So How Many Points should you buy??
Now that you picked a resort, Let’s talk about how many points do you need.
The number of points all depends on how much you want to spend, how many days you want to stay, and what room type is good. This is all a personal choice.
One thing to consider is if the benefits matter. If they do you’re somewhat set in that you need 150 points directly from Disney. But that’s only one part of this whole process.
Another thing to consider is that current resorts as per the banner above have incentives. Like for instance, buy 100 or more points, then get a $2 per point discount. the savings can make them some of the cheaper direct options
Below is the 2024 Point Chart for the Villas at the Grand Californian (“VGC”).
| The Villas at the Grand Californian Hotel and Spa at Disneyland Resort 2024 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Periods | Nights | Deluxe Studio (Sleeps 4) |
One-Bedroom (Sleeps 5) |
Two-Bedroom (Sleeps 9) |
Three-Bedroom Grand Villa (Sleeps 12) |
| Jan 7 – Feb 24 Sept 1 – Oct 3 |
Sun-Thu | 17 | 31 | 46 | 94 |
| Fri-Sat | 22 | 40 | 56 | 119 | |
| Weekly | 129 | 235 | 342 | 708 | |
| Apr 7 – June 23 Oct 4 – Nov 25 Dec 1 – Dec 19 |
Sun-Thu | 20 | 39 | 52 | 106 |
| Fri-Sat | 24 | 48 | 65 | 133 | |
| Weekly | 148 | 291 | 390 | 796 | |
| Feb 25 – Mar 21 Jun 24 – Aug 31 |
Sun-Thu | 26 | 52 | 70 | 152 |
| Fri-Sat | 32 | 64 | 88 | 188 | |
| Weekly | 194 | 388 | 526 | 1136 | |
| Jan 1 – Jan 6 Mar 22 – Apr 6 Nov 26 – Nov 30 Dec 20 -31 |
Sun-Thu | 30 | 62 | 86 | 182 |
| Fri-Sat | 37 | 76 | 108 | 224 | |
| Weekly | 224 | 462 | 646 | 1358 | |
As you can see the average cost for a week here ranges from 129 points to 1358 points. Realistically most people aren’t trying to buy a raw 1358 points at the most expensive resort. That’s $434,560!!! Instead you should take the max number you need and divide by either two or three. This is because you can bank and borrow to get anywhere from 1x to 3x your annual points. So 1358/3 = 453 points is what you need to do a week at the busiest time at one of the most expensive resorts in the biggest room!
Now this 453 points doesn’t have to come from VGC you could own this amount anywhere, just remember what happens with booking times!! There are only two three bedrooms at VGC. That’s really hard to get at 7 months, but it could save you a lot of money!
In Summary
- Decide what the the biggest room and time category you need for your resort.
- Consider that your family will grow in size meaning if you plan for studio pricing, then need to upgrade to a one bedroom you won’t have enough.
- Consider if you wan to go annual, biannually, or triannually.
- Buy what you need but have a buffer!
°”Offer requires new purchasers to participate in a Resort sales tour, either telephonically, online, or in person (“Tour”), and buy an ownership interest of at least 150 Vacation Points in AULANI, Disney Vacation Club® Villas, Ko Olina, Hawaiʻi, Disney’s Riviera Resort or The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Savings is a credit off the purchase price and does not represent any portion of the minimum down payment required of at least 10%, depending on qualified financing. Prices do not include one-time closing costs. Offer expires and all Tours must be completed by 365 days from date when new purchaser input their personal information into the Dream it Forward information request form. Offer cannot be combined with other select offers or discounts and may be extended, modified, or withdrawn at any time without notice. Current Disney Vacation Club Members are not eligible for this offer. Must be a legal resident of one of the fifty (50) United States or Washington D.C. to be eligible for this offer. Void where prohibited. Additional restrictions and terms may apply.”