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Thank you, somewhat helpful. But he did it during low crowds. I’m looking at Christmas week.

Already booked deluxe. Trying to decide whether it’s worth going to extended evening hours at AK during Christmas week. With so few open attractions and every guest wanting to do FOP… I have concerns.

Will be at WDW Christmas week and trying to decide whether extended evening hours will be worthwhile at Animal Kingdom that week. I’m concerned that there are so few attractions open at night. No safari, no shows. Assume no river rapids, but even if open, wouldn’t want to do it at night in...

I’ve been playing around more with video lately… feedback welcome:

60+10... got everything I tried to get, pretty much at the times I wanted. Party of 7 -- that limits availability, so I had to break it down to 4+3, but still no trouble getting 2 tables within 10-15 minutes of each other. I wasn't looking for Space 220, but I don't think I saw any availability...

I hit 60 days tomorrow morning, for a Christmas week trip. I was browsing availability tonight and I was shocked... Could this be right --- 60 days out, Christmas week, almost everything is available? Sure, some restaurants were missing a few time slots. But virtually every restaurant was...

The "wasted" points is a potential issue for owning at any resort, with or without restrictions. If you end up with 4 leftover points, nobody is going to rent them, with or without restrictions. In terms of renting out a regular apportionment of points, it's very easy to rent out points. Stays...

1 -- Curiosity 2 -- Gauging demand, for the value of your own purchase 3-- gauging demand, as a way to predict future DVC development. (weak demand may suggest they will slow down the development of new properties. Or demand for 1 type of property over another type, may give a hint to the type...

Booking DVC is not the same as booking regular cash rooms. DVC is designed to always be at nearly 100% occupancy. A big part of the rationale is the “savings” is you’re getting a discount in exchange for very regimented scheduling. 1BR units cost a lot of points — nearly double a studio...

I'd have to look, but I don't believe PVB/BLT/BWV were under $170 per point any time in the last 2 years. I didn't realize SSR got as low as $155.

I was saying the latter.... The former isn't impossible. Really depends on what kind of backlog of points they are looking to offload, in what time frame. I wouldn't exactly be shocked if RIV and GFV are reduced to being slightly cheaper than AKV.... But I am fairly confident that incentives...

This is very strong evidence that demand is extremely low right now. These are the best direct prices seen at any WDW DVC for at least 3-4 years. Some speculation: You will see even larger incentives at GFV and RIV in the next cycle.. Re-sale prices will continue to fall. DVC has been...

Agreed that the location makes a BIG difference. Not having to rely on the buses makes for a generally much more pleasurable "park" vacation. But it really depends how you do a WDW trip. Obviously, us DVC owners aren't doing the "once in a lifetime WDW trip" where we need to be at the parks...

I'd generally avoid the 2042 contracts. Traveling every other year, you're looking at only getting about 9 trips over the life of the contract, and then having zilch. It could be cheaper to just book cash rooms / rent points if you truly want BWV. Particularly if your family prefers AKV, I'd go...

It all depends on individual circumstances and how you subjectively view the benefits of direct. But, I will say... if you're plan is to only own for 10 years, you may not save money at all versus just renting points. It will become very dependent on the price you can resell your property for...

The difference in price between re-sale and direct is often exaggerated. For good reason, re-sellers advertise "save 35-45% buying resale" -- But -- resale is a lesser product. You won't be able to stay at Riviera or future resorts. That makes the point inherently less value. And if you buy an...

First, do not try to speculate that, "this resort might have slightly better resale value in 20 years." You really don't know, and it's not worth making a decision based on which resort might re-sell for a 3% more than another. If for example, you're re-selling in 2040.... It's possible that...

The lowest price is usually the initial incentivized price. I wouldn't ever count on prices being lower in the future. If anything, by waiting, you end up paying more for fewer years. At the same time, we are seeing a lot of volatility in the market now. Disney may have finally hit a point where...

Agree your analogy is more accurate. My more extreme analogy was simply for illustration to make the point that you can't say one product is a better value than the other, when they are two different products. In fact, objectively -- If it wasn't for the limited availability at 7 months, even...

Exactly. It's all subjective. There are people who prefer McDonald's to a steakhouse, though that would be a small minority. An even better example would be caviar versus guacamole as a topping on a cracker. There are lots of people who subjectively prefer guac over caviar. But does that mean...