DVC "crowd calendar"

[guppy1013]

So previous to looking into DVC, we have gone to Disney the first week of December, a slow week as far as the "crowd calendars" go. I have heard that is one of the highest DVC weeks. So is there some sort of post or website that would give me an idea of the most popular DVC times vs cash crowds? I tried to look through the stickies... I know the Epcot resorts get filled during Food and Wine in October-ish...would just be interesting to compare when planning. Thanks.

 

[chalee94]

here is a good thread (post 14 especially):

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=45349477#post45349477


this is also useful if less detailed:

http://dvcrequest.com/how_soon_should_i_reserve.htm

 

[Deb & Bill]

Late Sept through mid-Jan, make a reservation at your home resort at 11 months out. Even at 11 months out, you might be shut out from some specific locations/villas.

Other holiday times throughout the year, book at 11 months out. The rest of the time, seven months should be fine.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

When Disney Vacation Development (DVD) launched Disney Vacation Club, the idea was to flatten demand across the year by having five seasons with varying points per night.

Traditionally, the most lightly visited periods at Walt Disney World had been January (after the end of New Years week), September (after Labor Day), and the first half of December (before schools' winter breaks). So those periods became Adventure Season on the DVC point charts.

Overall, the point charts have worked well.

For the first half of December, the charts have worked TOO WELL. DVC members discovered they could stretch their points while enjoying pleasant weather, Christmas decorations, and holiday events. Especially for DVC members who do not have children in school, it's a great time to go.

DVC members who bought in the 1990s are getting older and becoming empty-nesters, as their kids go to college and move out and their own. That's likely to increase demand even more during the Adventure Season and Choice Season, especially at the oldest DVC resorts at WDW: Old Key West and BoardWalk Villas.

At 11 months, getting a home resort reservation is not a problem. At 7 months, there's always a risk that some categories at some resorts will be unavailable.

 

[bnlbebes]

Thanks!

Very informative!

here is a good thread (post 14 especially):

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=45349477#post45349477


this is also useful if less detailed:

http://dvcrequest.com/how_soon_should_i_reserve.htm

 

[guppy1013]

That link is just what I was looking for thanks!

The first week of Dec is my favorite time to go...secret's out, right?