Third Resale Contract - New Membership ID

[Craig1225]

My wife and I bought into DVC via resale for BLT and SSR back in 2020. This summer, the addonitis bug got us and we just closed on another resale contract for SSR. We had just one Membership ID for those two contracts with my wife listed as purchaser and me as additional purchaser. Today, the latest SSR contract posted to our account, but we got a new Membership ID for that one (I guess because I’m listed as Purchaser and she is additional). Is there any way they can merge them into one Membership ID? The cast member I spoke to told me I needed to talk to sales, but that doesn’t seem right, so just want to check if anyone has encountered something similar. Thanks in advance!

 

[intamin]

If they’re the same UY and same exact owners there shouldn’t be a reason to make a new membership

 

[tidefan]

My wife and I bought into DVC via resale for BLT and SSR back in 2020. This summer, the addonitis bug got us and we just closed on another resale contract for SSR. We had just one Membership ID for those two contracts with my wife listed as purchaser and me as additional purchaser. Today, the latest SSR contract posted to our account, but we got a new Membership ID for that one (I guess because I’m listed as Purchaser and she is additional). Is there any way they can merge them into one Membership ID? The cast member I spoke to told me I needed to talk to sales, but that doesn’t seem right, so just want to check if anyone has encountered something similar. Thanks in advance!

Are they different or the same UY?

 

[DanCali]

I don't think the order of the names would matter, as long as it's the same names.

Are they the same use year? That would matter...

 

[Craig1225]

I don't think the order of the names would matter, as long as it's the same names.

Are they the same use year? That would matter...

Thanks all - different use year. Very much appreciated!

 

[intamin]

Thanks all - different use year. Very much appreciated!

Which use years out of curiosity?

 

[Craig1225]

Which use years out of curiosity?

First two were April, this one September.

 

[intamin]

First two were April, this one September.

At least they’re nicely separated! But yes any change or difference in owners or different use year will result in a new membership. You’ll see that your points can’t be used together at 7 months unless they’re transferred. I recommend booking your rooms as if they’re separate people to avoid transfers. I.e. Book 3 nights from 4/20 to 4/23 with your April UY membership and then 4/23 to 4/26 using your September UY membership.

 

[Sandisw]

It’s the different UY. Those are a new membership.

It doesn’t mean you won’t be able to use the new contract with your others to book a single reservation unless you do a transfer.

There are rules to transfers as well. We have multiple ones and just book nights on one and some on the other. Then ask MS to note it so we don’t have to change rooms.

 

[Craig1225]

It’s the different UY. Those are a new membership.

It doesn’t mean you won’t be able to use the new contract with your others to book a single reservation unless you do a transfer.

There are rules to transfers as well. We have multiple ones and just book nights on one and some on the other. Then ask MS to note it so we don’t have to change rooms.

Thank you!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

It’s the different UY. Those are a new membership.

It doesn’t mean you won’t be able to use the new contract with your others to book a single reservation unless you do a transfer.

There are rules to transfers as well. We have multiple ones and just book nights on one and some on the other. Then ask MS to note it so we don’t have to change rooms.

I believe you meant does not doesn't.

 

[DanCali]

First two were April, this one September.

One strategy you can employ is making a reservation at 7 months out with points from one account, and then transferring points and extending that reservation (while the additional nights are still beyond 7 months).

Transfers are generally allowed once per use year per member account, but they do have an exception allowing multiple transfers if you are transferring to yourself between different use years. It makes things more complicated since you can't see the transferred points online and you have to call via phone to use them, but at least you can transfer just as much as you need each time.

 

[tom1944]

Is it easier when you have 2 contracts with different use years if you do the following-

SSR contract 180 points August

2nd contract- similar point total 175-185 for example say March use year- could be any resort.

Use the SSR contract at 7 months to book an August 2024 trip by using 2024 and borrowed 2025 points.

For an August 2025 trip you use banked 2024 points of the March contract and the 2025 points.

Basically, you use contracts on alternate years.

The reason I ask is it opens up a significant number of additional contracts if I consider other use years. I just don't want to miss something that this creates problems I am not considering.

 

[Sandisw]

Is it easier when you have 2 contracts with different use years if you do the following-

SSR contract 180 points August

2nd contract- similar point total 175-185 for example say March use year- could be any resort.

Use the SSR contract at 7 months to book an August 2024 trip by using 2024 and borrowed 2025 points.

For an August 2025 trip you use banked 2024 points of the March contract and the 2025 points.

Basically, you use contracts on alternate years.

The reason I ask is it opens up a significant number of additional contracts if I consider other use years. I just don't want to miss something that this creates problems I am not considering.

I have three UYs and we use them primarily for different trips. I think that is the best way to look at different membership, especially when they are both large enough to stand on their own.

We split stay almost every trip so that is another way we use them…some nights on one and some on the other depending on time of year.

 

[tom1944]

That would be my objective

My next trip will be using 2024 and 2025 points.

When I buy my next contract I will not be so concerned if it has 2024 points because that contract will be used for an August 2025 trip using 2025 and 2026 points.

If it happens to have 2024 points I can have them banked and use them for 2025. If it has enough 2024 points I can then use both contracts to book 2026 trips forward.

I think it works but with limited booking experience I wonder if I am missing possible problems

 

[disneylandtour]

On the upside, you get two waitlist requests PER membership number.

 

[DonMacGregor]

We have 2 use years: February for all of our WDW contracts, and December for all of our Aulani points. We like Hawaii in the late spring/early summer, so December is perfect (July banking deadline). As our WDW travel habits have changed and shifted to later in the year, the February UY contracts are maybe a little more problematic for Holiday travel, but the hassle to change them just doesn't make sense (plus the lions share of our direct points are in the UY).

The main reason for keeping them separate originally, even though the use years are so close together, was to make it a bit less enticing to "steal" Aulani points to travel to WDW, and vice-versa.