What are the chances? Wistlisting question

[JenniferParker]

I have a studio SSR reservation for October 18th & 19th, and I'd rather stay at BW (my home), BC, or BLT, and maybe even OKW for location (and point) sake. Since I can only have two waitlists, I'm having a hard time deciding which resort and room type to Waitlist. I've changed my Waitlist around a few times, and I know that the likelihood of getting BC or BW is really NOT good. But, those are the locations I want the most. I'm curious if anyone has suggestions on which resort is most likely to have a Studio room come available for 2 nights. I'm only there one day and want to Park Hop so the Epcot area is my favorite. I just doubt more rooms will be available in either of those locations because of the refurbs. Any advice anyone wants to share is greatly appreciated.

 

[intamin]

I have a studio SSR reservation for October 18th & 19th, and I'd rather stay at BW (my home), BC, or BLT, and maybe even OKW for location (and point) sake. Since I can only have two waitlists, I'm having a hard time deciding which resort and room type to Waitlist. I've changed my Waitlist around a few times, and I know that the likelihood of getting BC or BW is really NOT good. But, those are the locations I want the most. I'm curious if anyone has suggestions on which resort is most likely to have a Studio room come available for 2 nights. I'm only there one day and want to Park Hop so the Epcot area is my favorite. I just doubt more rooms will be available in either of those locations because of the refurbs. Any advice anyone wants to share is greatly appreciated.

Your best shot is likely OKW followed by BLT. You changing your waitlist around a few times likely reset your position multiple times on the waitlist and I wouldn't hold out hope for BC/BWV although still possible. But if you want the highest chance of it filling, do BLT and OKW. Good luck!

 

[disneydreamer781]

I usually waitlist exactly what I want and then stalk and I mean "constant stalking". I've had pretty good luck obtaining BW Boardwalk View studios and 1 bedrooms for several longer October stays even if it's piecing together one night at a time. Since you only need 2 nights, it could happen.

 

[CarolynFH]

Because of the refurb, BWV has been tighter than usual this fall, and BC is always hard because it’s small. Nothing’s impossible, but you’ll probably have better luck with BLT and OKW.

 

[disneydreamer781]

Oooh, I didn't take the refurb into account at BWV.

 

[JenniferParker]

Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I'm leaving my BWV on the waitlist and changed the Beach Club to BLT (since that's more likely). Though, I'll still be perfectly satisfied with SSR. Now if I can just decide on my one-day Park Hop strategy. It seems harder to decide with MK closing at 6pm for the Halloween party, so for time sake, I might skip MK and AK altogether. I sure do wish Park Hopping hours could be before 2pm (even Noon would be a LOT better). I always want to do EVERY park when I'm there, which isn't logical when I only have one day.

 

[intamin]

Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I'm leaving my BWV on the waitlist and changed the Beach Club to BLT (since that's more likely). Though, I'll still be perfectly satisfied with SSR. Now if I can just decide on my one-day Park Hop strategy. It seems harder to decide with MK closing at 6pm for the Halloween party, so for time sake, I might skip MK and AK altogether. I sure do wish Park Hopping hours could be before 2pm (even Noon would be a LOT better). I always want to do EVERY park when I'm there, which isn't logical when I only have one day.

Good choices. I prefer SSR to OKW but would upgrade to BLT/BCV in a heartbeat.

 

[DisTravels]

Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I'm leaving my BWV on the waitlist and changed the Beach Club to BLT (since that's more likely). Though, I'll still be perfectly satisfied with SSR. Now if I can just decide on my one-day Park Hop strategy. It seems harder to decide with MK closing at 6pm for the Halloween party, so for time sake, I might skip MK and AK altogether. I sure do wish Park Hopping hours could be before 2pm (even Noon would be a LOT better). I always want to do EVERY park when I'm there, which isn't logical when I only have one day.

Agree OKW has the best odds (after SSR which you have). That said, always great to have a worse-case secured.

Nice to focus more on park-hop strategy.

 

[ande2428]

Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I'm leaving my BWV on the waitlist and changed the Beach Club to BLT (since that's more likely). Though, I'll still be perfectly satisfied with SSR. Now if I can just decide on my one-day Park Hop strategy. It seems harder to decide with MK closing at 6pm for the Halloween party, so for time sake, I might skip MK and AK altogether. I sure do wish Park Hopping hours could be before 2pm (even Noon would be a LOT better). I always want to do EVERY park when I'm there, which isn't logical when I only have one day.

Hello! I was there last September and was able to knock out 3 parks hitting most of the major attractions. Started early at HS rode 5 rides and met 7 character including a Halloween character lunch at H&V. All morning I made LL for between 2-5:00 at Epcot. At 1:30 I jumped on the skyliner and walked into Epcot at 2:00 using the LL I built up. Hit 5 attractions and enjoyed the World Showcase while building LL to be used at MK that evening. Little after 6:00 jumped on the monorail and went over to MK and knocked out 7 attractions. If you don’t mind missing the end of night show you can basically walk onto just about anything. Big Thunder Railroad was especially magical with the fireworks going off above you. 38,848 steps later I was exhausted but had a truly memorable day! I hope some of that helps. Rope dropping HS and stacking the LL for the next park was the key to my day.