July 15, 2012 Pricing Increase

[D C]

Originally Posted by tomandrobin

Hurry! Save $5 per vacation point when you Add On!

Dear Family,

As a valued part of our Member community, we wanted to let you know that now is a great time to Add On to your Disney Vacation Club Membership at the current price of $130 per vacation point at Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas or $160 per vacation point at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort before those prices increase to $135 and $165, respectively, on July 15, 2012.

Whether you feel most at home on the savanna or in a place that makes Cinderella Castle your nightlight, I'm ready to help your family make more memories in the years ahead.

All of us at Disney Vacation Club hope you have a great summer, and I look forward to welcoming you home again soon.

Only $5? Sucks to be you! I can save $800 for joining!

Hurry! Save at least $800 on a Disney Vacation Club Membership

You've already discovered the magic that a Disney Vacation Club Membership could add to your vacations by taking a tour with us. Now, we wanted to invite you to become a Member at the current price of $130 per vacation point at Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas or $160 per vacation point at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort before those prices increase to $135 and $165, respectively, on July 1, 2012.

You can become a Member by purchasing a real estate interest in one of the Resorts mentioned above. And whether you feel most at home on the savanna or in a place that makes Cinderella Castle your nightlight, I'm ready to help your family make more memories in the years ahead.

All of us at Disney Vacation Club hope you have a great summer, and I look forward to welcoming you home as a Member!

Either way, it's quite clear that hurrying is requisite!

[Don13875]

Just a thought. If BLT is going to $165.00 a point what will The Grand Floridian cost?

[neweagle99]

Looks like the intent is to sell small 25 point increments. The below quote came from the small print at the bottom of the email...

"... Effective July 15, 2012, the starting price for a 25 Vacation Point Member Add On will be $3,375 at Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas and $4,125 at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort...."

The price does not seem as bad as it is because of the small point size...

It does seem that DVC is getting out of control with pricing. What is the Grand Floridian Villas going to be when available...$200/pt maybe?

[OttawaWendy]

Originally Posted by 5DisneyFans

Oops...I added mine at about this same time. you can delete it if you like.

Too late! There were already replies to your thread, so I merged that one in here too. For those who don't know, when we merge threads the system sorts every post by time. So sometimes conversations can seem a little disjointed, or someone ends up with a post that says "I agree" below a post that wasn't what they were originally responding to. I always say I've merged in the hopes that people will then understand the confusion.

Carry on! (with the mocking of DVC)

[Caren]

That email really ticked me off--they announce a $5 savings when they really mean they're about to raise the price $5.

I'm just glad we got our BLT at $96 a point when we did and am very happy with the 300 OKW points we added resale since then. We have 550 points now and are done adding on (yeah, right).

[Yogi3323]

Originally Posted by Don13875

Just a thought. If BLT is going to $165.00 a point what will The Grand Floridian cost?

Originally Posted by neweagle99

Looks like the intent is to sell small 25 point increments. The below quote came from the small print at the bottom of the email...

"... Effective July 15, 2012, the starting price for a 25 Vacation Point Member Add On will be $3,375 at Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas and $4,125 at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort...."

The price does not seem as bad as it is because of the small point size...

It does seem that DVC is getting out of control with pricing. What is the Grand Floridian Villas going to be when available...$200/pt maybe?

I shudder to think what the GFV's might come out at ... it cannot be any lower than BLT. What about Poly (in 2 or 3 years ... or whenever ...)

[5DisneyFans]

Originally Posted by Caren

That email really ticked me off--they announce a $5 savings when they really mean they're about to raise the price $5.

I'm just glad we got our BLT at $96 a point when we did and am very happy with the 300 OKW points we added resale since then. We have 550 points now and are done adding on (yeah, right).

The wording really got to me too. Save $5? Not really. Not that I was in the market anyway. We're at 420 points (direct and resale). We won't be adding on direct any time soon.

[5DisneyFans]

You know, it's unfortunate, because I really like our guide. She's great. We actually stop by to chat with her when we visit Woodfield mall (I love that I can go to the mall and get a DVC fix now and then.) We just visited about a month ago. The store wasn't busy so she invited us back, gave the kids some chips and soda and we talked DVC for a while. I told her about all the rumors I was hearing about the Poly. We talked resale. She knows that's how I got my OKW points. She calls and leaves us a message at WDW no matter which points I use. We discussed GF and the Poly and my concerns about the possible prices. As we were leaving, she gave the kids a DVC bag with hats, water bottles, a liitle Aulani totem, and about 15 CM pins.

I just feel like DVC is on a really slippery slope here. If there is a good speculative buy in price at the Poly, I will surely throw our guide the sale. I just wonder if DVC can keep charging ahead with "the beatings will continue until morale improves" idea. How many people really fall for the "Save $5" crap?

[FauntleroyDuck]

that is to much thinking... I am still just debating if I am going to renew with AP or Upgrade to Premium... lil $ for lil brain...

[Grumpy4DW]

Originally Posted by Don13875

Just a thought. If BLT is going to $165.00 a point what will The Grand Floridian cost?

I say 185.00 pre and then 200.00 post opening. I will stay in the cheap seats.....