Did you go to Walt Disney World recently? Maybe you took a timeshare tour with the Disney vacation Club. If that's the case, you may be wondering if you can still buy DVC resale after taking the tour with the Disney folks. Rest assured, it's totally up to you what you decide to do next.
Once you go on a Disney DVC tour, you are permanently assigned to the DVC guide (Disney refers to their salespeople as "guides") that took you on the tour. So if you do eventually decide to purchase Disney Vacation club points directly from Disney, you will work with that same guide to take care of the purchase. Of course, this is assuming that he or she is still working for Disney Vacation Club at the time. Naturally, you would be assigned to someone else if that salesperson is no longer available.
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Also, if you didn't hit it off with that DVC guide and would prefer to work with someone else, I am sure that can be arranged as well. The sales process is really the only time you deal with this person though, so don't worry too much if they didn't become your best buddy. Once you become a DVC owner, you will deal with Member Services to make reservations and plans for your vacations.
If you do decide that you would rather save some money on purchasing a Disney timeshare, you are still able to go ahead and buy a DVC in the resale market. While working with Disney directly is very convenient, there is some significant savings to be realized by purchasing DVC points from an owner who wants to sell.
Disney Vacation Club holds up its resale value better than many timeshares, but if you shop carefully you should still be able to save at least 20 to 25% by purchasing resale. Sometimes you may be able to save even more than that, but keep in mind that Disney actively exercises Right of First Refusal (ROFR) when they feel that resale prices for their timeshare resorts are dropping too low. This is one way in which they hold their value.
Still, it is often worth the gamble to submit a bid for a lower priced Disney timeshare and take a chance that it might pass ROFR. This is especially true if you have no immediate plans to vacation at Disney World and can therefore take your time to find the best deal. One of the major advantages of purchasing directly from Disney is that you can book your DVC reservations before your purchase has even closed, but if you won't be traveling within the next 11 months, then it might be worth your while to wait.
Disney Vacation Club - Can You Buy a DVC Resale If You Take a Disney Vacation Club Tour?
If you are just getting to know Disney Vacation club, you might want to enjoy some Disney timeshare rentals at the various DVC resorts at Disney World, Hilton Head, Vero Beach or Anaheim before you decide whether the DVC is the right choice for your family's future vacations.
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