A Different Kind of Question About UY

[DVC Sue]

Why are there only 8 Use Years? Why no January, May, July, or November? I've always wondered....

 

[CarolMN]

No one seems to know. I have not ever read an explanation for it.

My "theory" is related to the very first DVC resort, OKW. When OKW first began selling, perhaps those are the months that DVD declared inventory into the condominium. (They have to do that to have something to sell as most know). Then for simplicity, they just stuck to having those 8 months for subsequent resorts.. But it's just a wild guess on my part and may be far from the truth, whatever that may be, LOL.

Anyone else have a theory?

 

[DebbieB]

I agree that it's just simplier for bookkeeping.

 

[drusba]

Disney has never said why the four months have no use year. I suspect January was chosen because January 31 is the end date for each resort, e.g., January 31, 2042 for BWV, BCV and VWL, and it did not want to have only one month in the 2042 use year getting points. Other than simply having the other three months spread somewhat throughout the year, I don't have a guess for those.

 

[disneynutz]

The are many questions on the inner workings of Disney and the DVC.

Why only some months represented as UY's?

Why do they sell some UY's more than others?

What's their formula for ROFR?

Why do they partner with Fidelity instead of selling themselves?

How does Fidelity get so many small contracts?

How many DVC owners are there? Disney has reported anywhere from 175,000 member families to 450,000 members. I suppose there an average of 2.5 people per family.

Bill