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DVC members are exempt from the higher "peak season" pricing on the dining plans. We always pay the lower of the two rates. TiW card is $100 for DVC members or $75 if an Annual Passholder. The card is typically valid for at least 13 months due to the manner in which it is dated at...

If you want to know the justification behind the 7 / 31 days, that's not quite right. It has to do with the "Holding" account rules which impact points coming from a cancellation made on less than 31 days notice. Assume you have a room booked which costs 200 points. You're also on the...

I agree with you on the "just another perk" part. The driving motivation behind the TotW change is to get the lounge up to some level of profitability. Up until now it's been a money pit. They can't keep good staff because the tips don't come close to what can be earned elsewhere. A...

DVC members get discounts at a handful of restaurants. The list is subject to change...and it does change. Even if your favorite restaurant is on the list today, it may be gone weeks or months from now. Fact is none of the discounts are contractually guaranteed and they are ALL subject to...

Not to split hairs but I don't think the desire to sell points is driving this decision. SSR is effectively "sold out." AKV does still have points left but Disney always needs something to sell. And if anyone views TOTW access as the tipping point for a $20K purchase, well, a fool and his...

It has been extended through December 29.

Understood. But doesn't that invalidate all of your financial comparisons of buying vs. renting? If you aren't willing to run the risk of renting and are still paying Disney prices for accommodations, you should go back to looking at DVC cost vs. cash rates. I don't have any major...

You have virtually zero chance of getting Beach Club Villas on 2 months' notice. Booking BCV right at 7 months can be difficult. It would be miraculous to see a room slip through the cracks at 2 months. The only possibility would be booking immediately after someone has cancelled a...

DVC One Bedroom Villas which sleep 5: * Old Key West * Animal Kingdom Villas Jambo & Kidani (EXCEPT Value rooms) * Bay Lake Tower * Grand Californian * Aulani * Vero Beach

That is not true. Every rental agreement is different. Some require full payment up front or when a reservation is confirmed. Others ask for half up front and the other half just 45 or 60 days prior to arrival. All depends upon who you rent through. The dining plan can be added as little as...

BWV, BCV, SSR and VWL all share nearly identical room layouts. In my opinion the DIS numbers quoted above are more accurate than the numbers Kidd listed. I've seen the figures showing that a BWV One Bedroom is 100sq ft larger than other 1Bs but personal experience just doesn't bear that...

Then what else matters? So a housekeeper misses crumbs when vacuuming or fails to report a broken shower head to maintenance and suddenly Disney is defrauding owners by misappropriating dues funds? Seriously?!? If I were paying cash for my trips, a single hotel stay would cost me...

Yeah, like this prior poster said "free dining" is just a catchy way of Disney selling you two things at full price (room and tickets) while discounting another. There's also a minimum stay with such promotions which DVC does not have. When you rent points you do not get the dining plan for...

Better re-read that fine print. No, Poly and GF are not currently excluded from pool hopping. There are now quite a few exclusions--and if the trend continues the GF pool may be excluded at least by the time the villas open. But at this time both resorts are wide open for DVC member pool hopping.

Standard Cast Member discount is 15%.

I was specifically referring to Bay Lake Tower. Points could be had via direct purchase in the $90s circa 2009 but it hasn't been close to that in recent years.

In the first half of 2009 DVC's sales incentives pushed prices down into the $90s. I suspect that's why prices have found that floor. DVC isn't selling much at the $165 price point. Right now that rate for BLT serves the following two purposes: 1. It makes AKV and Aulani look good at...

I agree the economy was one of the big factors which contributed to resale declines. Not so sure about ROFR. ROFR has always been spotty and inexplicable. Even without a threat of ROFR in the pre-2008 resale market, I'm not convinced that sellers would have lowered their asking prices...

OK, I'm out. Sorry but the numbers and scenarios keep changing too much for me to even keep up. Until now I could swear I was reading a post about a 45-year AKV purchase. :rolleyes: Sounds like not buying is the best decision for you and your family. Take care.

Here's my quick back-of-a-napkin math: Renting: $4500 x 45 years = $202,500 Resale purchase: 431 points x $70 per point = $27,090 $5.31 dues x 431 x 45 years = $105,120 Total for resale = $132,210 So buying resale saves $70,000 over the course of the contract. And that's not taking...