Add Ons - Different use year, different resort

[dennis j]

It seems to us that buying add ons with a different use year and/or at a different resort, would become quite confusing to manage. Is there any advice on this? We are thinking of adding on, but only looking at matching use year/resort.

 

[maburke]

It seems to us that buying add ons with a different use year and/or at a different resort, would become quite confusing to manage. Is there any advice on this? We are thinking of adding on, but only looking at matching use year/resort.

This is somewhat true with a different use year, which would then be a new "master" contract. It is not really true with a different resort, which can still be an add-on if it has the same UY and exactly the same names. In that case you can combine points at the 7 month window and use all of your points together. There is a lot of info on this in other threads, so keep reading.

 

[disneynutz]

Don't do it unless you really have to. It's not worth the extra work and problems.

 

[drusba]

Just note that Disney sells add-ons only for the same use year you have unless you both request otherwise and purchase minimum number of points that a new buyer needs to purchase.

 

[dennis j]

Thanks all for the advice. I think we'll keep it simple.

 

[Dean]

It seems to us that buying add ons with a different use year and/or at a different resort, would become quite confusing to manage. Is there any advice on this? We are thinking of adding on, but only looking at matching use year/resort.

For smaller amounts of points I'd keep in the same UY and same exact names on the contract. For larger number of points I think it matter less and having a different UY can actually be better if you travel different times of the year. DVC will not sell you a different UY for under the minimum new purchase, usually 160 points, currently 100 at AKV.

 

[Cruelladeville]

If you have a master contract in Feb, for example, and you buy ANY contract with that same use year, even resale, any resort, Disney combines them into one contract with respect to the points. The only time you end up with different contracts, different use years, and more accounting for you, is if you intentionally buy separate use years. I am a teacher, and I bought separate contracts because I always travel when the kids are out of school, so it worked best with different use years. Now that I am retired, it can be confusing. I am hoping I never end up mentally impaired, because no one else in the family can understand it !!

 

[Dean]

If you have a master contract in Feb, for example, and you buy ANY contract with that same use year, even resale, any resort, Disney combines them into one contract with respect to the points. The only time you end up with different contracts, different use years, and more accounting for you, is if you intentionally buy separate use years. I am a teacher, and I bought separate contracts because I always travel when the kids are out of school, so it worked best with different use years. Now that I am retired, it can be confusing. I am hoping I never end up mentally impaired, because no one else in the family can understand it !!

While true in principle, not always in reality. DVC doesn't always combine contracts just because they don't realize it. My understanding is if this happens, they will not fix it.

 

[disneynutz]

And the names must be the same on all contracts/titles.

You can't have your adult children on some contracts and not others and have one master contract.

 

[CaptHomer]

I just did an add on and they made it the same use year. It was for the same resort though.

 

[Dean]

I just did an add on and they made it the same use year. It was for the same resort though.

We were mostly talking add ons, not through DVC.

 

[PSC]

I have two different use years(Feb / Aug) and haven't found the bookkeeping to be all that difficult. It does give me the advantage of not having to worry about canceling a trip after the banking deadline and losing points as long as I schedule vacations from the use year that is appropriate to the trip I am taking. Of course if I want to schedule a trip using 11 month home booking advantage at the resort that is inside the banking restricted months, then I may have a problem, but I'm just happy to be anywhere on site and a stay at SSR vs BWV during December isn't the end of the world to me.

I highly recommend CaskBill's DV-Tracker and DVC-Planner for managing two use years.

Having said all that - I would consider three or more use years insanity, but if the right resale came along . . . .