Waitlists that come through inside 30 days?

[TiggerFreak]

Asked this over on the "Mousecellaneous" board and nobody had a definitive answer.

Where does the room come from when your wait list comes through inside 30 days from arrival?
Breakage?
DVD points?
Canceled?
All of the above?

 

[CarolMN]

My understanding is that waitlists that come through within 30 days come from member cancellations.

It doesn't seem very likely that they would come from breakage inventory, since by definition, members have access to that inventory - they just compete with the CRO/WDWTC customers for it. There wouldn't be breakage inventory to send CRO if there were waitlists, and if inventory was sent to CRO under breakage procedures, members would still be able to book it (if it wasn't booked by CRO customers before the member called).

It's possible that MS could give a waitlist request available inventory from Developer-owned inventory, but I do not think that is common. MS would have to "trade" those nights for other nights in the Member Inventory. (Developers own the room nights and members are not entitled to them). That may or may not be possible. I honestly do not know the policy or procedure to do that.

Anyway, I believe that nearly all waitlist requests come from member cancellations. People' plans change.

If you are on a waitlist right now, good luck!

 

[jns]

I am in to the 7 - 30 day wait list time now
was wondering how many people were lucky enougt to get theres in this time frame
and what is the last date you can wait list too


we have a studio booked at WLV but hoping to get a 1 bedroom there


sorry meant to post this in a new thread

 

[DiznyDi]

Thanks CarolMN for the information.

We're also within 30 days for a waitlist upgrade from a 1 bedroom to a 2 bedroom and it doesn't look likely anything will come through for us - but you never know. Hope is good!

WDW here we come! 20 days and counting

 

[TiggerFreak]

My curiosity regarding this was piqued when our wait list came through at 27 days for a studio at BCV on 10/24 and 10/25. Thanks for the info!