Any direct purchase other than Riviera.

[Mommyof3boys2017]

So I just read the stipulations with Riviera direct purchase if you go to resell it and it just doesn't seem like a great idea to buy knowing that the resale market will be more difficult if our lifestyle changes 10-15 years down the road. Does Disney ever direct sell for any other locations? Maybe the ones they buy back from foreclosure? (Not interested in Hawaii, I mean, I freaking wish, but that will never happen since my husband won't fly )

 

[BillPA]

All resorts are for sale,
DISNEY DIRECT PRICES FOR 2020

Resort	New Members	Current Member Add-On
Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas	$195 per point; 100-point minimum**	$195 per point; 25-point minimum**
Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort	$225 per point; 100-point minimum	$225 per point; 25-point minimum
Boulder Ridge Villas (VWL)	$176 per point; 100-point minimum	$176 per point; 25-point minimum
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins	$210 per point; 100-point minimum	$210 per point; 50-point minimum
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas	$176 per point; 100-point minimum	$176 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Beach Club Villas	$225 per point; 100-point minimum	$225 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s BoardWalk Villas	$190 per point; 100-point minimum	$190 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort	$121 per point; 75-point minimum	$121 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Old Key West Resort	$156 per point; 50-point minimum	$156 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows	$235 per point; 100-point minimum	$235 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa	$160 per point; 50-point minimum	$160 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Riviera Resort	$195 per point; 100-point minimum***	$188 per point; 25-point minimum***
Disney’s Vero Beach Resort	$110 per point; 75-point minimum	$110 per point; 25-point minimum
Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel	$260 per point; 100-point minimum	$260 per point; 25-point minimum
Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa	$245 per point; 100-point minimum	$245 per point; 25-point minimum

 

[Mommyof3boys2017]

All resorts are for sale,

Ok, this is awesome, can I ask where to find this? I've been looking all over Disney's website and it only directs me to Aulani and Riviera.

 

[heynowirv]

Resale (Based on March ’20 Sales Data)	Direct* (Disney Vacation Development)	Difference Per Point (Direct – Resale)	Percentage Savings with Resale
Animal Kingdom	$113	$186	$73	39%
Aulani	$98	$193	$95	49%
Bay Lake Tower	$140	$235	$95	40%
Beach Club	$145	$235	$90	38%
Boardwalk	$114	$200	$86	43%
Boulder Ridge	$98	$186	$88	47%
Copper Creek	$147	$220	$73	33%
Grand Californian	$198	$280	$82	29%
Grand Floridian	$166	$255	$89	35%
Hilton Head	$79	$135	$56	41%
Old Key West	$99	$165	$66	40%
Polynesian	$136	$245	$109	44%
Riviera Resort**	$139	$195	$56	29%
Saratoga Springs	$104	$165	$61	37%
Vero Beach	$72	$120	$48	40%

 

[heynowirv]

All resorts are for sale,
DISNEY DIRECT PRICES FOR 2020

Resort	New Members	Current Member Add-On
Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas	$195 per point; 100-point minimum**	$195 per point; 25-point minimum**
Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort	$225 per point; 100-point minimum	$225 per point; 25-point minimum
Boulder Ridge Villas (VWL)	$176 per point; 100-point minimum	$176 per point; 25-point minimum
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins	$210 per point; 100-point minimum	$210 per point; 50-point minimum
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas	$176 per point; 100-point minimum	$176 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Beach Club Villas	$225 per point; 100-point minimum	$225 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s BoardWalk Villas	$190 per point; 100-point minimum	$190 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort	$121 per point; 75-point minimum	$121 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Old Key West Resort	$156 per point; 50-point minimum	$156 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows	$235 per point; 100-point minimum	$235 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa	$160 per point; 50-point minimum	$160 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Riviera Resort	$195 per point; 100-point minimum***	$188 per point; 25-point minimum***
Disney’s Vero Beach Resort	$110 per point; 75-point minimum	$110 per point; 25-point minimum
Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel	$260 per point; 100-point minimum	$260 per point; 25-point minimum
Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa	$245 per point; 100-point minimum	$245 per point; 25-point minimum

Looks like there was a price increase in March

 

[Suzabella]

Disney has varying inventory of sold out resorts at any time. You can be put on a wait list. We did that once but found a resale in the meantime. I think it was less than a week that DVC called us back with points at BR.

 

[Hazy27]

If your only contract is a resale contract - can you buy direct at those 25-point minimums?

 

[Suzabella]

We did exactly that but it was a while ago. Once you were part of DVC, you could purchase any # of points direct. Not sure if that is still accurate but I'd be surprised if DVC would turn away any sale.

 

[Mommyof3boys2017]

Is it worth it to buy direct for that member card? 100 direct is way more money than 100 points resale. Just contemplating the value in the long run.

 

[Hazy27]

We just had our first resale go to ROFR this week - we decided to go resale first - pay it off quickly (HELOC), use the points to see what direct perks we would miss out on then have a conversation on what to do about adding on.

 

[ChipNdale8887]

Looks like there was a price increase in March

The increase was last November i think. In January copper creek was already the $220.

 

[heynowirv]

The increase was last November i think. In January copper creek was already the $220.

The chart bill listed was from 2/2020 the one I followed up with was a 3/2020 increase.

 

[4luv2cdisney]

Is it worth it to buy direct for that member card? 100 direct is way more money than 100 points resale. Just contemplating the value in the long run.

The only other thing to consider is if you may want to use your points at "new" resorts. It's only Riviera now, but there will be more.

It will be interesting to see the effect of selling all those points for new resorts and allowing them to be used at all the original DVC resorts, but having so many resale points in the system that can't be traded into the new ones. But then eventually having a growing pool of points in the system that cannot be traded out at all.....

I don't think DVC will be the same come 2042. But I'm off topic. lol

 

[i<3riviera]

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[lovethesun12]

All resorts are for sale,
DISNEY DIRECT PRICES FOR 2020

Resort	New Members	Current Member Add-On
Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas	$195 per point; 100-point minimum**	$195 per point; 25-point minimum**
Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort	$225 per point; 100-point minimum	$225 per point; 25-point minimum
Boulder Ridge Villas (VWL)	$176 per point; 100-point minimum	$176 per point; 25-point minimum
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins	$210 per point; 100-point minimum	$210 per point; 50-point minimum
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas	$176 per point; 100-point minimum	$176 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Beach Club Villas	$225 per point; 100-point minimum	$225 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s BoardWalk Villas	$190 per point; 100-point minimum	$190 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort	$121 per point; 75-point minimum	$121 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Old Key West Resort	$156 per point; 50-point minimum	$156 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows	$235 per point; 100-point minimum	$235 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa	$160 per point; 50-point minimum	$160 per point; 25-point minimum
Disney’s Riviera Resort	$195 per point; 100-point minimum***	$188 per point; 25-point minimum***
Disney’s Vero Beach Resort	$110 per point; 75-point minimum	$110 per point; 25-point minimum
Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel	$260 per point; 100-point minimum	$260 per point; 25-point minimum
Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa	$245 per point; 100-point minimum	$245 per point; 25-point minimum

The thing that stands out to me here is the 50pt minimum for SSR for new members. I’m assuming you wouldn’t get member benefits unless you bought 100 points?

 

[D-Trick]

The thing that stands out to me here is the 50pt minimum for SSR for new members. I’m assuming you wouldn’t get member benefits unless you bought 100 points?

Correct, but it does not have to be a single contract.

Under the current policy, you need to own a total of 100 points direct to get member benefits. You can purchase 50 now and add on another 50 (or 25+25) later, for any resort. This is assuming the policy does not change.

Q for the DisBoarders: when the policy was 75 direct for benefits, did anyone here buy their first direct contract with less than 75, and then add on more direct points later? Did they grandfather the 75 policy?

I sorta relate this question to a housing development close to where I grew up. When it was built, it was zoned for High School A, with a 10/10 rating. Then boundaries were redrawn decades later and it was then zoned for High School B, which had a lower rating. Those that purchased their homes before the redraw were still able to send their kids to High School A.

 

[Hazy27]

The thing that stands out to me here is the 50pt minimum for SSR for new members. I’m assuming you wouldn’t get member benefits unless you bought 100 points?

Yes that is correct.

 

[4luv2cdisney]

Correct, but it does not have to be a single contract.

Under the current policy, you need to own a total of 100 points direct to get member benefits. You can purchase 50 now and add on another 50 (or 25+25) later, for any resort. This is assuming the policy does not change.

Q for the DisBoarders: when the policy was 75 direct for benefits, did anyone here buy their first direct contract with less than 75, and then add on more direct points later? Did they grandfather the 75 policy?

I sorta relate this question to a housing development close to where I grew up. When it was built, it was zoned for High School A, with a 10/10 rating. Then boundaries were redrawn decades later and it was then zoned for High School B, which had a lower rating. Those that purchased their homes before the redraw were still able to send their kids to High School A.

So far, if your contract(s) qualified for blue card prior to a policy change, they grandfathered you in. There are people on these boards that have qualifying contracts with zero direct points or only 25, then I think it went to 75, and now 100.

I have less than 100 and a blue card. Until my contract expires or I sell it.

Today, you could buy 50 points direct, become a member and as long as you add the additional 50 direct before they increase the minimum (because who knows?) they should grandfather you in as they have previously been doing so.

I don't know that there is much of a risk of them increasing the minimum at this point, but it was a very real thing around here to have people waiting to close on a resale with the intention of adding on 25 direct for benefits and then they increased the minimum before they could do it.

 

[D-Trick]

Today, you could buy 50 points direct, become a member and as long as you add the additional 50 direct before they increase the minimum (because who knows?) they should grandfather you in as they have previously been doing so.

Grandfathering already qualified memberships through a qualified contract at the time of purchase-- yes of course I get that. That is easily understood.

My question was if anyone knows if they will grandfather a policy when you have not yet hit the threshold. The change from 75 to 100 is the only instance where we may get an answer.
____

My make believe timeline:
1. When the policy was 75 points direct for benefits (2/18 - 9/19), Jane Doe makes her first direct purchase of the minimum 50 points, with plans to add on later.
2. The policy in 9/19 then changes to 100 points direct for benefits.
3. In 2020 Jane buys a 25 point add on, now giving her 75.

Does Jane get member benefits because the 75 point policy is grandfathered through her first contract? See the the high school example in the last paragraph of my previous post as the background to this question.

 

[4luv2cdisney]

Grandfathering already qualified memberships through a qualified contract at the time of purchase-- yes of course I get that. That is easily understood.

My question was if anyone knows if they will grandfather a policy when you have not yet hit the threshold. The change from 75 to 100 is the only instance where we may get an answer.
____

My make believe timeline:
1. When the policy was 75 points direct for benefits (2/18 - 9/19), Jane Doe makes her first direct purchase of the minimum 50 points, with plans to add on later.
2. The policy in 9/19 then changes to 100 points direct for benefits.
3. In 2020 Jane buys a 25 point add on, now giving her 75.

Does Jane get member benefits because the 75 point policy is grandfathered through her first contract? See the the high school example in the last paragraph of my previous post as the background to this question.

No Jane does not.

Grandfathering is based on the contract status as of the date the policy changes.

On 9/18, Jane's contract status did not qualify her for blue card benefits. As of 9/19, she has to buy 50 more to qualify, not 25.