Today’s walkers

[Alicia22]

In your opinion, are all those current walkers aiming for Christmas or early December? I’m hoping they walk right over my preferred dates.

 

[DebbieB]

In your opinion, are all those current walkers aiming for Christmas or early December? I’m hoping they walk right over my preferred dates.

i will admit I walked November 27-December 4, BWV boardwalk view studio. Started about 2 weeks before when I got nervous when I could see the walking pattern. It’s still going on, 29th is gone. You really only need to move every 6 days if you are booking 7 nights, it’s not that hard.

I’ve been a member since 1999 and the first 2 weeks of December are always busy for DVC.

 

[JETSDAD]

I'd guess first 2 weeks of Dec as those are generally the hardest to get.

 

[Alicia22]

i will admit I walked November 27-December 4, BWV boardwalk view studio. Started about 2 weeks before when I got nervous. You really only need to move every 6 days if you are booking 7 nights, it’s not that hard.

I get it. I can’t walk early december because my UY is December 1. So I was just curious.

 

[DebbieB]

I get it. I can’t walk early december because my UY is December 1. So I was just curious.

That happened to me, I have April 2-9 at Riviera with an April use year. Turned out OK.

What dates are you looking for?

 

[Alicia22]

That happened to me, I have April 2-9 at Riviera with an April use year. Turned out OK.

What dates are you looking for?

Any combo of 6 days during the first two weeks of December. Our home is Poly, so I am hoping it won’t be a problem.

 

[DebbieB]

Any combo of 6 days during the first two weeks of December. Our home is Poly, so I am hoping it won’t be a problem.

Right now it’s totally open, hopefully you will be ok. The last standard view booked up is July 4th. I would jump on it on Saturday.

 

[disneygolfer1985]

i will admit I walked November 27-December 4, BWV boardwalk view studio. Started about 2 weeks before when I got nervous when I could see the walking pattern. It’s still going on, 29th is gone. You really only need to move every 6 days if you are booking 7 nights, it’s not that hard.

I’ve been a member since 1999 and the first 2 weeks of December are always busy for DVC.

Ya I noticed the walking about a week ago. I wanted to book a 2BR lockoff boardwalk view starting on November 29th and noticed people must be walking studios as each day I looked the previous day was available. I made my reservations right at 8am EST yesterday and got it, but was amazed at how the week after thanksgiving had a day or two not available yet the whole week of thanksgiving was what de open.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

In your opinion, are all those current walkers aiming for Christmas or early December? I’m hoping they walk right over my preferred dates.

Some people seem to enjoy walking and will do it for weeks/months. I wouldn't be completely surprised if some of it is walking towards New Years or even Marathon weekend.

 

[DisneyMountainWoman]

Some people seem to enjoy walking and will do it for weeks/months. I wouldn't be completely surprised if some of it is walking towards New Years or even Marathon weekend.

I feel called out. Yep I am walking club level at AKV for marathon weekend...

 

[Imkarlawithak2005]

Some people seem to enjoy walking and will do it for weeks/months. I wouldn't be completely surprised if some of it is walking towards New Years or even Marathon weekend.

That seems like a lot of work. I’ve walked one or two days when I’ve been trying to get 2 reservations. But walking for months, wow. That’s commitment.

 

[Alicia22]

I feel called out. Yep I am walking club level at AKV for marathon weekend...

You can have that weekend. I won’t get caught going to Disney to run!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I feel called out. Yep I am walking club level at AKV for marathon weekend...

- gotcha!

 

[jillt2ph]

It definitely appears folks are walking the std view at Riviera for December as each day magically becomes available the following day. I want to start a 4 day stay on Dec 3rd and decided a few days ago that I better try to walk for a few days if possible once I saw the game being played. I am not fast enough though, even tho I am watching the world clock So I am also going to hope the walkers pass my dates by!

 

[DisneyMountainWoman]

You can have that weekend. I won’t get caught going to Disney to run!

But you have to admit... if you are going to run it is great to have a pog mimosa waiting for you back at your hotel room.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

But you have to admit... if you are going to run it is great to have a pog mimosa waiting for you back at your hotel room.

I do agree! We had a concierge room one year during the Star Wars race.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Some people seem to enjoy walking and will do it for weeks/months. I wouldn't be completely surprised if some of it is walking towards New Years or even Marathon weekend.

I feel like those people would run into problems when walking through a more expensive time. Like if you're walking to get to early December, you have to walk through Thanksgiving, which is significantly more points per night. I feel like this would trigger the need to borrow to cover those expensive dates, and then when you roll on to the less expensive dates, you have these borrowed points stuck in a UY you don't want them in.

(I freely admit that I'm going to be trying to get *two* Value Studios at AKV and will be walking to get them if I have the points from my resale contract in my account in time.)

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I feel like those people would run into problems when walking through a more expensive time. Like if you're walking to get to early December, you have to walk through Thanksgiving, which is significantly more points per night. I feel like this would trigger the need to borrow to cover those expensive dates, and then when you roll on to the less expensive dates, you have these borrowed points stuck in a UY you don't want them in.

(I freely admit that I'm going to be trying to get *two* Value Studios at AKV and will be walking to get them if I have the points from my resale contract in my account in time.)

You don't have to walk 7 nights to be able to walk so someone who didn't have enough points to cover a more expensive time could just cut it down to fewer nights.

 

[JETSDAD]

I feel like those people would run into problems when walking through a more expensive time. Like if you're walking to get to early December, you have to walk through Thanksgiving, which is significantly more points per night. I feel like this would trigger the need to borrow to cover those expensive dates, and then when you roll on to the less expensive dates, you have these borrowed points stuck in a UY you don't want them in.

(I freely admit that I'm going to be trying to get *two* Value Studios at AKV and will be walking to get them if I have the points from my resale contract in my account in time.)

Instead of borrowing when walking through more expensive dates you can also just reduce the number of nights that you have booked. I had to do that with a Jan reservation one time walking across new years. Of course if you're only trying to book a couple of nights then you might not have that option.

 

[DisneyMountainWoman]

Instead of borrowing when walking through more expensive dates you can also just reduce the number of nights that you have booked. I had to do that with a Jan reservation one time walking across new years. Of course if you're only trying to book a couple of nights then you might not have that option.

This is what I am did. I just reduce my dates walking during during Thanksgiving time and will do that again during Xmas and new yearstime. What sucks is walking through your use year. I am dec use year and I had to call up to modify dates when I am straddling two use years. You cannot do it online.