Can you combine pts from 2 resorts?

[pbharris4]

I'm looking into buying more points at another resort..either a resale or at SSR. (Only because our home resort, BCV, has a waitlist) I do know the whole booking window thing at each home resort (11 month) and then the 7 month window at any other resort. Where I get confused is when you own at 2 resorts and you want to combine the points to stay at one of them or a another resort. Can someone try to explain it to me? Thanks!

 

[jel0511]

I own at two resorts, so here is my understanding. At the 11 month window you can use your SSR points to book a stay at SSR and your BCV points to book a stay at BCV, you can not combine points at this time. At the 7 month window, you can combine points to book stays at that time. I usually book using my home resort window at my home resorts and then at the 7 month window change it around as necessary.

 

[k-wa]

My family is thinking about doing the exact same thing. My parents own at BCV but they are thinking about adding on points at SSR in anticipation of grandchildren, etc., and the potential need for a Grand Villa some day. We were wondering the same thing -- can you combine points from two resorts for a stay at one resort?

 

[k-wa]

Lori, you must have posted as I was writing my previous post. Thanks for the info.

 

[Happy Birthday Cat]

I'm looking into buying more points at another resort..either a resale or at SSR. (Only because our home resort, BCV, has a waitlist) I do know the whole booking window thing at each home resort (11 month) and then the 7 month window at any other resort. Where I get confused is when you own at 2 resorts and you want to combine the points to stay at one of them or a another resort. Can someone try to explain it to me?

You can combine the points at 7 months for a reservation at any DVC Resort. At 11 months you can use them only at the home resort.

As explained, sometimes members will reserve part of a trip with one home resort and the other part of the trip at the other home resort. Then at 7 months try and cancel one of them and use those points at their other home resort, so they are staying in one place the whole time.

But a lot of members with more than one home resort (me included) use points every other year at places. That way for example I use current and borrowed points to stay at the BCV. Next year I use current and borrowed to stay at VWL. It essentially doubles your points but causes you to skip a year at each resort.

HBC

 

[CarolMN]

My family is thinking about doing the exact same thing. My parents own at BCV but they are thinking about adding on points at SSR in anticipation of grandchildren, etc., and the potential need for a Grand Villa some day. We were wondering the same thing -- can you combine points from two resorts for a stay at one resort?

The short answer to the question is yes - you just can't make the reservation until 7 months prior to check out if you are going to combine points.

Best wishes -

 

[pbharris4]

Ah ha! Now I get it. Thank you for explaining it. I don't think I have ever booked at the 11 month mark. Not even at my home resort. But I see that if you do book..you are guaranteed that spot and can change it later. As far as owning at 2 resorts, I could combine those points and stay wherever (DVC or other places) after the 7 month mark. I usually make reservations around that time anyway and have never had a problem. I so wish we would have bought 225-250 pts instead of 175. But that's all we could afford at the time. We've had DVC since 2002 and already we are wanting to use more than we get every year. We're doing the land/sea this year, want to do GF for 6 days next year and maybe paying cash for a 7 day cruise. We keep changing our minds. Studios are OK, but we really like the 1 BDRM because of the kitchen/fridge, and extra room. I know it would be worth it. We just need to crunch some #s!! Thanks for the help!

 

[BOBinMI]

Here is a question, could you transfer points from one contract into the another contract? Say if you own BCV and VWL, transfer your BCV into VWL. You may have to have two different UYs. I have never tryed it but just a thought.

 

[jel0511]

Transfers retain their home resort status, so this wouldn't work.

 

[Caskbill]

CAUTION: Nobody has addressed it yet and you might be getting misled.


You can combine points ONLY if the two contracts have the same base contract number. That happens when you do a true add-on through Disney. The two different resorts will have the same use year, and will have the same base contract number, but with different extensions.

Example: you purchase 150 SSR points from Disney, contract # 12345. This becomes contract 12345.000

Later you purchase a true add-on 50 point contract from Disney for a different resort. This becomes contract 12345.001

At 7-months you have only ONE contract and can use the 200 points any way you want.

However, if you purchase resale, the contract most likely will get a completely different contract number. If they are different use years, they definitely will have different numbers. If they're the same use year month, you can request Disney add it to your original contract as an add-on, but you must request this from them. They will not do it automatically.

The points are NOT combined but remain separate contracts. In this case you would have a 150 point contract and a totally separate 50 point contract.

Now, suppose you wanted to use those points for a reservation that takes 35 points/night for 5-nights. That's 175 points. You have 200, but your 200 is actually 150 + 50.

You can use the first contract to get 4 nights for 140 points, and use the 2nd contract to get 1 night for 35 points, and then you have to link the two reservations together, otherwise you'd have to move.

This leaves you a balance of 10 points on your first contract and 15 points on your 2nd contract.

This is a very important distinction between buying resale and buying an add-on through Disney.

 

[MLK-RI]

Yes as Caskbill says - and it came as a surprise to us so be aware. We bought our original contract through DVC at VWL then added on through resale but also at VWL. Different use years so even more interesting when booking and banking.
While we can use all points at the 11 month window we have to use them as 2 distinct contracts and split points accordingly, linking reservations. Granted we can transfer points to ourselves if needed but it does get interesting when calculating what you need and which days to put on which contract.
But all part of the fun! Enjoy.

 

[Dean]

Here is a question, could you transfer points from one contract into the another contract? Say if you own BCV and VWL, transfer your BCV into VWL. You may have to have two different UYs. I have never tryed it but just a thought.

You can't transfer points between linked contracts but you can if they're totally different. And you can usually combine points from totally unrelated contracts of a single owner for a single night even though many think you can't. You just need to know how and when to ask.