DVCNews.com February 2026 Direct Sales Article

[maui22]

@wdrl has a new article for the 2026 Direct Sales.
https://dvcnews.com/dvc-program-men...direct-sales-stay-the-course-in-february-2026

 

[maui22]

@wdrl included some really cool information on points required for Riviera. That puts the total points Disney has to sell higher than some realize.

If I were Disney, I would not have a fire sale of Riviera just to sell it out before LSL. Riviera is the only DHS/Epcot non-bus “active” sales resort they will have for the foreseeable future. Even if they built at some rumored locations (YCV, front of Epcot, or the jumbo California theme between DHS and BB), it would take 2-4 years.

Not surprised by the 25 point sales data not changing much since the $500 fee.

 

[airjay75]

Maybe they’d even rather PIT sell out before RIV so as to leave LSL as the MK option and RIV as the Epcot/HS option. RIV’s 2070 contract expiration is 4 years after PVB, so maybe that makes more sense in some ways.

I know a lot of us (including myself) have thought they’d want RIV sold out before LSL but maybe they really don’t care too much.

 

[MyDogTink]

Is my understanding correct that by the time LSL goes on sale RIV could be sold out or close to it and PIT still on sale?

If they let PIT and LSL both be active at the same time, PIT will be selling without resale restrictions while LSL will be selling with resale restrictions. I wonder if they will push PIT to sell out ahead of LSL coming on line for this reason in addition to your thought @airjay75 that they want an Epcot resort still available.

 

[airjay75]

Is my understanding correct that by the time LSL goes on sale RIV could be sold out or close to it and PIT still on sale?

I think current pace, according the article, both PIT and RIV would sell out sometime mid-2027. So, if LSL opens early 2027, I guess that means about 6 months where all 3 would be on sale at the same time. That said, maybe LSL going on sale would slow PIT and/or RIV down just a little bit and they'd need some more time to fully sell them out.

But, LSL will be a massive resort with just as many points if not more than RIV to sell. I assume it will be in active sales for 5+ years. Maybe they really don't care about giving people too many options for the first year of LSL sales.

 

[maui22]

I am sure they would be happy to see both sell out before LSL, but probably not at the expense of less revenue per point.

Both RIV and PVB seem on a pace they have accepted as satisfactory or wouldn’t they have introduced bigger discounts already?

Macro economic situation could change things, but for now they seem content.

 

[hhisc16]

32 25 pointers sold!

People still buying 2042s

I wonder if the ccv sale impacted this month still.

 

[Sandisw]

To add, I think at some point, as resorts get closer to sell out, sales should slow down some as those who may be adding on will have done so?

LSL is going to be a lot of points and so it might be in the plans to not worry about making RIv sold out.

What seems to have happened though is that CFW is finally gaining some traction.

Poly seems to have settled into that 80k mark as an average.

 

[airjay75]

I wonder if the ccv sale impacted this month still.

Seems that the CCV sale probably helped to some degree with the below stat DVC News detailed.

“The other nine DVC resorts at Walt Disney World, sometimes referred to as legacy resorts, accounted for the remaining 12.1% of sales. This is the second largest percentage of sales for the legacy resorts in the last 16 months; normally, legacy sales average slightly less than 10% of total sales.”

 

[JackosinDIS]

The person who bought back to back fixed weeks at PVB in a 1br TPV over Christmas knows how to live!

 

[Flash_Sloth]

Not surprised by the 25 point sales data not changing much since the $500 fee.

Right. You don't pay that $500 when buying direct. Only when it changes ownership in resale do you have to pay the transfer fee.

 

[maui22]

Right. You don't pay that $500 when buying direct. Only when it changes ownership in resale do you have to pay the transfer fee.

I am not sure that’s even a consideration for most.
I view it as the price for 25 vs 50 is close to double (no incentives). Every purchase we have made has a budget we refuse to go over.

 

[BayTower2010]

I think current pace, according the article, both PIT and RIV would sell out sometime mid-2027. So, if LSL opens early 2027, I guess that means about 6 months where all 3 would be on sale at the same time. That said, maybe LSL going on sale would slow PIT and/or RIV down just a little bit and they'd need some more time to fully sell them out.

But, LSL will be a massive resort with just as many points if not more than RIV to sell. I assume it will be in active sales for 5+ years. Maybe they really don't care about giving people too many options for the first year of LSL sales.

A little off, the article estimated PIT would sell off in 2 and a half years, whereas RIV in approx 1 1/2 year. My personal guess is a big promotion on RIV so it sells out in a little less than a year. LSL may start sales as early as December of this year, but a lot depends on DVC's strategy going forward.

 

[airjay75]

A little off, the article estimated PIT would sell off in 2 and a half years, whereas RIV in approx 1 1/2 year. My personal guess is a big promotion on RIV so it sells out in a little less than a year. LSL may start sales as early as December of this year, but a lot depends on DVC's strategy going forward.

I think the article was saying PIT will sell out 2.5 years from when it opened and RIV is on track to sell out 1.5 years from now which means they’re both on track to sell out mid-2027.