Miffy
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2002
@fancyfox823--I hope your next trip is in late 2021 or even 2022, because if you're renting points for a stay in 2020, be warned--if WDW isn't open on your dates, you will be out the money you paid for renting those points, with zero recourse unless you're renting directly from an understanding owner who's renting you points that aren't about to expire and they're willing and able to make a new reservation for you and WDW would be open during the time of that new reservation.When we go in a large group (my husband's family) it's usually paid for by the grandparents. I still do whatever I can to try to keep the costs down, but sometimes they want us to all stay together where they want us to stay no matter what. This next trip is just the four of us, and I'll be renting DVC points, taking advantage of cheap airfare, and I'll definitely be joining the credit card points boards to see how I can maximize all that! My husband has a Citi card that has some sort of benefit, and of course we have the Disney Visa. But I spend a lot of time researching deals and finding ways to save money so we can do more cool things when we're there.
In case you think I'm exaggerating, please read through the thread about David's, a company that may not even be in business a year from now. Renters and owners alike are not amused, to say the least.
Right now, renting points is a terrible idea, since we have no idea when the parks are going to reopen or what the restrictions will be when they do. Also, keep in mind that if you're really determined to rent points, you may have a very difficult time finding the resort you want, since as every day goes by, there are more and more DVC owners who will be looking to book once WDW is open again.
For the people who rented points for stays during this period when WDW is shut down, renting points was about as far as you can get from a money-saving proposition. Instead, many of these people are out the entire amount of the reservation and may never recoup the money.