Of course DVC does attract a lot of families with younger children, as well as grandparents that want to have a family tradition with those future generations. At the same time, there are also a lot of "Disney adults" out there who want to be in the Disney bubble. I'm not one of them, but I know they exist and are part of the customer group. And because there is also a lot of demand from people who want the Disney experience but don't want to own every year, a profitable rental situation exists, helping to prop up the resale market.
This is us-newly retired in our 60s. We took the kids, now in their 20s for 15+ years. Now, we don't even go into the parks that much anymore. We enjoy the resorts, walking around the lake at Boardwalk, and dining. We might go intot he parks 1 day or go to Seaworld for a few hours on an annual pass. We stayed a couple times a year on the way to another FL trip/cruise. It's a fun getaway for us.
I'll add that DVC really only makes sense for someone who would consider paying to stay on property anyway and ONLY for such stays. Many DVC owners own other timeshares to satisfy non Disney park related stays. As for resale value, that has been true historically but going forward it's very unlikely to be true.
It sees everything, but it is an expensive way to do that.
Points systems in general with II have access to everything that's not restricted otherwise, it's just how much it costs. II is a horrible use of DVC as a routine. If one is thinking about exchanging part of the time when looking at buying DVC, they either likely shouldn't buy or should buy less points. MVC (and others) are restricted to members in many situations and MVC related resorts are some of the more in demand options in II.
Dean makes a good point. DVC does not see Marriotts or Starwoods in preference.
I would clarify that almost anything that's a difficult exchange is not sitting on II for very long. Those items are either grabbed up quickly, often in the wee hours of the morning, or with an OGS. That someone can see EVERYTHING that's sitting on II doesn't mean a lot. You certainly have a lot of options with DVC, MVC, Wyndham, Bluegreen, Hilton, and most points options but it's VERY unusual for any of them to be reasonable options. For DVC specifically cruise, ABD, II, hotels are always a poor value for points. IMO DVC does poorly in II due to 2 issues, one is the up front cost and value of the points and the other is the nature of the corporate II account. My opinion is that no one should ever buy DVC with the intent of exchanging (even a little) or using points for other options besides staying at DVC resorts.
