Sorry for this seemingly idiotic question:

Do the point costs for rooms at the resorts go up over the years?

Like say I bought into the Animal Kingdom resort and purchased enough points to get a 2 bedroom during the value season.

Now I would assume that I would be able to reserve a 2 bedroom at the Animal Kingdom for those same amount of points for the length of my lease. I mean, that seems to kinda be the point right? Locking in at todays rates for the length of the lease? (I fully understand that maintanence fees will go up over the years).

But if that is the case, why do new Point Charts get released every year (if they are never going to change)?

So might it be that if I get only enough points to cover that 2 bedroom in value that I might be forced to buy more points 2 or 5 or 10 years from now just to maintain the same level of accommodation?

I apologize if this answer is obvious, I did some looking and didn't easily FIND any increases, but the fact that new point lists are published on a yearly basis had/has me worried.

Thanks

I think I read somewhere that the TOTAL points needed for the resort for the year could never change, but that they could make adjustments. So for every increase in points, there'd have to be a decrease in points so that the total stays the same. But someone more familiar may need to chime in here.

But they have to release new points charts every year because the dates for things change. Easter is a great example - I presume that the days nearest Easter are higher points - but this year Easter is in March, next year it's in April. You wouldn't want the WHOLE range of Easter to always be the higher points, so they move the weeks that are higher around with Easter.

They do fine tune the number of points for a specific property based on calendars - remember that there are a number of tiers based on demand - the week between christmas and new years being one of the highest, and the second week of February being one of the lowest. So, the new charts are done to reflect the changing dates, etc.

Also, they can adjust the points for a room up or down, but if the increase the points for one, they have decrease the points for another. They have done some very minor changes like this over the years - but the total number of points needed to book all the rooms in a property over the course of a year can never change.

Ah ok, and that makes total sense as far as new points lists being released every year (since the start / end of each "season" will change... duh!).


Thanks for clearing that up!

Basically, I think the most change DVC owners will see in reference to points will be seasonal only. In other words, Value Season will always cost the same amount of points per night. It will just be different dates on the calendar. When I first joined DVC, Spring Break (Peak Season) was in April. This year, it is in March but the points are still the same. Disney can increase the points within one season but they would have to reduce it in another. I honestly can't see them doing this because Disney knows DVC members end up booking vacations when points are low. In other words, the slow times in the park end up being busy times for DVC so they would lose money. Example, the points for a Studio at Old Key West are currently 8 per night during Value season. If Disney increased the same room by 4 points during Peak season they would then have to decrease a Studio to 4 points a night during Value. In truth, a point change would end up allowing many DVC members more nights of vacation a year for the same price, Great for DVC members but a financial loss for Disney. Just imagine how many people would be booking rooms at that rate???