You should go to Member Services and rescind!
I have been a Vidanta owner for 25 years, and have lots of perks that are no longer available. That said, I would not pay $54,000 for anything now.
In our 25 years our purchases and upgrades including this years 10 year renewal fee of $5,500, we have spent about $60,000 we have not counting Usage/Maintenance Fees and now have 2 weeks of GL 2-bedroom units each year, That does not include the 4 extra weeks that we can pay for if we want more weeks.
With what I have, in the 25 years, we have paid about $60,000 for numerous units, including upgrades and this years renewal fee. Many were really cheap eBay purchases. that when we upgraded to GL they used the Vidanta value for "equity".
I have had the no pay unless you go since 2007 (when we had as many as 7 contracts) and were fortunate enough to get the Senior Certificate that was offered from November 2006-2008 at no cost. This is no longer an option. This certificate said that once we were 75, we paid 1/2 price for MF or UF and once 77 - we could use our weeks for free for life, Last year we started using that benefit. In December I paid the renewal fee of about $5500 for 2 weeks of Grand Luxxe 2-bedroom and have 10 years of 2 weeks each year at a 2-bedroom GL through 2033 at no charge. If I choose to go to lower levels, I get a 1-bedroom and a 2-bedroom for each GL week. So 2 -2bedroom weeks + 2-1-bedroom weeks at Grand Bliss and lower.
If I get to use them all by 2033, I will have more than broken even at the rate they up the Usage fees! I will be using 2a 1-bedroom aand a 2 bedroom in PV Marina later this month and already have a week at RM GL to take friends in April. Need to figure out where else I will go later in 2025!
So, as a long time owner, I would never give the $54,000 at one time.
