Extra points from Disney.....

[westjones]

I am 6 points short for the reservation I want to make, so I am going to buy/rent (whatever they call it) them from Disney.

Question 1: Can I do that online or will I need to call in person to make this reservation?

Question 2: If I cancel my reservation, will I be refunded the amount I paid for the points (not planning to do that, but you never know what might happen 7 months from now).

Thanks!

[Deb & Bill]

Originally Posted by westjones

I am 6 points short for the reservation I want to make, so I am going to buy/rent (whatever they call it) them from Disney.

Question 1: Can I do that online or will I need to call in person to make this reservation?

Question 2: If I cancel my reservation, will I be refunded the amount I paid for the points (not planning to do that, but you never know what might happen 7 months from now).

Thanks!

You have to call. These points are only good at 7 months out. If you cancel or modify your reservation you still have the points which will probably expire at the end of some use year.

[erionm]

One-Time-Use Vacation Points details from Member Website:

As a Disney Vacation Club Member, occasionally you may find yourself in need of just few extra vacation points in order to book that perfect dream vacation. Previously, this required borrowing vacation points from a future use year, but very recently a new alternative was introduced. They're called "one-time-use" vacation points and are available for a fee of $15 ($13.33 plus $1.67 tax) per vacation point. Availability of one-time-use vacation points may be limited or suspended from time to time, and the fee is subject to change.

Details:

• One-time-use vacation points are vacation points available for Disney Vacation Club Members to use as an alternative to borrowing vacation points from the following use year's allotment.
• You can obtain a maximum of 24 one-time-use vacation points once per use year per membership.
• A maximum of 24 one-time-use vacation points are processed in a single transaction, not multiple transactions.
• The fee for one-time-use vacation points is $15 (including tax) per vacation point, and is subject to change.
• One-time-use vacation points expire according to the use year of the reservation booked and are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be banked or borrowed.
• One-time-use vacation points are not available for waitlist reservations.
• One-time-use vacation points cannot be applied retroactively to existing reservations.
• One-time-use vacation points are only available for Members whose contract is closed and in good standing.
• One-time-use vacation points are available only for Disney Vacation Club Resorts, Disney Collection*, Adventurer Collection* and World Passport Collection reservations.
  
  * Available when you purchase directly from Disney.
• One-time-use vacation points used for Disney Vacation Club resort reservations can only be used up to 7 months prior to arrival.
• One-time-use vacation points for Disney Collection, Adventurer Collection and World Passport reservations can be used according to the booking guidelines for each individual collection.

[westjones]

Originally Posted by Deb & Bill

You have to call. These points are only good at 7 months out. If you cancel or modify your reservation you still have the points which will probably expire at the end of some use year.

Thanks!

[westjones]

Originally Posted by erionm

One-Time-Use Vacation Points details from Member Website:

Thanks! I guess I should have looked there. It explains it all. Hopefully there will be not need to cancel. At least I only need 6 points, so I won't be out too much if it happens.