Looks like ANOTHER slow spring in 2011

[poohbear158]

I have the first week of April with a one bedroom value at AKV. I'm going to try and switch to the first week of May at BCV or BLT Lake view... wish me luck and pixie dust

 

[oldkey1]

....is there one week at Disney besides Easter week that is thought to be the biggest spring break week - the week most in demand?

 

[dreamsofdisney]

Hope that I can rent 4/9 to 4/16 and not have the crowds be too crazy!

We have never been to WDW for Spring Break (April) and were able to get a standard view room at the Boardwalk. It is before Easter week, so I hope the parks aren't too crazy.

We're at AKV around the same time - April 6th to 16th - and am hoping to have the crowds be at least a little better for the first few days. I had hoped to go in May, but it didn't work with DS's schedule, so we're pulling him out of school for a 7 days to go in April. He's a senior anyway, and has all the credits he needs...time to celebrate in WDW!

 

[buzz5985]

....is there one week at Disney besides Easter week that is thought to be the biggest spring break week - the week most in demand?

I would have to guess the third week in April - that is MA and other states in the NE spring break.

 

[Liljam]

I swithced out to OKW GV at 7months for May 1 week. I was thinking it might be a little tough to get a GV there because of the cheaper points for the size, but maybe because of the renovations, some people are staying away?! Or it could be because May is generally a nice travel time for us anyway with decent crowds. We were totally undecided on were to try for since we've already stayed at SSR GV and THV. We wanted to try somewhere else. I was hoping for AKV, DH wanted OKW and my mom was wanting BCV - DH won but I didn't try for anywhere else since he wanted to stay in the GV there.

 

[Tara]

I just had to rebook my BLT GV that I had for May - switched to April 9-13 with no problem. I could have booked other date combinations, too, but that's what worked best for our group.

 

[PoohsFan1]

You all are giving me hope. I am going to be calling MS tomorrow morning at 9am sharp to switch my BLT Lake View Studio to a BCV studio. We want to go either the first week of May or the second week, it doesn't matter we are flexible. Right now we have 2 studios booked at BLT but the family that was suppose to come with us decided to back out on us so we decided that we wanted to take those extra points and put it towards a few more days and then use the remaining points that we have and go back in January. Hoping all of your good luck will rub off on us too

 

[PoohsFan1]

Just an update....I called this morning, exactly at 9am EST time (8am our time) to cancel our BLT studios (we had two booked and the family that was suppose to come with us decided to back out), and also to see if we could switch our reservation to a BCV studio. With some Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust we were able to book a studio in BCV for the week of 5/5-5/12. We do plan on adding on (if possible) to make it more of a 10 day stay, but I am so excited I get to be going back to my beloved Epcot Resort area

 

[BlackRock]

That is very interesting; I have had trouble all this year getting rooms.

BlackRock

 

[Dano1182]

We go Easter every year.
I got a 1 Bedroom at BCV with no problem what so ever.
The parks are generally packed.We spend most of our time poolside.
Last year was better than past years(less crowded)
This year the car rentals are much cheaper.
We are flying from NY to Tampa this year.The air fare is almost $800 cheaper than Orlando.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Sigh, if WDW is so easy to get, HHI isn't. Went on the waiting list 7 months out, and don't have much hope. Well, maybe pixie dust will help!