YES! You are guaranteed GCV "founding fathers" status IF you buy AKV or SSR from a DISNEYLAND sales guide. We bought AKV a month or so ago and it was an addendum to our contract! It's great because it's in writing, not just a sales pitch. We are guaranteed ROFR on 160 points at GCV when it first goes on sale (this fall). This is really why we bought AKV (although we have since planned 2 trips to WDW!).
They also have a promo right now for $8 off per point at AKV or $10 off per point at SSR discount. Prices currently are $104 per point (minus the discount). If you have a current member refer you, you will also get a $500 gift card for a purchase.
You do need to purchase 160 points minimum to get into DVC. So you are looking at about $16,000. MFs are about $4.50 per point.
If you would like me to give you my Disneyland sales guide's name and number, PM me. She is fantastic, very nice, and very PATIENT. We had about 10,000 questions for her. We just bought over the phone and they Fed Ex'd us the contracts. Then we thought about it some more and finally felt good about the purchase and signed. Oh, and we got use of our points within 24 hours of making the purchase (even before we signed the contracts). It was great! We have 2 trips planned: one to Boardwalk Villas in the fall and one to the new Animal Kingdom at New Year.
It's a grea system because you buy and use as many points as you need. For Boardwalk, we booked 5 nights in a 1BR since only the 4 of us are going. That was 160 points. Then for New Year, we booked the 2BR lockoff at the highest demand time so that took 360 points. But you can "borrow" points from the next year.
You can also use points to go to some non-disney sites. For example, DH and I are going to the Hotel Del Coronado for 2 nights next month as a little get away. It is normally $800 per night there and the hotel is incredible (world famous actually). It only cost us about 80 points. We would never pay that rate in cash but with points, we can do these quick getaways.
You can also use points for the Disney Cruise and for II trading (although I would not recommend doing this).
I love the DVC system! I cannot be happier. It is so flexible! And the points stay constant forever so no worries about "devaluation."
PM me if you need more info or the guide's name. You will also need a member referral to get your $500 free card. I am happy to do that for ya.
Katherine