How's This 4 a Specific Question?

[djmeen]

Howdy all,

My wife and I just received our bag and blue box along with our final paperwork for DVC.

As part of the referral program and current promotion, we're supposed to get 200 points for this year as a precursor to our normal 200 points we'll get when our June use-year kicks in.

SO - I was reading the planning guide an it looks like with a June use year, we need to bank points end of November or else we're limited to banking only up to 50% of our points (until end of February).

The question is this - I assume we cannot bank points till financing is completed and paperwork has been returned. That being said - any ideas whether we'd be able to bank more than half our points when it's all said and done?

I guess the worst case is we could still bank half the points and then we'd just have to take a vacation before June of next year.

Anyway, I was just wondering....

Thanks!

 

[jamzots]

IMO, they should extend you the courtesy and allow you to bank the full amount of points, asap, doesn't mean that they will do it though. You should definately speak with your DVC salesperson and make him give you a clear answer either way. Good Luck!!

 

[PBader]

We have added on several times and always been able to bank our points even though we were outside of our windows. I believe they always let you do that.

 

[eva]

When we purchased our original points and one of our add-ons we were past the 100% banking window. But they gave us a form to fill out to bank the points when we went through the closing. Talk to your guide. I'm sure they will send you the form to allow you to bank all your points if you do it right away. Just remember, once they are banked you have to use them in the next use year. You can't change your mind.

 

[lovinthemouse]

They let us bank before financing was done. Our use year is Feb. we bought in July 28 and have to bank by july 31 for 100%. We got home August 1st. They still allowed us to bank 100%.

 

[fluffykim]

I also was able to bank points AND book a trip for january..and i dont close ntil December...

 

[OnMedic]

Banking windows are forgiven for the first use year for new members.

 

[Kerry Dig]

I just sent my papers back yesterday, i have the same as you, I havent even sent my final check to them. And i booked a trip in Jan and i banked the rest of my points, i had till the end of this month to bank too. The only thing i did was give them my $500.00 deposit.

 

[djmeen]

Thanks all - I'll follow-up with our guide on this.

Must say - it was exciting getting the blue box. Love the way Disney handles their attention to branding and details even in things as mundane as regulations.

And how cool is this - our official expected close date falls on our anniversary.

Spooooooooooooky.

 

[Doctor P]

I will only say that this has not been our experience. We have had add-ons direct through DVC where we were past the banking window and they ABSOLUTELY REFUSED to allow us to bank the points despite my kind requests to allow us to do so. We ended up having to rent them at a bargain basement price.

 

[dianeschlicht]

I will only say that this has not been our experience. We have had add-ons direct through DVC where we were past the banking window and they ABSOLUTELY REFUSED to allow us to bank the points despite my kind requests to allow us to do so. We ended up having to rent them at a bargain basement price.

Doctor P, I think that was because they were add-ons and not new inventory or a new buyer.

 

[djmeen]

Ok - so I called quality assurance to let them know I got my sign-up stuff and the nice lady answered my questions regarding banking.

She said that as brand new members they do give a window for banking to new signups extending to their closing date (which in our case is January 16th). In essence we have a couple of months to figure it all out.

Thanks for all the replies here - much appreciated!

 

[Coastie]

My two recent add ons... VWL and BWV, we were well past the 50% window for banking and were allowed to bank ALL points. In addition, the day the guide called stating points were available, the points were added to our names as "new contracts" AND we could make an immediate reservation using the new points.

 

[wdwnut]

hi to all: just did another add-on at bwv with a december use year. i was able to bank all the 2004 points today, and our 2005 points are available right now. i think it just depends on who you talk to. i remember having my guide take care of the banking issue the last time we added on in 2000. hope this helps.

 

[bruceriebe]

We just purchased 210 pt in SSR on Nov. 3rd for a Year ending in June. After reading this discussion I panicked and called DVC and banked our points. I guess I had untill Nov. 30th the nice lady (Rachel) from DVC said.


Bruce

 

[shellbelle1971]

FWIW,
We just purchased SSR w/ June use year as well. Our guide said not to worry about banking window because they'll let us bank with no problems, even if we missed the November deadline.

In spite of that, I'm a compulsive worrywart , so I DID worry.

So as soon as we received our membership numbers (in the package with the big bag) I called immediately to 1) book a January reservation and 2) bank all our remaining points.

All the above was no problem even though we haven't closed yet.

 

[lsutigger2]

We are doing an add-on at SSR and DVC doesn't even have the paperwork back yet and won't for another week. And I was able to make a ressie with some of the points for Feb. and bank the remainder of the points.