Parking? Annual Passes? Use Years?

[Amy5000]

You guys are so knowledgeable and my friend who I usually ask this stuff to is out, so here goes:

1) I note that there's a limit of 8 annual passes per household for each Member. So here's the question: Is there anyway to purchase annual passes people who don't live with us? (Like my SIL, BIL, niece and nephew). I assume with the niece and nephew it might not be so difficult but I guess short of getting BIL and SIL to move in we are not going to be able to give them the discount...

2) Someone mentioned that if we stay off property we can't use the free parking unless we have annual passes...I just want to confirm that we can use the free parking whenever we're in town if we have a current annual pass? Is it good for all WDW locations? (like DTD?)

3) Since I decided to maybe watch the market for a very small "add-on", do I need to make sure the "add-on" has the same use year as the points I already have? If they have a different use year, does that mean we will have to have two memberships? Are there any pitfalls that I'm missing regarding have 2 different use years? (other than having to be more on top of when things expire)

4) I'm currently buying SSR pts but I figured I might look at OKW pts. Except for the fact that I have different reservation windows, anything I should be concerned about.


Thanks in advance. Amy

 

[dianeschlicht]

You guys are so knowledgeable and my friend who I usually ask this stuff to is out, so here goes:

1) I note that there's a limit of 8 annual passes per household for each Member. So here's the question: Is there anyway to purchase annual passes people who don't live with us? (Like my SIL, BIL, niece and nephew). I assume with the niece and nephew it might not be so difficult but I guess short of getting BIL and SIL to move in we are not going to be able to give them the discount...

2) Someone mentioned that if we stay off property we can't use the free parking unless we have annual passes...I just want to confirm that we can use the free parking whenever we're in town if we have a current annual pass? Is it good for all WDW locations? (like DTD?)

3) Since I decided to maybe watch the market for a very small "add-on", do I need to make sure the "add-on" has the same use year as the points I already have? If they have a different use year, does that mean we will have to have two memberships? Are there any pitfalls that I'm missing regarding have 2 different use years? (other than having to be more on top of when things expire)

4) I'm currently buying SSR pts but I figured I might look at OKW pts. Except for the fact that I have different reservation windows, anything I should be concerned about.


Thanks in advance. Amy

1. No, only people who have IDs with the same address as yours will be allowed to purchase the APs.
2. Free parking is not a DVC perk, but a perk of staying on-site. It is also a perk for AP holders.
3. No, as long as you aren't buying from Disney, they can be any use year, but it is easier to track if it's the same.
4. Home resort advantage at the 11 month window is the only thing to really be concerned about. That and the fact that SSR points are higher for each size unit than at OKW.

 

[Chuck S]

1) All adults purchasing APs must show a photo ID with the same address as the DVC owner. If they live with you, you can buy a pass for them...up to 8 total.

2) Yes, show your AP for parking when you enter the lots. DtD does not charge for parking to anyone. Valet parking, where it is offered, is NOT free for AP holders.

3) It does not need to be the same use year as your original contract, however, as you already pointed out, it would be easier to manage for banking deadlines. It could be added to your existing membership number if it is the same use year, you'd need to request Member Accounting to do that.

4) OKW contracts end in 2042, SSR cotracts in 2054. Also, currently, dues are less expensive at SSR.

 

[Caskbill]

#3. If you get a different Use Year month, it will be a totally different membership number, and must be managed totally separately.

Some disadvantages to having two membership numbers:

• Points cannot be combined to make a single reservation. Say you have a single membership of 150 OKW points and an add-on of 70 Points at SSR. At 7-months you want to make a 200 point reservation at BCV. With a single membership you can take those 200 points in any combination you want from your 150 and 70 point contracts combined. With a separate membership you cannot combine points together to make a single reservation. You would have to make two separate reservations using points from each contract to reserve whole days, and then link the reservations together.
  
  
• For a single membership number, all points are combined for determining banking percentages. Using the above example, if you have the 150 point OKW and 70 point SSR add-on, you have a contract of 220 points. So at the 50% banking window, you could bank a total of 110 points, in any combination from the two contracts. Say you used all 150 OKW points but none of the SSR points. At 50% you could still bank all 70 SSR points.
  
  But if they are separate memberships, the banking percentages apply to each contract individually. In the above example, in that case, you could only bank 35 of the SSR points.

It is highly recommended you keep the same use year. If you purchase from Disney this will be automatic (unless you buy a minimum 160 points and specifically request a different use year month)

If you buy resale, try to get the same use year month. Your broker can help to be sure Disney treats it as an add-on to your contract and doesn't give it a separate membership number.

 

[Amy5000]

Ok...here's a question. Let's say the first time I go down after purchasing my points I end up staying off property...(don't ask why...my parents may be renting a condo).... Can I still get the discount on the Annual Pass? Or do I need to be checking into a WDW resort?

And let's say I had to separate memberships. Could I make the address on one of the memberships my inlaws, make the inlaws affiliates on the account, and let them use the annual passes on that membership while immediate family and I use on the other membership?

I don't want to do anything illegal here (or just wrong). Would this either work and/or be ok?

Thanks in advance.

Amy

 

[Chuck S]

1)Yes, with your membership card, you can get an annual pass. It does not reuire you to be staying onsite.

2)Affiliates do not qualify for the AP discount, only the actual members on the contracts and their household. Since you do not live at your in-laws address, and your ID won't show their address, it won't work. Affiliates also don't get a membership card.

 

[Deb & Bill]

The only way to add them to a second points purchase would be to purchase an entirely new contract and include them as members on the contract. They would have full access to those points. If you bought through Disney, you would have to purchase a second set of 160 points.

 

[dis-happy]

You guys are so knowledgeable and my friend who I usually ask this stuff to is out, so here goes:

1) I note that there's a limit of 8 annual passes per household for each Member. So here's the question: Is there anyway to purchase annual passes people who don't live with us? (Like my SIL, BIL, niece and nephew). I assume with the niece and nephew it might not be so difficult but I guess short of getting BIL and SIL to move in we are not going to be able to give them the discount...

Do your neice and nephew live with you? I'm not sure what you mean that "it might not be so difficult to get them AP's." By now I hope you understand that only immediate family living with you are eligible for the discount.

 

[Amy5000]

Do your neice and nephew live with you? I'm not sure what you mean that "it might not be so difficult to get them AP's." By now I hope you understand that only immediate family living with you are eligible for the discount.

Yep. I got it. If we go with the inlaws, they (including niece and nephew) need to buy regular tickets or shell out full price for an annual pass. Really we probably won't even travel with them, but since I've decided to join the club I keep thinking of the possibilities of travel not just for us but for the extended family as well. But if it's not ok, we won't be doing it. I guess I was just thinking in overdrive this afternoon...

 

[dianeschlicht]

Yep. I got it. If we go with the inlaws, they (including niece and nephew) need to buy regular tickets or shell out full price for an annual pass. Really we probably won't even travel with them, but since I've decided to join the club I keep thinking of the possibilities of travel not just for us but for the extended family as well. But if it's not ok, we won't be doing it. I guess I was just thinking in overdrive this afternoon...

Actually, one of the things we like best about DVC is how it enables us to take family and friends along, and they only have to pay for their admission and meals. Heck, we sometimes provide a meal or two also. It has always given us alot of pleasure being able to extend that hospitality to friends and family.

 

[n2mm]

This was one major reason why I put my daughter on my contract as an owner. This was she and her family will get the same perks as we do. She is able to buy APs for her and her hubby and their children because she's a part owner. I seemed easier to do this now, then to leave it to her.