How often do you call MS?

[arthur06]

I have been calling twice a week, to see if anything has opened up? I make them check BLT and AKL, maybe they have released inventory!

Am I the only one who does this?

Is this frowned upon?

Who else calls weekly?

 

[Chuck S]

Are you on a waitlist for specific dates?

 

[vicki_c]

I call to make my reservation. I call if I need to change something.

So I guess I average 1 call per trip, MAYBE 2. I never call to check a waitlist - I just go to the website to check on it.

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

As long as you're calling for legit DVC business you can call as often as you want. With the restrictions on the number of waitlists, I call more often than I did in the past.

I've also been waitlisted for a day, called for something else, happened to check and *gasp* the day I was waitlisted was available, so the waitlist at least in the past wasn't instantly updated.

It didn't seem fair to me that I could be waitlisted for a day I'm the home resort owner at 10 months 29 days and someone else could at the right time call up and take that day at 6 months and swipe that day away.

 

[arthur06]

Are you on a waitlist for specific dates?

I am on a WL for specific dates. However, I am slightly paranoid that DVC will declare more rooms and I will miss out! I am on a "practical" WL, hoping that once day at SSR will become available in a 2BR. However, I call occasionally to see if any 2BR at BLT or AKL are declared and I get lucky!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

With the change in the number of waitlists allowed I have called more frequently to check on other views etc.

 

[pditullio]

It didn't seem fair to me that I could be waitlisted for a day I'm the home resort owner at 10 months 29 days and someone else could at the right time call up and take that day at 6 months and swipe that day away.

I agree completely. I am certain that this happens; in fact, I am pretty sure I must have inadvertently done this to someone else for my upcoming reservation. I posted about it here, how it happened.

Because of this, I am not going to hesitate to call every day in the future when I am waitlisted, instead of just checking online.

 

[DVC-Don]

One call per trip, so two or three times a year.

 

[keri-k]

I've been calling daily for the past 2 weeks. Trying to get exactly what we want for our upcoming trip!! I've never had to do this before but we planned this trip just a few weeks ago. Not how we usually do disney but I'm not complaining!!

 

[Tara]

I've been calling daily for the past 2 weeks. Trying to get exactly what we want for our upcoming trip!! I've never had to do this before but we planned this trip just a few weeks ago. Not how we usually do disney but I'm not complaining!!

I've been in that boat, too. With 6 different 2br possibilities at BLT (3 views, lock off and dedicated in each), I don't want to risk missing out on a view/category I am unable to waitlist.

 

[Sandisw]

I have been calling daily because of the 2 WL limit. I decided just last month to try to switch 2 of my 7 nights to BLT. It is opening week and I doubt the WL will come through but I do call to see if I can luck into a room.

A few times, they even put me on hold thinking they might be able to get me the view I am not WL'd for. I even joked with MS about my daily calls and they said it is not a problem since availability changes so much.

Typically, I will book at 11 months, what I want and hopefully, won't be in this situation of WL'ing too often.

 

[Nikisha421]

I have been calling daily because of the 2 WL limit. I decided just last month to try to switch 2 of my 7 nights to BLT. It is opening week and I doubt the WL will come through but I do call to see if I can luck into a room.

A few times, they even put me on hold thinking they might be able to get me the view I am not WL'd for. I even joked with MS about my daily calls and they said it is not a problem since availability changes so much.

Typically, I will book at 11 months, what I want and hopefully, won't be in this situation of WL'ing too often.

I call when I feel its necessary at this point its not much but I will call if I need to since it my $$$ paying for it all!

 

[Deb & Bill]

We call maybe once a year, maybe twice a year if we have to bank points.

 

[BCV2002]

I've been calling daily for the past 2 weeks. Trying to get exactly what we want for our upcoming trip!! I've never had to do this before but we planned this trip just a few weeks ago. Not how we usually do disney but I'm not complaining!!

That's so strange, I'm in the exact same situation. I call 1-3 times a day for the last 2 weeks to double check and I've never done that before. It seems to work, though, because so far we've been able to change 3 of our 6 nights...