Just added on 300 pts at OKW direct with Disney at $135 per point thru 2057. Added magical beginnings and that reduced the price to $115 per point.

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Is anybody else as excited as I am to see the direct sales numbers for April? OKW could be “off the chain” as we say here in the land of embarrassing millennial parents.

 

[Coronator]

Is anybody else as excited as I am to see the direct sales numbers for April? OKW could be “off the chain” as we say here in the land of embarrassing millennial parents.

It will be interesting to see. I’m sure it probably outsold CFW!

 

[intamin]

It will be interesting to see. I’m sure it probably outsold CFW!

I don’t think you need to say probably in that sentence. OKW direct right now obviously makes sense for some people like yourself, CFW makes sense for a tiny subset of owners if any.

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

It will be interesting to see. I’m sure it probably outsold CFW!

I wonder if anyone on this board would take the opposite side of that— my guess is no.

 

[AstroBlasters]

I wonder if anyone on this board would take the opposite side of that— my guess is no.

Look at the availability if you want to see how popular they are…. WIDE OPEN….

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Look at the availability if you want to see how popular they are…. WIDE OPEN….

The cabins?

 

[AstroBlasters]

The cabins?

Yes. It’s now open for all members to book

The cabins?

I retract. August is wide open… availability later in the year is spotty.

 

[NVDISFamily]

Yes. It’s now open for all members to book

I love the idea of the cabins. Not to own there but to book at 7 months. 14 nights of stay in the summer under 300 points. Very few things with a full kitchen come close.

Yea it sucks they don't have in-room laundry. I wonder how much fun a mixed trip between BRV/CCV and the CFW would work. The CFW units would likely be very nice for some of my family. I wonder if having to cross on the boat to meet up as a family would suck?

Me on my way from MK or CCV on the boat to my mom's cabin for some good eats during our summer trip.....

 

[JackosinDIS]

There are a good few confirmed reservations popping up for the cabins on the usual rental sites… some at $28pp. They are all within 7 months though which leads me to believe that owners are not actually buying CFW points to make these bookings, but they will be popular with guests…

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

There are a good few confirmed reservations popping up for the cabins on the usual rental sites… some at $28pp. They are all within 7 months though which leads me to believe that owners are not actually buying CFW points to make these bookings, but they will be popular with guests…

Don’t love that commercial renters are scooping up the low point option for DVC members with big families…but maybe it will at least take some pressure off BWV and VGC if they can rent CFW at $28/pt?

 

[AstroBlasters]

Don’t love that commercial renters are scooping up the low point option for DVC members with big families…but maybe it will at least take some pressure off BWV and VGC if they can rent CFW at $28/pt?

The Owners of VGC and BWV approve this message…..

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

The Owners of VGC and BWV approve this message…..

lol, VGC was actually a typo of BCV (or perhaps my subconscious focus on VGC?)— are commercial rentals at VGC as profitable? I would assume that the low point chart properties would be the sweet spot.

 

[AstroBlasters]

lol, VGC was actually a typo of BCV (or perhaps my subconscious focus on VGC?)— are commercial rentals at VGC as profitable? I would assume that the low point chart properties would be the sweet spot.

VGC has a fair amount of availability until the 7m mark…. then poof….gone!

 

[aammtt20]

lol, VGC was actually a typo of BCV (or perhaps my subconscious focus on VGC?)— are commercial rentals at VGC as profitable? I would assume that the low point chart properties would be the sweet spot.

Just by the element of supply and demand VGC rentals are very highly in demand, which allows for more profitability than other resorts. However, because the point charts are higher, the total profit wouldn't be as much as a high demand low point resort. But a VGC confirmed reservation will go fast (I had one I couldn't use, and the points were about to expire, so I listed it on a broker site and it was rented out in hours)

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Just by the element of supply and demand VGC rentals are very highly in demand, which allows for more profitability than other resorts. However, because the point charts are higher, the total profit wouldn't be as much as a high demand low point resort. But a VGC confirmed reservation will go fast (I had one I couldn't use, and the points were about to expire, so I listed it on a broker site and it was rented out in hours)

Excellent points. I was thinking that VGC can’t possibly be as profitable for renters due to the point charts v buy in cost—but the fact that you can flip rentals quickly has real value—especially as an owner who might need to occasionally bail on a reservation inside 30 days.

 

[wnielsen1]

They are going to get me to buy 300 points on this fire sale, aren't they? Damn you DVC.

 

[DonkeyHoTay]

They are going to get me to buy 300 points on this fire sale, aren't they? Damn you DVC.

I know exactly what you mean. I just bought another 300 points at OKW. At least now I can move up the leader board on the 1K point club.

 

[AstroBlasters]

I know exactly what you mean. I just bought another 300 points at OKW. At least now I can move up the leader board on the 1K point club.

Congratulations!

 

[disneyfan123]

They'll get you eventually with a free upgrade sometime. They always find a way to make you want (need? ) more points

A similar thing just happened to me at CCV; our 2br VGF room was unavailable so they moved us to a cabin at CCV. We fell in love with the resort, and the cabin, and we got home and purchased a CCV contract. Never accept an upgrade, it will cost you!

 

[pangyal]

We already have 250 OKW-E points but this promotion would give us 550 total if we did 300 with a net cost per point of $115/pt (including MB for ‘23 points). This promotion is going to kill me, lol. It doesn’t help that plugging the numbers into https://www.dvcrofr.com/pricing-tool shows that the price is apparently in the top 25% of deals…and this is for direct! This is a really tough one to pass up, in all honesty, since they’re basically free-for-all SAP at this point for anything open now or for the next resorts built (though most of our points are grandfathered resale so they can be used anywhere, they seem to be used only on their home resorts). Argh!