Change in Waitlist Procedure: No more waitlisting night-by-night?

[JudyS]

I know there is much discussion of the change allowing members to book 7 nights at the 11 and 7 month windows. However, Disney also made changes to the waitlist procedure. I've looked for a discussion of the waitlist changes, but didn't see one.

Here is what Disney is saying about the "enhanced" waitlist procedure. It was posted on dvcmember.com I'm not sure exactly what it means.

.... Disney Vacation Club has also streamlined the manner in which Members can make waitlist requests, now allowing Members to make requests for the consecutive nights they require to complete their desired length of stay (from one night up to as many consecutive nights needed or requested by the Member). Previously, Members would place requests on the waitlist for intermittent nights that historically had high cancellation rates and would tie up inventory in an inefficient manner, negatively impacting the overall booking process.

In addition to providing greater Member convenience, the simplification of the reservation process also provides the benefit of reduced call volume to Member Services, thereby shortening Members' wait times and making more efficient use of Member Services resources, which are supported by Members' Annual Dues.

Since the introduction of this new procedure, many Members have expressed excitement about the new policy and the greater convenience and time savings it provides. However, in the past week, some of you have contacted Member Services asking for additional clarification on how the new reservation policy works, the changes to the waitlist process, and Disney Vacation Club's plans to monitor Member activity.

Therefore, to provide additional clarification please review the following frequently asked questions and answers:

(...I snipped FAQ about 7-day ressies...)

Q: Is there a minimum number of nights for which a Member can be placed on the waitlist?
A: No. Members can have a waitlist of only 1 night, if only 1 night is missing from their stay.

I'm finding this confusing, especially the part that says, Disney is "now allowing Members to make requests for the consecutive nights they require to complete their desired length of stay..." Wasn't it always possible to do a waitlist request that would be booked only if all your nights became available? As far as I can tell, this sounds like Disney is now only letting members make waitlist requests that will be booked only if all the nights became available. In other words, it sounds like this it will not longer be possible to make a waitlist request that comes through night-by-night. Or, am I reading this wrong???

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

You are reading it correctly. There will no longer by day by day waitlists (unless there is something like a single day that you need). The waitlist will either fill in it's entirety or not at all.

The Disney marketing spin to make it sound like it's a new benefit, when you could previously do it this way, does make it sound quite confusing.

 

[Brian Noble]

Wait, you mean Disney is putting a pixie-dust spin on a change? Say it ain't so!

( for the humor-impaired.)

 

[Chuck S]

We are limiting all discussin of the new reservation & waitlist policies to this thread: New Policy Thread

Thanks.