Hoping someone can help me figure this out

[Sherri]

We are booked for 7 nights at the end of June for the Disney Land hotel. It cost about 163 points. I did receive my confirmation letter.
However, when we just received the new point booklet for 2007, it looks like it would have cost us 194 points roughly.
Will we be charged the additional points? I am thinking that they won't since we booked it prior to the new point chart, but then again I don't know.
Thanks for any information you can give me.

 

[spiceycat]

generally they won't - but I am just not sure.

 

[Sherri]

generally they won't - but I am just not sure.

Thanks Pat.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

1) Call MS and ask the specific question.
2) The problem is, this isn't a resort, it is DVC.
3) Point distribution matters a lot, not like cash.
4) If the points don't match, there is an instant system imbalance.

 

[abbydancer]

I'm new and about book some nights at the Disneyland hotel. The 2006 booklet that I got when I took the tour showed a night at the Disneyland hotel at 23 points per night 7 nights a week. (low season, standard view). I just got my membership kit, and as a separate page in the 2006-2007 vacation planner (stuck in the back) was a sheet for Disneyland 2007. I noticed that the S-Th points went down to 19, but the weekend went up to something like 30. I did the math, and I thought I did it right, but it appears that difference in the weeknights more than made up for the increase in the weekend, so the total points were roughly the same (maybe even down about 5). How did you get 193? What am I missing?

As I said, I'm about to reserve, so I'd like to understand this.

Thanks,
abby

 

[Sherri]

I'm new and about book some nights at the Disneyland hotel. The 2006 booklet that I got when I took the tour showed a night at the Disneyland hotel at 23 points per night 7 nights a week. (low season, standard view). I just got my membership kit, and as a separate page in the 2006-2007 vacation planner (stuck in the back) was a sheet for Disneyland 2007. I noticed that the S-Th points went down to 19, but the weekend went up to something like 30. I did the math, and I thought I did it right, but it appears that difference in the weeknights more than made up for the increase in the weekend, so the total points were roughly the same (maybe even down about 5). How did you get 193? What am I missing?

As I said, I'm about to reserve, so I'd like to understand this.

Thanks,
abby

My increase in points seems to effect the week that I booked, as in the 2006 book the 23 points a night was until June 30th, where the 2007 book made it in the higher season starting June 28th. We check out on the 30th, as we did our planning around the old book. We already booked airline tickets and everything. I am a bit worried now. But I guess we can always borrow points if need be. We still have 28 points left.

 

[Caskbill]

Basically when you make a reservation in one of the other collections, the DVC points are instantly converted into Reservation points. (I'm sure they told you this). Reservation points are different than DVC points and have different rules on their usage.

Therefore they would have converted the number of DVC points they told you at the time you made the reservation, and then used those 'reservation' points to reserve your room. If subsequently the points go up for the room, I'm sure they won't come back and take more points.

Your reservation should be a done deal for the points already converted and used.

Think of it this way: You already have your airline tickets. If the airline decides to raise their prices for the date of your flights, they won't be coming back to you for more money. Your ticket is good for those flights, for what you already paid.

Likewise, your DL reservation is good for those nights. The reservation is already made and confirmed.

 

[Sherri]

Basically when you make a reservation in one of the other collections, the DVC points are instantly converted into Reservation points. (I'm sure they told you this). Reservation points are different than DVC points and have different rules on their usage.

Therefore they would have converted the number of DVC points they told you at the time you made the reservation, and then used those 'reservation' points to reserve your room. If subsequently the points go up for the room, I'm sure they won't come back and take more points.

Your reservation should be a done deal for the points already converted and used.

Think of it this way: You already have your airline tickets. If the airline decides to raise their prices for the date of your flights, they won't be coming back to you for more money. Your ticket is good for those flights, for what you already paid.

Likewise, your DL reservation is good for those nights. The reservation is already made and confirmed.

Thanks- I was hoping that would be the way it worked out.

 

[abbydancer]

This all brings up something else I don't understand yet. If I can MS this week and reserve 4 nights at the Disneyland hotel for January and then have to cancel later - what happens?

Do the points go back to me for future use, or do I have to use them for a Disney Collection hotel? If that's the case what is the deadline? January is the 2nd month of my Use Year which begins in December.

Hope the question makes sense.

Thanks,
Abby

 

[Dean]

This all brings up something else I don't understand yet. If I can MS this week and reserve 4 nights at the Disneyland hotel for January and then have to cancel later - what happens?

Do the points go back to me for future use, or do I have to use them for a Disney Collection hotel? If that's the case what is the deadline? January is the 2nd month of my Use Year which begins in December.

Hope the question makes sense.

Thanks,
Abby

If you cancel, they stay reservation points and expire at the end of the use year. No banking, transfers, etc. Remember used is completing travel, not just reserving. They cannot be used for DVC resorts but can for DCL, DC, CC, etc.

 

[Dean]

The OP should check with DVC. In general I'd say you're OK if you're already reserved. However, I do know of one instance where a person reserved DCL in the future, the points were later determined to be higher and they had to pay the higher amounts. I believe in that situation it was where the points for the time in question had not been determined rather than they were just changed.