Purchasing FW Cabins - direct or resale?

[SL6827]

Do you think they will raise the point requirements once the LL is completed? If they are combined at least?

 

[MartyParty]

Hi all,

We have been Polynesian owners since 2015 and love DVC. We have two kids and also love camping. We want to add on 75-150 points with the Cabins so we can do annual/bi annual split stays between PVB and CFW but I am hoping to get the best price possible. I keep hoping that the cabins go on a fire sale like what happened for VGF in summer 2023, but that doesn’t seem to be coming soon. I also haven’t seen a single resale contract. What

Not advocating direct or resale, but we were recently notified by our guide that the direct prices will increase Feb 11th.

 

[Kenito]

I've been interested in Halloween week for a while, but can't get myself to pull the trigger. I'll be on a Disney cruise this Saturday, so I may stop by the DVC office to inquire if they have any additional incentives (after I pick up my free chapstick of course).

 

[Mouseforward]

I think they will be in the trust with Lakeshore Lodge , but by the time that is confirmed all of the Halloween and Xmas fixed weeks will be sold.

 

[Tatebeck]

I don't think anything, even the popular fixed weeks, will sell out anytime in the near future at CFW lol. It should be safe to wait on the Lakeshore Lodge news in the future

 

[Sandisw]

I don't think anything, even the popular fixed weeks, will sell out anytime in the near future at CFW lol. It should be safe to wait on the Lakeshore Lodge news in the future

But DVD can stop selling a FW anytime they want…they don’t have to sell the full 35% and with the cabins, and the addition they may not.

 

[Tatebeck]

But DVD can stop selling a FW anytime they want…they don’t have to sell the full 35% and with the cabins, and the addition they may not.

Sure, and they could also stop adding more inventory and change the rest of the developer inventory to the hotel side. But in both of these cases, it would not be "selling out," it would be like them abandoning ship lol.

And even if they stop selling fixed weeks early then those weeks will be easier to get via normal booking. I wouldn't be worried about it

 

[MagicCat]

I don't think anything, even the popular fixed weeks, will sell out anytime in the near future at CFW lol. It should be safe to wait on the Lakeshore Lodge news in the future

Week 43 of Halloween was sold out long ago. I’m not sure if 44 is still available and I don’t know if any of the Christmas weeks are available.

 

[Tatebeck]

Week 43 of Halloween was sold out long ago. I’m not sure if 44 is still available and I don’t know if any of the Christmas weeks are available.

It is not really sold out. They have so few units declared that they just cannot sell another right now without going above the 35% limit in the contracts.

They just aren't selling any more until they declare more inventory. Which they probably won't do until it sells more points so they can rent the undeclared rooms for cash. They have a bunch of inventory they have not declared yet, so you probably just have to wait until after another declaration for it to be available again

Them holding onto inventory and not being able to sell the FW to you yet is not quite the same as them selling out out the fixed week. They should have more to buy in the future

 

[Sandisw]

Sure, and they could also stop adding more inventory and change the rest of the developer inventory to the hotel side. But in both of these cases, it would not be "selling out," it would be like them abandoning ship lol.

And even if they stop selling fixed weeks early then those weeks will be easier to get via normal booking. I wouldn't be worried about it

All true, but the point was more that waiting has risks for someone who has a specific week they want if they choose to buy.

 

[Bluefrog]

Being that Fort Wilderness cabins is a dog friendly resort, kinda kills it for me.

Currently a video on YouTube, of a guest with a his dog inside the bunk beds and licking the chairs….

You can see in the video the dog isn’t really “clean” on the bottom. The guest in the video thinks it is hilarious the dog is all over the furniture.

I called and asked a rep if dogs are allowed in all the cabins, the answer was yes.

I’m not sure I want to purchase points in a resort to sleep in a bed a wet dog was in the night before.

 

[disneylandtour]

If you actually want to use the cabins, you can go ahead and buy whenever really. Like you said I don't think they are in a hurry to sell them out and put them on any major sale.

Just to clarify - this needs to be a direct purchase to use the Cabins.

 

[disneylandtour]

Not advocating direct or resale, but we were recently notified by our guide that the direct prices will increase Feb 11th.

Yeah, this is always a winning plan. Raise the price on an unpopular product that isn't selling well and see if that solves the problem.

If the price goes up on these, I'd expect, in the not too distant future, some incentive to bring it right back down--but in a way to make it appear as a "sale."

 

[TinkAgainU]

Sure, and they could also stop adding more inventory and change the rest of the developer inventory to the hotel side. But in both of these cases, it would not be "selling out," it would be like them abandoning ship lol.

And even if they stop selling fixed weeks early then those weeks will be easier to get via normal booking. I wouldn't be worried about it

I don't know, FOMO is "sometimes" real. I put off adding on a few VGF points before they sold out and kick myself over that far too often.

 

[TinkAgainU]

Being that Fort Wilderness cabins is a dog friendly resort, kinda kills it for me.

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I’m not sure I want to purchase points in a resort to sleep in a bed a wet dog was in the night before.

While Dog Friendly is the only reason I WOULD buy there. A perfect example of why DVC has so many different resort setups

 

[buzzrelly]

While Dog Friendly is the only reason I WOULD buy there. A perfect example of why DVC has so many different resort setups

Same! I am literally here reading these threads now and considering these cabins because we would love to bring our dogs at least once a year on our trips.

 

[TinkAgainU]

But DVD can stop selling a FW anytime they want…they don’t have to sell the full 35% and with the cabins, and the addition they may not.

A direct fixed week is no longer in my family budget (getting closer to retirement), but I will say, if finances were not tight, I would look VERY closely at a fixed week for my one Direct purchase - there is a value in knowing the dates of your trips years in advance (and you can still change them if you enjoy the booking game

 

[Fantasmic87]

The Cabins almost have to be part of Lakeshore Lodge when it is built. As it stands now the Cabins have almost zero of the same amenities offered at every other DVC resort and are selling at a pace that will require the full length of the current leasehold to sell out. Not what Disney (or owners for that matter) want.

 

[Mouseforward]

The Cabins almost have to be part of Lakeshore Lodge when it is built. As it stands now the Cabins have almost zero of the same amenities offered at every other DVC resort and are selling at a pace that will require the full length of the current leasehold to sell out. Not what Disney (or owners for that matter) want.

Other than towel service at the pool , they have the same/similar amenities to a resort like OKW. Unless I am missing a perk ?

 

[eticketplease]

Other than towel service at the pool , they have the same/similar amenities to a resort like OKW. Unless I am missing a perk ?

Fitness Center, Table Service Restaurant