We're not staying at quite the same busy time, but our waitlist for 11/18 - 11/22 for a 2br villa at BWV (boardwalk view, no less) just came through Tuesday, after only being on the waitlist one week. Of course, we're leaving the Wed. before Thanksgiving day, so the demand for rooms isn't quite as great, but it can still happen for you, especially in the preferred view category at BWV.
Last year we wait-listed for BWV and BCV for the Sun through Thurs right after Thanksgiving (11/27-12/2). We first got a 2 br preferred view at BWV to come through about 2.5 weeks after we went on the waitlist (again, we weren't wait-listed for the Thanksgiving weekend nights). We continued to stay on the waitlist for BCV, though, and about mid June we were confirmed in a dedicated 2br unit at BCV.
My advice is to try the waitlist and see what happens. You have alot of months between then and now and will most likely end up with a match. You could always split the stay if your first few nights don't come through.
Good luck!