In 2020, they did allow you to purchase points at both RIV and CCV that would "stack" incentives, because the incentives being offered were exactly the same (in terms of $$ off). This is in fact partly why we did buy RIV -- we were already purchasing CCV for 2 fixed weeks, and 64 RIV points got us the next level of incentives. In the end, our effective cost per point for RIV was $148.34 when you factored in the lower point cost for CCV as a result of hitting the incentives ($150pp actual point cost), so it was a no-brainer for us to add on a small incentive.
Interesting! How many points did you buy? I’m curious because I’ll probably wind up buying enough VGF2 points to take advantage of a high discount.
I initially started with 2 FWs (118 points each, or 236 points) and did 2 50 point RIV contracts, but then called next day to change to 65 points each. We have 2 sons, hence splitting the contracts, and we just felt 130 would go further than 120. But then - about 60 days after we bought the contracts - DH learned about runDisney FWs and wanted the Wine & Dine week. I asked my Guide about it an kind of sighed that we wouldn't get the high point discount, but our guide said because we hadn't actually closed (we were paying over 90 days), we'd still qualify. So we did the F&W runDisney week at CCV (another 118 pts) and as that now put us at 484pts, we added on another 50pts (alas, our guide would not let us split it into 2 25-pts), to get us that additional discount at 500 points. And now that I'm typing it out, it all seems so crazy! But those Summer 2020 incentives WERE SO GOOD we were able to buy a lot more points than we originally intended.
So envious of your fixed weeks. We only have one but definitely Disney’s best kept secret! Congrats! With the low points chart at CCV that was an phenomenal purchase!
It was! As of 2023 point charts, our runDisney and Thanksgiving weeks are now LESS than the weekly cost of those weeks, and our Week 48 (week after Thanksgiving mist years) is the same cost.
Makes total sense. I’m just going to keep my fingers crossed for some solid incentives on VGF2!
Incentives, a good base price and a return of annual pass sales
Agreed! I was lucky with annual passes for my wife and I. Being relatively new to DVC, I bought our first two sorcerer passes in October so I could make park reservations for a trip this September. They won’t get activated until we actually use them, so I won’t have to renew them until September of 2023!
I thought the exact same thing! Why can’t they have a King bed, a Murphy queen sofa bed, and the little pull down bed? Those pull down beds are out of the way for those that don’t need them and the larger room would accommodate it. But, maybe they want you to have to spend the points for a 1 BR or higher for a King bed.
This is even better than I was thinking! This is definitely the best idea I’ve heard!
255 is a sold out resort price point (not currently being marketed) based on limited inventory and the need to ROFR a contract to meet demand.
Doesn't mean it's right, but that's why the underlying assumptions by many
Thanks so much that's very helpful! At that price I will add on
We're sort of in uncharted territory here though. We are not "...before a resort goes on sale..." because VGF is already on sale and VGF2 isn't a separate thing. This isn't a Copper Creek / Boulder Ridge situation.
But is VGF currently on sale? I thought they had halted direct sales months ago.
