We recently went on a DCL and did the DVC tour- we are really interested in becoming members, but as I research more, we might do a resale contract. Can someone explain this to me vs direct like I'm in kindergarten lol. Also, I should probably note that we mainly want to use it for international Disney parks and international affiliate travel, but I don't understand the points system. We don't *necessarily* care about the DVC perks, as we are passholders to WDW and DL, and we have a Disney Visa. I just don't get how if I bought a resale contract for, let's say, Aulani or Boulder Ridge as low as $88pp (roughly total points for each yearh starting in 2026 50|100|50) how does this affect transferring points and using them for said travel and other resorts that aren't the "home" resort. I feel like I'm being dense, just not understanding the points and chart mechanisms??

Any help is greatly appreciated!!! (ps i hope i explained all this correctly?? Im so lost)

I’m assuming the majority of people here are DVC members. As owners, are you comfortable renting points to friends? If so, would you think 74 points at $25/pp is fair? Our family friends are renting us points for a stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge for May. They booked it and it was 74 points total for the six nights in a standard view studio. The total cost was $1850, which we already paid even though our stay is more than 7 months away. The husband took care of all of it but now the wife has said that they didn’t charged us enough. She said that $308 a night is too low for Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House. We would pay more to keep the relationship but we did agree to $25/pp. Your opinions would be appreciated.

DVC Member cash booking for Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge opened today, October 6th, at 9 a.m., so we spent the morning on hold with Member Services trying to get some of the first pricing for the resort.

For opening day, July 1, 2027, these are the nightly cash rates we were quoted:

• Duo Studio, Preferred View: $494.44
• Deluxe Studio, Preferred View: $628.60
• Resort Studio, Club Access: $869.92
• One-Bedroom Villa, Resort View: $858.10
• One-Bedroom Villa, Preferred View: $961.04
• Two-Bedroom Villa, Preferred View: $1,587.10
• Two-Bedroom Lakehouse: $3,621.37

All of those prices include taxes and fees.

A couple of important notes: this is not a complete opening-week rate chart. These are simply the quotes we were able to get from Member Services for July 1st while also trying to make our own reservations. Since everyone is calling at the same time, we didn’t want to keep asking an agent to price out every possible room and date while other Members were waiting.

It’s still a helpful first look at where Lakeshore Lodge cash pricing is landing, especially across the different room categories. The jump to the Lakehouses is certainly noticeable, with the Two-Bedroom Lakehouse coming in at more than $3,600 for opening night.

We have the full article and additional context here:

https://dvcfan.com/dvc-resorts/lakeshore-lodge/lakeshore-lodge-cash-pricing/

We found a resell VB contract we are looking at. If we buy them we can use them anywhere besides RV and newer right? Just want to make sure I’m not crazy.

Has anyone used DVC points for Disneyland Paris? From what I’m reading it isn’t advantageous, but we have no other plans to be on Disney property for our 2027 use year so I’m considering just dropping all our points on a couple nights in a nice room there. The goal is 2 nights in a resort and 1 day at the park. I’m also reading that this isn’t really do-able either as they like to sell packages and two nights would likely mean we have to buy 3 park days. We’re going through a travel agent for most of our trip and want Disneyland to be a highlight but not the bulk of our time. I appreciate any tips or advice you all want to throw my way.