When will I have until to use my points?

[buzzrelly]

Hello all. I have a December use year and I had borrowed points from this year for our trip in April. I have 86 points left which I will need to bank. I am considering taking 2017 off from WDW and I would then also bank the full 160 points for my Dec 2017 use year. When will those 86 points expire? Will I lose them if I don't return until April 2018? I would be making that reservation in May of 2017.

Thanks!

 

[CarolMN]

Hello all. I have a December use year and I had borrowed points from this year for our trip in April. I have 86 points left which I will need to bank. I am considering taking 2017 off from WDW and I would then also bank the full 160 points for my Dec 2017 use year. When will those 86 points expire? Will I lose them if I don't return until April 2018? I would be making that reservation in May of 2017.

Thanks!

With a December use year, an April 2016 trip falls into your 2015 use year.

To be very clear, I will assume that you mean that you borrowed points from your December 2016 use year to take a trip in April 2016. (If that's not the case - and I'm thinking it may not be, please clarify).

So that means you have 86 points lef in your 2016 use year. If you bank those 2016 use year points (which you cannot do until 12/1/2016 at the earliest), they will be valid for stays between 12/1/2017 and 11/30/2018.

Take a look at this thread - and as it suggests, make yourself a chart to help you figure it out. Decembr use years can be tough to get used to.

Good luck!

 

[buzzrelly]

With a December use year, an April 2016 trip falls into your 2015 use year.

To be very clear, I will assume that you mean that you borrowed points from your December 2016 use year to take a trip in April 2016. (If that's not the case - and I'm thinking it may not be, please clarify).

So that means you have 86 points lef in your 2016 use year. If you bank those 2016 use year points (which you cannot do until 12/1/2016 at the earliest), they will be valid for stays between 12/1/2017 and 11/30/2018.

Take a look at this thread - and as it suggests, make yourself a chart to help you figure it out. Decembr use years can be tough to get used to.

Good luck!

So I think that's what I did! Haha! When I look at my points, it says I have 0 points for Dec 2015, and 86 points for Dec 2016. So if I bank those, I can use them in April of 2018? That's what it sounds like. Thank you!

 

[CarolMN]

So I think that's what I did! Haha! When I look at my points, it says I have 0 points for Dec 2015, and 86 points for Dec 2016. So if I bank those, I can use them in April of 2018? That's what it sounds like. Thank you!

Yes, that is correct. If you bank the 2016 points, they will be good for a vacation in April of 2018.

 

[Laderer]

With a December use year, an April 2016 trip falls into your 2015 use year.

To be very clear, I will assume that you mean that you borrowed points from your December 2016 use year to take a trip in April 2016. (If that's not the case - and I'm thinking it may not be, please clarify).

So that means you have 86 points lef in your 2016 use year. If you bank those 2016 use year points (which you cannot do until 12/1/2016 at the earliest), they will be valid for stays between 12/1/2017 and 11/30/2018.

Take a look at this thread - and as it suggests, make yourself a chart to help you figure it out. Decembr use years can be tough to get used to.

Good luck!

Ah, this simple and short explanation for December use year is EXACTLY what I needed! Thank you. I am looking for a chart or graph to give me a visual guide, though I sort of tried to make one below.

We just joined DVC yesterday with 50pts December use year and it has been pretty hard to keep straight. This is what I've worked out, hopefully this is correct. This is the only way so far that I can comprehend and organize. We were given December 2015 points when we bought direct from Disney to use for our trip in a few months, but we had to borrow some.

Vacation every other year:

DEC15 = 2016 trip = 50 pts (3 nights July1-4 = 77pts) borrowing 27 from DEC16

DEC16 = 2017 = no vacation, bank 23 points into DEC17

DEC17 = Low season 2018 trip = 23 + 50 = 73pts (5 nights Jan 8-13 = 80pts) borrowing 7 from DEC18

DEC18 = 2019 = no vacation, bank 43 into DEC19

DEC19 = Low season 2020 trip = 93 pts to spend (6 nights Sept 3-9 = 99pts) borrow 7 points from DEC20

DEC20 = 2021 = no vacation, bank 43 points

DEC21 = 2022 = vacation using 50 + 43 = 93

 

[bumbershoot]

December UY confuses me too much to deal with, so I can't answer the specifics. But...

We were given December 2015 points when we bought direct from Disney

No one gave you anything. Those are points you are 100% supposed to get since we are currently IN the 2015 December UY.

 

[Laderer]

December UY confuses me too much to deal with, so I can't answer the specifics. But...



No one gave you anything. Those are points you are 100% supposed to get since we are currently IN the 2015 December UY.

Haha, alright, I'll remember that. The DVC guide made me think it was a promotional deal LOL