Membership Magic Beyond

[nalababybear]

Oh man.

All direct members are equal.

But some are more equal than other$.

Napoleon is right

 

[nalababybear]

I will say that the 3-day weekday Disneyland perk may work very well for me, as I typically would go for only 4 nights. Depending on how much the discount is.

I wonder if this will be structured like the socal 3 day tickets...really hope so!.

 

[DisTravels]

I'm not sure that's true. The website linked above says that character meets in the Epcot lounge will be a benefit of Beyond, and that Beyond members get priority access to the lounges when there is a waiting list. To me, that implies that non-Beyond members can still visit the lounge but might have a longer wait and won't get to meet the characters.

I was just going to comment, I wonder if the lounge re-opening is being delayed for the launch of these new paid member benefits..

..seems it's unclear if lounge access has changed..

 

[WrongLever]

Everyone will still be eligible for moonlight magic, However if you want priority access to make a reservation, you can buy this upgrade

This was my first thought. I was a little bit surprised it wasn't included in the 2025 offerings until I realized that next year, when they raise the price for 2026, they will be able to add this as an additional perk to help justify the price jump.

 

[lilsonicfan]

I won't be able to have this add-on, but I'm frustrated to see such lack of worth delivered to you, DVC-Y members. This all should be free. Hope they at least add extra benefits in the future.

I promise im only being a little snarky, but why would Disney offer this for free when they slap a starting price of $99, and the vast, vast majority of people here on this board say yes, sign me up, great/good/decent value, I’ll definitely hand over money for priority access to a lounge, etc. I think it’s entirely likely that more perks move to a paid model.

 

[EYL]

Just read some of the terms and conditions. For MM, you get one entitlement a year.

So, it covers one 30 day period. If you go multiple times a year, it doesn’t sound like you’d get it I. Future trips.

Tickets can only be purchased by calling MS or Disney…no buying in person. The 5 day weekday passes did WDW must be used within 8 days is the start date. The extra water park day can be used any day including weekends.

Park hopping can be added to the pass.

The OTU points can be used for any trip that is bookable so you can buy in 2025 for trips in 2026. And, yes, you are capped 24 still with the bonus.

So, most one will pay for is 12, if they want all 24.

One can purchase 24 OTU points per membership, right? If you have 2 memberships, I wonder if that would carry over in that you can get 48 OTU points averaging $10 each with only one $99 Beyond fee.

 

[nalababybear]

One can purchase 24 OTU points per membership, right? If you have 2 memberships, I wonder if that would carry over in that you can get 48 OTU points averaging $10 each with only one $99 Beyond fee.

Good question. Have to be blue card for each use year too iirc. We only have e 150 pts on one use year where the others are resales

 

[BamaGuy44]

I keep seeing all these people saying the value of MM alone is worth the cost. I guess that's fine if you only take one trip a year. Am I the only one that saw it was limited to 30 days? I assume that would be from a start date to an end date 30 days later, like activating a day ticket. At least that's the way I read it. I cannot imagine that this is 30 random days in a calendar. Unless you only take one trip a year, I see virtually no value in that.

As to the day tickets being able to be upgraded to Sorcerer's, I can see why they're not letting people upgrade them to point-purchased passes, but I can almost guarantee you that ticketing will apply the purchased value to a paid (and blue card discounted) Sorcerer's pass. Not doing so would go against 50 years of policy set by ticketing and having nothing to do with DVC. Once you buy that day ticket, DVC is out of it. Ticketing takes over at the point.

if you take 3 or 4 trips a year, and buy MM each time, but now you get one trip's MM for free, is that not still a benefit? what am I missing?

 

[permavac]

One can purchase 24 OTU points per membership, right? If you have 2 memberships, I wonder if that would carry over in that you can get 48 OTU points averaging $10 each with only one $99 Beyond fee.

I really hope so! We have 3 different memberships and usually max out our OTU points every year. So, in our case, this $99 offer is actually SAVING us money so I was beyond thrilled when I saw the email.

My only complaint is that I have to wait until December to buy it Why won't they take my money now?!

 

[AstroBlasters]

I really hope so! We have 3 different memberships and usually max out our OTU points every year. So, in our case, this $99 offer is actually SAVING us money so I was beyond thrilled when I saw the email.

My only complaint is that I have to wait until December to buy it Why won't they take my money now?!

Can you transfer OTUP between memberships?

 

[permavac]

Can you transfer OTUP between memberships?

I don't think so but I really don't know - I've never tried to. I do know you can't bank them or borrow them.

 

[SL6827]

Ok so the members who bought 150 points direct to gain the perks of being DVC-Y, are gonna need to pay up once again to be in Disney's cool kids club? Even though many of them, within recent years, had to pay a premium that was much higher than thier resale purchasers counterparts. I think this is the start of a major downslide with DVC. The exorbitant prices for direct points now still isn't enough to get yourself in that cool kids club. You need to pay again!

 

[Skicks35]

Regarding the discounted 5 day ticket perk: it sounds like the general consensus is that you can’t add days to it.

So if I need a 6 day ticket, I’d have to purchase this, plus the special 5 day ticket, then purchase a separate 1 day ticket in a separate transaction, correct? That seems, silly, but I guess we’ll find out more details as they come out.

 

[DonMacGregor]

if you take 3 or 4 trips a year, and buy MM each time, but now you get one trip's MM for free, is that not still a benefit? what am I missing?

Exactly...

 

[AnnaKristoff2013]

Not sure how that is what it is. It says you get a free one for everyone you buy

So, if you buy 12, you get the full 24…if you buy 5, you get 10.

They are $20/point so I see them now only $10/point.

If you’re getting it just for this perk, you’re paying $99 + $240 to get 24 OTU points, so that’s $349 for 24. $349/24 = $14.54

 

[Disneybuckeye]

if you take 3 or 4 trips a year, and buy MM each time, but now you get one trip's MM for free, is that not still a benefit? what am I missing?

If you take 3-4 trips a year you probably have an AP. The AP addon I believe is the same price, but would work for all trips.

I am also surprised at how many people use OTUP. As you can only use at 7 months if there is availability I assumed not a lot of good inventory left by the time you called and hour after online booking opened up. Or can you buy points and addon if you already have something and there is availability?

 

[MarkNC2Disney]

I think it’s entirely likely that more perks move to a paid model.

Yup and then they’re no longer perks.

 

[ocdb8r1]

If you’re getting it just for this perk, you’re paying $99 + $240 to get 24 OTU points, so that’s $349 for 24. $349/24 = $14.54

So what you're saying is that if someone rents out 24 points at $14.54 or more per year, they effectively can get this perk for free. (yes, this assumes you don't actually NEED the OTU points AND you use this in place of your existing points in a given year you purchase the perk).

 

[Ruttangel]

I hope it fails, I’m fed up of the DVC Class wars,

So now some people can ‘Stay Magical’ more than others if they open their wallets….again!

Well great, that really sounds like the harmonious community of tomorrow

 

[CWTC]

if you take 3 or 4 trips a year, and buy MM each time, but now you get one trip's MM for free, is that not still a benefit? what am I missing?

It is not really a benefit for AP holders. For 100$, I have the photo pass added to my AP for a full year. If the membership magic beyond were a year of photo pass for 95$, then it would be a benefit for AP holders but as it is, it does not have a benefit for AP holders.