New DVC owner-- wait list/point usage question

ironz

DIS Veteran
Joined
Dec 2, 2003
Messages
2,894
Hi! Brand new owner at BWV here, with a small contract (Sept UY).

Likely making a trip to WDW Nov. 2017 (not 100% certain--may push it to spring 2018).
Of course, std studios all taken at the crack of dawn for our stay. Garden/pool view studio is available.

My question is, since we have a small contract (74 points currently available), and the verbiage on the waitlist has a thing to check about borrowing points: Suppose we reserved the G/P view studio (61 points) and waitlisted the same dates for the std view (44) points-- If the waitlist comes through, do they just switch it to the waitlisted reservation and the extra 17 points goes back into our UY? Or do they take the 44 points first (which would require borrowing) and then later put the 61 points back?

I don't want to set myself up for a situation where points get borrowed from the next use year, since we'll prob take a breather and bank/borrow some for a bigger stay in 2019ish.

Hope that makes sense... so new, and I am not sure if I am wording this accurately.
Complicating the decision is that 1) of course the boardwalk is popular in November (why we chose it for home resort); 2) we may well switch to a studio on one of the monorail resorts at the 7 month mark, if available, since the real reason for the trip is a conference at GF to which I haven't 100% committed. I just don't want to end up getting closer to November and having no room at all, should we decide to go.
 
When you go to set up the waitlist there is a check box if you want it to replace a reservation or not. If you select it then it asks what dates and resort you want to replace. They will use the points from that reservation to make the new one and the extra in this case would go back into the UY they are from.
 
FYI - waitlists are not a sure thing, how they are filled can be in question with members who check availability daily taking your requested dates. Better that you own and book at 11 months if you want improved success. As posted points are returned to where they can from, can be an issue if you used current and banked or borrowed points. MS should use the banked or borrowed points first for the new reservation, key would is should.
 
You'll also want to set up the waitlist to expire 31 days prior to arrival. If the waitlist comes through after that, the "extra" points will go into holding. Holding points cannot be banked, expire at the end of the use year and can only be used to make a reservation no more than 60 days prior to arrival.
 

Thanks, all! I just wanted to make sure it was all one transaction, rather than a 2nd booking and subsequent 'refund' of the points from original booking.

I'll probably go ahead and book, and then see if the waitlist comes through if needed. Then tackle the idea of switching resorts in 4 months, or not...

Appreciate the info from you veteran DVC owners!
 

















DIS Facebook DIS youtube DIS Instagram DIS Pinterest DIS Tiktok DIS Twitter DIS Bluesky

Back
Top Bottom