skier_pete
DIsney-holics Anon
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That is nutso to me. The huge advantage to DVC (and most timeshares, truly) is the easy ability to trade out.... I would not ever consider Riviera either direct or resale based on that. And the idea that DVC doesn't realize this is nuts - are they really just counting on the folks with pixie dust obscuring their vision that spend $30k without blinking? Who are these people? lol
Some of the other most popular timeshares do it as well. I do think it's sort of crazy - I think it will negatively impact sales - especially amongst their "base" which is people that already own at other resorts, but now would be leary of a resort that won't retain it's value. I agree that what it's going to do - which is drive resale prices for this resort to rock bottom - is NOT beneficial to Disney. The thinking is that likely it will drive people away from resale, but I am not sure that is the case. We will only know what happens when it happens. I've been watching Disney closely for many years now - if you had asked me ten years ago if they triple the price and doubled the crowd allowances for the MNSSHP and MVMCP that people would still want to go - I would've thought you were crazy too....but people line up for these events. So probably sales will be just as strong as ever - just people being more pissed off with their purchases once they find out what they bought.