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  1. CarolMN

    Animal Kingdom - Do I buy into Kidani or Jambo specifically?

    I don't think this is true, even "technically". Jambo & Kidani are separate booking categories & separate buildings, but both are Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas, AKV. The home resort is AKV.
  2. CarolMN

    SAP+ ?

    The only exception would be if you wanted a different use year (or wanted to title the new contract differently than your current membership is titled). That would require the new contract to be a different membership and AFAIK, that means you would have to purchase the minimum nuber of points...
  3. CarolMN

    Preferred Method from VGF to EPCOT

    Curious. Where do you get dropped off?
  4. CarolMN

    Animal Kingdom - Do I buy into Kidani or Jambo specifically?

    Think of it like OKW - lots of different buildings, but one resort. For booking purposes, the unit listed on your deed doesn't matter. Jambo & Kidani are both AKV
  5. CarolMN

    Preferred Method from VGF to EPCOT

    Didn't vote, because we don't visit EPCOT when staying at VGF. IMO, none of the transportation options from the MK resorts to EPCOT are very good. Now that we've added VGF to our membership, we split stay and visit MK while staying there. We got to EPCOT on the BWV portion of the stay. We...
  6. CarolMN

    Best use of wasted 4 points?

    Returned are the 4 points you got back after you modified the reservation. If there were any 2024 points in the reservation you modified, those would be the points that were returned. Modification system would use all of the borrowed points before using any of the 2024 points (current use year...
  7. CarolMN

    Best use of wasted 4 points?

    If the returned points are current use year points, they could be banked if you are not past the banking deadline), or they could be transferred to another member (who could bank them). As long as they are still current use year points they can be transferred up until they expire at the end of...
  8. CarolMN

    DVC Charter to Lighthouse Point - Who’s Going?

    Sounds wonderful! Wish we were going, too, LOL. Have fun!
  9. CarolMN

    Is having 2 use years *that* bad / annoying / difficult?

    IMO, this is correct. Other than keeping track of two memberships / banking deadlines, it shouldn't be a problem, especially for an experienced DVC Member. It's needing to combine the two for the same reservation that will present problems. These can be overcome, but require careful attention...
  10. CarolMN

    Contracts with 2023 points August use year

    @tom1944, keep in mind that any modification done to use banked points needs to be done at least 31 days prior to check in date. If done 30 days or less prior to check-in, the returned points go into holding status. In some cases (depends on the use year of the new contract) 2023 points would...
  11. CarolMN

    Booking strategy when flights are unknown

    Just a quick "correction": You must cancel at least 31 days in advance of check in day to avoid points going to holding status. It's not one month, but 31 days, so count the days carefully. But try not to wait until the last minute in case MS is closed or the website starts acting up on you...
  12. CarolMN

    Latest Room Request Strategy

    Usually book 1 Bed SV at BWV. I seldom bother making requests anymore. Over the past several years, no matter where we end up, I find something to like about the location. Since we can both handle stairs and seldom visit the lobby, it really doesn't matter. It's just one less thing to worry...
  13. CarolMN

    Feb 2024 Average Resale Prices

    Agree - no YC DVC, at least not until Disney decides to eliminate the convention business in the EPCOT resort area. That is said to be quite profitable for them, so I don't see them needing to offload part of the cash inventory to DVC.
  14. CarolMN

    Fort Wilderness DVC abbreviation

    CFW.
  15. CarolMN

    Can DVC member services shuffle points to used borrowed points first when no free points are available?

    AFAIK, you can't do what you want to do without canceling the January reservation & then modifying the October reservation. Then as you say, you have to hope you can get the January vacation back. MS can't do it without risking the January reservation, either. Also, you cannot borrow points...
  16. CarolMN

    Costco Disney Gift Cards

    As far as I know, last December was the first time they offered them - so no pattern to make any predictions.
  17. CarolMN

    Needing some luck!

    Merged two threads
  18. CarolMN

    Thursdays in OCT 2024

    Correct. Most are just assuming that the patterns for 2024 will be the same as in prior years. In my experience, that's an assumption that is more likely to be correct than not. :)
  19. CarolMN

    Availability - Nothing

    Couldn't agree more! We only do studios at the beginning of a split trip (usually 2-3 nights). I appreciate the ease of booking my BWV SV 1 Bedroom at 11 months and would not like to see a re-allocation that makes it more difficult! I agree! That said, I do think DVCMC should do...
  20. CarolMN

    Thursdays in OCT 2024

    In addition to being suspected MNSSHP nights, Thursdays are 'overlap nights'. Long weekend stays meet 5 night, Sunday -Friday stays. Long weekend stays are probably especially popular during October due to the Food & Wine Festival




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