Walking BWV for Dec 2019

[Boardwalk III]

Hi all,

I’ve read most of the “walking” thread but haven’t had to do it until now and thought I’d solicit suggestions for my current situation. Looking to get a 2 BR Boardwalk View for early December 2019 (and possibly a studio or two as well but View not as impt there) for a family trip.

- Took a look today and only 4 days were available to start a “walk” for the Boardwalk View 2 BR, with the last day unavailable.

- There was a 7-day 2 BR garden/pool reservation available so I grabbed that.

- However I’m now trying to figure out whether I should have just taken the 4 days (with the last day unavailable) and tried to add days on, or keep the garden/pool view room and just keep walking that while looking for 7 days of Boardwalk View to modify (or waitlist, but doesn’t sound like that has a high success ratio)

- I also realize it may now already be too late to be successful in getting Boardwalk View for early Dec 2019 but have also read stories of people keeping an eye out regularly with success in getting it eventually. I don’t have enough points to keep the 7-day garden/pool reservation and also book a separate 4 days of a boardwalk view reservation to try to add on so will have to pick one plan or another.

- I’m not sure why this has made me so confused as I’m usually quite organized about DVC reservation strategies but this walking so far in advance has me questioning the best method!

- I’m also confused about use year with this as I’m starting the walking with 2018 points (December use year) for the current October 2019 week (the latest I could book today) but once I move into December 2019 dates by walking I assume it will alllow me to bank the points at the time I modify?

Any and all advice appreciated!

 

[JETSDAD]

It will be the first day of the 11 month window that will be missing rather than the last day. You need to get a reservation started with that 11 month start date in order to be able to walk the reservation. The 26th is showing as available so you could try again in the morning to get a walk started (and keep trying daily to get it started). I don't know the answer about crossing UY's with a walk so I'll leave that to others.

 

[drusba]

First, you are unlikely to have an issue if you book exactly 11 months out from date of arrival in December if you are seeking pool/garden view and thus there was no reason to start a walk on that category of rooms. Also, since you are walking with a Dec use year, none of those Dec 2018 points can be used to reserve time in Dec 2019 without first being banked. What I am not sure of is the effect that the need to bank points will have on changing the reservation once you start walking into Dec 2019 time. I do not know if the online system actually allows a modication where you can both change the dates on a reservation while also banking points used in that reservation to make the change. I am guessing MS can do it via phone. You can also likely do it online by making two modifications, e.g., when it comes time to reserve a night in Dec, you may need to first modify the reservation by dropping its start date, then banking those Dec 2018 points that come out from thAT dropped start date, and then do another modication of the remaining reservation that adds a Dec night at the end.

I also suspect that if you want to begin a walk for boardwalk view, which may not even be necessary, you can probably wait to begin with a reservation starting Nov 23 or 24, 2019. That would be the Sat or Sunday after Thanksgiving and they are likely to be open at 11 months out -- they are an entire week away from Dec 1 and, in that situation, the demand for those late Nov days after Thanksgiving is not as great as when, for example, Dec 1 is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving..

Finally, I am not sure what happened when you tried to book today. It sounds like only the last night of your attempted reservation was missing a night in boardwalk view. If that is what the system showed, the system probably had an error. If you tried to reserve Oct 26-30, 2019, today, Nov 26, 2018, and the first night you wanted was open, the nights thereafter should have also been open, i.e., that last night could not be fiiled without the prior nights also being filled. That a system error likely occurred is demonstrated by the fact that right now the boardwalk view 2BR is open for all nights from Oct 26 forward, i.e., you could do your first desired walking reservation right now.

 

[Boardwalk III]

Huh it looks like I was doing something wrong when I tried to reserve yesterday. Or the system was not working. Because it would only let me reserve from the 19th to the 25th with the 25th looking to be unavailable. It sounds like I should go back to trying again with the start date of the 26th today. Will let you know how I make out!

 

[Boardwalk III]

Yes, all set. System definitely wasn’t working properly last night when I tried to do this. Have successfully started my walk with a 7 night ressie. I find this early walking all to be a bit of a pain but didn’t want to miss out on the BW View room. Thanks all!

 

[n2mm]

Bwv and standard view seem to be impacted by walking. Pool/garden seem to be available.

 

[JETSDAD]

Huh it looks like I was doing something wrong when I tried to reserve yesterday. Or the system was not working. Because it would only let me reserve from the 19th to the 25th with the 25th looking to be unavailable. It sounds like I should go back to trying again with the start date of the 26th today. Will let you know how I make out!

There was nothing wrong, the 25th just wasn't available. That's normal with tough to get reservations. The first day gets booked up right at 8am so you can't make a reservation beyond that as you need that first day. As others move their walks the previous days show back up.

 

[Boardwalk III]

There was nothing wrong, the 25th just wasn't available. That's normal with tough to get reservations. The first day gets booked up right at 8am so you can't make a reservation beyond that as you need that first day. As others move their walks the previous days show back up.

Yes, that’s it! Just figured that out before seeing your post. Sorry for the confusion on my end. Appreciate it!

 

[DebbieB]

I'm also looking for the first week of December, standard view or boardwalk view studio. From what I've seen for October, pool/garden is always available. Everyday a studio is available from July through October.

Question about walking - is it necessary to change the reservation everyday or can you move it up every 6 or 7 days?

 

[Boardwalk III]

I'm also looking for the first week of December, standard view or boardwalk view studio. From what I've seen for October, pool/garden is always available. Everyday a studio is available from July through October.

Question about walking - is it necessary to change the reservation everyday or can you move it up every 6 or 7 days?

My plan is to move it up every 6 days by modifying online ..I think that’s correct for a 7-night reservation but please correct me if I’m wrong!

 

[Boardwalk III]

So I made a 7-day reservation this past Monday (11/26) that I need to start walking for the next 5 weeks. What is the last day this week for me to do that wthout losing it? Just want to make sure I’m doing this correctly! Tks!

 

[4luv2cdisney]

So I made a 7-day reservation this past Monday (11/26) that I need to start walking for the next 5 weeks. What is the last day this week for me to do that wthout losing it? Just want to make sure I’m doing this correctly! Tks!

Technically, you should be safe modifying on the day matching the last night of your res.

7 days or 7 nights?

If you are booked checking out on the 2nd, your last night reserved is the 1st. So, you need to modify on the 1st.

Booked checking out on the 3rd, last night is the 2nd. Modify on the 2nd.

However, I am absolutely sure last year there were a few days that had the 1st and 2nd day of a booking window missing. I don't know if that was rooms out of service or literally every last room being walked or what. Also, in my life, there's a good chance I'll have a busy day and forget. So, I'd modify a day earlier than I "need" to.

I have a walk going now, too. Checking out on the 2nd. I'm going to modify today, but I'm most likely safe until tomorrow.

 

[Boardwalk III]

Technically, you should be safe modifying on the day matching the last night of your res.

7 days or 7 nights?

If you are booked checking out on the 2nd, your last night reserved is the 1st. So, you need to modify on the 1st.

Booked checking out on the 3rd, last night is the 2nd. Modify on the 2nd.

However, I am absolutely sure last year there were a few days that had the 1st and 2nd day of a booking window missing. I don't know if that was rooms out of service or literally every last room being walked or what. Also, in my life, there's a good chance I'll have a busy day and forget. So, I'd modify a day earlier than I "need" to.

I have a walk going now, too. Checking out on the 2nd. I'm going to modify today, but I'm most likely safe until tomorrow.

Yes checking out on the 2nd, and think I follow you. Glad I asked as I was thinking I had til Monday but was going to modify Sunday “just in case” . Sounds like I miscalculated by a day so will also do tomorrow...so basically walking every 5 days to be safe in case I space and forget one day . Yikes!

 

[TexasChick123]

Yes checking out on the 2nd, and think I follow you. Glad I asked as I was thinking I had til Monday but was going to modify Sunday “just in case” . Sounds like I miscalculated by a day so will also do tomorrow...so basically walking every 5 days to be safe in case I space and forget one day . Yikes!

It is true that the 1st 2 nights are sometimes gone. You are starting a walk pretty early, so as long as you always have the 1st and 2nd night (and sometimes 3rd) booked, you will be ok. Be careful with the 30-day versus 31-day months. For example, there is no November 31st, so everyone can book October 31st and November 1st, 2019 on December 1st, 2018 aka tomorrow. It's a weird caveat to the 11 month out thing.