Hey there, Luis - Welcome Home to the
Disney Vacation Club corner of planDisney! Congratulations on joining the coolest club around. You will absolutely love exploring all the great benefits of your Membership and enjoying memorable vacations with your family and friends. I'm happy to offer some tips for your first official DVC booking, so let's get down to business!
Regardless of which resort is your Home Resort, you can use your
Vacation Points for a stay at any of the Disney Vacation Club properties in Florida, California, South Carolina, or Hawaii. You'll enjoy
Home Resort Priority Period, meaning you can make a reservation for your Home Resort beginning 11 months before your desired check-in date. For all other resorts, your booking window opens at 7 months.
It's never a bad idea to book over the phone, as the folks at
Member Services are incredibly helpful and can often make suggestions that can make your dream vacation a reality. This is where the "Welcome Home" stay may be helpful. In some situations, the Cast Members can help with a Member's very first DVC booking - this only applies one time to your first reservation and is exclusively for Members who purchased their Membership directly from Disney Vacation Club. If your desired resort and accommodations are available, this is quite straightforward.
However, if your dates are not available, it may still be possible to book something. All of the DVC resorts have a certain portion of rooms set aside for cash bookings, and for the Welcome Home stay a new Member may be able to reserve one of those rooms with Vacation Points. Our family's first official DVC stay was at
Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and we were able to book the accommodations we hoped for thanks to that one-time assist! Luis, it's important to note that a reservation can't be guaranteed - but the Cast Members will definitely go the distance to help however they can.
I hope this information is helpful for your planning purposes. Thanks so much for visiting planDisney, Luis, and please stop by again anytime if we can help with any other questions to help you maximize the magic of your Disney Vacation Club Membership. Good luck booking that first reservation!
Stay Magical!
Susan