October 2014

[jdkdorn]

We were looking to do a long weekend Oct 16-21st and there is not a room to be had anywhere. I understand it is F&W and MNSSHP but in the 12 years we have been owners we have never not been able to get a room at Saratoga Springs if needed. I could understand Xmas but I just looked and Saratoga Springs still has all room type, except 3bdr, available for Xmas. What is going on this October to cause rooms to be booked at every resort

thanks

Judy

 

[MAO]

They recently announced a 30% discount on Villa Resorts for most nights in October and November - perhaps that's the problem?

Select Disney Deluxe Villa Resort Hotels Save up to 30 percent
Select Disney Deluxe Resort Hotels Save up to 30 percent
Select Disney Moderate Resort Hotels Save 20 percent
Select Disney Value Resort Hotels Save 15 percent

 

[Missyrose]

They recently announced a 30% discount on Villa Resorts for most nights in October and November - perhaps that's the problem?

Select Disney Deluxe Villa Resort Hotels Save up to 30 percent
Select Disney Deluxe Resort Hotels Save up to 30 percent
Select Disney Moderate Resort Hotels Save 20 percent
Select Disney Value Resort Hotels Save 15 percent

Cash inventory and points inventory are completely separate.

 

[jdkdorn]

I am booking points not CRO so the discount should not have anything to do with the shortage of rooms. Disney CRO only has so many rooms it owns unless people are trading out of DVC in greater amounts.

 

[DebbieB]

We were looking to do a long weekend Oct 16-21st and there is not a room to be had anywhere. I understand it is F&W and MNSSHP but in the 12 years we have been owners we have never not been able to get a room at Saratoga Springs if needed. I could understand Xmas but I just looked and Saratoga Springs still has all room type, except 3bdr, available for Xmas. What is going on this October to cause rooms to be booked at every resort

thanks

Judy

That time of year is very popular for DVC members, especially weekends. The only time I've ever been shutout of a DVC reservation was a Sunday night in mid October, I wanted to add a night to a business trip in Orlando. All DVC resorts completely soldout about a month before. I think that was 2006, so this isn't new.

It's a popular time for couple's trips, I know several couples who plan an annual trip together around this time. Weather is getting cooler, food & wine festival, Halloween parties. You have to plan early. I've had a BWV reservation that I made at exactly 11 months.

The points are so high for Christmas, it's not as popular for members.

 

[rlovew]

October has had many weekends in the past few years that are completely booked by June so it is not really a surprise. The month has become very busy and has good weather as well as low points and some fabulous events.

 

[paults]

I HAD MT ROOMS AT bwv at 11 months and added 1 night at SSR awhile ago ( can't remember date) and 2 days later nothing was available anywhere. My waitlist to go from SSR to BWV for the 1 nt is still on. I don't expect it to come through.

 

[skier_pete]

I can tell you this...we just bought into DVC, and we had 127 points to use before December 1st. Our points came through on May 19th, which was two months ago. We had decided to go the weekend of October 16th-20th, so basically the same as your dates.

At that time, the ONLY thing available on the whole WDW property in the Studio/1-bedroom category was an SSR 1-bedroom. Luckily we had enough points to use for the 1-bedroom, but that was our only choice. That was two months ago. I've been watching since, and it was about a month later (mid-June) that nothing was left, so I don't find what you are saying a surprise.

We picked that weekend because we thought it would be "slow". The weekend before it is Columbus day weekend. The weekend before that is the Tower of Terror 10-miler. The weekend after are close to Halloween.

I think the fact is that Food and Wine season has become EXTREMELY popular with DVCers, more so even than the early December holiday season. I think you are SOL for any weekends during that time of year unless you book well in advance.

 

[drusba]

The Thursday to Monday of that weekend is a very high DVC demand. At 7 months out SSR was open. The issue you are having now is that you are less than 4 months out and SSR other than 1BRs was gone for that time at four months out in both 2012 and 2013, which it also was at four months out for most of Christmas week, Thanksgiving time, first and second week of Dec, the Thursday before Columbus day weekend through the Monday of the weekend after that, and the Thursday to Monday of the second weekend in Nov