Keep looking, the past 2 years we've booked Boulder Ridge 1BR's at about 8 months out. They pop in and out, be prepared to book if it shows up. Same for studios, we booked a Copper Creek in December for September - cash. Some inventory is owned by Disney so they offer rooms for cash bookings. It's not a lot, so they can go quickly.
This is correct. Even though Disney is a DVC owner too, they're still required to adhere to the 11-month booking window that the rest of us must observe.
We book 1 Bedroom Villas (which is what your title says you want (at SSR)) all the time, paying cash, through the Disney website. Saratoga Springs is almost always available even for short notice trips, even for "preferred" villas. Studios at SSR are often also available for cash on short notice. It's also often possible to find 1 Bedroom Villas at Boardwalk and Boulder Ridge (sometimes Copper Creek) without much notice, though at Boardwalk you'll never see a Boardwalk View in my experience, and studios are hit or miss. Availability can be harder at other DVC resorts, and for larger villas (2 Bedroom+) everywhere. You do always have to wait until at least 11 months prior. They are never listed before then and sometimes it's a bit later. Unless you're really tied to a certain date or want a high occupancy holiday trip, there's absolutely no reason to book a Saratoga Springs 1 Bedroom Villa for 2024 this far out.Hello - I finally made it through the out of orbit waiting page and it seems as though anything labeled as a "villa" is not able to book at any resort? Is there a reason for this or perhaps is it another issue that has not been resolved as of yet? I would be booking cash and not through points. Thanks for any insight you all may have
The Disney booking site disneyworld.disney.go which released 2024 reservations this morning is a cash only situation. All reservations are paid in cash and as such none are labeled to specify cash only. A lot of people have spent a lot of time today trying to access the website. It has been overwhelmed much of the day. Unfortunately the OP wasted time trying to book something that wasn't part of today's offerings.
I meant, it would always show a cash amount on the official Disney World site. The way yours was worded I thought you were used to using a different site that rented points for cash. It sounded like you are a frequent renter of DVC points or a DVC owner.
