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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The NYT runs this story about every 5 to 10 years. I see it over and over again.

30 years ago, we bought into the Disney Vacation Club because I had grown up going to WDW and knew I would want to continue going.

So rooms people are paying $1,000 a night for I am paying like $100 a night for.

I have a full kitchen so can mostlyeat in, can walk, bus, monorail or gondola to the 4 parks, and a series of pools to choose from at the resort. And if I bring my car parking is free.

Tickets are expensive, it's true. That is what keeps crowds manageable. We either get annual passes and go multiple times a year, or get a 4 day pass for two of us, while the others focus on pool time.

We always have a great time. We have used our DVC timeshare for beach trips, cruises, Disneyland and Chicago too.

We we travel to other places, we always notice the tickets for almost everything is sky-high these days, even the state fair.  Disney is not an outlier here.

Disney has their parks open 16 hours some days. And they have way upped their high end rides. And almost nightly fireworks and parades! These things are not cheap.

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Factor in your monthly/annual DVC dues. Then what is the actual cost? DVC isn’t free.[/quote]

I DID factor in the annual dues cost.

No, DVC isn't free, but it was a bargain when I bought 30 years ago.

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It’s a timeshare though, not everyone wants to be be saddled with that lifelong obligation.[/quote]
There is a robust resale market for DVC, so you really are not stuck in it. I bought our contract on the secondary market for a contact that expires in 2042. Not as good a deal as the PP who bought 30 years ago but we have only had it a year and already recouped about half the cost of the contract compared to rack rates (this in part because it had extra rolled over points). 
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