Wait listing and available points

[chitwnnole]

I am kind of new to this so I hope someone can help answer my question. I am looking to wait list a possible reservation. I have 25 points available to borrow from next year and need an additional 12 to meet the point needs for my days. I understand I can "purchase / rent etc...) one time use points up to a total of 15 a year.

My question is this. Can I purchase the points from Disney now and will it show credit now so that I can put in a wait list request ? Or can I only purchase the points at time of a reservation (which I can't do at this time because the dates are not available)

Thanks for any info

 

[erionm]

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.

They can only be purchased at the time you are making the reservation.

 

[DebbieB]

I am kind of new to this so I hope someone can help answer my question. I am looking to wait list a possible reservation. I have 25 points available to borrow from next year and need an additional 12 to meet the point needs for my days. I understand I can "purchase / rent etc...) one time use points up to a total of 15 a year.

My question is this. Can I purchase the points from Disney now and will it show credit now so that I can put in a wait list request ? Or can I only purchase the points at time of a reservation (which I can't do at this time because the dates are not available)

Thanks for any info

No, the room has to be available to buy one time use points. You can buy up to 24 points. I don't know if you could book other dates, buy the one time use points for it, then cancel it before 30 days, which would put the points back in your account.

 

[chitwnnole]

Thanks for the info I really appreciate it. Is it possible that I go to a third party source and have then transfer me the difference of points for my total stay. At that point between having points transferred and borrowing points from the next year..... Can I then put together a wait list reservation ?

 

[CarolMN]

Thanks for the info I really appreciate it. Is it possible that I go to a third party source and have then transfer me the difference of points for my total stay. At that point between having points transferred and borrowing points from the next year..... Can I then put together a wait list reservation ?

Yes, that would work - as long as the points you receive from the transfer are valid for the dates you plan to stay. However, since the transferred points will most likely not show up in your online account **, you will have to call MS to set up the waitlist.

When transferring the points, be sure the CM knows which contract you want the transferred points to land in. Also, be sure to tell the CM that it is OK to borrow points to complete the reservation should the waitlist work. Might be a good idea to ask the CM to note on the waitlist that you want the transferred points used as well.

Good luck!


** Transferred points show up in your online account only if the use year and resort match. So in most cases, you have to call MS to make a reservation that uses them.

 

[Sandisw]

No, the room has to be available to buy one time use points. You can buy up to 24 points. I don't know if you could book other dates, buy the one time use points for it, then cancel it before 30 days, which would put the points back in your account.

Yes, if someone makes a reservation with one time points and then cancels, they will be available in the account to be used for a wait list.

What would be important is to make sure the "fake" reservation was made for dates within the same UY as the travel being waitlisted...not the UY of the points that will end up being borrowed.

 

[chitwnnole]

Thanks for all the help