Here's a thought that just crossed my my mind after reading the 700+ messages in this topic over the last several days.
I am more to the thinking that this new booking rule WAS triggered by
DVC membership that DOES NOT read or know of these forums.
Not by Walt wanting to increase income or trying to cut back on CR hours and so on.
I read earlier today that membership in the DVC has increased from 100,000 to 300,000 (or 400,000, not sure which) in the last several years.
How many DVC owners use or read these forums? 20,000 maybe ? These members have learned the ins and outs of "tweaking" the system but the vast majority of the other 280,000 owners have no idea about dropping days, adding days etc and so on. Most of them don't know yet about the 11 +7 from arrival date change until the book comes out in the fall.
When they go to make a ressie, probably more times from not, the times they are requesting are not available so the complaints start rolling in and CR decides changes need to be made.
Just a thought
Dave