MMB and DVC Lounge

[WinterSolider]

Same here. No way am I buying MMB. It's just a downgrade to our membership.

As to "needing" OTUP, in my 18 years of membership, I've only borrowed once and have banked points every other year, including this one. Why would I need OTUP?

Points are worth $40+ of rack rate savings.

Getting them every year for $20 (or $10 with MMB) puts you ahead every single time you do it.

 

[prncssjas]

I would love to hear actual experiences with wait times WITH and WITHOUT MMB.

Hi there, we were at the MK the week that the new lounge opened (I think it opened during the work week and we were there on the first Saturday it was open). We went to the podium at 11:15am (or maybe it was 10:15am? it was slightly after the lounge opened for the day) and we are MMB -- when we reached the podium (it took about 5 minutes, as the line was long), when we checked in, they said it would be around a 5-10 minute wait due to so many families checking in. It was probably 7 minutes and we got the text to go in. As I understood it from the cast member, those without MMB were told about a 3 hour wait. I hope this helps!

 

[Mouseforward]

Points are worth $40+ of rack rate savings.

Getting them every year for $20 (or $10 with MMB) puts you ahead every single time you do it.

To do what stay at Saratoga Springs? I think most people book in their 11 month window. I would estimate one time points be worth less than $20 I can scroll down to the bottom of the board and book at 11 months with rented $20 points.

 

[stat]

To do what stay at Saratoga Springs? I think most people book in their 11 month window. I would estimate one time points be worth less than $20 I can scroll down to the bottom of the board and book at 11 months with rented $20 points.

I mean that's exactly what SAP is all about. Booking at 7 months is a big thing, there's always stuff available (way more than just SSR). I book hundreds of points at 7 months every year and I bet a bigger percentage of points are used in that window that we'd guess. Getting 24 more for $10 is a steal. Literally cheaper than all other points (dues + buy in + time value of money is higher than $10 for every resort). Such a good deal I don't think it'll last long.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Points are worth $40+ of rack rate savings.

Getting them every year for $20 (or $10 with MMB) puts you ahead every single time you do it.

If you never need OTUP, you would be banking the extra points until the end of membership.
What good is that?? No savings there. It’s like buying something you will never use because it’s on sale, then saying you saved twenty bucks on that item….
Unless you intentionally buy them to rent.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Used MK Lounge w/ MMB when there was a wait, I didnt inquire how long it wouldve been. We waited about 5 minutes to be seated.
Epcot Lounge no wait.
DLR Lounge no wait.

 

[Moonspinner]

They are not holding tables at the end of the day for MMB. We have it and tried to get in a little over an hour before close. They said no. There was no one hanging outside and we hung out to see if more people entered or left. The place looked dead. No one went in at all for the next 45 min. It was pretty obvious to us that they just shut it down early.

 

[Sandisw]

To do what stay at Saratoga Springs? I think most people book in their 11 month window. I would estimate one time points be worth less than $20 I can scroll down to the bottom of the board and book at 11 months with rented $20 points.

While this year was the first time I bought all of them, I have in the past bought a few and they did indeed allow me to add them to my non home resort points to pick up the first night that was still available for my home resort.

Allowed me to cancel my home resort booking night and then I had more points to use at 11 months.

With MMB, now, I can buy them for my AP…and then not use as many home resort points for that.

As I said, cost me $240 plus 51 points for a brand new Sorcerer pass vs $1149 for all cash.

So, basically, my 51 points came out to almost a value of $18/point.

 

[tidefan]

If you never need OTUP, you would be banking the extra points until the end of membership.
What good is that?? No savings there. It’s like buying something you will never use because it’s on sale, then saying you saved twenty bucks on that item….
Unless you intentionally buy them to rent.

^^^^ This ^^^^

 

[sentimental13]

We have MBB and went to both lounges for the first time in late May/early June from Memorial Day through June 4. On a very rainy afternoon, which I suppose was also 5/26 memorial day according to my texts, we waited 2 minutes for the lounge in Epcot. We also went back for the characters that evening and had zero wait (and my daughter loved meeting the characters; she had nuimos of them on her bag already so I knew it would be a hit). That kind of incidental is worth it for me.

At MK we waited around 10 minutes. Once it was very rainy and once it was not. It was afternoon both times and it was a longer wait when it was rainy. I must have deleted those texts already, but we would have gone during the first week of June.

 

[cheryl.UK]

I visited in late May and early June and went to the both the MK and Epcot lounge. The wait was 0min. I'm an international member with MMB so I guess thats why.

Before MMB was a thing i've experienced the waittime to be longer like, 15 minutes but also up to 1 hour. Had to ask my wife she remembers that better than me

An international member with MMB? I thought they only sold this to US members?

 

[Cyberc1978]

An international member with MMB? I thought they only sold this to US members?

They do but somehow I managed to buy it online anyway.

 

[cheryl.UK]

They do but somehow I managed to buy it online anyway.

VPN?

 

[Cyberc1978]

VPN?

No that won’t work.

I just signed in and had the option to enroll.

My wife is not MMB but I just checked and she can also enroll if she wants to. I don’t know why I have the option but I do.

 

[Cyberc1978]

A small update.

Im MMB and just arrived at the Epcot lounge. For the first time in forever I was put on the waitlist.

I asked about my spot and I was it.

Currently been waiting 5 minutes and counting.

ETA: and I’m up in the lounge. Time is now 2.41pm

Shortest waittime ever. Wish the rides had the same waittime.

 

[Cyberc1978]

New update.

I’m at MK right now and wanted to access the lounge. I’m on the waitlist and there should be several others in front of me.

I’ll update once I’m in.

Time now: 1.06pm

Time that I got in: 1.39pm

Sorry I missed the update.

 

[patm95]

Visited MK lounge during 4th of July week with MMB. Other families were on waitlist. We only had to wait ~5 minutes for a table to be ready. Epcot got right in.

 

[DebbieB]

My friend has the MMB. Were were there in early April, she wanted to do the characters in the Epcot lounge, after regular close. It worked out well, only maybe 2 other groups there. For MK, we got in line around 10:45, there were maybe 8 groups ahead of us. We got on the waitlist and were called back within 10 minutes.

 

[zackiedawg]

I don't do MMB or any extra purchase options (LL, etc).

June 11, MK's lounge wait time for me was 1 hr 10 min. I only waited about 10 minutes in front of the place - I took the chance of jumping on a ride and circling back, so that wasted a solid hour of the time. This was early afternoon, maybe 1-2pm, sunny day, pretty heavy crowds. At least 20 families were in line to get to the sign-in desk - most MMB people were being quoted 10-15 minutes. I hope those standby wait times come down - I only waited that first time because I wanted to see it at least once. On future trips, I'll only drop my name in if the waits are 30 min or less.

June 12 Epcot, mid-afternoon 2-3pm ish, clear and sunny day. No wait at all, walked right in.

 

[Chuck S]

We waited about 15 minutes, with MMB on Saturday June 7, this was before lunch time, as we had reservations at Liberty tree.

Also just a reminder to the OP, that even if they purchase MMB, and have annual passes in the future, they will still need to buy the Photopass if they want it for the full year of the AP, The freebie code with MMB is only good for one trip per year.