I thought I'd share what I learned.
There was no on line renewal for the
DVC AP (I originally bought them on line that way a year ago), neither via the DVC member site or the passholder gateway page. I called the AP number to renew, and they were over 1
$100 more for the renewal. After being put on hold for a while. I was told that I needed to call member services, which I did and renewed with no problem.
So, lesson learned - if not renewing in person, call MS