Importance of Use Year?

DisneyDaft88 · 9 Sep 20, 01:45 PM

Hi everyone,

We're going to be purchasing DVC resale in the next couple of months and our only sticking point continues to be which use year to go with.

These days we always travel between November and March to Disney. I've read several times that if you always travel roughly the same time of year then a Use Year just prior to your travel period is best?

The only "spanner in the works" for us is that my other half works offshore on a fixed rotation of 2 weeks away,3 weeks home so we already know 18 months in advance when we can and can't travel and every year it changes!

I guess my question is, for our circumstances, do those who have DVC experience think that Use Year is something to worry about for us?

Hope my ramblings make some sense!

JasonErpelding · 9 Sep 20, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by DisneyDaft88

Hi everyone,

We're going to be purchasing DVC resale in the next couple of months and our only sticking point continues to be which use year to go with.

These days we always travel between November and March to Disney. I've read several times that if you always travel roughly the same time of year then a Use Year just prior to your travel period is best?

The only "spanner in the works" for us is that my other half works offshore on a fixed rotation of 2 weeks away,3 weeks home so we already know 18 months in advance when we can and can't travel and every year it changes!

I guess my question is, for our circumstances, do those who have DVC experience think that Use Year is something to worry about for us?

Hope my ramblings make some sense!

If you know you are doing to vacation between November and March I would go with the October use year. With the October use year you would have until the end of May to bank your points in case you ever had to cancel one of your trips. If you are buying from Disney getting an October use year is super easy and if you are buying resale then you just have to search for the October listings. You may never cancel and use year won't matter but I say why take the risk and just buy the correct use year.

Jason Erpelding
Lic. Real Estate Broker
Buy and Sell DVC, Inc.�

Shooby doo · 11 Sep 20, 10:05 AM

Apart from Banking/Cancellation I think it really depends on how you plan to use them ? If like us you are always running a deficit then I'd say that you ideally want a UY that starts before your planned holidays normally take place, as this allows for Borrowing IYKWIM so I'd rule out Dec + Feb
SD