What to Love About the Grand Floridian Deluxe Studio
The Grand Floridian lives up to its name with its grandiose lobby and elegant decor, and it often has a reputation for being stuffy. However, it’s actually one of my favorite resorts, even as someone who typically books Deluxe Studios and travels with a toddler. Beyond the beautiful furnishings, here’s why the Grand Floridian Deluxe […]
Keep Reading >2026 Disney Vacation Club Annual Dues: What Members Need to Know
The 2026 annual dues for the Disney Vacation Club (DVC) have been released, showing a blended increase of 6.38% across all resorts. This year’s numbers reflect higher‑than‑historical average increases, with some resorts showing particularly steep jumps. In this post we’ll walk through the full dues table, highlight the key trends and outliers, and talk about […]
Keep Reading >What the Past Few Years Have Told Us about DVC’s Future
We don’t think about the calendar in these terms, but we’re more than halfway through the 2020s. Sure, some of them have felt like dog years, yet we’ve survived and persevered. For its part, the Disney Vacation Club program has thrived and occasionally surprised. Let’s discuss what the past few years have told us about […]
Keep Reading >DVC Highlights of the 2020s
We’re more than halfway through the decade or basically halfway for those of you who argue the decade starts in 2021. So, now seems like an ideal time to evaluate the DVC highlights of the half-decade. DVC Survives and Thrives Opinions are divided on the subject, but the Farmer’s Almanac argues that the decade begins […]
Keep Reading >No Copper Creek Visit Is Complete without…
Every Disney Vacation Club resort features some amenities unique to the property. These are the things you’ll remember the most long after you’ve returned home from vacation, the ones that perfect your trip. Today, we’ll discuss a popular DVC property at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. No Copper Creek visit is complete without doing these things… A […]
Keep Reading >DVC Resale Average Sales Prices for October 2025
This article features the average sales price of contracts categorized by resort and month sold from October 2024 through October 2025 by DVC Resale Market (DVCRM). Our goal for this article is to provide great directional information for anyone considering a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) resale purchase or just wanting to satisfy a general curiosity of […]
Keep Reading >DVC Right of First Refusal Report (ROFR): October 2025
DVC Exercises Right of First Refusal (ROFR) Year-to-date (YTD), Disney has exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on 172 Disney Vacation Club (DVC) contract, and DVC Resale Market (DVCRM) has sold 4,154, resulting in a 4.1% buyback rate (Contracts Bought Back in 2025/Contracts Sold in 2025). The 2025 waiver rate is 95.9%. Key ROFR […]
Keep Reading >What Has Changed at the Parks, and What Is Coming Next?
My wife and I spent the past month writing a Walt Disney World vacation guide you can read next year. It was a challenging process beyond the obvious reasons in that we were playing at the maximum difficulty setting. That’s because Disney is in the middle of an unprecedented theme park makeover, with four of […]
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