Talk about Irony
DVC plasters the warning all over their website and throughout the signing documents ( and I paraphrase)
YOU ARE PURCHASING AN INTEREST IN A TIMESHARE. DO NOT PURCHASE WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THESE MEMBER BENEFITS WILL CONTINUE.
And then DVC encourages buyers to buy a minimum number of direct points to be eligible for the aforementioned member benefits, that they’ve WARNED you NOT to expect.
And then people KNOWINGLY and INTENTIONALY purchase direct points from DVC for the sole purpose of having access to the member benefits that DVC has warned them NOT TO EXPECT.
It amuses me.
There is a degree of irony, for sure. But the language is little more than a legal CYA. It’s a warning that DVC cannot guarantee an annual Moonlight Magic on June 11 or a 10% discount at Beaches & Cream. But in the short term, aggressive member perks appear to be a big part of DVC’s marketing campaign.
People buy DVC without what resale values will be in 20 or 30 years. They buy without knowing how ticket prices, meal prices, flights and other items will increase over the contract term. Those costs could rise 3% annually or 30% annually. Annual dues are another unknown. There is a disclaimer in the DVC POS that the Disney theme parks may cease operations during the contract term.
Modification of perks programs is just one of many detrimental things that could happen over the life of the contract. Every buyer has to individually weigh the likelihood of such changes and factor it into their decision.