ROFR Thread April to June 2018 *PLEASE SEE FIRST POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS & FORMATTING TOOL*

[DaveNan]

Update, we passed! I’m joining the club.



Update - Got the good news email this morning. So excited to join the club.

dfisher9---$93-$20523-200-SSR-Mar-0/17, 292/18, 200/19, 200/20- sent 4/9, passed 4/14

Congrats Welcome Home! Wow that was fast!

 

[Drewferin]

Update, we passed! I’m joining the club.



Update - Got the good news email this morning. So excited to join the club.

dfisher9---$93-$20523-200-SSR-Mar-0/17, 292/18, 200/19, 200/20- sent 4/9, passed 4/14

Congrats that's a quick turn around... Only 5 days.

 

[Jerry5788]

Update, we passed! I’m joining the club.



Update - Got the good news email this morning. So excited to join the club.

dfisher9---$93-$20523-200-SSR-Mar-0/17, 292/18, 200/19, 200/20- sent 4/9, passed 4/14

Congrats! Super quick really does seem the ones that pass happen very fast. Submitted mine on 4/11 for SSR hope to hear back soon!

 

[ajjonesehc]

Update, we passed! I’m joining the club.



Update - Got the good news email this morning. So excited to join the club.

dfisher9---$93-$20523-200-SSR-Mar-0/17, 292/18, 200/19, 200/20- sent 4/9, passed 4/14

Holy cow, that was fast. Hopefully this indicates the March UY buying spree is over.

 

[Bambi19]

Congrats! Super quick really does seem the ones that pass happen very fast. Submitted mine on 4/11 for SSR hope to hear back soon!

Mine was sent 4/11... I'm hoping to hear back soon too.. and that they are blind to BCV right now

 

[JV63]

Since we lost our latest March contract at OKW we found another one with a different use year and points we want.

Question though on how use years work. This one is Oct UY so say we wanted to go in October of next year and waiting until points come due doesn’t give you much time to book a trip.

So do we need to bank the Oct points of this year in order to have points for next October or can we still book 11 months out knowing we’ll have the points available come Oct 1st of next year? Is that the same as borrowing them?

And if it’s technically borrowing them, do they need to be used before the next UY? So if be borrow OCT points in OCT of ‘18 to go in OCT of ‘19 for example, would they need to be used before OCT ‘19?

Hope that makes sense. Trying to figure out how going in the month of your UY year or shortly there after would work without only having like weeks to book something.

Thanks

 

[Reneedisnerd]

Update, we passed! I’m joining the club.



Update - Got the good news email this morning. So excited to join the club.

dfisher9---$93-$20523-200-SSR-Mar-0/17, 292/18, 200/19, 200/20- sent 4/9, passed 4/14

Wow!! Congrats! I hope my ROFR goes that fast but I am not optimistic about it.

 

[Madame]

Since we lost our latest March contract at OKW we found another one with a different use year and points we want.

Question though on how use years work. This one is Oct UY so say we wanted to go in October of next year and waiting until points come due doesn’t give you much time to book a trip.

So do we need to bank the Oct points of this year in order to have points for next October or can we still book 11 months out knowing we’ll have the points available come Oct 1st of next year? Is that the same as borrowing them?

And if it’s technically borrowing them, do they need to be used before the next UY? So if be borrow OCT points in OCT of ‘18 to go in OCT of ‘19 for example, would they need to be used before OCT ‘19?

Hope that makes sense. Trying to figure out how going in the month of your UY year or shortly there after would work without only having like weeks to book something.

Thanks

If the Oct points available on the contract are 2018 points they are available for use in Oct 2018 (that’s when your 2018 year starts so to speak). If they are 2017 points they cannot be used unless they are banked by May 31.

 

[JV63]

If the Oct points available on the contract are 2018 points they are available for use in Oct 2018 (that’s when your 2018 year starts so to speak). If they are 2017 points they cannot be used unless they are banked by May 31.

Ok, so say there are no current points on this contract but points become available in OCT of '18. Do we need to borrow those if we wanted to go this OCT in order to have a good amount of time to book or can we still book now knowing that points will become available in OCT '18?

 

[dfisher9]

Ok, so say there are no current points on this contract but points become available in OCT of '18. Do we need to borrow those if we wanted to go this OCT in order to have a good amount of time to book or can we still book now knowing that points will become available in OCT '18?

You don’t need to wait. The system knows you have the points available at that time.

 

[Bing Showei]

Ok, so say there are no current points on this contract but points become available in OCT of '18. Do we need to borrow those if we wanted to go this OCT in order to have a good amount of time to book or can we still book now knowing that points will become available in OCT '18?

Regardless of UY, with an OKW contract, you were able to book an October 2018 trip at OKW as of November 2017, or anywhere else as of March 2018 (the 11-month and 7-month booking windows, respectively).

Booking windows have nothing to do with UY. UY only only determines when points are available.

With an October 2018 trip, you need to have points available on October 2018. Using an Oct UY contract, this can either be:

1- banked 2017 points (current UY, presently)
2- 2018 points (current UY, at time of travel)
3- borrowed 2019 points
4- up to 24 OTU points at the 7-month booking window

Good read on ins and outs of UY.

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

 

[BethuneBoys]

BethuneBoys---$125-$30700-240-BLT-Feb-0/17, 0/18, 240/19, 240/20- sent 4/4

 

[Gryhndmom]

BethuneBoys---$125-$30700-240-BLT-Feb-0/17, 0/18, 240/19, 240/20- sent 4/4

Best of luck on joining the BLT family!

 

[DaveNan]

You don’t need to wait. The system knows you have the points available at that time.

The other thing that can be confusing is it has nothing to do with when you are booking the reservation, it only matter when the reservation actually is. So if the stay is in Oct of '19 (even if booked in Nov of '18), you can use banked '18 points (must be banked by 5/31/19, but if making reservation in Nov of 18, you would bank before you make the reservation), '19 points, or borrow from you '20 point. Likewise, if your stay is in Oct of '18, you could use banked '17 points (need to be banked by 5/31/18 or at time of reservation), '18 points, or borrowed '19 points. Hope that makes sense.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Since we lost our latest March contract at OKW we found another one with a different use year and points we want.

Question though on how use years work. This one is Oct UY so say we wanted to go in October of next year and waiting until points come due doesn’t give you much time to book a trip.

So do we need to bank the Oct points of this year in order to have points for next October or can we still book 11 months out knowing we’ll have the points available come Oct 1st of next year? Is that the same as borrowing them?

And if it’s technically borrowing them, do they need to be used before the next UY? So if be borrow OCT points in OCT of ‘18 to go in OCT of ‘19 for example, would they need to be used before OCT ‘19?

Hope that makes sense. Trying to figure out how going in the month of your UY year or shortly there after would work without only having like weeks to book something.

Thanks

Reading the "Understanding UY" link should help a lot. As others have mentioned when you book has nothing to do with things - it's always 11 months from check if home resort in no matter what your UY. Or 7 months from check in for a non home resort no matter the UY - it could be Feb, June or October and if you want to check in on March 1 2019 at a non-home resort you would be able to book that starting 8/1/18. The difference is what points are eligible to be used and that depends on what date your stay is. Examples - for that March 2019 reservation a Feb UY could used banked 2018 points (otherwise valid for stays from 2/1/18-1/31/19 but once banked the can be used for stays from 2/1/19-1/31/20). The also can used current 2019 points or if necessary borrow 2020 points. Now with an October UY the March 2019 trips is in their 2018 UY so they could used banked 2017 points (otherwise valid for stays from Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018 but once banked then eligible for stays from Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019). An Oct UY could also use current 2018 points for that stay in March or they could borrow 2020 points.

So the ability to book is always 11 months and 7 months from check in and then it just depends on what points are eligible to be used.

 

[tinks624]

Tinks624---$93-$7140-70-OKW(E)-Aug-0/16, 0/17, 0/18, 70/19- sent 4/15

So the wait begins! Fingers crossed

 

[Bambi19]

Seems so fast lately when they pass... it’s only been 5 days and I’m already checking my inbox multiple times today...

 

[Drewferin]

Seems so fast lately when they pass... it’s only been 5 days and I’m already checking my inbox multiple times today...

You and I both. Submitted on 4/11 just like you. I'm refresh my email like 30 times an hour

 

[MickeyReeds]

MickeyReeds---$135-$23333-160-BLT-Dec-0/17, 160/18, 160/19- sent 4/16

 

[Lola_Stark42]

So jealous of everyone that passed ROFR so quickly. Coming up on two weeks tomorrow. Chances of it passing after that seem to go down.