Disney’s newest change to future reservations that will crack down on Disney Vacation Club rentals, particularly on large commercial renters, is now active. This change will also impact all Disney Vacation Club members as they plan future stays.
This latest change follows other policy updates introduced last year and earlier this spring, which have gradually closed loopholes for guests renting DVC points for profit. Mickey Visit brings you the latest Disney news and planning resources, including the latest details on the upcoming Disney ticket price increase and more details about the Disney scooter controversy.
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Disney’s New Reservation Modification Rule Now Active
Disney Vacation Club’s new reservation modification rule is now in place and essentially ends the practice of “reservation walking” for home-resort bookings at the 11-month window. Reservation walking is a strategy where a guest books a resort reservation earlier than the dates they actually want and then continues to modify the reservation forward as the booking window advances.
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The new modification restrictions went live in the DVC booking system on September 17, and members began seeing the restriction notice when modifying affected reservations.
This new rule effectively puts an end to the controversial advantage of reservation walking for highly competitive rooms and popular DVC resorts. Under the previous rule, members could book up to 7 nights at the 11-month mark and then continue to shift the reservation forward one day at a time. This allowed members to secure highly competitive rooms and dates before other members.
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This new rule should help even the playing field for the most popular DVC rooms, resorts, and dates since it will prevent the larger commercial renters from gaining unfair advantages with reservation walking. The downside of the new policy for regular renters is that this rule could hurt members staying more than 7 nights and who just need to extend reservations. Perhaps at some point Disney will expand the booking window to add more nights to address those concerns raised by DVC members.
This change continues the theme of a broader crackdown on commercial DVC point rentals that Disney has been pursuing since 2025. DVC updated its rules in 2025 to emphasize that reservations are intended for personal use, and in March 2026, Disney formally published its Commercial Use Policy, which expanded the definition of commercial activity and established additional enforcement penalties for violations. This was quickly followed by new eligibility restrictions for a popular annual passholder type for DVC members.
But overall, Disney appears to be listening to the concerns about commercial renting as it works to close loopholes like these.
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