Chance of waitlist in December?

goofy4wdw2 said:

Hoping to book a last minute trip in December. Approx 3 nights but nothing is available when we can go. Would take a studio or 1 BR...am I pretty much out of luck or do waitlists ever come through for a short stay in December?

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CarolMN said:

They do, but it seems as though this year, we're not seeing many posts reporting waitlist success. I think more members (and renters) have caught on to the great time December is to visit WDW, plus more than a few have decided to fit in a last minute trip to catch the Lights. (This is the last year for the Osborne Lights at DHS). In addition, MS moved a lot of guests out of the VWL and that may have soaked up quite a bit of space.

I have been waiting for several months for a one-night waitlist to come through at the Poly for early Decermber. I've almost given up hope - but am waiting to see if the 30-31 day mark has any effect. Sometimes, if their plans aren't firm, members will cancel 31 -32 days prior to arrival to avoid the holding account.

So keep looking - and don't just depend on the waitlist process. Check yourself as often as you can. You might get lucky! Hope you find something!

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goofy4wdw2 said:

.....(snip)........I'm guessing the weekend will be more crowded than weekday but do you happen to know if early December or mid December is more crowded?

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griergirl2 said:

We are going Dec 2-7. We booked in July but had a concoction of AKV and SSR days as that was all that we could get at the time. I wait listed for SSR 2 bedroom and it came through. And then they magically combined them into one stay

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