A breakdown of the 2026 DVC point chart adjustments — where points went up, where they went down, and what it means for members.
DVC must keep the total points required to book a resort for a full year equal to the total points owned by members at that resort. When Disney raises some nights, they must lower others by an equivalent amount. This is a regulatory requirement to prevent net point devaluation across the system. Year-over-year changes shift point allocation across seasons and days but should not change the resort's total.
The 2026 chart broadly shifted points from weeknights to weekends at several resorts. Friday and Saturday nights at popular resorts increased 1–3 points; Sunday-Thursday nights decreased correspondingly. This rewards weeknight travelers and penalizes weekend-heavy trips even more than past charts.
Late August through late September and most of January saw small point decreases across many resorts. The trade-off: Premier Season weeks (Christmas, NYE, Easter) ticked up. For members willing to travel in Adventure Season, 2026 delivers slightly more nights per point than 2025.
Saratoga Springs studios held flat year-over-year. Bay Lake Tower Theme Park View saw modest increases on weekends. Polynesian studios stayed largely unchanged. Riviera tweaked Tower Studio pricing in shoulder seasons. Animal Kingdom Villas Savanna View weeknight rates dropped slightly — good news for AKV owners.
Re-run point math for any trip you've been booking in past years. Habits formed under old charts may no longer optimize. Pull a fresh quote from MyDVCPlanner before locking in dates. The 1–2 point shifts per night compound across a 7-night stay into meaningful differences.
Disney signals annual chart changes in October-November of the prior year. Watch member communications for early signs of 2027 directional changes. The recent pattern of penalizing weekends and rewarding shoulder seasons is likely to continue, encouraging the off-peak / weeknight travel patterns Disney prefers operationally.