Paul lives in Orlando, Florida with his wife, Amy, and their three Spanish galgos, Hermès, Cinders, and Emerson. They’re Disney Vacation Club Members at five resorts, Disney World Annual Passholders, and always on the lookout for new ways to enjoy and maximize their DVC points. When he’s not at the parks or planning their next trip, Paul loves cooking (big Alton Brown fan), training for Disney races with Amy, and blasting Billy Joel in the background.
3 Comments
John Belt
December 7, 2020
Paul, regarding your comment on not having data this year. I think that 2022 numbers were already decided when 2021 were released. If I remember correctly, there is a max percentage that DVD can change the points. The last time points charts were changed, it was also done over 2 years.
Also, do you have have any data on how many rooms are in a resort? I’m interested in BLT. How many Studios (Standard, Lake, Theme Park), 1 Bedrooms, 2 Bedrooms, Grand Villas (same view breakdowns).
Thanks in advance,
John
Paul Krieger
December 7, 2020
Hey John! Points charts change yearly, but I agree with what you said. It appears the larger fluctuations that occurred this year were a result of a multi-year plan they have in place to redistribute between travel seasons/periods. It will be interesting next year to see if that adjustment is complete or if they continue further. Regarding rooms in a resort… Head over to DVC Store’s website where they have descriptions for each resort and details on the number of villas, etc. https://www.dvcstore.com/bay-lake-tower/point-charts.htm
John Belt
December 7, 2020
Hi Paul,
Thanks for the link. Agree they change yearly, but in the past the majority of changes were in the dates around the holidays. The 2011/12 points chart was all on one file. They only changed the dates.
They have the number of each unit but not the unit/view count. I was trying to get a total count of the points at BLT. From my spreadsheet, it takes 213,424 points to rent a room size/view for the entire year. Just trying to see how much it varies. My calculations do not take into account moving a room from standard to lake view or standard to theme park view or the other way around. This was done in the early years of BLT a bit.
John
John Belt
December 7, 2020Paul, regarding your comment on not having data this year. I think that 2022 numbers were already decided when 2021 were released. If I remember correctly, there is a max percentage that DVD can change the points. The last time points charts were changed, it was also done over 2 years.
Also, do you have have any data on how many rooms are in a resort? I’m interested in BLT. How many Studios (Standard, Lake, Theme Park), 1 Bedrooms, 2 Bedrooms, Grand Villas (same view breakdowns).
Thanks in advance,
John
Paul Krieger
December 7, 2020Hey John! Points charts change yearly, but I agree with what you said. It appears the larger fluctuations that occurred this year were a result of a multi-year plan they have in place to redistribute between travel seasons/periods. It will be interesting next year to see if that adjustment is complete or if they continue further. Regarding rooms in a resort… Head over to DVC Store’s website where they have descriptions for each resort and details on the number of villas, etc. https://www.dvcstore.com/bay-lake-tower/point-charts.htm
John Belt
December 7, 2020Hi Paul,
Thanks for the link. Agree they change yearly, but in the past the majority of changes were in the dates around the holidays. The 2011/12 points chart was all on one file. They only changed the dates.
They have the number of each unit but not the unit/view count. I was trying to get a total count of the points at BLT. From my spreadsheet, it takes 213,424 points to rent a room size/view for the entire year. Just trying to see how much it varies. My calculations do not take into account moving a room from standard to lake view or standard to theme park view or the other way around. This was done in the early years of BLT a bit.
John