r/dvcmember

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.

We will be there Dec 16-23 and I would like to plan a character breakfast for our 5 yo son who is a picky eater and a bit shy. He is a huge fan of the Mickey gang but I’m not sure about Chef Mickey. I’ve never been there but it seems loud and busy. We would like something a bit more laidback if possible. We will be staying at the Wilderness Lodge and I would like to do it on a non park day. Topolino and Ohana both seem like solid choices but I know very little about Cape May Cafe. We are vegetarian (not vegan) but it seems like they all offer plenty of options. Opinions? Favorites of these?

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.

We’re excited for our Christmas stay at Jambo and wondering if there’s been any updates/news or sightings related to refurb work on rooms? I feel like I haven’t heard anything on this in awhile (know they were planning to wrap up in January).

I stayed at Kidani in July and absolutely loved the refurb, so looking forward to what they do in Jambo.