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Distribution of DVC points by Use Year

Written by Wil Lovato | 19 April 2011
Posted in General DVC News

Disney Vacation Club points are distributed among eight different Use Years. In theory, one would expect that distribution to be fairly equitable. But is it?

A Disney Vacation Club Member's Use Year is determined at the time an ownership interest is purchased, and marks the time each year when a new allotment of points is received. The Disney Vacation Club designates eight different months as the start of a Use Year: February, March, April, June, August, September, October, or December. The months of January, May, July, and November are not used as the start of a Use Year.

The charts above show that Vacation Club points are not evenly distributed among the eight Use Years at any of the DVC resorts at Walt Disney World or Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort, the only resorts for which complete information is currently available. Based on records filed by Disney Vacation Development with the Orange County (FL) Comptroller, the December Use Year -- with 17.6% -- is the most common Use Year among the seven DVC resorts at Walt Disney World. The April Use Year -- with 8.0% -- has the least number of points . These percentages may change slightly as more Units are used and declared at Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas, Bay Lake Tower, and Saratoga Springs Resort. However, the uneven distribution among the Use Years will probably continue even after each resort is sold out.

Records filed with the Beaufort County (SC) Register of Deeds show that Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort also has an uneven distribution of points by Use Year. February and April are the most common Use Years, while September and October are the least common Use Years.

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Distribution of DVC points by Use Year -- Tim Krasniewski (guest)

Tuesday, 19 April 2011 09:11

Disney Vacation Club points are distributed among eight different Use Years. In theory, one would expect that distribution to be fairly equitable. But is it?

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Re: Distribution of DVC points by Use Year -- wdrl

Tuesday, 19 April 2011 10:25

I suspect that when the DVC started in 1991, Disney's plan was to evenly distribute the Vacation Club points among the eight Use Years. When you look at the distribution at Old Key West, the first DVC resort, all of the UYs are within a narrow range from 10.5% to 14.6%. However, it appears that Disney quickly realized that there was no need to have an even distribution of points at subsequent resorts. At HHI, February and April have more than three times the number. BLT has an even greater skewed distribution with the February accounting for over 36% of all of the points at that resort.

I hope to chart the distribution for Vero Beach. I have most of it completed, but I'm trying to confirm that I have accounted for all the Units that have been declared at Vero Beach. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to compile UY distribution charts for the Villas at Grand California or for Aulani. The deed recording websites for Orange County, California and the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances do not permit individuals from accessing records without paying a fee.

Re: Distribution of DVC points by Use Year -- simbasmom

Tuesday, 19 April 2011 10:34

This is really interesting information. No wonder we had such a hard time finding a resale at HHI with a September or August UY.

Re: Distribution of DVC points by Use Year -- Checkers

Tuesday, 19 April 2011 14:08

:)Interesting information. Thanks for pulling it together!

Re: Distribution of DVC points by Use Year -- architourist

Tuesday, 19 April 2011 18:02

I bought BLT in March 2011 but one of the incentives was that I received 100 Bonus Points at signing with a September 2010 Use Year. I was thinking they were offering this incentive to balance out use years.

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