DVC Right of First Refusal Report (ROFR): May 2025
DVC Exercises Right of First Refusal (ROFR)
Year-to-date (YTD), Disney has exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on 74 Disney Vacation Club (DVC) contract, and DVC Resale Market (DVCRM) has sold 2,113, resulting in a 3.5% buyback rate (Contracts Bought Back in 2025/Contracts Sold in 2025). The 2025 waiver rate is 96.5%.
Key ROFR Updates
What is Right of First Refusal (ROFR)?
For those new to the concept, Right of First Refusal is the option Disney Vacation Club has to purchase any resale contract after a sales price has been agreed upon, and the contract has been executed. Each contract must be forwarded to DVC for review.
DVC typically takes no more than 30 days to review the contract. At their discretion, Disney may step in and purchase the property themselves at the terms agreed upon by the seller and original buyer. DVC then becomes the buyer, and the purchase is complete. Once DVC is the buyer there is not an opportunity to come back with a better offer in hopes of still purchasing the contract.
Highest Monthly Buy Back Numbers by DVC Resort
Highest Buyback Price Per Point by Resort from May 2024 to May 2025:
| May ’24 | June ’24 | July ’24 | Aug. ’24 | Sept. ’24 | Oct. ’24 | Nov. ’24 | Dec. ’24 | Jan. ’25 | Feb. ’25 | Mar. ’25 | Apr. ’25 | May ’25 | Highest | |
| Animal Kingdom | n/a | n/a | n/a | $100 | $103 | $130 | $120 | $90 | $138 | $120 | $90 | n/a | $90 | $138 |
| Old Key West | $75 | $78 | $80 | $78 | $78 | $89 | n/a | $82 | $73 | n/a | n/a | $85 | $78 | $89 |
| Grand Floridian | $144 | $148 | $145 | n/a | n/a | $145 | n/a | n/a | $131 | $163 | $166 | $165 | $155 | $166 |
| Grand Californian | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | $221 | $210 | $224 | $230 | $234 | $234 |
| Polynesian | $162 | n/a | $154 | $154 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | $162 |
*n/a: no buybacks for that resort for that month. Also, no buybacks of Aulani, Bay Lake Tower, BoardWalk, Beach Club, Boulder Ridge, Copper Creek, Hilton Head, Riviera Resort, Saratoga Springs, and Vero Beach in rolling calendar year.
Disney Vacation Club Resort Resale Contracts Bought Back in 2025
The graph below shows the total amount of buybacks at each DVC resort for contracts sold by DVC Resale Market in 2025:
Average Right of First Refusal (ROFR) Timeframe for May 2025
In our continuous effort to provide transparent and useful insights to our clients at DVC Resale Market, we have compiled data to establish an average timeframe for contracts to pass through the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) process. It is important to understand that this duration is an average, indicating that some contracts may be processed more quickly while others might take a longer period. Keep in mind that various factors can influence these timeframes, and this average serves as a general benchmark for your expectations when navigating the ROFR process with us.
Buy Back Rates for Disney Vacation Club Resorts in 2025
The table below shows the percentage of buybacks for the resorts that have had at least one contract bought back in 2025. Note, there have been no buybacks of the following resorts in 2025: Aulani, Polynesian, Riviera Resort, Bay Lake Tower, Beach Club, Boardwalk, Boulder Ridge, Copper Creek, Disneyland Hotel, Saratoga Springs, Vero Beach, and Hilton Head.
| Resort | Buybacks | Number Sold | % Bought Back |
| Animal Kingdom | 15 | 239 | 6.3% |
| Grand Californian | 16 | 52 | 30.8% |
| Grand Floridian | 33 | 140 | 23.6% |
| Old Key West | 10 | 168 | 6.0% |
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