Only second time in 12 years

[mitros]

Well, got a call on my wait list for an extra day in May. I have put myself on wait lists about 25 times since joining DVC back in '92, and this only the second time that one has come through. Not a complaint, mind you, just a fact.

 

[jaysue]

Congratulations



So far we have waitlisted 3 times and hit all 3

thanks
jaysue

 

[danny1649]

We joined in 92 also,never tried waitlist though.Glad you got what you needed.

 

[OneMoreTry]

We're 3 for 3 on wait lists.

 

[Richyams]

1 for 4 here.

 

[PamOKW]

I've always had the wait list come through with the exception of New Year's Eve 1998.

One way to increase the odds is to let them book it day by day. It's a gamble, but it increases the chances of everything coming together.

Glad your luck has turned -- may all future waitlists come through!

 

[mitros]

I don't follow.... let them book day by day? How do you do that?

 

[jaysue]

You have them book your waitlist one day at a time instead of all your days or none - this can increase your chances of the waitlist coming through for you in pieces.

The risk is that you end up with an odd move between resorts or rooms within a resort

For example, you book a 1BR and you waitlist day by day for a 2BR - days 1,2,3 come through days 4 and 5 do not and day 7 does so you might have:

2BR for days 1/2/3
1BR for days 4/5
2BR for day 7

etc.


thanks
jaysue

 

[mitros]

Thanks! I see now what you mean by it being a gamble.

 

[doubletrouble_vb]

I'm not so sure its that big of a gamble however.

 

[doubletrouble_vb]

I'm having an enormous aversion to selling but... time to start asking questions...

I have more than a year's points available...can I make a reservation down the road and sell the contract or do any reservations I have out there become void upon contract transfer? I used to know the answer to this question.

 

[PamOKW]

Doubletrouble, yes when you sell, all outstanding reservations are cancelled. I think back a few years that wasn't the case but it was changed to this policy. I'm not sure what happens to the status of points but I assume they would follow regular guidelines -- borrowed and banked points stay in the year they were moved to, Holding Account policies apply, etc.

Mitros -- Jaysue explained it well. It usually ends up working out. If you have extra points it makes even more sense because you can hold onto your original reservation and book the new dates at the same time. As it all comes together, you release what you don't need.

Here's the advantage: You want to book 5 nights. March 22-27. You waitlist for that entire week. I want the same nights but do it day-by-day.

You will have to wait until someone cancels all those nights at one time or DVC sees all those night available.

Day-by-day I get a call from MS because someone cancelled 3/22-3/23. I take those days. A few days later someone cancels a trip from 3/15-3/25. I get a call because 3/23-3/24 are now available. Then someone else cancels their 3/25-4/4 trip. I get to scoop up my last few nights.

The waitlist has worked for me. I've gotten 3/22-3/27.

You are still waiting for all the dates to become available in a block.

 

[Kelly Nelly]

I think the reason why the wait list always seems to come through is because of the rooms that Disney puts aside for cash customers. If nobody pays cash for the rooms they just give them to DVCers on the wait list.