CCV use years

[CarolynFH]

I know it's way early in the CCV sales saga, but what use years has anyone bought at CCV? Anyone know whether all UY are available in case someone wants to match their current UY when adding on there?

 

[HookdonWDW]

I bought a studio, fixed week 49. Dec UY. Received 2016 and 2017 points. UY Aug - Dec are available. I believe I could have kept a Feb UY, but I would have lost out on 2016 points.

 

[wdrl]

All eight Use Years are available in order to accommodate current members who are adding on. Points for Copper Creek start no earlier than the August 2016 Use Year and continue on from there, with the June 2017 being the latest UY. Of course, Copper Creek points cannot be used at Copper Creek or any other DVC resort or exchange until the resort opens on July 17, 2017.

 

[ELMC]

All eight Use Years are available in order to accommodate current members who are adding on. Points for Copper Creek start no earlier than the August 2016 Use Year and continue on from there, with the June 2017 being the latest UY. Of course, Copper Creek points cannot be used at Copper Creek or any other DVC resort or exchange until the resort opens on July 17, 2017.

Very helpful. So anyone who buys the AUG-DEC UY will get current points plus another allocation this calendar year. FEB-JUN will only get one year's worth of points as we are currently in their 2017 UY. Question, though, how does this work with paying maintenance fees at the time of closing?

 

[CarolynFH]

All eight Use Years are available in order to accommodate current members who are adding on. Points for Copper Creek start no earlier than the August 2016 Use Year and continue on from there, with the June 2017 being the latest UY. Of course, Copper Creek points cannot be used at Copper Creek or any other DVC resort or exchange until the resort opens on July 17, 2017.

Thanks!

 

[wdrl]

Very helpful. So anyone who buys the AUG-DEC UY will get current points plus another allocation this calendar year. FEB-JUN will only get one year's worth of points as we are currently in their 2017 UY. Question, though, how does this work with paying maintenance fees at the time of closing?

Normally, a member's Use Year has nothing to do with the payment of maintenance fees. Maintenance fees are normally for the entire calendar year starting January 1.

For a brand new resort like Copper Creek, there is a slightly different formula used. The maintenance fees are prorated for based on the latest of the following dates:

1. The opening of the resort (July 17, 2017); or
2. The first day of the buyer's Use Year; or
3. The date of purchase.

If someone buys today and gets any Use Year, including those that "start" in 2016, their dues will be prorated from July 17, 2017 to the end of the year.

If someone buys on August 30, 2017, their dues will be prorated from August 30, 2017, to the end of the year.

It looks like Disney is having all eight Use Years "Start" before the opening of the resort on July 17, 2017, so #2 above isn't applicable for Copper Creek. But in Bay Lake Tower's case back in 2009, the resort opened on August 4, 2009 but the September, October and December Use Years did not start until 2009. Thus, September UY, October UY and December UY owners had their 2009 dues prorated from September 1, October 1 and December 1 to the end of the year, respectively.

EDITED TO ADD: Copper Creek maintenance fees start with calendar year 2017. There are no maintenance fees for 2016. Even thought the August, September, October, and December Use Year will have allocations labeled '2016', there are no dues for the months before the resort opens on July 17, 2017.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Very helpful. So anyone who buys the AUG-DEC UY will get current points plus another allocation this calendar year. FEB-JUN will only get one year's worth of points as we are currently in their 2017 UY. Question, though, how does this work with paying maintenance fees at the time of closing?

Yes and no. If one were buying today 4/3 every UY other than June would get current points because we are now in the 2017 UY for Feb, Mar and April. By the time the resort opens then June will be in it's 2017 UY and have current points so all UY's will have current points at opening.

 

[ELMC]

Yes and no. If one were buying today 4/3 every UY other than June would get current points because we are now in the 2017 UY for Feb, Mar and April. By the time the resort opens then June will be in it's 2017 UY and have current points so all UY's will have current points at opening.

Right. But only AUG-DEC will get 2016 and 2017 points, correct? FEB-JUN will only get 2017 points for the same price. So my point is that AUG-DEC UYs are effectively $13-16 cheaper based on the predicted value of those points on the rental market.