Wait Listing a Resort

[DisMom829]

I'm still holding out hope for my Nov wait list! We're at 39 days, changed them to 7 days before arrival! A girl can hope for tons of pixie dust at this point!

 

[Disneytrippin']

Wait Listing a Resort

When using the online booking tool on DVCMember.com, and you search for the resort you want and specify your desired dates, room type and the number in your party, there may be no availability. However, there is an option to choose "Wait List This Entire Stay." This places you on the waitlist.

Once you do have a waitlist, you can use the Waitlist Manager feature on DVCMember.com to check the status of a waitlist request, modify its expiration date or cancel it.

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If your wait listed resort becomes available, your wait list request will be confirmed automatically and a confirmation will be sent to you. In the past, the internal process used by DVCMC to check cancellations against the waitlist was very manual and didn't run immediately, so people calling MS might pickup a room due to a cancellation before someone on the waitlist could. Over time, the process occurred more frequently than before, with anecdotal evidence suggesting a higher rate of success in waitlisting than before. Recently, it has been reported that the waitlist is now checked in real-time; that is, when a reservation is cancelled, the waitlist is immediately checked to see if there are any matches.

There is no guarantee, of course, that your wait list request will become available.

The odds of your waitlist being confirmed depends on many things – such as:

• the resort
• the room type
• the number of nights you are wait listing
• how far in advance you waitlist

A reminder of some of the rules surrounding waitlisting:

Have you used the waitlist capability, and how successful have you been?

• Guide to point transfers between members
• How difficult is it to book a reservation?
• Why are you not able to book with points when there is availability to book with cash?
• Wait Listing a Resort
• How to make a room request
• Split Stays
• Exchanging your DVC for another timeshare via RCI
• Dining discounts and plans for DVC Members
• Buying groceries to your room
• Walking a reservation
• Do DVC Members deserve better perks?
• Point Chart Inflation
• Summary information for all resorts

DVC Mike - *******.com

I am a new owner trying to understand the different processes. I own at BLT so I will be booking my stay at the 11 month time window. However, we have stayed at BWV and we love it. How does the process work of waitlisting once I book BLT and want to change to BWV. I think I wait until the 7 month time window and try to change it? I don't want to lose my reservation for BLT if I can't book another resort.

 

[TinkTink78]

I had a wait list for 2 separate nights at POLY. I was able to stalk the website and book one night on my own, vs wait list picking up the availability. I am still stalking for the last night of our 4 night trip (of course its the 2nd night of the 4 nights that I am in need of)