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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We bought a Disney timeshare 30 years ago to hedge against inflation.

So we pay about $ 150 a night for $800 hotel rooms at places like the Grand Floridian, Beach Club Villas and the Polynesian.

It has worked well for us.[/quote]

The maintenance fees are a beast.[/quote]

NP.  No... we pay about $5 per point.  So less than $1500 per year.[/quote]

Nobody in 2024 paid less than $7.92 a point in fees and 2026 will be more. It takes 120-234 points for a week in a resort view studio at GF. So the maintenance fees on those points would be $950-$1850/year.

To buy 120 GF points today would cost $22,200 plus any interest if financed. [/quote]

The OP asked how people can afford it. We are just responding to the question.

Many of us who bought DVC decades ago realized Disney prices were marching up. So buying in let's us access accommodations that would not be in our reach otherwise.

We plan to retire next year. Our monthly dues of $175 a month are budgeted in.

And we will be in those $750 rooms several times a year on our Social Security plus a small pensions!

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I was just responding to another PP who said fees were $5/point which they have not been for a very long time. We have good friends with 800 points (they have a large extended family so take multiple rooms when they go) and their maintenance each year is over $6k. [/quote]

Yeah but 800 points is like having 4 timeshares.

People can't drop this "dues are a beast" comment in without scope.[/quote]

Nonetheless, if people can’t figure out how to afford a week in a deluxe hotel, they aren’t going to be buying DVC any time soon. [/quote]

This is false.

A LOT ofpeople find that they would rather buy DVC when they find out the cost of Disney rooms.

One big trip can be a much as just buying a resale contract.

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But a trip is not just lodging. It’s tickets, meals, lightning lanes, etc. To buy a week of off-peak points at the Grand Floridian costs $20k+. And reseale contracts no longer come with the ability to get discounted AP’s. [/quote]

APs discount isn’t nearly worth buying direct. We have 200 resale points and it’s been amazing. [/quote]

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