Dec 08 Waitlist thread

[Donald is #1]

Our waitlist just came through for 12/28 BWV 1br garden too! So excited to add on to the other 3 nights I've pieced together for New Year's! Now if the 23rd or 25th would open up for the studio we added on to our 1 br at VWL so grandma can come too!!!

Congratulations!

 

[livinthedisneydream]

Congratulations!

Thanks! I'm getting excited that I've been able to piece together a trip relatively last minute for the holidays. Although I am wondering about the waitlist and how well it works.

I was very excited to get our extra BWV night but I've been on the waitlist for a studio at VWL for the 23rd for 1 night and when I just called to check on something else, I happened to ask and was able to get a studio for the 23rd. I was also able to snag the 22nd in a 1br std at BWV on the 22nd. What is going on at the BWV? Lots of cancellations perhaps.

Only one more waitlisted night to hope for and we at least have it already at a DVC discounted rate so we do have a room either way. Pixie dust to all of you still waiting!

 

[JPS439]

I had called on Thursday the 23rd to see if I could get an extra night in a SSR studio for my parents. They wanted to stay the night of December 11th into the 12th but every studio on property was booked. I put myself on the waitlist not expecting much luck, but when I checked dvcmember.com today I found out the waitlist came through!

Kinda makes me wonder if I should have made my animal kingdom waitlist day by day instead of the whole week....

 

[Donald is #1]

I had called on Thursday the 23rd to see if I could get an extra night in a SSR studio for my parents. They wanted to stay the night of December 11th into the 12th but every studio on property was booked. I put myself on the waitlist not expecting much luck, but when I checked dvcmember.com today I found out the waitlist came through!

Kinda makes me wonder if I should have made my animal kingdom waitlist day by day instead of the whole week....

Where did the waitlist come through for? SSR?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Kinda makes me wonder if I should have made my animal kingdom waitlist day by day instead of the whole week....

Unfortunately they no longer allow day by day waitlists - only for the full stay. That change happened with the booking change.

 

[bobbiwoz]

People seem to be having success with frequent calling and taking any of the days as they become available. Then the run of days is less to match, and although it's not quite day by day, it has worked.

Bobbi

 

[Tigger24U]

Our waitlist for a studio at AKL for 11/28 came through on Thursday.

Good Luck to Everyone! We still have waitlists for 12/3 and 12/4 for a Standard View 1 BR at AKL in place.

TTFN!

 

[MainStreet]

Unfortunately they no longer allow day by day waitlists - only for the full stay. That change happened with the booking change.

I think that is the problem for me. I made my wait list for the entire stay and by the time I realized at that time of year, day by day would be a better option they had changed the booking rules to the entire stay, so I could not change it. Oh well, live and learn.

 

[bpmorley]

Just got back from WDW last night. Did some resort hopping yesterday afternoon waiting for DME and talked to quite a few people. Found out that if you bought AKV this year, you were given developer points and last years points at once, but they could only be used @ SSR this year. Got this from more than one source. So all you SSR owners should be up in arms right now if you can't get a room, that has alot to do with it. I'm gonna be down there for the annual meeting and I'm gonna bring this up. This is BS. We booked 11 months out and got a far away room in the Grandstand, only to find out that people who were just given their points and booked a month ago got better rooms. I'm tired of being a second class citizen down there. Anyone with me to raise some hell at these meetings???????

 

[loribell]

I would if I were going to be there. I had already figured this was what the problem was. Let them have it for me at that meeting too please!

 

[JPS439]

Where did the waitlist come through for? SSR?

Yup, Saratoga.

 

[Princess Tink]

Just got back from WDW last night. Did some resort hopping yesterday afternoon waiting for DME and talked to quite a few people. Found out that if you bought AKV this year, you were given developer points and last years points at once, but they could only be used @ SSR this year. Got this from more than one source. So all you SSR owners should be up in arms right now if you can't get a room, that has alot to do with it. I'm gonna be down there for the annual meeting and I'm gonna bring this up. This is BS. We booked 11 months out and got a far away room in the Grandstand, only to find out that people who were just given their points and booked a month ago got better rooms. I'm tired of being a second class citizen down there. Anyone with me to raise some hell at these meetings???????

We did an ADD ON at AKV for 160 pts in Feb. We were given last years technically....but we would have expected that considering we have a DEC UY. We were also given 150 Dev Pts. There was no restictions on WHERE we could use any of our pts.

I think what they are all reffering to is AKV Kidani (sp?) House purchases.....we bought while they were still selling Jambo House.

 

[bpmorley]

We did an ADD ON at AKV for 160 pts in Feb. We were given last years technically....but we would have expected that considering we have a DEC UY. We were also given 150 Dev Pts. There was no restictions on WHERE we could use any of our pts.

I think what they are all reffering to is AKV Kidani (sp?) House purchases.....we bought while they were still selling Jambo House.

I guess that could be right. I just didn't think it was right to make owner use a different resort. There is never any regard to sSR owners

 

[chalee94]

Found out that if you bought AKV this year, you were given developer points and last years points at once, but they could only be used @ SSR this year. Got this from more than one source. So all you SSR owners should be up in arms right now if you can't get a room, that has alot to do with it.

why?

DVC owned those SSR pts and had the right to either book and sell the rooms to cash customers or give them to new AKV purchasers as an incentive. it's not like they are creating SSR pts out of thin air.

OTOH, SSR is a large resort that should have some guaranteed booking categories that improve the owners' opportunities to book what they want, so make sure you've read this link.

 

[Claire L]

I will add that I think the Developer Points for use at SSR are due to there still being inventory waiting to be sold at SSR, so in effect there is no over useage of points there for members to lose out to. Also we found Grandstand to be a very nice area with it’s own pool and pool bar and would certainly like to stay there again, plus it is the newest area.

Suggesting people get better rooms than others for whatever reason is all subjective really as to what that individual person wants and expects.

BTW just rang re Dec 7th at AKV still nothing in any room type!

Claire

 

[loribell]

I do believe SSR is sold out now.

 

[chalee94]

I do believe SSR is sold out now.

ehhh...none of the "sold out" resorts is really completely "sold out." if there are a lot of SSR resales currently available, you can bet DVC is also foreclosing on a number of SSR contracts in this economic environment...

 

[bpmorley]

ehhh...none of the "sold out" resorts is really completely "sold out." if there are a lot of SSR resales currently available, you can bet DVC is also foreclosing on a number of SSR contracts in this economic environment...

talked to a guy in work yesterday. He just bought points for AKV. He wanted to get rid of his ssr contract, but disney will not buy it back. I told him where to go for resale.

 

[chalee94]

talked to a guy in work yesterday. He just bought points for AKV. He wanted to get rid of his ssr contract, but disney will not buy it back. I told him where to go for resale.

yeah, if disney thought they could easily resell those SSR pts at $104, they might have offered $50-55 as they have done for some BCV owners. disney might still decide to ROFR the pts if someone makes a lowball offer to your friend, but i'm sure they'd rather not have to take them back...

 

[MenashaCorp]

Just released a BWV Boardwalk view studio 12/5, 12/6 and 12/13 yesterday!! Good Luck and enjoy, whoever was next on that waitlist!

I now have 66 points to play with ...