Book at 11 or wait until 7

[assisi811]

We are going to Disney Aug. 15. Our home resort is Animal Kingdom, but I fell in love with Boardwalk. We are going to Disney before a cruise so we have very specific days that we would need. Is it possible to book AK at 11 months and then transfer to BWV at 7 months? What would be our chances of a reservation at BWV being available the third week in Aug.?

 

[chalee94]

if you need a room at wdw, book AKV at 11 months out.

yes, it is not unusual to try to switch resorts at 7 months out (i.e. cancel and rebook) - it just depends on whether BWV owners have booked up all the rooms or not.

august is not a really tough period for DVC demand and your best bet for trying to get BWV is to book a preferred view (pool/garden) at 7 months out. (standard view rooms and boardwalk view rooms tend to be more popular among BWV owners).

 

[bobbiwoz]

If the cruise you are going on is the DVC Member Cruise, it may be harder because lots of members stay at WDW before and after, still, I think you will be OK if you book at 7 months.

For this year, and through a waitlist I was able to get a standard view 1 bedroom at BLT for the night before the Member Cruise. Through a waitlist, I was also able to get a BCV studio for 2 nights afterwards.

I booked these about 3 months out, our original plans for before and after fell through.

 

[paults]

make sure you have a room and book at 11 months then try to switch. Unless you can't for some reason

 

[zavandor]

Third week of August is a low demand period for DVC, so chances to find a room at BWV are very high (garden view). However I agree with every other poster: book now a room and then switch at 7 months. Better safe than sorry.

 

[ajksmom]

For our stay starting 8/12/14 in a 2BR @ BWV only preferred pool/garden was available at 7 months out.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

We are going to Disney Aug. 15. Our home resort is Animal Kingdom, but I fell in love with Boardwalk. We are going to Disney before a cruise so we have very specific days that we would need. Is it possible to book AK at 11 months and then transfer to BWV at 7 months? What would be our chances of a reservation at BWV being available the third week in Aug.?

We own at AKV. Regardless of time of year, we always book at 11 at AKV and then At 7 call Member Services to book (or wait list) our desired resort if we are choosing to stay elsewhere.

 

[JimMIA]

If you find availability exactly at 7 months, there is a better way to book.

If you have enough points, book the 7 month reservation first and then cancel your original reservation.

The reason for that is that right at 7 months there will be a lot of switching and rebooking going on. It is possible that you could cancel your original ressie to free up the points, and while you are doing that, the preferred 7 month ressie could be snapped up by someone else. AND...your original reservation at your home resort could also be snagged by someone on waitlist -- leaving you with NOTHING!

 

[drusba]

In relation to chances for BWV at 7 months out for third week of Aug, be aware that pool/garden view was available in 2013 and 2014 but standard and boardwalk view had multiple nights gone during that week before 7 months out.

 

[jar]

Agree with others - I always book my home resort at 11 months and then switch if I want to at 7.

 

[daisyx3]

I booked BWV for last June and just booked it again for next April (around Easter time), studio. My home is SSR. I just waited and booked BWV with no issues. In fact, since I went on at 8AM I got BW view for our June trip. I have garden/pool view for April.
I just figured if whatever we wanted was gone we would book SSR at that 7 month window, since it is never sold out that far in advance.
Daisyx3

 

[Geomom]

We own at OKW. OKW, SSR, and AKV are the largest DVC's, so they fill up last. I just wait until 7 mths and book online at 8AM at a non-home resort. (If I was booking something like Xmas, I'd likely book 11 mths out at my home resort--but non-peak DVC times the 7mths should be fine!)