GCV a hint at cost for Grand Floridian?

[nuts]

I had a thought...Grand California is the premier Disney resort in California. That probably explains the high cost/points. Is this a view into how DVC will be priced if they do a DVC at the Grand Floridian?

 

[bobbiwoz]

How much are the points?

 

[kerickson]

You are referring to the high points chart, correct? The price per point is $112 with a $5 ppt discount at 100 pts.

I think it's a sign of the next wave of DVC properties. There were posts months ago about a rumor of DVC launching a higher tier of resorts that existing members wouldn't be able to reserve.

I think they are rolling out a higher tier (BLT, VGC, Hawaii) but rather than charging more per point and restricting reservations, they are making the points charts higher. I think Hawaii will be even higher (no Adventure and possibly no Choice Season) and the point price by then will probably be $120. GF would logically allign more with these properties than other existing WDW properties...

 

[tjkraz]

I think it's a sign of the next wave of DVC properties. There were posts months ago about a rumor of DVC launching a higher tier of resorts that existing members wouldn't be able to reserve.

Don't believe everything you read.

DVC has already made financial adjustments to the program via higher buy-in costs and higher point requirements per night. There is really no benefit to create a DVC II--a big part of the program's appeal is the variety of destinations they can offer. I cannot see DVC taking a step backward by trying to sell just a single destination when they have spent 18 years creating a network of 10/11 resorts.

Disney is leaving the high-end market to Four Seasons, who is building fractionals on land surrounding the now-closed Eagle Pines golf course.

 

[nuts]

I agree that DVC is using point inflation as the way to increase the cost. Do you think its the wave of all future DVC's or just on-site DVCs? I can't see this point inflation for future offsite when their competition is so much cheaper.

 

[Brian Noble]

Part of the high point cost also probably has to do with the fact that there's just a lot less land that Disney owns and can develop in Anaheim, and land acquisition costs there are very very high.