Quite a few people here have used them. No proof of residence is required. I'm going to use them for my next trip in January 2024. Hope Disney doesn't clue in by that time. Their ticket gives you park hopping,water parks, memory maker and a free magic band in 2023. They also have a longer time after first use for expiry, I think 18 days.
Before we bought our DVC resale we always rented points and loved saving the money. I would look on the DVC Rent/Transfer thread here on the Disboards. There are many DVC rental companies but it is usually quite a bit cheaper to just work directly with a DVC member through these boards than a rental company. I would suggest Googling a DVC point calculator and plugging in the dates that you want to travel (check-in date and check-out date) to give you an idea of the amount of points you want to rent. That should give you a rough budget especially when you factor in the price per point that a DVC member is asking. Keep in mind that cancelling may mean you have to forfeit your funds since that member may not be able to rent out those points again if it is past their banking window, etc. Just something to keep in mind when renting through a member and not Disney. We have never cancelled a trip before, but it is a risk - you just have to decide if it is a risk you are willing to accept - we were. We also purchase our tickets through Attraction Tickets as we go for a couple of weeks anyway.
It's the risk part that makes me nervous, which is why its something I've never done before. Maybe its time to just suck it up and give it a go.
Personally, I don’t feel that renting DVC points is a low cost way to go. Do you legit need the larger space or is it more of a hotel snob scenario? I’m a hotel snob for sure but im not likely to waste money on DVC if I don’t truly need that type of accommodation. There are so many better things to spend on at WDW. I much prefer quantity when it comes to holiday time. I will gladly give up mod or deluxe resorts if it gets me more days. LOL…I just passed on mod/deluxe resort because of the exchange rate. Staying at the All Stars on a CM rate felt great!
This is a good way to go for a family - ESPECIALLY if you're going to do other touristy things outside of WDW.
We've never looked into point rentals and we did pretty extensively yesterday and are not impressed. It is definitely not much of a cost saving measure. We are by no means hotel snobs and have been quiet content in the past staying at value resorts to ensure more park time and money for food, drinks and souvenirs. We do however prefer to stay on site, we like being in the bubble.
Our stays at Universal, cost wise, have always been better priced compared to stays at Disney and their value resorts are sooooo much nicer. We're opting not to go to Universal for this upcoming trip because there isn't much for my 4 year old to do at Universal like there will be at WDW.
Sorry if I missed this - but how many are you? The cost savings really comes into play when your party is 6+ and you compare booking 2 hotel-side rooms VS a 1Br DVC suite. If you're happy and have enough room in a value, there's really no benefit to renting points because DVC studio suites will be on par with moderate/deluxe pricing.
There's just 4 of us, but we don't like to be on top of one another if we don't have to be. BUT, if we had to be, we'd fight, but we'd survive.
I'll just throw this out there - take a look a the bathroom setup for any of the DVC suites you consider renting. Many of them have a split bath, with 2 shower facilities. This is something you won't find in any standard hotel room, and could go a long way to making you feel more comfortable in a single room together. It's a sort of non-monetary benefit if you will.
This is interesting. I made a cost comparison on an upcoming stay, and renting DVC points through Dave's was a 35% savings over the rack rate. This is on a 1-Bedroom villa at BWV. The only caveat is that there is now a 25% off offer, so the results are less impressive with that factored in.
It's from shared experiences like this one, that we'll definitely take the numbers we've seen on Dave's and compare them to rack rates for some different options. Dave's is definitely not off the table yet....
We rented points in 2020 for OKW. It averaged about $210/ night in January. All Star resorts are cheaper so well be staying there for our next trip.
We are the same.. Canadian DVC owner, fully paid off .. due to the banking of points during Covid shut down and the APs that we had purchased and not activated we went 3 times last year .. and have a 14 day trip booked this summer… we have always said there are tons of ways to make a disney trip cheaper /more affordable and just as enjoyable.. 3 trips last year and we never used Genie plus or purchased a lightning lane.
It's way over priced, especially if your kids are older than 9 cause then they are basically an adult. For my family we would never eat $128 worth of food per person each day. Since we don't do character meals it really is not a good value.
