Well, it's happening, can't get VWL or BCV at 7month window, and I own at both!!!!!

[OrangeFOX4]

wow i aunt teresa i didnt know that disney ppl got so offended just because you bash their hotels and stuff. lol. crazy

 

[kimberh]

wow i aunt teresa i didnt know that disney ppl got so offended just because you bash their hotels and stuff. lol. crazy

What are you talking about? Are you on the right Thread or did I miss something?

 

[seabright1]

To the OP. Tried Saratoga 2 months ago. To me Saratoga is not designed to my expectations. I liked OKW 100 times (or more) better.

 

[MinnieGirl33]

Us evil SSRers live to mess with all other owners plans

Glad to see it's working

So ridiculous....

 

[vascubaguy]

Well if it makes anyone feel any better, I own at both OKW and SSR and I wasn't able to get into BWV during F&W... all those darn BWV owners ruined my plans! Can't they book over at BCV and VWL like everyone else...? geez.

 

[I Love DVC]

If you own at both resorts, why didn't you book at the 11-month window? At the 7-month window, owners have no advantage over non-owners.

 

[OrangeFOX4]

What are you talking about? Are you on the right Thread or did I miss something?

yea i am on the right thread. the original poster is my aunt. i dont usually go on the website but i was bored and saw that she posted this. and i just couldnt believe how disney fans flip out over this stuff. amazing

 

[shantay1008]

yea i am on the right thread. the original poster is my aunt. i dont usually go on the website but i was bored and saw that she posted this. and i just couldnt believe how disney fans flip out over this stuff. amazing

I remember this thread, too. You need a little contextual info, though. At the time your aunt wrote this, there were a couple of renegade posters who interrupted every thread they could to bash SSR. So, for example, someone would start a thread saying, "Just back from an awesome trip to SSR," and one of these guys would jump in and write, "SSR is ruining DVC, it's horrible, people who bought there are dumb, my life is over because I might have to stay there sometime, etc., etc." (Seriously. They wrote stuff like that.)

As you can imagine, it got a bit old. And that is why some of the posts on this thread may seem a little bit overly sensitive.
Shannon

 

[briar*rose]

hi everyone....this is my first post so, please be kind I figured this was the best place to ask for advice...

I'm am visiting Disney from Sept. 27th to Oct. 6th. I booked The Animal Kingdom Lodge from 9/27-10/2.

Here is where the 'problem' is.

I booked a 2-Bedroom at the BWV for 10/2-10/6 thru my mother's DVC membership, however we could only get a Preferred View for 10/2-10/5, a day short

I am currently waitlisted on 10/6 for a Preferred View and I am also on the waitlist for 10/2-10/6 for a Standard View at BWV....

The reason I am worried is that I always plan the last day of my trip special and I really don't want to have to cut it short...so, do I......

1) Wait, because one or both will most likely come through.

or do I...

2) Cancel my BWV reservations altogether and make new ones at a resort where I can get all of my days.

This is my first time staying at the BWV so I have no experience whatsoever with this resort.

PLEASE HELP!!

 

[Granny]

hi everyone....this is my first post so, please be kind I figured this was the best place to ask for advice...

I'm am visiting Disney from Sept. 27th to Oct. 6th. I booked The Animal Kingdom Lodge from 9/27-10/2.

Here is where the 'problem' is.

I booked a 2-Bedroom at the BWV for 10/2-10/6 thru my mother's DVC membership, however we could only get a Preferred View for 10/2-10/5, a day short

I am currently waitlisted on 10/6 for a Preferred View and I am also on the waitlist for 10/2-10/6 for a Standard View at BWV....

The reason I am worried is that I always plan the last day of my trip special and I really don't want to have to cut it short...so, do I......

1) Wait, because one or both will most likely come through.

or do I...

2) Cancel my BWV reservations altogether and make new ones at a resort where I can get all of my days.

This is my first time staying at the BWV so I have no experience whatsoever with this resort.

PLEASE HELP!!

Briar Rose....welcome to the DIS Boards!

A suggestion....since you are asking a new question, you probably will get more and better responses if you start a new thread here.

But since you asked....

You are trying to get a room at a very busy time for BWV and BCV. The Food & Wine Festival is going on and the EPCOT resorts book up quickly.

I think you have very little chance of the SV waitlist coming through.

Since the Preferred View waitlist is only for one day I'd think that there's a decent chance that day will come through for you.

I'd hold on to the existing reservation and hope the waitlist pays off for the last day.

My guess is that not every WDW DVC resort will be sold out at that time. So if you get within 60 days or so, you might want to consider switching to another DVC resort like OKW or SSR for that part of the trip.

Good luck...sounds like a fun trip!

 

[Dean]

wow i aunt teresa i didnt know that disney ppl got so offended just because you bash their hotels and stuff. lol. crazy

While there have been a couple of posters inappropriately bashing SSR, there are also some SSR owners that are OVERLY sensitive. Saying one hates SSR and would never stay the is not bashing. I scanned the thread again and the majority of the rhetorric is appropriate and on target, both ways. Your aunt made mistakes in her approach and people called her on it, she also agreed were her mistakes and I know she learned from them as did likely others that saw this thread as well.

 

[TDC Nala]

It was not BS about the food and wine festival, BCV and BWV are where everyone wants to be so they can walk into Epcot.

The festival has gotten more popular with each passing year.

I just booked OKW in November and had to go on a waiting list for one night and there was no studio availability at SSR for the nights I wanted, so it's popular all over. I'm okay with OKW, it's pretty close to Epcot.

Hey, and I booked it with my SSR points, too.

 

[Sammie]

Could it also be BCV owners booking multiple reservations during the priority window? I certainly wouldn't blame the lack of availability solely on the owners at SSR. Some folks book multiple stays at their home resort and cancel at the last minute, or rent them out.

SSR bashing is unproductive, and frankly, tiresome.

I have to agree. No one except DVC knows the real reason for the situation.

It could be increased demand for the F&W, Fall Breaks, multiple booking, and renters. So I think while it might be said that 7 month bookings will be harder to come by, I don't think we have the facts to lay the blame.

I think it is fine to say one does not want to stay at SSR. I would feel the same way if only BWV was available.

But I would not blame anyone but myself for waiting too late to book and never would I lay the blame on other owners. We all knew when we bought DVC, we were not guaranteed a room every single time we wanted it, where we wanted. It could happen to any of us at any time. If that does not agree with one, then DVC is not for them.

I don't hate BWV, I understand why others really like it and I can respect that and I know why I don't. I won't try to cram by opinions of it on anyone else. Which is what some of us who like SSR are tired of by some the SSR comments.

 

[disnutt]

Could it also be BCV owners booking multiple reservations during the priority window? I certainly wouldn't blame the lack of availability solely on the owners at SSR. Some folks book multiple stays at their home resort and cancel at the last minute, or rent them out.

SSR bashing is unproductive, and frankly, tiresome.

THANK YOU!

 

[sigillaria]

Obviously Groucho that makes sense. I'm just surprised that at exactly 7months out I can't get into VWL or BCV when I've NEVER had a problem for the past five years, that's all I'm saying.

5 YEARS is a long time. Things change....BCV and VWL are VERY popular.
Get over it and learn from your mistake.

 

[TeresaNJ]

5 YEARS is a long time. Things change....BCV and VWL are VERY popular.
Get over it and learn from your mistake.

Obviously since I haven't posted on this thread for four months I have gotten over it. I don't need you to be my mother. Have a Disney day.

 

[Dean]

I have to agree. No one except DVC knows the real reason for the situation.

It could be increased demand for the F&W, Fall Breaks, multiple booking, and renters. So I think while it might be said that 7 month bookings will be harder to come by, I don't think we have the facts to lay the blame.

I think it is fine to say one does not want to stay at SSR. I would feel the same way if only BWV was available.

But I would not blame anyone but myself for waiting too late to book and never would I lay the blame on other owners. We all knew when we bought DVC, we were not guaranteed a room every single time we wanted it, where we wanted. It could happen to any of us at any time. If that does not agree with one, then DVC is not for them.

I don't hate BWV, I understand why others really like it and I can respect that and I know why I don't. I won't try to cram by opinions of it on anyone else. Which is what some of us who like SSR are tired of by some the SSR comments.

OF course it's all additive, SSR has simply tipped the scale.

 

[beachblanket]

OF course it's all additive, SSR has simply tipped the scale.

Absolutely correct - is SSR completely to blame for the fact (not rumor, FACT) that 7 month ressies at preferred properties are getting harder to get, even during "off season" times? No, but the size and clearly lower attractiveness of that resort has changed what was a "7 month ressies are tricky" situation to "7 months ressies are increasingly impossible" one.

Interestingly, of all the DIS discussion on this matter, what I have yet to see-- and would love to read -- are comments on the matter by DVC ressie CMs.

Think about it - they live and breathe villa ressie requests day in and out, and I'm sure plenty of these people could readily confirm the suspicion Dean and I hold (ergo, said CMs are increasingly having to "disappoint" members by telling them a requested 7 month out ressie is not available).

And what frustrates me is while we aren't hearing this from CMs, I'm sure DVC management is - and is completely aware of the increasingly negative impact of the "buy here, but don't worry, you can always stay at BWV or BVC" message the DVC sales staff is giving to SSR buyers.

 

[Dean]

Absolutely correct - is SSR completely to blame for the fact (not rumor, FACT) that 7 month ressies at preferred properties are getting harder to get, even during "off season" times? No, but the size and clearly lower attractiveness of that resort has changed what was a "7 month ressies are tricky" situation to "7 months ressies are increasingly impossible" one.

Interestingly, of all the DIS discussion on this matter, what I have yet to see-- and would love to read -- are comments on the matter by DVC ressie CMs.

Think about it - they live and breathe villa ressie requests day in and out, and I'm sure plenty of these people could readily confirm the suspicion Dean and I hold (ergo, said CMs are increasingly having to "disappoint" members by telling them a requested 7 month out ressie is not available).

And what frustrates me is while we aren't hearing this from CMs, I'm sure DVC management is - and is completely aware of the increasingly negative impact of the "buy here, but don't worry, you can always stay at BWV or BVC" message the DVC sales staff is giving to SSR buyers.

The same thing happened with VB and HH sales later in their tenure. Basically when the $15 per point credit was added, they were simply trying to sell it out.

 

[shantay1008]

5 YEARS is a long time. Things change....BCV and VWL are VERY popular.
Get over it and learn from your mistake.

Did you actually read the entire thread before putting your two cents in? Just wondering.....