episodes from many hours of watching with my oldest daughter. Mickey’s Mousekedoer Adventure is by far the best though. Donald’s Clubhouse is the second best.

Donald’s clubhouse is by far our familiy’s favorite!