How do points in holding work?

[cobbler]

I have a reservation that I may have to cancel which will cause the points to go into holding. Can someone explain how using these points will now work please?

Thanks!

 

[erionm]

From the member website:

Holding Account

A Holding Account is a "parking space" for Vacation Points from a Disney Vacation Club Resort reservation that has been modified or cancelled 30 days to 1 day before your scheduled check-in date. Here are some guidelines regarding usage of Holding Account Vacation Points.

• These Vacation Points can be used for a new Disney Vacation Club Resort reservation during your current Use Year as long as the reservation is booked 60 or less days before the new check-in date.
• These Vacation Points can also be used for a new reservation during your current Use Year in two ways:
  
  [*]For the Disney Collection* (except Disneyland Resort in California and Tokyo Disney Resort hotels), Concierge Collection*, or Adventurer Collection*, you can make the reservation more than four months before the end of your Use Year for a check-in date that is 60 or less days before the new check-in date.
  [*]For Disneyland Resort in California and Tokyo Disney Resort hotels, or the World Passport Collection, as long as the reservation is booked 60 or less days before the new check-in date.​
  * Available when you purchase directly from Disney.
  
• These Vacation Points cannot be banked or borrowed.
• These Vacation Points must be used by the end of the Use Year or they expire.

 

[henderkm]

Sometimes events just happen that cause us to cancel at the last minute. We had to cancel a reservation about two weeks before we were due to arrive in November this year. 195 points went into a holding account.

Thank goodness our UY is July so we have several months to use the points.

As long as we can plan our vacations ahead and follow through with them most of the time, DVC is still for us.