RCI Exchange Trading Power (weeks) for Disney Resorts

[ScubaTrek]

I am waiting patiently for something to pop up at a Disney resort in February 2013. Recent availability has only been up to January. For the January availability, the required trading power almost maxed out what I have available to exchange. It occurred to me yesterday that even if something pops up in Feb, it may take more trading power than I have.

On the RCI Points side, each points resort has a chart so you can see exactly how many points it will take based on the week desired, and in most cases February takes significantly more points than January. Is there a similar chart for resorts on the weeks side? I can't find anything through RCI, and the folks at the 1-800 number have been no help.

Or - can anyone tell me from experience how much trading power I'll need to trade into a 1BR at Animal Kingdom, Beach Club, Saratoga Springs, Bay Lake Tower, or Boardwalk Villas for week 8 of 2013? For January it was between 38 and 42.

My Plan B is open right now, and I'm trying to decide if I should just book plan B in a non Disney resort, or hold off a couple months and gamble that something opens up in the Disney resort. But it's not worth the gamble if I don't have enough points for a week 8 reservation no matter what.

Have never traded in to a Disney resort before, and only doing it this time because it will be my daughter's first visit (3rd birthday) and I want it to be perfect for her.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I am waiting patiently for something to pop up at a Disney resort in February 2013. Recent availability has only been up to January. For the January availability, the required trading power almost maxed out what I have available to exchange. It occurred to me yesterday that even if something pops up in Feb, it may take more trading power than I have.

On the RCI Points side, each points resort has a chart so you can see exactly how many points it will take based on the week desired, and in most cases February takes significantly more points than January. Is there a similar chart for resorts on the weeks side? I can't find anything through RCI, and the folks at the 1-800 number have been no help.

Or - can anyone tell me from experience how much trading power I'll need to trade into a 1BR at Animal Kingdom, Beach Club, Saratoga Springs, Bay Lake Tower, or Boardwalk Villas for week 8 of 2013? For January it was between 38 and 42.

My Plan B is open right now, and I'm trying to decide if I should just book plan B in a non Disney resort, or hold off a couple months and gamble that something opens up in the Disney resort. But it's not worth the gamble if I don't have enough points for a week 8 reservation no matter what.

Have never traded in to a Disney resort before, and only doing it this time because it will be my daughter's first visit (3rd birthday) and I want it to be perfect for her.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I'm not sure what week 8 is, but the last week of February is Magic Season which is higher than most of January.

 

[Lynne M]

I'm going to send this over to the DVC Member Services board.

 

[Cee]

The most trading power I've seen needed for a 1BR has been 45. The most for a 2BR has been 52. Right now I've seen 1Brs for 32 and the weeks have been in Jan. but one was actually for the first week of Nov.(F & W!). That didn't last long. Don't forget that you can combine deposits(for a fee, of course, $109) to increase your trading power. Fees, fees and more fees....ugh!

Try an ongoing search for the week(s) you want.

Best of luck and here's some

 

[Brian Noble]

The most trading power I've seen needed for a 1BR has been 45.

Christmas and New Years were 52.

 

[ScubaTrek]

Thanks everyone, that is helpful information.

I've already got an ongoing search for the week I want, but unfortunately as noted by Deb&Bill, it's magic season. I had some weeks that were going to expire, so I've already combined all my available weeks into a single 44 unit deposit, so that's what I'm searching on.

I saw a Saratoga Springs in January this morning for 32, but it was gone an hour later.

I've got a list of 10 resorts for Plan B with availability that week, topped by Bonnet Creek. Right now I'm going to wait and see what happens, and when I'm down to only a few Plan B resorts, I'll decide then.

 

[Dean]

Thanks everyone, that is helpful information.

I've already got an ongoing search for the week I want, but unfortunately as noted by Deb&Bill, it's magic season. I had some weeks that were going to expire, so I've already combined all my available weeks into a single 44 unit deposit, so that's what I'm searching on.

I saw a Saratoga Springs in January this morning for 32, but it was gone an hour later.

I've got a list of 10 resorts for Plan B with availability that week, topped by Bonnet Creek. Right now I'm going to wait and see what happens, and when I'm down to only a few Plan B resorts, I'll decide then.

The DVC reservation seasons have nothing to do with the TPU of RCI but the principles still hold that higher demand times MAY be higher TPU costs.

 

[Cee]

Christmas and New Years were 52.

WOW. What is it for a 2BR?

 

[Brian Noble]

I don't know that I saw one.

 

[megan_in_pink]

WOW all this talk has me lost. I am about jump in to this to try to take a action in 2014 (jan) but need at least like 2 bedroom or a tree house. Ours are weeks with Bahia.

What is treading power?

 

[bwvBound]

What is treading power?

Link to RCI's Online 'Training' on Trade Power as related to RCI Weeks: http://pgs.rci.com/landing/InsideRCI/exchangeTP/index.html

 

[Dean]

WOW all this talk has me lost. I am about jump in to this to try to take a action in 2014 (jan) but need at least like 2 bedroom or a tree house. Ours are weeks with Bahia.

What is treading power?

MX timeshares have notoriously poor trading power, I can't speak for other Central american options but can't imagine it's that much different, in general. The TPU to trade into either of their resorts in Central America is in the 7-19 range. That means you have zero chance of trading to DVC with one week if your deposit TPU is close to the trade in TPU as it generally is. You'd likely need anywhere for 3-6 weeks combined, depending on specifics, to reserve a single DVC unit through RCI, even for a studio. DVC rarely deposits 3 BR units so even if you get the TPU high enough, a 2 BR is about the best you can hope for, usually at OKW or SSR.

 

[megan_in_pink]

Curd. I went to RCI website tonight to try to get the ball rolling. But the site was down. So I will call them on the weekend. We have chosen to step down to 1 br and we do not really care where. Hopefully something will work out.

 

[bwvBound]

I went to RCI website tonight to try to get the ball rolling. But the site was down.

The site is working for me ...

 

[Dean]

Curd. I went to RCI website tonight to try to get the ball rolling. But the site was down. So I will call them on the weekend. We have chosen to step down to 1 br and we do not really care where. Hopefully something will work out.

It's up right now and was earlier when I answered previously. I don't think you have any chance at all of getting DVC on the weeks side using a single Bahia deposit even for a studio.