Newbie UY question

[Matty B13]

If you have a June UY, when do you have access to the points say if you wanted to do a June vacation.
At the beginning of the month, June 1st, or at the end of the month, June 30th? Thanks.

 

[BillPA]

You can book your home resort 11 months ahead, as long as you will have points when you travel. So for a June 26-30,2017 trip, you can book July 26, 2016. You don't need points in your account now, only that they will be there when the trip starts. Same but 7 months ahead for Non-home resorts.

 

[Matty B13]

You can book your home resort 11 months ahead, as long as you will have points when you travel. So for a June 26-30,2017 trip, you can book July 26, 2016. You don't need points in your account now, only that they will be there when the trip starts. Same but 7 months ahead for Non-home resorts.

Bill, I was just wondering when you had access to the points in your June UY, the 1st of June or the 30th? When does Disney load them to a members account?

 

[BillPA]

On the 1st of the month. But it doesn't really matter when they are loaded, as long as when you plan to travel, you have points.

 

[Matty B13]

On the 1st of the month. But it doesn't really matter when they are loaded, as long as when you plan to travel, you have points.

Well, we might run out of June 2017 UY points, and want to do a June 2018 trip, so we would have to wait for the points to be available for that trip......... or just buy more points this year.

 

[BillPA]

No wait required. You can book June 2018 in July 2017 (home resort) even if you don't have any 2017 points available. As long as you have 2018 points coming by the time of the trip, you're good. UY doesn't have much if anything to do with booking, mostly banking or borrowing and that silly rule of 4.

 

[supersnoop]

When does Disney load them to a members account?

When you buy them. All points from now until expiration are always in your account. Use year only affects stays, not booking. If you can book it, then you're points are available for it.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

When you purchase you already have all the points in your account until the end of that contract. The only thing is that you are limited to how far out you can access them.

Your UY always starts at the beginning of the referenced month and the date of your stay determines what points you can use. Every UY can always do their booking at the exact same time - 11 months from check in for a home resort and 7 months from check in at a non-home resort and the only variance is what UY they are able to use points from for those stays.

So, for example with a June UY and a check in on June 4, 2017 you would be able to use banked points from your 2016 UY (that were otherwise able to be used for stays from 6/1/16-5/30/17 but when banked are able to be used for stays from 6/1/17-5/31/18), current 2017 points (for 6/1/17-5/31/18 unless banked or borrowed) and you could borrow 2018 points (normally current for stays from 6/1/18-5/31/19 but if borrowed they are moved into your 2017 UY for stays from 6/1/17-5/31/18). You can call or go online to book that stay at a home resort on July 4, 2016 or for a non-home resort on Nov 4, 2016.

As another example - with a Juny UY and check in on May 4, 2017 you would be able to use banked 2015 points, current 2016 points or borrow 2017 points. For this stay you are able to book it beginning June 4, 2016 for a home resort or Oct 4, 2016 for a non-home resort.

This thread on understand UY might be helpful to read thru:

http://www.disboards.com/threads/understanding-use-year-updated-april-27-2016.1942668/

 

[Matty B13]

When you purchase you already have all the points in your account until the end of that contract. The only thing is that you are limited to how far out you can access them.

Your UY always starts at the beginning of the referenced month and the date of your stay determines what points you can use. Every UY can always do their booking at the exact same time - 11 months from check in for a home resort and 7 months from check in at a non-home resort and the only variance is what UY they are able to use points from for those stays.

So, for example with a June UY and a check in on June 4, 2017 you would be able to use banked points from your 2016 UY (that were otherwise able to be used for stays from 6/1/16-5/30/17 but when banked are able to be used for stays from 6/1/17-5/31/18), current 2017 points (for 6/1/17-5/31/18 unless banked or borrowed) and you could borrow 2018 points (normally current for stays from 6/1/18-5/31/19 but if borrowed they are moved into your 2017 UY for stays from 6/1/17-5/31/18). You can call or go online to book that stay at a home resort on July 4, 2016 or for a non-home resort on Nov 4, 2016.

As another example - with a Juny UY and check in on May 4, 2017 you would be able to use banked 2015 points, current 2016 points or borrow 2017 points. For this stay you are able to book it beginning June 4, 2016 for a home resort or Oct 4, 2016 for a non-home resort.

This thread on understand UY might be helpful to read thru:

http://www.disboards.com/threads/understanding-use-year-updated-april-27-2016.1942668/

Great explanation Kat, thanks