2 points questions

[theMoreDisneytheBetter]

Hi - stupid questions I’m sure but we are in a somewhat complicated situation and I just want to make sure I have it all straight.

1. If we use use year points to make a reservation and cancel outside of 31 days, those use year points can still be banked, correct? Using either 7m or 11m reservation priority. They are Dec UY for a Jan trip so we are fine on the 8m banking window.

2. We have BC points in 2 use years (Dec and Feb). If we transfer from 1 contract to the other so all BC points are now in 1 use year, can we still make 11m reservations using the combined total points or are the reservations split up? I know with multiple contracts in the same UY it is seamless, but I don’t know in this situation. It would be very helpful to have access to all the BC points in years where multiple families want to travel at different times of the year, because we need a lot of points to make that happen.

Thank you!

 

[CarolMN]

Hi - stupid questions I’m sure but we are in a somewhat complicated situation and I just want to make sure I have it all straight.

1. If we use use year points to make a reservation and cancel outside of 31 days, those use year points can still be banked, correct? Using either 7m or 11m reservation priority. They are Dec UY for a Jan trip so we are fine on the 8m banking window.

. Yes, you can bank the returned points as long as you cancel at least 31 days prior to arrival and are still within your banking window.

2. We have BC points in 2 use years (Dec and Feb). If we transfer from 1 contract to the other so all BC points are now in 1 use year, can we still make 11m reservations using the combined total points or are the reservations split up? I know with multiple contracts in the same UY it is seamless, but I don’t know in this situation. It would be very helpful to have access to all the BC points in years where multiple families want to travel at different times of the year, because we need a lot of points to make that happen.

Thank you!

Yes, but you may have to call MS to do it. Transferred points don't always work for online booking until the 7 month window opens. If you have to book at 11 months (for tough to get reservation), book as many nights as you can online, and then call MS when it opens to finish. The CM will make sure it ends up to bel the same reservation.

 

[drusba]

Just adding to the above:

Transferred points retain their own use year and cannot be borrowed (but they can be banked). Thus, for example, if you were to transfer Feb 2023 use year points now, they could not be combined with your Dec 2022 points to make a Jan 2023 reservation. They could be combined only for a reservation that starts in Feb 2023 or after.

 

[theMoreDisneytheBetter]

Just adding to the above:

Transferred points retain their own use year and cannot be borrowed (but they can be banked). Thus, for example, if you were to transfer Feb 2023 use year points now, they could not be combined with your Dec 2022 points to make a Jan 2023 reservation. They could be combined only for a reservation that starts in Feb 2023 or after.

But let’s say I needed 100 points in Jan 2024. Could I combine 55 from Dec 2023 and 45 from Feb 2023 so that one day is paid for from both use years?

thank you both for the clarification.

 

[drusba]

But let’s say I needed 100 points in Jan 2024. Could I combine 55 from Dec 2023 and 45 from Feb 2023 so that one day is paid for from both use years?

thank you both for the clarification.

Yes, you could combine the Dec 2023 points with transferred Feb 2023 points to make a reservation for Jan 2024. However, you would then create the no-banking risk for those Feb 2023 points, e.g., if you were to cancel that reservation in Oct 2023, the Dec 2023 points could still be used anytime before Nov 30, 2024, or banked for use into the Dec 2024 use year; however, those Feb 2023 points could not be banked because the banking window will have closed on Sep 30, 2023, and you would need to use them by Jan 31, 2024.

 

[DL1WDW2]

Well that explains that ! Still seems very confusing tho!

 

[theMoreDisneytheBetter]

Yes, you could combine the Dec 2023 points with transferred Feb 2023 points to make a reservation for Jan 2024. However, you would then create the no-banking risk for those Feb 2023 points, e.g., if you were to cancel that reservation in Oct 2023, the Dec 2023 points could still be used anytime before Nov 30, 2024, or banked for use into the Dec 2024 use year; however, those Feb 2023 points could not be banked because the banking window will have closed on Sep 30, 2023, and you would need to use them by Jan 31, 2024.

Perfect. That’s a risk I’m willing to take for “my family’s” trips. It’s the siblings that are more questionable. We could bank Dec into Feb and use it for fall trips for them, if needed.