Yea!!! Disney waived ROFR...we will own 420 BWV points soon!

[rogerram]

I think $80 with most of your points coming was a very good deal. I have seen some get bought at a higher price per point with less available at time of purchase. congratulations and welcome home.

 

[CapeCodFam]

$80/pt.

I really thought I was going to get booted from Disney at this price. YEA!

Did I do Ok?

I think 415 points of the 420 will be available in a couple months.

Thanks,

Cindy

Congratulations!

IMO, if you got the contract you wanted, you got a good deal. Your happiness is the most important value.

 

[Spring Training Fan]

Hi all! I am new to this and in the process of buying into SS. I hope I get through the right of refusal process as well. I worried though, because I got lower. I have a general question though to those of you who have owned for a while. Have the point values went up or down any throughout the years at your resorts? For example, I am wondering why OKW is less points unless maybe it is the oldest and has dropped in point value. Also, I am concerned that if point values go up that my 200 pts may not be very much after all is said and done.

 

[byoung]

Congrats and Welcome Home!!! At $80 a point you got a great deal.

 

[sleepydog25]

Also, I am concerned that if point values go up that my 200 pts may not be very much after all is said and done.

Don't worry about the point values going up. Your 200 points points will be worth the same in 2016 as they are in 2006. Contractually, Disney can't raise the overall point rates for rooms through the years. What they CAN do and have done on occasion is raise the rate on a room during a particular season; however, when they do that, then they must correspondingly reduce the points rate during another season. In effect, the overall point total thus remains the same.

For example, a 1BR suite at VWL currently costs 40 points a night for Sun-Thurs during the Premier season, while during the Adventure season, the same room and days only cost 22 points per night. Let's say Disney decides to bump the cost of the room during the Premier season to 42 points a night in 2008. They then have to reduce the points per night somewhere else which they could do by lowering the point value during the Adventure season to 20 points per night. This is a crude and hypothetical situation, but hopefully it illustrates the point well enough. Historically, DVC point changes have been minor and infrequent. In fact, the points for VWL visits in 2007 are the same as they were in 2004. Now, the cash price for rooms at the various resorts will continue to increase through the years which is one reason people opt to become DVC owners. Hope this clarifies matters for you, SpringTrainingFan.

 

[Spring Training Fan]

Thanks for the great help Sleepydog!

 

[sleepydog25]

Thanks for the great help Sleepydog!

You'll find wonderful help, reviews, information, suggestions, and advice on these boards. In comparison to many on here, I'm still a newbie and still learning. Glad to have helped out and welcome to the DISboards!