Which Vacation Would You Do?...(Opinions wanted)

[Imagineer2Be]

Booked my September12-21 2014 Beach Club vacation at exactly 7 moths out using 259 points (39 borrowed from my 2015 use year) and have a June U/Y. We have PAPs that expire in October. My husband and I found out at the end of March that we were expecting our first little one in December 2014. This put our house hunt in overdrive. We close in mid July on our house. We have quite a few options, but as I am feeling a bit house poor, I am debating what I should do.

Option 1: Pay the ~900 to fly to Disney for 2 (including bags) and have one last trip by ourselves.
Option 2: Drive the 17 hours each way. (We live in Texas.
Option 3: Rent / Transfer the 39 points and bank the rest and go when the kid is over a year and walking.
Option 4: Delay the trip to May and buy new tickets (go when the kid is 5 months).
Option 5: Rent / Transfer all 259 points and use the money to offset some of the initial house cost items.


We are booked for Munchkins first cruise in December 2015 so it will get some Disney love in the first year already. What would you do? Are there any options I missed?

 

[MouseMomx2]

If you can afford the trip without incurring any debt I would go for Options 1 or 2. If you cannot I would go with Option 5.

 

[cnavarrete]

Option 1 - who knows how you'll be feeling at that point? There is no way I could have tolerated that drive during either of my pregnancies. You'll get to tell your baby that s/he got to go to WDW while still in utero!

Our daughter's first trip to WDW was at 2 & 1/2 years and it was truly magical. She knew who everyone was and truly believed that they were real. With your cruise in baby's first year, heading back to WDW in baby's second year would be perfect.

Best wishes for a happy and healthy pregnancy and delivery!

 

[Kidanifan08]

First, congratulations! I would be in favor of a modified option 4. I think delaying until after delivery is a good idea. You don't want to be 6 months pregnant in that summer September heat and not be able to have a refreshing adult beverage! I would probably aim for mid-March or no later than the end of April, so you have cooler weather with the baby. Visiting WDW with an infant can be very relaxing and enjoyable, but you don't want it to be too hot. Epcot has the F&G starting around March 6 or 7, which can be a lot of fun.

Just a bookkeeping point: those 39 points are borrowed, not transferred. They are now permanently a part of your June 2014 UY. They cannot be banked or transferred to someone else. You either need to use them yourself, rent them to someone, or lose them.

 

[Imagineer2Be]

Just a bookkeeping point: those 39 points are borrowed, not transferred. They are now permanently a part of your June 2014 UY. They cannot be banked or transferred to someone else. You either need to use them yourself, rent them to someone, or lose them.

Good catch. I'll fix the post.

 

[com_op_2000]

Congrats on the little one!
I would choose another option,
You have a very desirable reservation in hand at this time, at a popular resort, and during F&W at EPCOT.
I would list the whole reservation for rent. Even this late you should be able to get a good price.

 

[Imagineer2Be]

Congrats on the little one! I would choose another option, You have a very desirable reservation in hand at this time, at a popular resort, and during F&W at EPCOT. I would list he whole reservation for rent. Even this late you should be able to get a good price.

True. F&W starts on the 19th. So they would get the beach club benefit for the last few days.