jodifla
WDW lover since 1972
- Joined
- Jan 19, 2002
I know people are mad, and I get why -- but from the company's point of view, continuing to downgrade the value of resale points seems like it was the only way forward for DVC.
People can't expect to spend a portion of the price and get all of the benefits while Disney tries to compete with new properties. Especially now, in a booming economy, exploding park attendance, and Star Wars knocking on the door.
I have a lot of issues with other things they've done -- like the 2020 point charts -- but the truth is for many years Disney was very generous when it came to resales by not differentiating between direct and resales. People frequently came on these boards to say only suckers bought direct, etc.
Things will almost certainly reset down the road if the economy his a recession. But for know, what Disney with the Riveria makes corporate sense. And if they find they can't sell Riveria because of the resale market, then they'll have to deal with that.
People can't expect to spend a portion of the price and get all of the benefits while Disney tries to compete with new properties. Especially now, in a booming economy, exploding park attendance, and Star Wars knocking on the door.
I have a lot of issues with other things they've done -- like the 2020 point charts -- but the truth is for many years Disney was very generous when it came to resales by not differentiating between direct and resales. People frequently came on these boards to say only suckers bought direct, etc.
Things will almost certainly reset down the road if the economy his a recession. But for know, what Disney with the Riveria makes corporate sense. And if they find they can't sell Riveria because of the resale market, then they'll have to deal with that.