Just to clarify... You need 150 points direct for Membership Extra benefits, this includes Moonlight Magic, discounts, exchanges within the Disney Collection, etc.. If you buy less than 150 points, you wont have access to the Membership Extras but you can still use them in all current and future DVC resorts. Apologies if you meant this initially, but Disney likes to make things confusing...
The reality is that the statement is true but it doesn't really answer the question. Yes, the kids don't have to assume the contracts but the estate may. This is one of the reasons why I have said before in threads where estate planning comes up that you should make sure that your attorney goes over the options for timeshares. You don't want default trust language where there is a blanket assumption. I've run into this numerous times in administrations where the old trust documents provide for the assumption and the trust is now saddled with a worthless timeshare liability that costs real money to get rid of.
Yes, that would certainly be a concern. I think we may travel there just the two of us maybe 50% or more trips, so we wouldn’t need more than a studio.
When do you most frequently go and when do you prefer to stay at Copper Creek?
But on the positive side, you're only "stuck" with two years of dues! And if there is no desire to use it can rent the points out through a broker easily enough probably too.
The price difference is pretty significant. I was seeing 150s in the resale market and last I knew it was 250 a point direct.
The purchase price difference isn’t all just cut and dry … we are taking 5 people to Moonlight magic at least twice this year so there is another $1000+ benefit of direct purchase … not guaranteed I know but direct members at least have a chance at attending those which is a nice benefit
We have been just after Thanksgiving (which we loved), and late January/February. I’d also like to go for Halloween season at least once. We try to go when it’s not super busy. We haven’t stayed at Copper Creek, we’ve always stayed at Wilderness Lodge.
If you buy resale you cannot exchange your points for Disney offerings, like cruises on DCL, other non DVC Disney resort rooms, or Disney European travel offerings. However, none of these are good value for point use.
Copper Creek (CCV) is converted Wilderness Lodge Hotel rooms in the main building + several lovely but very point costly cabins along the lake. Boulder Ridge (BRV) is the original DVC at Wilderness Lodge & those villas are located in a separate smaller building. If you buy CCV you’ll be staying in Wilderness Lodge, your room, however, will be a studio, 1 br., etc. rather than a hotel room.`
Copper Creek is the main building, Boulder Ridge is the building that is adjacent to the main building. At one point Boulder Ridge was called the Villas at Wilderness Lodge but has since been renamed. Anyways if you want any chance of being able to go during that first week of December you need to own at Copper Creek. It's tough to book even at 11 months so keep that in mind.
Ok sure, but those are a complete crap shoot as to when they are and if they line up with when you plan or want to go as well.
Are there recommended sites for resale? Or any to steer clear of?
Board sponsor is the biggest one out there. It's who we bought through and they were fine.
We did a mix of resale and direct for that reason. We wanted access to the AP discount (which is gone for now) and to the Gold / Sorcerers pass, which saves us a lot each year.
We started with BRV partly for the sleeps-5 studios and the earlier expiration, for a lot of the reasons you said, and then added on CCV because the Lodge IS home and we’ll still be early in retirement in 2042.
