A question for DVC owners who rent out points...

[iheartgoofy]

I rented points about a month ago for a 7 night stay. *As of today, I'm 24 days away from my vacation (yay!)

At the time of booking, I didn't have my flight info so the owner did not set up ME at that time. *I emailed him 6 days ago to see if we can set up ME and a dining plan, but I have not heard back at all.*

I did check the res online & it seems to still be there, so I'm not too worried about the room. My questions are:

If for some reason he isn't willing to help me (although he did say he'd be happy to) is there ANY way for me to still use ME? The dining plan would be a bummer not to have, but I can live without it. But *I REALLY want to use ME.*

Also... if I email him again is that rude since it is still a few weeks away? I know dining can be set up at the last minute, so I don't want to be annoying or pushy. *

Final question... can ME & dining be done online by members or do you have to call? Just curious on that one!*

 

[DougEMG]

I'd send him another email asking if he got your previous one.

 

[gripp35]

To be sure, I was in a similar situation and called ME directly and they DID help me. The person I talked to did not act like it was a "one off", I told him I was not a DVC member and he said that was not a problem at all and that the reservation was in my name and was very happy to help me.

I have since found out that ME is NOT run by Disney, it is run by MEARS. So while DVC member services won't even talk to you without a member number, ME does not seem to be quite as restrictive. I found their number though the magic of Google (actually on the disney website) and would recommend you try your luck also!

 

[iheartgoofy]

Interesting and good to know! From what I've read it sounded like I would be out of luck. Glad to know there's still hope if I can't get a reply back from my guy.

I wish I could take care of dining by myself, but I'm probably screwed on that one. Oh well, fingers crossed he'll get back in touch with me!

 

[gripp35]

I wish I could take care of dining by myself, but I'm probably screwed on that one. Oh well, fingers crossed he'll get back in touch with me!

Yeah, definitely need the member for that one...
Good luck!

 

[jekjones1558]

Let's hope the member is just on vacation and will get back to you soon regarding dining.

 

[Deb & Bill]

You know you have to pay for dining when you add it to the reservation, right?