Question on One Time Use Points

[DisMatt]

Hi All,

I'm not sure if this is possible, but I was wondering if I make a reservation at my Home Resort at the 11 month mark using all my points, would I be able to call up Member Services at the 7 month mark and buy some One-Time-Use points and use those in my existing reservation, in order to bank some points into the next use year for a reservation the following year (just assume here that the 24 one time use points I could buy the following year would not be enough for my reservation and I would be borrowing all the points available from the following year as well).

I wasn't sure if this was possible or if would mess up the existing reservation.

 

[erionm]

One-Time-Use Vacation Point detail from DVCMember.com:

As a Disney Vacation Club Member, occasionally you may find yourself in need of just few extra vacation points in order to book that perfect dream vacation. Previously, this required borrowing vacation points from a future use year, but very recently a new alternative was introduced. They're called "one-time-use" vacation points and are available for a fee of $15 ($13.33 plus $1.67 tax) per vacation point. Availability of one-time-use vacation points may be limited or suspended from time to time, and the fee is subject to change.
Details:

• One-time-use vacation points are vacation points available for Disney Vacation Club Members to use as an alternative to borrowing vacation points from the following use year's allotment.
• You can obtain a maximum of 24 one-time-use vacation points once per use year per membership.
• A maximum of 24 one-time-use vacation points are processed in a single transaction, not multiple transactions.
• The fee for one-time-use vacation points is $15 (including tax) per vacation point, and is subject to change.
• One-time-use vacation points expire according to the use year of the reservation booked and are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be banked or borrowed.
• One-time-use vacation points are not available for waitlist reservations.
• One-time-use vacation points cannot be applied retroactively to existing reservations.
• One-time-use vacation points are only available for Members whose contract is closed and in good standing.
• One-time-use vacation points are available only for Disney Vacation Club Resorts, Disney Collection*, Adventurer Collection* and World Passport Collection reservations.
  
  * Available when you purchase directly from Disney.
• One-time-use vacation points used for Disney Vacation Club resort reservations can only be used up to 7 months prior to arrival.
• One-time-use vacation points for Disney Collection, Adventurer Collection and World Passport reservations can be used according to the booking guidelines for each individual collection.

 

[DisMatt]

Thanks for the swift reply, that answers my question!!

 

[funhouse8]

Can this be applied to a reservation if making it online or do you need to call?

 

[DebbieB]

Can this be applied to a reservation if making it online or do you need to call?

You need to call.

If there is still availability for the room you want at 7 months, you could rebook it to change the points.

 

[funhouse8]

You need to call.

If there is still availability for the room you want at 7 months, you could rebook it to change the points.

I am trying for Aulani. I need the extra points if I have to book an oceanview. So let me get this right,,, I should try to book only 6 days at 8am then call at 9am for the final night or try to book all 7 nights? If I don't have enough points will I have to start again or can I just drop a night. We want to go the last week in June so I need to be quick. Thanks.