DVC at Copper Creek: the resort guide
Resort Guide 002: everything about Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney's Wilderness Lodge for DVC members, from rooms and the lakeside cabins to points by season, booking odds, how points have moved since 2018, and what it costs to own.
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- Same 7 September nights: a studio is 95 points, a lakeside cabin 620.
- A studio week runs 95 points in September and 181 at Christmas.
- Want a studio or 2-bedroom here? Make it your home resort: by 7 months most are gone outside summer.
- Resale about $146 a point, direct $255, dues $9.02 a point, deed ends 2068.
The basics: a lodge, a lake and cabins
- Where: inside Disney's Wilderness Lodge, which it shares with Boulder Ridge, the lodge's other DVC resort.
- Getting around: boat to Magic Kingdom, bus to the other three parks.
- Dining on site: Story Book Dining at Artist Point (a Snow White character dinner), plus Whispering Canyon Cafe, Geyser Point Bar & Grill and Roaring Fork.
- Pool: Copper Creek Springs, next to the geyser.
- Planning a visit: RopeDrop has Wilderness Lodge dining and park transport in more detail.
Rooms: studio 340 sq ft, sleeps 4; 1-bedroom 727 sq ft, sleeps 4; 2-bedroom 1,080 sq ft, sleeps 8; the lakeside cabins sleep 8; the 3-bedroom Grand Villa sleeps 12. Contracts here end in 2068.
A lakeside cabin: 620 points
Copper Creek has no view categories, so each room size has one price. The same 7 nights in Adventure season (September), the cheapest time of year:
| Room | Sleeps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 4 | 95 |
| 1-bedroom | 4 | 185 |
| 2-bedroom | 8 | 255 |
| Cabin | 8 | 620 |
| Grand Villa | 12 | 669 |
A cabin sleeps 8, like a 2-bedroom, but costs 2.4 times the points, close to the 12-person Grand Villa. Sun Sep 5 – Sun Sep 12, 2027.
September is about half of Christmas
A studio for 7 nights, by 2027 season:
| Season | When | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | September | 95 |
| Dream | January, early May | 107 |
| Choice | Late May, early Dec | 114 |
| Select | Early Feb, summer | 121 |
| Preferred | October, November | 123 |
| Premier | Late Feb – April | 132 |
| Holiday | Easter week, Christmas | 181 |
One Sunday-to-Sunday week fully inside each season. Easter week is Mar 21–28, 2027.
Want a room here? Make it your home resort
Days open out of 7, on average. At 11 months only Copper Creek owners can book; at 7 months everyone can:
| Room, season | 11 months (owners) | 7 months (everyone) |
|---|---|---|
| Studio, summer | 6.9 | 4.8 |
| Studio, Food & Wine | 6.9 | 2 |
| Studio, Christmas | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| 2-bedroom, Food & Wine | 6.9 | 3.2 |
| 2-bedroom, Christmas | 7 | 1.1 |
| Cabin, Christmas | 7 | 5.4 |
By 7 months, most rooms are gone outside summer. The cabins are the exception. DVC Field Guide availability history, not live inventory.
October got pricier, May and September got cheaper
A studio week (Copper Creek has one studio type), 7 nights from each month's first Sunday, 2018 to 2027:
- October: 107 points to 123 (November moved the same way).
- May: 120 to 107.
- September: 107 to 95.
Dues rose the slowest of any DVC resort: about 2.3% a year since 2017, from $7.33 to $9.02 a point, against 3.4–7.0% at the 13 other resorts open since 2017.
What a point costs at Copper Creek
- Resale: about $146 a point (average resale price, Sep 2026, Fidelity Real Estate).
- Direct from Disney: $255 a point (DVCNews).
- Annual dues: $9.02 a point in 2026, about $1,353 a year for 150 points.
- Contract ends: 2068, 42 years left.
Prices move month to month. Resale vs direct in full: our Copper Creek buying guide.
Staying soon? Work going on right now
- Wilderness Lodge, now through late 2026: exterior maintenance around the lodge and Copper Creek.
- Entrance, late March to mid-October 2026: the security kiosk is being expanded. The entrance stays open; expect some late closures.
From Disney Food Blog's Disney World calendar, as of October 2026. Dates can change; check before you go.
Every room, every night, on one calendar
Search for Copper Creek on the points calendar and see every room and night, with Disney's cash price beside the points.
Copper Creek DVC points chart: every room and season →
Your turn: Studio, or splurge on a cabin? Tell us in the comments on Instagram.
2027 DVC point charts, 7 nights Sunday to Sunday. Booking odds: DVC Field Guide history, not live availability. Resale: Fidelity Real Estate, Sep 2026; direct price: DVCNews. Dues: published dues by year, 2017–2026. Construction dates from Disney Food Blog's Disney World calendar.
