DVC rental and Fastpasses

[Maxpowers]

Hello,

Apologies if this is not the correct place to ask this question.

If I rent DVC points, will I be able to make FP reservations 60 days out? Or since I'll have to buy park tickets separately will it be the standard 30 days out?

Thanks!

 

[PSUGuy]

Yep, 60 days. We stay at Board Walk every year on rented points, just link your park passes to your reservation in My Disney Experience and you're good to go.

Bill From PA

 

[Hopefully]

Yes DVC rentals can book FP + at 60 days as long as you have a ticket linked in MDE before booking FP +

 

[Maxpowers]

Excellent thanks! aside from the need to be a bit more flexible on your dates, are there any other disadvantages to renting points?

 

[DopeyDame]

We're going in a few weeks with our first rented points trip.
The major disadvantage is the cancellation policy. Most times it's totally non-refundable. We were OK with that risk given the amount of money we'll be saving.
The other disadvantage is that you don't get daily maid service. Again, for us, that's not a big deal. That's obviously family preference, though. (I am thinking of buying one day of service during our trip, so that's an option if you want it)

 

[Maxpowers]

I suppose you could buy trip insurance to cover the non-cancellation. Maid service is whatever for me...I usually end up keeping my privacy please sign up for 70% of the time.

Have fun! #jealous

 

[_auroraborealis_]

When you "rent points" you are actually renting a reservation at a DVC resort made for you by a DVC member.

• The member will control the reservation until you check in.
• Your booking is generally non-refundable and cannot be cancelled for refund due to the restrictions of a timeshare booking by the owner.
• You will often need to pay in full up front, versus the $200/first night's stay deposit on a booking with Disney.
• Any changes, special room requests or adding the dining plan have to be done through the owner. Dining plans must be paid in full at the time that they are added to the reservation because that's the way that DVC works.
• Tickets, FP+ and ADRs are your own responsibility.
• DVC units are not the same as staying in a hotel room. Aside from not getting daily housekeeping, you will not get 2 beds in a studio unless you're staying at OKW. What you get in a studio is a queen bed and a full sleeper sofa. Some studios will also have a Murphy bed that is smaller than a twin bed that will accommodate a 5th person. Most 2BR units are a 1BR+a studio, so if you're looking at a bigger unit for a larger group, know the bed set up.
• You will have all of the advantages that any Disney resort guest gets (like EMH, access to the resort's theme pool, ADRs at 180+10, FP+ at 60 days prior to arrival, MBs) but none of the benefits that DVC members have (such as member discounts or events or Top of the World Lounge).
• You will not qualify for any additional Disney discounts. You also are unlikely to get any kind of upgrade (and should not ask for one, as the owner who made the reservation for you may be charged for it).
• Demand for DVC rental far exceeds the number of available units and owners willing to use their points for a rental. DVC is designed to be at or near 100% occupancy all year long.
• Your chances of getting exactly what you want are much greater if you have lined up someone, who owns at the resort that you are interested in booking, at least 11 months in advance of the day you wish to arrive. The probability of success goes down from there.
• A broker is a go-between between a renter and an owner. To meet your reservation request, they need an owner, with the right number of points, in the right use year, at the right resort -- AND the unit needs to be available. This can be a challenge to get alignment on.
• In general, as a renter do not expect to book Boardwalk Standard Studios or 2BR, BLT Standard Studios or 2BR units, Grand Floridian studios, or Animal Kingdom Value or Club Level units. You can ask, but have backup plans (and budget, in the case of the Standard/Value units).
• DVC "busy season" does not align to what people think of as high season at Disney, and starts in late September and runs through marathon. Epcot resorts and near-park can be hard for owners to book during Food & Wine.
• Renting from a DVC owner can get you staying at a deluxe resort, in a villa-type room, for less than a standard room at that resort would cost from Disney. But it is non-refundable.
• If there is any issue, Disney will not be a part of any fix, as your transaction is not with them.

 

[PSUGuy]

Excellent thanks! aside from the need to be a bit more flexible on your dates, are there any other disadvantages to renting points?

Some would say that having to reserve 11 months out at Board Walk is a minus, but the fact that 3 weeks after getting home we've already got next year in the books is a plus to us. We go during Food&Wine and Epcot area resorts go fast for those dates.

Bill From PA