Help with OTU points, MMB, and switching part of a reservation at 7 months

[magickingdomprincess]

I currently have 5 nights booked in June at BCV (our home resort) and I was originally going to add the 6th night (Sun) after buying OTU points at the 7 month mark but that night is no longer available. So, I think I want to switch our last 1-2 nights (Fri-Sat) plus add the Sun night to either BLT or Poly, depending on what's available in Nov at the 7 month mark. I figure if we have to do a split stay I'd like to at least have 2-3 nights at the new resort. Depending on which resort, we would need between 18-23 OTU points for 3 nights. Is my thinking correct that it would be cheaper to buy the 2025 MMB in Nov to get the BOGO price for those OTU points? Since I have a Feb UY and our trip is in our 2026 UY, I wouldn't really be able to use the other 2025 MBB benefits, correct? Also, I don't have 150 direct points but bought resale a long time ago and am grandfathered in for other benefits, so I should be eligible to purchase MMB, is that right?

As a separate but related question, what's the best way to go about the change logistically? I don't want to lose my nights I have booked for BCV, but would need the points from dropping the last 1-2 nights to have enough to book at the new resort. Any advice would be very much appreciated!

 

[Sandisw]

MMB benefits are for the calendar year so UY doesn’t matter.

If you want to buy OTU points in November 2025 and get the BOGO price, then you need to purchase it for 2025.

The rules for OTU are the same, so all that matters is you are buying them 7 months or less, which you would be.

You would still have access to any other benefit from MMB until end of December.

To have the benefits for 2026, you have to buy it for 2026…but then wouldn’t be able to buy the OTU points at the BOGO price for the June trip until January 1st, 2026 when the 2026 MMB benefits kick in.

In terms of making it work? You have to cancel first if you need those points.

Since you have to call MS to buy, they can at least tell you how many rooms they see at the resort you want to change to before you drop the BCV nights.