4Sunsets
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I suspect that Disney uses the park related timeshares as "loss leaders" for the parks, which is why the aggressive ROFR. The more you stay in the parks the more profit to Disney. Therefore, the profit is not from the up front sales, but from the ongoing theme park business(per unit).
Either way, Disney gets the profit. No other timeshare has this sort of profit linkage, although Marriott is trying to do something with the massive transfer fee for points. (20-30% of the retail price for a resale.)
Loss leaders for parks? Have you seen the retail cost of DVC? It's practically extortion rates.