PVB Tower Charts, Sales Date and more!!!

[Sandisw]

Does anyone know if booking will be online on the 15th or if you will need to call in?

I believe it will require calling because the only ones allowed to book will be PVB owners and they will only be able to use their PVB points.

 

[atthebeachclub]

I would have maybe considered it if the studios slept 5 or the point charts were better, or dues were amazing. But none of those is true.

 

[EM Lawrence]

I'm inclined to buy, but I probably won't do it tomorrow. I'm going to wait and see what the incentives look like. If they are mediocre, I'll wait until I've saved a bit more to pay for the entire purchase in cash. If the incentives are great and look temporary, I'll probably do the 6 months on Disney CC thing, and then maybe transfer to another zero percent credit card to extend payments a bit longer.

 

[Tatebeck]

With my main use year of September it sounds like I would get the same points whether I buy now or wait until next August... And buying next August would save me almost a whole year of dues. I want to see how it does when it opens, see some reviews, get the total room list with the number of different views, and then see the first completed refurb rooms from BLT before considering buying any direct Poly. Then I can weight direct Poly, resale Poly, or more BLT.

 

[🍀TwinsMom]

I want 300 (150x2.). The point charts are killer, and you’re definitely going to have to own there for a 1B and the few dedicated 2B, which is what we want to use. I prefer direct because it’s brainless and I lack self-control with DVC, LOL, but this truly would be enough points for us to enjoy and eventually pass on to the kids.

 

[New Mouse]

Has the system been broken to the point where you're not even going to get the 1br 2br sv without walking?

 

[ehh]

Has the system been broken to the point where you're not even going to get the 1br 2br sv without walking?

In all seriousness, there will very likely be times in the year where it won't be possible to get a SV 1BR/2BR without walking. Probably not all year though.

 

[MarkNC2Disney]

Yeah, when I saw the room distribution, I was out.

 

[dvc lover 1970]

I made teh mistake of buying VGF II when it first went on sale- won't do that again. The following year had much better deals. I am watching and waiting on poly. If they prices only go higher - then oh well, it wasn't meant to be.

 

[🍀TwinsMom]

Has the system been broken to the point where you're not even going to get the 1br 2br sv without walking?

We have to travel peak weeks. There’s so few SV 1/2Bs, I am anticipating walking, even owning there. Forget 7 months out for more than a day or two.

 

[Mikey15]

We have to travel peak weeks. There’s so few SV 1/2Bs, I am anticipating walking, even owning there. Forget 7 months out for more than a day or two.

I’d think the same. While we don’t know for sure how many SV there will be versus “Preferred,” we could be talking an AKV Value situation. S/W facing rooms above a certain floor sound like they’ll be PV and not SV.

 

[DKZB]

I made teh mistake of buying VGF II when it first went on sale- won't do that again. The following year had much better deals. I am watching and waiting on poly. If they prices only go higher - then oh well, it wasn't meant to be.

I have heard others say this as well but if I remember correctly, it was only lower after Magical Beginnings. Effectively, you “rent” your first year points. If you had rented your points on your own with day 1 pricing, I think I recall it was cheaper.

Do you remember the specifics?

 

[AstroBlasters]

This board would be a fascinating case study in human psychology.

So much of people’s attitudes about this tower are influenced by their initial thoughts and expectations…. even if those expectations were wildly ridiculous.

 

[DanCali]

I have heard others say this as well but if I remember correctly, it was only lower after Magical Beginnings. Effectively, you “rent” your first year points. If you had rented your points on your own with day 1 pricing, I think I recall it was cheaper.

Do you remember the specifics?

MB is a rebate (which lowers your cost basis), not a rental.

The main issue is that a DVC purchase gives you an extra year of points for free, but not if its a new resort. If you buy now, you will get 2025 points. But if you buy a year from now, and let's assume it's at the same retail price, you'd get 2026 points and 2025 points that you can forgo in exchange for a $20/pt MB rebate, if that incentive is still offered by then.

I don't know what BPK prices were when it launched by the "great sale" in the summer of 2023 - iirc - was 150 points for $185/pt and you could give up current year points for MB at $22/pt, bringing it to $163/pt. They've since lowered MB to $20/pt.

 

[tjkraz]

$10 incentive for 150 points, rising to $17 for 1000+ points. That’s with $225 base price.

https://dvcnews.com/wdw-resorts/pol...y-prices-revealed-for-polynesian-island-tower

 

[mkatsy]

This board would be a fascinating case study in human psychology.

So much of people’s attitudes about this tower are influenced by their initial thoughts and expectations…. even if those expectations were wildly ridiculous.

Yes! “Impact of the subjective perceptions of quality and price, on the decision processes of timeshare club members.”

 

[Tatebeck]

Wow those are some bad incentives if that is all they do!

 

[nerdboyrockstar]

 

[supercarrie]

Wow those are some bad incentives if that is all they do!

Hey now, they are actually slightly better than the CFW initial incentives at certain levels. And I'm certain they will sell more than 3,000 points in a month.
https://dvcfan.com/news/the-cabins-at-disneys-fort-wilderness-resort-now-on-sale-for-dvc-members/

ETA this is more a commentary on CFW. I actually think the Poly incentives are decent. They know they have a hot product on their hands with this one.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Yes! “Impact of the subjective perceptions of quality and price, on the decision processes of timeshare club members.”