DVC 2025 Annual Dues Analysis….Here’s the Details

Disney announced the proposed dues for 2025 on November 21. Annual budget dues are reviewed and adopted at the yearly DVC meeting in December. These dues are estimated based on the current year's operational expenses and anticipated changes for the upcoming year. The average annual dues operating budget consists of four parts: revenue components, cost components, capital reserves, and ad valorem taxes.

Revenue components mainly include Brokerage Income (income from renting out unused DVC Villas, subject to certain limits) and late fees from members. Cost components cover the annual expenses required to run the resort. These costs do not include significant repairs or refurbishments; rather, they reflect the expected yearly operating expenses for the facility.

Replacement Fund Components are allocated for long-term facility improvements, which encompass roof replacements, interior refurbishments, external painting of villas, renovations of common areas, and pavement resurfacing. Ad valorem taxes are assessed by the local county and the Reedy Creek Improvement District Appraiser.

Since its inception, DVC's annual dues have averaged a growth rate of 3.7% per year, with the most substantial increase occurring in 2019 at 7.6%. For 2025, the average increase is projected at 3.9%. Over the past five years, the average growth rate has been 4.4%. The most significant year-over-year increases in dues were seen at Old Key West and Animal Kingdom, both of which experienced increases of over 6%. Conversely, two resorts—the Polynesian and the Cabins at Fort Wilderness—had decreases in their dues. Most resorts saw significant increases in housekeeping, administration and front desk, as well as ad valorem taxes.

Below is a resort-by-resort analysis for the last 7 years of DVC annual dues.

Animal Kingdom Villas

Animal Kingdom Villas had the second largest percent increase in DVC annual dues. Dues increased $0.57/point. Annual Dues increased 6.2% over 2024 and has increased 22.9% over the last seven years.

Aulani

Aulani annual dues increased increased $0.36/point. Annual Dues increased 3.7% over 2024 and has increased 39.6% over the last seven years, the largest increase of any DVC resort during that time.