I am coining the term...

[VGCgroupie]

I stopped looking at the rooms for now because it was driving me insane and I dont have the points yet for the pit room upgrade I want and if it pops up for one or two nights I'm going to be tempted to do something stupid like modify the reservation I have for the whole stay or just be depressed that I don't have the points yet

I have 3 different trips I am hunting for. Right now Im over it. But when I see new things actually pop up it gives me a little boost

 

[MeridaMonkey]

I have 3 different trips I am hunting for. Right now Im over it. But when I see new things actually pop up it gives me a little boost

I’d been obsessively stalking two scenarios (Poly studio for 10/24 and Riviera studio for 10/22-10/24) for close to a month and it would always shock every time something actually came available…of course it was never what I was actually looking for

Waitlist for the win, my first choice got filled today so I can hang up my stalking cap (until next time)…

 

[VGCgroupie]

I’d been obsessively stalking two scenarios (Poly studio for 10/24 and Riviera studio for 10/22-10/24) for close to a month and it would always shock every time something actually came available…of course it was never what I was actually looking for

Waitlist for the win, my first choice got filled today so I can hang up my stalking cap (until next time)…

Yay!!!

 

[Girlstar30]

I’d been obsessively stalking two scenarios (Poly studio for 10/24 and Riviera studio for 10/22-10/24) for close to a month and it would always shock every time something actually came available…of course it was never what I was actually looking for

Waitlist for the win, my first choice got filled today so I can hang up my stalking cap (until next time)…

Best feeling ever

 

[VGCgroupie]

Today the slots got me out of OKW and into CCV! The ultimate goal is BLT so I will keep playing.
Yesterday it got me out of BRV and into CCV for MM weekend. Not as big of a score but Im happy since I want to experience my home resort.

 

[kristenrice]

I hit the jackpot!

I booked 3 nights in a 1BR value at AKV at the 11-month window. A few weeks later, I was playing around on the website and the last 2 nights popped up available in a club-level studio...CHA-CHING! It's the same number of points so I immediately modified my reservation and grabbed it! Now, I had 1 night in a value 1BR, followed by 2 nights in a club-level studio. I decided to waitlist the first night for the club-level studio so that we wouldn't have to move but figured there's no way a club-level studio is going to come through in October. Wrong again! Two weeks later....CHA-CHING! Waitlist matched and I have three consecutive nights in a club-level studio! Our first (and probably only) concierge experience. Our arrival day was set for a Tuesday, but when flights came out, we finally had a non-stop option out of our home airport...but it arrives at 7:45pm. I wasn't about to lose a full day in our first concierge stay so we decided to arrive on Monday night and just stay at the airport Hyatt for the night. When the 7-month window opened up and I booked the second half of our stay, I had 10 points leftover....coincidentally, a value studio at AKV for Monday night is exactly 10 points...hmm....dare I pull the "DVC slot" one more time and waitlist for a value studio in October?? I'm a gambler so why not? CHA-CHING!!!!! JACKPOT again!!!! The waitlist filled! I cancelled the Hyatt stay and now we arrive and stay just a few hours in a value studio, followed by 3 nights in the club-level studio, and then 4 nights in a preferred (lake) view 1BR at BLT. To top it off, since we weren't staying at the Hyatt on arrival night, we decided to take an "early" flight home and stay at the airport on the way out.

 

[Phatscott25]

@kristenrice nice!

 

[Girlstar30]

I hit the jackpot!

I booked 3 nights in a 1BR value at AKV at the 11-month window. A few weeks later, I was playing around on the website and the last 2 nights popped up available in a club-level studio...CHA-CHING! It's the same number of points so I immediately modified my reservation and grabbed it! Now, I had 1 night in a value 1BR, followed by 2 nights in a club-level studio. I decided to waitlist the first night for the club-level studio so that we wouldn't have to move but figured there's no way a club-level studio is going to come through in October. Wrong again! Two weeks later....CHA-CHING! Waitlist matched and I have three consecutive nights in a club-level studio! Our first (and probably only) concierge experience. Our arrival day was set for a Tuesday, but when flights came out, we finally had a non-stop option out of our home airport...but it arrives at 7:45pm. I wasn't about to lose a full day in our first concierge stay so we decided to arrive on Monday night and just stay at the airport Hyatt for the night. When the 7-month window opened up and I booked the second half of our stay, I had 10 points leftover....coincidentally, a value studio at AKV for Monday night is exactly 10 points...hmm....dare I pull the "DVC slot" one more time and waitlist for a value studio in October?? I'm a gambler so why not? CHA-CHING!!!!! JACKPOT again!!!! The waitlist filled! I cancelled the Hyatt stay and now we arrive and stay just a few hours in a value studio, followed by 3 nights in the club-level studio, and then 4 nights in a preferred (lake) view 1BR at BLT. To top it off, since we weren't staying at the Hyatt on arrival night, we decided to take an "early" flight home and stay at the airport on the way out.

I hope i have this kind of luck with 3 nights I'm waitlisting soon! Congrats!

 

[VGCgroupie]

I hit the jackpot!

I booked 3 nights in a 1BR value at AKV at the 11-month window. A few weeks later, I was playing around on the website and the last 2 nights popped up available in a club-level studio...CHA-CHING! It's the same number of points so I immediately modified my reservation and grabbed it! Now, I had 1 night in a value 1BR, followed by 2 nights in a club-level studio. I decided to waitlist the first night for the club-level studio so that we wouldn't have to move but figured there's no way a club-level studio is going to come through in October. Wrong again! Two weeks later....CHA-CHING! Waitlist matched and I have three consecutive nights in a club-level studio! Our first (and probably only) concierge experience. Our arrival day was set for a Tuesday, but when flights came out, we finally had a non-stop option out of our home airport...but it arrives at 7:45pm. I wasn't about to lose a full day in our first concierge stay so we decided to arrive on Monday night and just stay at the airport Hyatt for the night. When the 7-month window opened up and I booked the second half of our stay, I had 10 points leftover....coincidentally, a value studio at AKV for Monday night is exactly 10 points...hmm....dare I pull the "DVC slot" one more time and waitlist for a value studio in October?? I'm a gambler so why not? CHA-CHING!!!!! JACKPOT again!!!! The waitlist filled! I cancelled the Hyatt stay and now we arrive and stay just a few hours in a value studio, followed by 3 nights in the club-level studio, and then 4 nights in a preferred (lake) view 1BR at BLT. To top it off, since we weren't staying at the Hyatt on arrival night, we decided to take an "early" flight home and stay at the airport on the way out.

wooohooo!!!

 

[VGCgroupie]

The slots havent been goo to me the the last few days. I did see a BLT 1 bed theme park view pop up for my day, but alas DH and I dont need anything this fancy for our trip.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Immediately after posting this I hit refresh again and boom! BLT studio, just what I needed. Now I would like to modify 1 more day from CCV into Poly, VGF or BCV and Im all set.

 

[Girlstar30]

The slots for bcv have been brutal for me 1 of 4

 

[Girlstar30]

And I have everything waitlisted as one night at a time to be filled

 

[eticketplease]

The slots for bcv have been brutal for me 1 of 4

Right there with you. Friend needs 2 nights before her cruise and I have one but it’s not looking good. The only 2 consecutive nights I could grab was SSR but then I was able to swap to RIV. Holding onto those so she doesn’t have to do a split stay for 2 nights with two little ones as SSR is not even available for that other night at this point (Studio wise).

 

[Girlstar30]

Right there with you. Friend needs 2 nights before her cruise and I have one but it’s not looking good. The only 2 consecutive nights I could grab was SSR but then I was able to swap to RIV. Holding onto those so she doesn’t have to do a split stay for 2 nights with two little ones as SSR is not even available for that other night at this point (Studio wise).

I'm taking a huge gamble by doing it like this. I have vgf as the backup so I can just take the monorail back after being at stormalong bay all day if the other nights dont go thru.

But since it's one night at a time with individual waitlists replacing each day I am HOPING I dont get some funky gap in between lol. I have 4 months to go.

At least both you and I were able to score some good alternatives! I heard more people cancel towards the trip date is that true?

 

[Girlstar30]

I am seriously thinking of just booking cash, the ap rate for a studio is $350 a night

 

[VGCgroupie]

I am seriously thinking of just booking cash, the ap rate for a studio is $350 a night

Thats almost closing costs right there

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I am seriously thinking of just booking cash, the ap rate for a studio is $350 a night

Might be worth the peace of mind!

 

[Good Ol Gal]

Thats almost closing costs right there

this kind of thinking gets me in trouble!

 

[Good Ol Gal]

My slot shot right now is switching from BLT to BRV for Sept 1- 4.

Silly me had BRV, but then last month I saw BLT and got excited and switched it. Now DH is sad that we haven't stayed at BRV for a few trips and wants it back.

Yesterday I got the first two nights at BRV - so now just stalking for the last night. I'm still keeping the full BLT for now as I don't want to do a split stay.