April Curiousity

[nkosiek]

Was going through the point charts as we have a friend going in April of 2016 and we have some points in holding that we were thinking of letting him use. I'm sure I've noticed point costs before but never having wanted to travel in April (teacher) I just never bothered paying attention. Why is April as much as the summer, and for that matter, more than May or October? I've tried to figure out the rationale but just can't. Anyone???

 

[onestitchloose]

are the easter hols not at the same time for everyone regardless of what country you are from and hence there is slightly higher demand during that period?

 

[rcchello]

Spring break for public schools take up half of April, with some schools scheduled the week before Easter (Boston) and others the week after (nyc). March and early April is a popular time for Universities and colleges to have spring break.

 

[drusba]

In the early 1990s when DVC began, Disney World's highest demand seasons were mid-Feb to end of April, summer from mid-June to mid-Aug, Thanksgiving time, and at the very high end, Christmas week and the two Easter weeks. May was more medium to lower demand while all of Fall, other than Christmas and Thanksgiving, had low demand. October at the time was a big nothing with no monthly events, and for rentals from Disney, it was in a low cost season.

Thus, when DVC began, the annual point structures were set up to match the seasonal demand for WDW in general at the time. That structure has remained to this day despite that DVC seasonal demand has become something significantly different from WDW in general demand, and WDW in general demand has itself changed particularly for October and other Fall time.

As a result, April is today part of magic season, except that the two Easter weeks are premier season, and Oct is lower point cost choice season, despite that DVC demand for Oct today makes all of April look like off-season.

 

[Harlemgirl720]

NYC spring break is the last week of April. 4/25-29

 

[Lakegirl]

Massachusetts public schools is April 18th-22nd

 

[nkosiek]

And that's what happens when you assume all public school breaks are around Easter. Thanks, gang.