ROFR Thread July to Sept 2022 *PLEASE SEE FIRST POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS & FORMATTING TOOL*

[DonMacGregor]

How do you find a auction site? Never heard of it but interested.

No clue, never used one.

 

[HIRyeDVC]

I’m hopeful for an Aulani fire sale + subsidized dues promo in a few years. I’d buy a few hundred points direct at 120 ish a point with sub dues…..

There is no such thing as an Aulani subsidized dues direct. Hypothetically if Disney were to ever ROFR back a subsidized contract I guess.

 

[Joel22]

I was thinking of contacting my guide about CCV points that we discussed a few weeks ago too. May I ask how long ago did you add on your CCV points at the discount? We discussed it then started focusing on VGF and never circled back. Direct would probably work best for me since I would like the option to use them at VDH. Thanks.

I wouldn't at the moment. They are $240 a point which is just insane

 

[DsneyDude1]

Wow that's cheaper than I paid 5 years ago. Wonder if it went through.

I can tell you I couldn't even get a $120 past the monster.

 

[NVDISFamily]

There is no such thing as an Aulani subsidized dues direct. Hypothetically if Disney were to ever ROFR back a subsidized contract I guess.

Thanks. Based on your post I did a bit more research and found out that the sub dues AUL were due to a forecasting error when the resort was first sold. I thought they were a marketing promo to help get sales going during a down time.

Where there goes my dream of super cheap AUL with sub dues direct. I was hopeful that they might just go crazy fire sale mode in the coming few years and offer something like that

 

[Brian Noble]

Yeah, that forecasting error cost several executives their jobs. It was...not good.

 

[HIRyeDVC]

Thanks. Based on your post I did a bit more research and found out that the sub dues AUL were due to a forecasting error when the resort was first sold. I thought they were a marketing promo to help get sales going during a down time.

Where there goes my dream of super cheap AUL with sub dues direct. I was hopeful that they might just go crazy fire sale mode in the coming few years and offer something like that

I don’t think Disney is in any rush to sell out Aulani. Sure they’ll have some nice incentives once in awhile. But I think they’re doing just fine using the unsold points for cash bookings. If you’re looking for a sub contract, they pop up once in awhile on the resale listings. And I wouldn’t pay more than $130pp for it. I bought mine for $125pp but it was a loaded contract.

 

[Brian Noble]

For grins I took a look to see what near-term Aulani availability was like. For the second week of August, there are just a couple of smaller room categories left. This is maybe a bit unusual, as Hawaii has been booming with tourism, but still.

 

[Keppyslinger]

Wow, in anticipation of having my AKV bid taken I was poking around for an alternative and I saw a Grand Flo contract at $285 a point. I don’t normally look at those but that seems crazy for a resale with no point carry over doesn’t it?

 

[NVDISFamily]

I don’t think Disney is in any rush to sell out Aulani. Sure they’ll have some nice incentives once in awhile. But I think they’re doing just fine using the unsold points for cash bookings. If you’re looking for a sub contract, they pop up once in awhile on the resale listings. And I wouldn’t pay more than $130pp for it. I bought mine for $125pp but it was a loaded contract.

Hopefully the 7 month booking window will stay okay for years to come. I also would prefer an ocean view 2BR for most trips, so I hope this will help me out

 

[CaptainAmerica]

For grins I took a look to see what near-term Aulani availability was like. For the second week of August, there are just a couple of smaller room categories left. This is maybe a bit unusual, as Hawaii has been booming with tourism, but still.

Aulani inventory (and the points chart) is weird. There's a stretch in June where it flips from dirt cheap pricing to Christmas pricing and I can't figure out for the life of me why.

 

[Brian Noble]

Maybe some major holiday in Japan?

(Edited: doesn't look like it, at least not that I can see.)

 

[Disneykate605]

Wow, in anticipation of having my AKV bid taken I was poking around for an alternative and I saw a Grand Flo contract at $285 a point. I don’t normally look at those but that seems crazy for a resale with no point carry over doesn’t it?

Are you sure that the listing wasn't actually a Grand Californian listing?

 

[mrsap]

Day 35.

 

[NVDISFamily]

Aulani inventory (and the points chart) is weird. There's a stretch in June where it flips from dirt cheap pricing to Christmas pricing and I can't figure out for the life of me why.

Some info/research from the 9th Island (if you didn't know Las Vegas is the 9th island of HI).

Per my co-workers from Oahu, June is just crazy busy due to the start of the summer holiday season where a lot of family comes in from the mainland for a long holiday to see family, plus just a bunch of tourists wanting to visit at the start of the summer season.

They all said Spring is the best time to go for whale watching

 

[Roughians_satchel]

Aulani inventory (and the points chart) is weird. There's a stretch in June where it flips from dirt cheap pricing to Christmas pricing and I can't figure out for the life of me why.

It's West Coast school schedule. They don't get out until mid-ish June and are out through August. It's relatively easy and inexpensive for people who live out West to hop over to Hawaii.

 

[NVDISFamily]

Are you sure that the listing wasn't actually a Grand Californian listing?

215 is the highest VGF contract I can find. That is still a bit crazy given current direct incentives. It's also not bite sized or loaded so it's silly... But not 285 (at least from what I can see).

 

[Brian Noble]

It's West Coast school schedule.

Makes sense. This is what is dictating our window for our '23 Hawaii trip, but it is UCLA's calendar, not the K-12 one.

 

[TraJon]

NV

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Day 35.

Oh no! What resort? We are at day 23, and I am nervous nelly.

 

[christophles]

NV

Oh no! What resort? We are at day 23, and I am nervous nelly.

I'm assuming SSR based on the 1st page of this thread. I'm at day 30 now for SSR myself.