Originally posted by Disneyfalcon
Just to clarify, once you buy your initial points, do you have to rebuy points each year after you've used them? Or do you get new points each year for the annual fee cost?
Originally posted by RickEff
It's important to compare apples to apples when looking into DVC.
Let's break this down. I'll use Boardwalk as the example. Let's assume you're going to stay two weeks at WDW. Seven nights in Value season, and seven nights in Peak season.
DVC: Value Season week - 85 points. Peak Season week - 111 points. That totals 196 points. Let's round that up to 200 points.
200 points of DVC will cost you: $17,800 points of initial fees (based on $89 / point. You can buy from current members for less if you do some research!)
Annual fees are about $4.00 per point. (I think it's less at Boardwalk, but I couldn't find out for sure) So - 200 x $4 is $800 annually.
$800 x 39 years left at DVC is $31,200 . Add that to your initial purchase price, DVC costs $49,000 for its lifetime.
Now - let's compare staying at Boardwalk during the same periods. Let's assume you're an annual passholder and are getting 45% off.
A week at Boardwalk Inn during value season would cost $1,240 . A week during Peak Season would cost $1691.20 . Total cost per year is $2931.20 . Multiply that by 39 years and you get $114,316.80 .
(fees above based on 2003 rates. Included in fees is a 45% discount. 11.5% tax is added.)
So - as a DVC member you would save $65,316.80 .
As for the argument that DVC annual fees go up, they don't go up any more than resort rates historically have. As a matter of fact between 1999 and 2000, they went down.
Do remember - you do not get room service. So if that's important to you, then DVC may not be for you.
Originally posted by Woody13
I'm all for comparing apples to apples or in this case dollars to dollars.
Originally posted by Yellow Shoes
And to clarify..
Only the 1, 2, & 3-bedroom units have a washer and dryer.
The studios do not have a washer in them.
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