Guide · Timing

When DVC rentals are cheapest

Among the rentals listed right now, September 2027 stays run 5% below the typical price for the same villa, and December 2026 runs 39% above.

Live numbers, checked 10 min ago · Text updated Oct 21, 2026

By check-in month

Each listing’s cost per night against the typical price for the same villa type at the same resort, then the median for each check-in month. A studio at Saratoga Springs is compared with Saratoga Springs studios, not with the Grand Floridian.

Nov 20262% above
Dec 202639% above
Jan 2027about typical
Feb 20276% above
Mar 202716% above
Apr 202714% above
May 2027about typical
Jun 20272% below
Jul 20273% below
Aug 2027about typical
Sep 20275% below
Median against the typical price for the same villa, live listings. Months with fewer than 5 comparable listings are left out.
Check-inListingsAgainst typicalBelow DisneyMedian studio
Nov 2026102% above37%$419
Dec 20261039% above37%$506
Jan 202743about typical37%$486
Feb 2027356% above35%$491
Mar 20272616% above31%$543
Apr 20273514% above32%$500
May 202795about typical37%$483
Jun 2027622% below37%$463
Jul 2027623% below31%$452
Aug 202725about typical29%$495
Sep 2027305% below33%$499

Against Disney’s price

Disney’s own cash prices are seasonal too, so the saving moves by month as well. Among the listings up now, it’s largest for November 2026, December 2026, January 2027, May 2027 and June 2027 (a median 37% below Disney) and smallest for August 2027 (29%).

Reading this

  • It’s what’s listed now, not a year of history. Some months have far fewer listings than others, and a month’s cheapest stays may already have gone.
  • “Typical” is the median live price for that villa type at that resort, and a villa type needs at least three live listings to have one.
  • Each month links to the board with only its check-ins. Prices by resort and room size are in what a DVC rental costs.

Questions

When is the cheapest time to rent a DVC villa at Walt Disney World?

Among the rentals listed right now, stays checking in in September 2027 (5% below) and July 2027 (3% below) cost the least against the typical price for the same villa at the same resort. The most expensive are December 2026 (39% above) and March 2027 (16% above).

When does renting DVC save the most against Disney's price?

By check-in month, the median saving against Disney's price for the same villa and nights is largest for November 2026, December 2026, January 2027, May 2027 and June 2027 (37%) and smallest for August 2027 (29%), among the listings up right now.

How we calculate

Cost per night is the broker’s total price divided by nights. We rank by it, not by total, so a short trip can’t win just by being short.

Disney’s price is the published rack rate, tax included, for the same villa category and the same nights. Where we can’t match the exact view, we use Disney’s cheapest view for that villa, which makes the saving look smaller, never bigger. Disney sometimes discounts, so the real saving can be smaller than shown. Disney’s rates come from MouseSavers.

$/point is in the small print. The season you travel moves the price about 2×; broker $/point varies about 15%.

Every listing is checked every 30 minutes. When one disappears we say it’s gone: it has almost always sold, but we can’t prove it.

The full method