Dec use year always confuses me

[pink7420]

I have a dec use year and it literally always confuses me! I am planning a trip for may 2022. Would I be able to use all of my 2022 points for this trip and borrow from 2023??

Any help much appreciated, planning big family trip want make sure have the points I need.

Thank you!!

 

[Fangorn]

A May 2022 trip falls in your 2021 use year. Your 2021 points are available for use from 12/01/21 thru 11/30/22.

Currently, you would be able to borrow 50% of your 2022 points for that May trip, due to the borrowing restrictions. Those might be lifted by then, but I wouldn't count on it.

Steve

 

[LadybugsMum]

I also have a Dec UY. When planning for 2021, I just call them 2021 points since that's when I can actually use the points even though I technically get the points Dec 2020. It helped for me planning 2022 since I need to bank some 2020 points to use in 2022 for a big trip with family.

 

[Sandisw]

Easiest way is to only think about UY and not calendar year.

First, decide what UY the trip happens. Then you know That you can use banked points from UY after the trip, points from UY of trip, and borrow points,...currently up to 50%...to finish booking the trip,

Som May 2022 is in your Dec 2021 UY...it can be booked with banked 2020, 2021 and borrowed 2022 points.

 

[CarolynFH]

Sandi is right. Forget about calendar years, think about fiscal years. Your May 2022 trip is in your 2021 fiscal year (UY). December is the hardest UY to deal with because of that. We have September, and I had to create a spreadsheet to keep it straight.

 

[vakamalua]

Been struggling with a December use year since 1995--the confusion never goes away...

 

[Fangorn]

Apparently I'm the odd on (been accused of that before), but I don't find having a Dec UY difficult at all. I just think of it as always being a year behind. To me, it's simpler than say an April UY where the calendar year is split across 2 UY.

Steve

 

[KPeterso]

Apparently I'm the odd on (been accused of that before), but I don't find having a Dec UY difficult at all. I just think of it as always being a year behind. To me, it's simpler than say an April UY where the calendar year is split across 2 UY.

Steve

I feel the same way. I am just a year in arrears for my points. I find my February UY more confusing than my December one.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I worked for the Federal Govt for 21 years and we had an Oct Fiscal Year. So it all started on Oct 1 and ended on Sept 30. I just apply the same rules to my Dec UY and it works for me. Ignore the calendar year.

 

[Stargazer65]

Celebrate New Years Day midnight Dec 1st. Then continue to date everything 2020 for the next twelve months. Repeat every year and so on. Ignore everyone else. People who don't get why you revolve your life around DVC use years, don't understand Disney. They should not be trusted.

 

[TiggerBouncy]

It helps if you remember that 2021 is really 2020 except in December when it's 2020 unless it's a bank year when it may be 2019 or it may be 2022 if you borrowed. How is that not clear?

Seriously though, the struggle is real and it never goes away. I really wish they would add on the DVC website "These points are valid for use from 12/1/2019 through 11/30/2020" or something like that. I think they do it on purpose, because how difficult would that be, really?