I am coining the term... DVC Slots!

[toesmom]

Im really happy with what I got going on for April I needed one more day at vgf 1 brdm to not have any gap days.

Been trying for a couple weeks now. I went to the cemetery for Dia de Los muertos today to visit my family and I asked for a little help A few minutes later, the day popped up and I grabbed it

I have been looking for January 1 studio and I can see so many studios come and go. I wonder if waitlist actually works.

 

[808blessing]

Yes it works!

 

[VGCgroupie]

I have been looking for January 1 studio and I can see so many studios come and go. I wonder if waitlist actually works.

It works but nobody knows exactly how. It is possible that it doesn’t grab immediately but rather scans every so often then picks up availability. In the slots you sometimes get lucky at see a room in between scans.

But then again I have released a room myself and tried to rebook 1 second later and it wasn’t available so yeah nobody knows for sure exactly what happens.

 

[808blessing]

Oh no!!! What a bummer to release and miss the rebooking!!!

 

[VGCgroupie]

Oh no!!! What a bummer to release and miss the rebooking!!!

At VGC too

I went into accepting I’d lose it so it didn’t hurt as bad.

 

[808blessing]

Ohhhhhhh ouch!!! I feel the pain.

 

[pzw90]

New plot of Inside Out 3 just dropped: Riley buys DVC.

Joy: "I can't wait for the years of memories"
Anger: "Someone on the ROFR thread got a lower per point than me!"
Sadness: "I have to wait three months for the points to show up"
Anxiety: "Is Disney going to ROFR it?"

 

[kristenrice]

HOLY CRAP! IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!!

BFF and I are planning our trip for next October. We have to put in for our vacation time on December 1 and we are trying to set some dates. My birthday is the Friday after Columbus Day and we typically like to arrive on a Tuesday or Wednesday since airfare is generally cheaper. Well....I put in the dates for "book a vacation" in a studio at AKV-Jambo, starting on October 14 and when I pulled up the (unavailable) Club Level studios....the 12th and 13th were AVAILABLE!!! Yes please!! So I guess we will be arriving on a Monday next year. I also immediately set up a waitlist for the 14th since we really want to stay three nights at AKV. After that, it will be a toss up. Either I will transfer in some more points and we will stay in a 1BR at Kidani, or we will continue with the club-level theme and stay at the Gran Destino Tower over at Coronado Springs. We have never stayed there before and we are interested in trying it out. Plus, that club level stay at AKV this year really spoiled us. Now we just need to decide if we want the club level or that extra bathroom. With potentially three women in one room, it truly is a tough decision.

What is going on!!???

I got the e-mail today that the waitlist for the 14th came through! So I looked at the website and saw that there was a CL studio available for the 11th so I grabbed it!! Now we have FOUR consecutive days booked on points! I only have 8 points left in my AKV contract so I have used up every point that I can without borrowing. We travel in October and with a February UY, I am terrified of having to cancel at the last minute and lose our points. It would be bad enough to lose the current points, but losing borrowed points would be too much to stomach.

Now we just need to figure out what we are going to do for the remainder of the trip. We were planning on only going for 6 days total, but now we may extend it to 7. Of course, now we need to acquire extra points and since we like to end the trip in a 1BR, this may get to be a little more expensive than we had originally planned. Fortunately, we have an entire year to work some overtime.

 

[PoppyJ]

I love everyone's success stories, and I feel like I finally have one to share!

A casual comment from DH about going to Disney for Christmas got me playing. At first, I got 2 nights at BLT. I was looking for more nights and scored 5 nights at Polynesian!! (Holy cow it was a lot of points)

I also got Christmas dinner at the Cake Bake Shop, a Candlelight Processional dining package reservation, a Holiday Sleigh Ride and direct flights for the 2 of us for under $400!

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I love everyone's success stories, and I feel like I finally have one to share!

A casual comment from DH about going to Disney for Christmas got me playing. At first, I got 2 nights at BLT. I was looking for more nights and scored 5 nights at Polynesian!! (Holy cow it was a lot of points)

I also got Christmas dinner at the Cake Bake Shop, a Candlelight Processional dining package reservation, a Holiday Sleigh Ride and direct flights for the 2 of us for under $400!

Pack your patience, but congrats! You'll have a lot of fun