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Hours from what I have seen are 6-9 PM...AP who aren't staying over are not eligible as far as I know. You need a resort stay to be eligible using your DVC points.
Just to go further, my next question is will resale points being used affect whether or not the member can go up?

And will they be allowed into the lounge if the points being used are from a different UY/membership
 
Any idea if this presents a limited opportunity to double-up? I'm wondering if we bought the 20 points for say June 2026 (in Dec of this year) and then kept/renewed our MMB in 2026 could I sitll purchase another 20 IN 2026? I know logically you should be able to as you're only buying within each use year....but I wonder if DVC systems are smart enough to handle this?!?!

If so, creates a nice opportunity for banking/borrowing points.

You are still limited to the rules of 24 OTU points per UY…that is not changing.

You are limited to purchasing one special BOGO free during the calendar year you are part of the program.

The only way to double up the benefit in year one would be two owners buy, but each uses for a trip in a different UY of trips…or, if multiple memberships are owned, different memberships.

For example, I could buy for my March 2025 trip which is my Dec 2024 UY. My husband could join and then buy for a trip in calendar year 2026 which is our Dec 2025 UY

However, once he does, neither of us could by with the special in 2026 except for a trip Dec 1st or later since we already maxed out the OTU points allowed.
 
Thanks. I don't think anyone else in my party even know who Nick and Judy are LOL
I've heard of Zootopia but don't know anything about and have no clue who the characters are.

I would prefer the fab 5 or one or two of them. Stuck in the mud, I guess.
 
I knew before we went up. They give you this cute little passport thing that lets them know when it’s your turn for pictures. The inside had the “signatures”
I knew before we went up. They give you this cute little passport thing that lets them know when it’s your turn for pictures. The inside had the “signatures”
Do they also still have the Freestyle Machines going and snacks out during the 6-9pm time?
 
Got an answer about who can attend the special character event. Make sure that if one is in more than one room booked on your membership, that your have MS note you are traveling together so that they see it in the system.

That is all you need to have everyone in your party join you…as long as the owner who purchased is there to check you in!
 
I am guessing that there are legal or tax considerations they need to get sign off on, and eventually will open it up to at least Canada and the UK.
Interesting guess but I can’t see that. Legal considerations for discounts, skipping lines, character greetings, discounted photo pass etc.? International members already get merch discounts, can buy one time use points, can buy park tickets, can buy photopass etc. Certainly comes across as preferential treatment for US owners.

Imagine being an international member that bought direct points in 2024?
Paid one one the highest prices ever and not eligible because? No reason, wrong address.

New 3 tier system
US direct owners
International direct owners
Resale owners
 
Interesting guess but I can’t see that. Legal considerations for discounts, skipping lines, character greetings, discounted photo pass etc.? International members already get merch discounts, can buy one time use points, can buy park tickets, can buy photopass etc. Certainly comes across as preferential treatment for US owners.

Imagine being an international member that bought direct points in 2024?
Paid one one the highest prices ever and not eligible because? No reason, wrong address.

New 3 tier system
US direct owners
International direct owners
Resale owners
I wrote to DVC and they responded.

International members are not eligible because international members aren’t eligible, they appreciate my understanding.

Wow.
 

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Forgive me if this has been asked already. I have a bad migraine going on and actually hard to go back and read all the posts.

With the new reduced price for OTU points with Membership Magic (or whatever it's called for $99 I bought), does it make sense to buy the points for each of my Memberships (one is BCV resale prior to 2014, other is Poly Direct) and use those instead of my points due to the fact my points can be banked if end up with too many? And will have more for the next year to use?

Is this smart or not? Thank you for answering.
PS: Does the $99 privilege even share to the 2nd membership for OTU points?
I'm confused and head is pounding.
 
Forgive me if this has been asked already. I have a bad migraine going on and actually hard to go back and read all the posts.

With the new reduced price for OTU points with Membership Magic (or whatever it's called for $99 I bought), does it make sense to buy the points for each of my Memberships (one is BCV resale prior to 2014, other is Poly Direct) and use those instead of my points due to the fact my points can be banked if end up with too many? And will have more for the next year to use?

Is this smart or not? Thank you for answering.
PS: Does the $99 privilege even share to the 2nd membership for OTU points?
I'm confused and head is pounding.
I believe you can only get one BOGO OTUP set per $99 MMB (maximum 24pts).

There are ways to get 2 ‘sets’, but requires paying another $99. DH and I have 2 different memberships - If he bought $99 MMB and 24 BOGO OTUPs, I could buy a set on the other membership but that would first require a MMB for myself at $99.
 
No. Legal considerations about offering an inducement to buy a timeshare. Because that's ultimately what this is. And these things can be sticky.

Rest assured, Disney very much wants to take your money.
So by packaging up all the things I can already buy, I can’t buy it?
Not getting it. I can already buy one time use points but I can’t buy a discount on them?
I already have access to the lounge but I can’t buy a front of the line pass?
Everyone remotely eligible already has the timeshare.

Disney wants our money so much they made a perk that they won’t sell us and only makes member less pleased to be owners?

Usually we buy photopass, $99 for this package is fair, current price without this is now outrageous, so now they get no money from me.

Add in all the time spent talking to unhappy international customers on the phone and via email and seems like a situation they are quite happy to cope with.

It is a fact that they have created a new lower tier of what members are eligible for.
 
Nah, Disney would rather leave hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table in order to create a secret three-tier system of DVC membership. Disney is too far above cheap money grabs...
It is not a secret tier, they wrote me and appreciated my understanding of the new lower tier. An international member who bought direct 3 weeks ago can’t buy a $99 perk package. Previous tiers were based on direct or resale, now there is a new lower tier based on address.
 
I believe you can only get one BOGO OTUP set per $99 MMB (maximum 24pts).

There are ways to get 2 ‘sets’, but requires paying another $99. DH and I have 2 different memberships - If he bought $99 MMB and 24 BOGO OTUPs, I could buy a set on the other membership but that would first require a MMB for myself at $99.
Thank you very much. DH is on the second membership also so need to figure out if worth another $99, which might be the case. I’ve already transferred private points into each membership for 2025 (and used them) so this method might be helpful. I feel I’m too old to buy more contracts.
 
Interesting guess but I can’t see that. Legal considerations for discounts, skipping lines, character greetings, discounted photo pass etc.? International members already get merch discounts, can buy one time use points, can buy park tickets, can buy photopass etc. Certainly comes across as preferential treatment for US owners.

Imagine being an international member that bought direct points in 2024?
Paid one one the highest prices ever and not eligible because? No reason, wrong address.

New 3 tier system
US direct owners
International direct owners
Resale owners
It could be that it will ultimately be approved, but the queue for legal approval at Disney probably moves slowly, so they launched for US first and other countries may follow. Just a guess.
 
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