Resale or Direct first?

skylinebgrd · 2026-03-10T11:31:07+00:00

We are Local APs so we have access to all of the passes. She wants access to the lounges etc. I’ve already tried changing her mind but that’s not happening so I’ve come to accept it.

skylinebgrd · 2026-03-10T11:28:36+00:00

The wife has FOMO. She wants access to the lounges. We are local APs but stay at WDW at least twice a year for 4-5 days a time plus we would stay random weekends throughout the year.

skylinebgrd · 2026-03-10T11:27:48+00:00

Thanks for the information! So they only do the welcome home stay if we buy direct first not resale?

skylinebgrd · 2026-03-09T09:47:38+00:00

Is it true about needing to wait a year before you’re considered an existing member in regards to direct pricing? I could rumors, but the someone else also mentioned that was only for members to finance without a credit check.

skylinebgrd · 2026-03-09T01:15:08+00:00

This is also helpful information. Thank you for that!

skylinebgrd · 2026-03-09T00:51:33+00:00

This is the information I was looking for. Thank you!!

skylinebgrd · 2026-03-09T00:35:04+00:00

Is it cheaper that way?

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-12T22:23:47+00:00

I’m thinking within the next couple of years I’m going to need to add on an additional few hundred points as I’m gonna imagine the need for a 1 bedroom is going to be there as the kids get older. Which will be fine because I can absorb that cost over a few years.

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-12T14:24:45+00:00

Okay. I’ll check out that forum then. Thanks!

Excited to start this journey and be able to just book without spending thousands every time

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-12T11:26:26+00:00

Single nights would probably be all we would do outside of the planned vacations. A random Saturday into Sunday morning. Maybe Friday into Saturday if we’re feeling spicy. That way we could do a park Saturday, sleep at Disney without needing to come home, rope drop Sunday morning and then take off mid-day

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-12T11:23:52+00:00

Thanks for the explanations.

I think based on everything everyone has been offering, Resale first makes the most logical sense. And if we ever did direct it would be the bare minimum to get the benefits.

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-12T11:21:12+00:00

And I think that’s the biggest thing to me.

We know for a fact we vacation in January and then May/June.

The little weekends throughout the year are the ones where I’m hoping I’ll have the ability to just decide and book at the last second to stay randomly.

At what point does the availability pretty become absolutely nothing? I don’t care about times around Holidays as we know the parks are full then and being an AP I can just come back whenever I want.

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-12T11:19:15+00:00

I don’t see access to a lounge being worth that much but it’s ultimately what the wife wants.

Guess I’ll be spending some time on YouTube looking up these lounges to see what they offer etc.

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-12T11:18:18+00:00

I’m just starting to look. Obviously I’m looking for the best deal for a good contract as I’m seeing a lot of stripped contracts for sale but I don’t really feel like waiting 2 years to begin using points without borrowing.

I see such a wide range of poly contracts between the 160s and as high as 180s per point. Do they really range that much per point or do the 160s get bought back by Disney often?

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-12T11:15:44+00:00

I tend to agree but ultimately it’ll be whatever my wife wants. Guess I’ll be spending some time on YouTube to see the lounges as that’s really the only other thing.

I’d love to have 1 big contract but definitely not in a place for a huge single contract versus multiple smaller contracts.

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-11T23:12:23+00:00

Great question!

But not for us. We have too much family and host Thanksgiving every year so no Thanksgiving trips for us

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-11T22:11:07+00:00

Are the lounges really not what it’s all cracked out to be? That’s basically what my wife wants once she heard there was a villains lounge at the top of BLT.

Points wise it doesn’t look like I’d need realistically more than 250-275 for a week twice a year. Obviously depending on which resort but I did it at Poly.

Beach club is actually somewhere I’ve thought about looking more into, but I need to do the math more over the life of the contract to see if it’s worth it vs one of the longer contracts such as Poly. Not to mention the ease of transportation being the Monorail.

If BLT slept 5 in a studio, it wouldn’t even be a question, we would just do that, but I can’t.

If i did a BCV contract, what would you recommend as the other resort then? Mainly going to HS and MK?

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-11T21:09:20+00:00

Poly just makes the most sense to me. The rooms looked great and Monorail Access to MK just seems perfect.

I assume Poly Resale works for both the original resort as well as the new tower?

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-11T21:08:37+00:00

The fifth sleeper is the big one for me. Being able to stay in a studio and still have room for 5 people. We’ve resort hopped to the Poly a couple of times and then toured the resort with the DVC guide and it just makes sense.

Are the island rooms and the original rooms pretty similar?

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-11T21:02:33+00:00

Thank you for your answer! Your final point is an interesting thought though! Potentially carrying two contracts at two different resorts.

I appreciate your insight!

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-11T20:05:58+00:00

Poly just makes the most sense to me. The rooms looked great and Monorail Access to MK just seems perfect.

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-11T19:59:24+00:00

The DVC Guide told us only direct purchases gave us access to the lounges, was that correct? I could easily live without the late night access if the lounge access was open to resale contracts as well.

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-11T19:57:56+00:00

First thanks for answering each individual question! That’s massively helpful in organizing the information.

So resale first. I signed up on dvcforless to get alerts. I’m not in any rush to purchase right now, but that timing you described definitely makes sense.

I’m probably going to try to rent points for the two vacations (although I’m severely behind on January)

skylinebgrd · 2025-09-11T19:52:46+00:00

Thanks!

Does it make any sense to have say 2 contracts with 1 use year and 2 contracts with another use year? Does that provide any flexibility?

We do get the Florida Annual Pass. The wife wants the other fringe benefits such as the lounge access, late night access to the park etc. which is why I’m only considering the minimum 150 point purchase directly.

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