Peak DVC times

[jani3]

I'm still researching dvc and keep reading about "peak dvc times". When is that? I've been trying to find a calendar about it and I'm not having any luck.

Is a regular Disney peak travel time different than this dvc peak?

 

[supersnoop]

No, it's not the same peak times. Peak for DVC is late September through early January. The first week of December is the busiest week.

 

[disneynutz]

In addition, DVC is booked at a 98% occupancy rate all year long, some dates just book faster.

Bill

 

[jani3]

In addition, DVC is booked at a 98% occupancy rate all year long, some dates just book faster.

Bill

Is Aulani included in that 98%?

 

[CarolMN]

For a great summary of historical trends, check out this thread, especially posts #3 (drusba) and #4 (crisi):

Any resource to see historical availability for days 7/11 months out

AFAIK, we don't have anything similar for Aulani.

 

[chalee94]

carol's link is great - you may also want to check out this thread, which confirms that trying to book the last 3 months of the year (especially at the smaller resorts) can be a challenge at the 7 month window:

http://disboards.com/threads/predicted-dvc-booking-patterns-studios-some-1-bedrooms.3419112/

 

[jani3]

Thank you for those 2 threads! They're very insightful.

 

[crisi]

Is Aulani included in that 98%?

Yes. Timeshares work by selling all available times (or nearly all, some is kept for maintenance). If there are rooms available last minute, its because someone isn't using their points. That's true with some timeshares, but DVCers tend to use their points and there is an active and easy to use rental market for when you aren't going to.

So the question isn't "what are busy times" but "how fast do rooms book up when" - they book up quickly in the last quarter of the year, especially the smaller and near park resorts - and fairly slowly in late August. Aulani has its own more and less popular times, but it will also fill to capacity.