7:15pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
7:20pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
7:20pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
7:29pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
7:29pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
See charts in forum thread!
7:29pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
DVC Search engine update: In my previous thread I mentioned that Caspio, the service I use to host the data and search engine has eliminated the free plan completely as of OCtober 1st. Just in time for WDWs and my own birthday! :D Their lowest tier of...
7:37pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
Their lowest tier of service is a ridonculous $100/month - AND it does not even include the number of records I need to host the active listings along with the previous year's past listings for comparison. The next tier up is $300 and they should be..
7:43pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
..ashamed of themselves. With work projects (stoopid EPA reporting) and home stuff I haven't had time to build anything new I like. and I've tried a few things I do have one plan for a new combo of software to use.
7:44pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
**BUT - I wanted to say that @len and TouringPlans have graciously offered to pay the the hosting for a few months to keep it going.**
7:44pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
Hopefully I can get both my ducks in a row and cover my bases (probably with ducks) so I can jump over to a new site.
7:44pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
So, not sure how many people looked at past year's listings for comparison, but until I get ported over to something new the search engine will only be hosting active listings. I continue to archive all of my data, so will be able to pick back up later.
7:50pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
That is WONDERFUL news, JJT!!! You are doing all of us such a service, and I appreciate you SO much. And Len and TP have always been supportive and generous to Liners. I love this. Thank you, JJT, Len, and Touring Plans!!!!
7:52pm on 9/29/25 by
aandjdodisney
Yes! Totally agree. Thank you!!
7:56pm on 9/29/25 by
mcmillertime
Yay! Thank you @len! And @jjt I only search active listings fyi. I have saved so much money bc of your awesome work John!
7:58pm on 9/29/25 by
jenc45
Woot woot! Thanks @len!
8:24pm on 9/29/25 by
RememberWhen
Yay!!!! Thank you for all
Your hard work on this @JJT!! It's an amazing tool. And thank you @len and @TP for helping to keep this going. How awesome!
9:17pm on 9/29/25 by
lizshiv
Wow. That's great. Personally I never look at the past rentals. I just want to see the active to see if there's anything to match. Past does me no good for booking, lol. I've booked 3 rentals from your info so thanks to both of you.
9:41pm on 9/29/25 by
cdlla
So happy to hear this! Thanks again for your dedication, @JJT and thank you @Len! I'm a daily deal checker! :)
9:58pm on 9/29/25 by
missWishes
Thanks so much!!!!
10:17pm on 9/29/25 by
fcoffey
Nothing exciting this morning, but some weirdness: both of those May OKW studios that first appeared late yesterday have increased this morning by $30/night. Have seen that at least a few times now, not sure what evil magic they are conjuring there.
10:40am on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:15pm on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
That Riv GV is a very rare room type to see on dedicateds - only 14 since 2023. All but 4 were 4-nights or shorter, this is only listing more than 8-nights recorded. The next nearest listing to this in price was about $280/night more back in Dec 2023.
3:16pm on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:17pm on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
10 nights at Riv Grand Villa? So cool but that's approx $17,000! Wowza. Wonder who can leap on that last minute? I feel like they'd have a better shot of offloading it by breaking that down into fewer nights.
3:23pm on 9/30/25 by
Jennyhirsch
@Jenny I know!
3:42pm on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
Think my first mortgage wasn't much more than that & we lived there 10 years not 10 days. Those villas are gorgeous- remember @crispy's stay- & I'm sure that's a bargain but ouch!
5:11pm on 9/30/25 by
hodg
8:10pm on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
A belated thanks to @Len, and a continued thanks to @JJT for keeping this thread/identification of deals alive. Great service!
10:31pm on 9/30/25 by
gmcc
12:37pm on 10/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
12:37pm on 10/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
This is a fantastic tool @jjt, so thank you and I hope that you find a more reasonable host. Also thanks to @len for keeping it going in the meantime!
9:19pm on 10/1/25 by
56arlene
9:59am on 10/2/25 by
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JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
8:11pm on 10/7/25 by
JJT (staff)
@JJT How smooth is it to rent with Vacation Club Life? Have my eye on a rental!!
12:13am on 10/8/25 by
4wvufans
Sorry, I'm just grabbing data and crunching numbers so can't say I have experience with all the sites. I haven't heard anything negative about any of them, though!
6:36am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
I've never rented DVC before and see a Boardwalk studio for our August dates at 1400 for 5 nights. Should I be jumping on this? Total DVC noob here lol
10:02am on 10/8/25 by
RDryan
@RDRyan That 5-night Boardwalk for $1,400 translates to $280/night and is a very nice deal! When comparing to all listings 2-nights or longer it is about 26% under median price for August. When comparing to just listings 5-nights or longer it looks...
10:37am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:37am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
@RDryan, yes. These deals sometimes go quickly. Just be aware of restrictions. E.g., is it final sale? Here's an article that helps:
10:39am on 10/8/25 by
evamarie320
10:39am on 10/8/25 by
evamarie320
10:42am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:42am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:42am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:42am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
@4wv - we snagged a low cost stay at CC through Vacation Club Life on a JJT post before and process was very easy and worked great! I believe we paid 1/2 up front, and other 1/2 of balance closer to trip. Hope feedback helps!
11:31am on 10/8/25 by
mamaof2princesses
@mamaof2princesses This definitely helps!!! I trust liners . Another liner said it worked out for them too!!!
11:41am on 10/8/25 by
4wvufans
2:38pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
2:53pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:00pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:00pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:00pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:01pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
I am kind of amazed that the 6-night BW in Dec is still out there this morning.
9:03am on 10/9/25 by
JJT (staff)
1:08pm on 10/9/25 by
JJT (staff)
Not a ton of September Aulani Hotel/Inn rooms seen, but this is the lowest price recorded for one and especially surprising at 11 months out.
1:21pm on 10/9/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:58pm on 10/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:58pm on 10/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
Following
8:02am on 10/11/25 by
daisylover78
Any idea what DVC rental store and other similar ones category is for cc rewards? Is it travel or online shopping? TIA
1:27pm on 10/11/25 by
RDryan
Thanks JJT for all of your hard work!!
3:55pm on 10/11/25 by
4wvufans
@4wv :) @RDRyan Once in awhile cc categories comes up but I don't recall any definitive reports back. AwardWallet has a merchant category lookup - it absolutely not a definitive answer since sometimes companies show up multiple times and may have...
9:41am on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
..different category results depending on some sort of subsidiary structure. But, FWIW DVC Rental store shows up multiple times as either travel, hotels or TIMESHARES. I suspect the rental side would end up travel, but we'd need reports to verify.
9:42am on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:42am on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
I just found one report on reddit from last year that David's appeared on their card as "lodging/hotels."
9:44am on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:07pm on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
This JAN BW 1BR is a funny one: 19% under median vs all dates, but in reality compared to all JAN 2-nights or longer is only about 7% under. However, when comparing to 6-nights or longer is more like 11% under. Far fewer longer stays for BW 1BR.
3:14pm on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:14pm on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
If you like chart analysis, check out the forum thread. :)
3:14pm on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:43am on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:44am on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:44am on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:44am on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
That Riv 2BR is not a cheap room and is not a high volume room type. This price is FAR below any other OCT prices recorded, forget about for a 5-nighter.
11:45am on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:06pm on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
Price Drop: Note: this price is well under median vs all dates, but only ~8% under vs Nov listings. However, The only time you see prices this low is NOV. While have lower prices, we are talking THREE lower ones since 2023, so I wouldn't count on it!
11:33am on 10/15/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:33am on 10/15/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:58pm on 10/15/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:58pm on 10/15/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:35am on 10/16/25 by
JJT (staff)
For the Sept OKW studio: IMHO any price around here or lower, especially for a longer stay is a win. But, for OKW studios in Sept, very likely we'll see multiple similar listings as we get closer to Sept, so I wouldn't jump on this this far out unless...
11:41am on 10/16/25 by
JJT (staff)
..I really wanted to lock in these particular dates.
11:42am on 10/16/25 by
JJT (staff)
2:25pm on 10/16/25 by
JJT (staff)
While we have seen significantly lower prices for VB Hotel/Inn rooms during colder months in previous years, last year we had fewer than 2023. But, regardless: for May-Sept, this is near the bottom of the price scale.
2:26pm on 10/16/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:30am on 10/17/25 by
JJT (staff)
Bumping to alert to the 3 Poly studios that just appeared 1/1-1/4 for $437/night! Now 2 bc I snagged one.
8:16am on 10/18/25 by
ThankThePhoenicians
Nice @ThankTP! Work emergency today had me unable to update until just now.
5:29pm on 10/18/25 by
JJT (staff)
5:29pm on 10/18/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:27pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:27pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
Also note: one site (*cough* DVCShop *cough*) lurvs to list distant rooms at good price then NEXT DAY increase them by $20-$50/night, so I suspect that could happen to these. Kinda far out to book Sept & there will be more deals for sure, but good to know
3:28pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
Wanted to add: I added more analysis on these BC & Poly Sept listings in forum with charts. TL;DR: I'd consider the BC especially grabbable even now since there will not likely be many lower prices and that resort books quickly. The Poly: I'd wait...
3:46pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
..for better deals closer in - unless I needed these exact dates. :)
3:46pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:50pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:50pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
BOTH of those are winners - for each resort there have only been about 4 other 4-night or longer studios in May at this price or lower.
8:54pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
Price Drop: This is at the bottom of the price scale for an Aulani 2BR looking at all listings 2-nights or longer. Looking at >=6-nights, there have only been 2 lower priced listings since 2023.
11:00am on 10/20/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:00am on 10/20/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:00am on 10/20/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:01am on 10/20/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
8:30pm on 10/20/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
7:37pm on 10/21/25 by
JJT (staff)
That is also a terrific price for GF - BUT, you can almost certainly expect to see more SEP listings at or below this price as we get closer to that month:
7:41pm on 10/21/25 by
JJT (staff)
7:41pm on 10/21/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:06pm on 10/21/25 by
JJT (staff)
^^what in the world?! I thought 30 days was the maximum length of stay that DVc members can book?
8:39pm on 10/21/25 by
JoeyPotter98
3 months??!! Talk about working from "home*. Who the heck has that many points?
6:03am on 10/22/25 by
cdlla
That's really expensive! $385.54 a night at OKW!
6:51am on 10/22/25 by
IMarriedMyEllie
Exactly! For a studio too. And if you look at what the points are for August/September it's just ridiculous to imagine.
7:03am on 10/22/25 by
youcanfly
Our local CT timeshare was selling villas for 3 months at a time. It did not sell well at all. Wondering if you owned here could you exchange into Disney and they would allow it?
10:55am on 10/22/25 by
Magicalday2011
I only post the good stuff here - there are always MANY dedicated listings with completely ridiculous pricing. That crazy 87-nighter above has to be a fat finger date typo, I'd assume, can't book that many days on a single res? But, made me laugh.
3:36pm on 10/22/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:26am on 10/23/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:14pm on 10/23/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:14pm on 10/23/25 by
JJT (staff)
This Aulani 2BR just ain't moving, along with a few other Nov Aulani listings that have less dramatic discounts (so far.)
6-night Aulani 2 Bedroom 11/06 orig $1,319/night now $573/n or 61% under median
https://dvcrequest.com/bookings/rebook/10045663
11:03am on 10/24/25 by
JJT (staff)
That is not a high volume room, but is easily the lowest priced listing recorded for it except for a single random 1-nighter.
11:03am on 10/24/25 by
JJT (staff)
5:10pm on 10/24/25 by
JJT (staff)
BTW: Aulani 1BR is another low volume room, especially in Jan. While this listing is 20% under median vs all dates, it is right at median for Jan. BUT: there have only been 3 listings lower, all about 4-nights AND none were Ocean View.
5:15pm on 10/24/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:29pm on 10/26/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:30pm on 10/26/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
3:20pm on 10/27/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:20pm on 10/27/25 by
JJT (staff)
Also, a few new nice SSR listings for next Sept, including this one. Note: I'd expect to see a decent bunch of similar listings in the 11 months between now and then, but still among the lower prices for this room:
3:20pm on 10/27/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
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10:41am on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
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11:31am on 10/30/25 by
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2:30pm on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
2:35pm on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:08pm on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
That is an example of a deal where the room median for that specific month is higher than the overall median shown above - for Feb this GF Studio is actually a serious 27% under median!
8:14pm on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:59am on 10/31/25 by
JJT (staff)
There have been several much lower priced May listings for that room last year & 2023. But, in reality this is a fairly low-volume room in dedicated rentals, so, while I'd assume we'll see at least a few more as we get closer to May, I would not bet...
11:00am on 10/31/25 by
JJT (staff)
..on it if I needed 3-nights and wanted this room. 18% under median is a pretty nice price. If you look up Direct from Disney room rates for this room type that week (no room only discounts right now), it is going for $1,011/night!
11:00am on 10/31/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:38am on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
Like the one last night, while we might see some more Riviera listings for end of Aug into Sept at this price point, I would not bet on it. If looking for a 5-night in this time frame I would jump on this steer like John Travolta in a bad 80's movie.
10:50am on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:50am on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
Love the reference JTT
11:07am on 11/1/25 by
Beautiesandtheb
JJT!
11:07am on 11/1/25 by
Beautiesandtheb
4:00pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:00pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
If you can get there reasonably, $744/night, even if the 2nd 2BR is a lockoff is an absolute steal, forget about SIX NIGHTS. Even $930 is stealy. FYI: If you only look at listings 3-nights or longer, EVERY dot below $1,300 on this chart goes away,...
4:01pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:01pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:05pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:05pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:05pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
6:09pm on 11/2/25 by
JJT (staff)
When looking at 2-nights or longer for this room in January, past data makes one expect some more listings at this price point as we get closer to January, but when looking at 4-nights or longer very rare to see for this month between now & then!
6:22pm on 11/2/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:14pm on 11/3/25 by
JJT (staff)
PRICE DROPS: These all originally listed 2 weeks ago on the same day - and all dropped today to suspiciously low prices. If I wanted to stay at Poly in Sept, I'd give these prices *serious* consideration even though it is pretty far out!
4:38pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:38pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:38pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:38pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
Also: these are now pretty OK prices for BC any time, but in January they are more like 9% under median. But, in reality: anything lower in January is mostly rando - the under listings at BC tend to stay in tight with the median line.
4:42pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:42pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:42pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:36pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:28am on 11/5/25 by
JJT (staff)
Above is another case where the December-specific median for a room is higher than the overall one my system uses for comparison. So the 18% under median above undersells the goodness of that OKW price: it is really more like 28% under.
11:44am on 11/5/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:17pm on 11/5/25 by
JJT (staff)
5:48pm on 11/6/25 by
JJT (staff)