RCI points/rules & Disney ??

[sonomom]

I have been reading and it seems like there are mixed answers about whether the point system is effected by the 1 in 4 rules, im specifically interested in the GPR in Cali. So can anyone clear up the question if i go to the resort can i go again the next year if it is a points resort?

Also I used to be able to see Disney Orlando resorts with my points account and now i cant see any... does anybody with points see Disney??

[chriskre]

I tried to see DVC with my points this morning and saw nothing for any dates. Not sure why I can't. Maybe I am doing something wrong.

[djyamyam]

Originally Posted by sonomom

I have been reading and it seems like there are mixed answers about whether the point system is effected by the 1 in 4 rules, im specifically interested in the GPR in Cali. So can anyone clear up the question if i go to the resort can i go again the next year if it is a points resort?

The 1 in 4 applies to all weeks bookings (using points) for the GPR resorts. I do not believe it applies to any of the points bookings. Since Carlsbad Seapointe is the only points resort, that would be the only one I could believe you can book into again. I'm also a GPR owner so I've never had a problem.

Also I used to be able to see Disney Orlando resorts with my points account and now i cant see any... does anybody with points see Disney??

There is availability. I've just posted January but there are Feb weeks available as well. There is no March or April. Just pick a month and start searching:


Disney's Boardwalk Villas (#DV03)
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

RCI Points Range: 42,500 - 56,500
Available Unit Size: 1 - 1
Check-in Date Range: 09/01/10 - 29/01/10


Disney's Old Key West Resort (#DV05)
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

RCI Points Range: 41,000 - 92,500
Available Unit Size: 1 - 2
Check-in Date Range: 01/01/10 - 30/01/10



Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa (#DV06)
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

RCI Points Range: 41,000 - 92,500
Available Unit Size: 1 - 2
Check-in Date Range: 01/01/10 - 30/01/10



The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge (#DV08)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, USA

RCI Points Range: 71,000
Available Unit Size: 2 - 2
Check-in Date Range: 16/01/10



Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas (#DV01)
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

RCI Points Range: 42,500 - 71,000
Available Unit Size: 1 - 2
Check-in Date Range: 09/01/10




Disney's Beach Club Villas (#DV02)
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

RCI Points Range: 42,500
Available Unit Size: 1 - 1
Check-in Date Range: 03/01/10

[sonomom]

Nope, just looked.. no Disney with my points account. Very strange since before their "upgrade" i could see it

[djyamyam]

Originally Posted by sonomom

Nope, just looked.. no Disney with my points account. Very strange since before their "upgrade" i could see it

How are you searching? I'm online right now and they're still all there. Pick search Orlando area and you'll get 27 resorts, of which the Disney's are there.

[sonomom]

And you are using a points account to search under weeks inventory?

[djyamyam]

No. I'm using my points to look at points reservations. You will not see any Disneys using points to search weeks inventory because the Disney's are Points resorts.

Whenever a resort is points afiliated, you cannot see weeks reservations using points, regardless if we know they are there. That's alwasy been the case. You have to use the weeks account to see those weeks deposits.

[sonomom]

ohhhh... found it thanks. So if my points resort is in Florida i cant exchange there anyway, is that right?

[lawren2]

Originally Posted by sonomom

ohhhh... found it thanks. So if my points resort is in Florida i cant exchange there anyway, is that right?

I have never heard of a regional block using Points.

[klynn]

Originally Posted by lawren2

I have never heard of a regional block using Points.

It happened to me. I had 2 exchanges on the points side for DVC. The points I used were transferred into my account by a friend who was not able to use his points. I made the exchange and then about a week later was told by RCI my exchanges were going to be cancelled because I own points at a resort in Orlando. I told RCI that the exchanges were gotten with my friend's points who tranferred them into my account. RCI said it didn't matter. As long as I owned points at a resort in Orlando I cannot exchange into DVC. They did say I could exchange on the weeks side as long as I did not own any weeks in Orlando. I love going to Disney and I didn't want any future hassles so I immediately sold my points in Orlando (I had it sold and closed within 2 weeks!) Now I don't have to worry about the regional block! Kind of drastic I know, but that is how much we love staying at DVC!