Who else is waitlisted for Thanksgiving?

[ErinC]

Just curious who else is waitlisted for Thanksgiving already? I got all my days in a 1 bedroom at VWL but Thanksgiving night. I may try to change my plans at 7 months. I'd love to stay at BWV, but they may just in my dreams this year!

 

[MOMtoZachEvanGrace]

We are waitlisted, could not get anything at our home resort AKV. Hopefully will call day by day and get someplace at the 7 month window.

 

[ErinC]

We are waitlisted, could not get anything at our home resort AKV. Hopefully will call day by day and get someplace at the 7 month window.

If you don't mind me asking, what size accomodation are you looking for?

 

[LOVETHATMOUSE]

We have our 1 bedroom at SSR (home resort), but would love to try another since we did last Easter there. I will try at 7th month window to see what they have. We would love VWL, but if home members are already waitlisted, I doubt we could get in. Maybe OKW or BWV if they have availability.

 

[ErinC]

She(the MS girl) told me that as of the other day that only SSR and OKW had Thanksgiving night available in a one bedroom. Of course even that can change before the 7 month mark arrives. If one of those is available when the 7 month window rolls around, I'll probably switch. I don't like being waitlisted and wondering if I'm going to be sleeping in the lobby that night!

 

[LOVETHATMOUSE]

We would be willing to switch to a studio - only 3 of us going - but I heard they go even quicker than a 1 bedroom. I wonder if they have rooms available for cash on Thanksgiving night if the allotted rooms for DVC members are gone?

 

[ErinC]

We would be willing to switch to a studio - only 3 of us going - but I heard they go even quicker than a 1 bedroom. I wonder if they have rooms available for cash on Thanksgiving night if the allotted rooms for DVC members are gone?

I was curious so I checked at Disney.com. I could book a one bedroom for cash at VWL for $546! Not sure if I could get an AP rate or a DVC discount. I'm not ready to go that route yet.

 

[MinnieGi]

Just curious who else is waitlisted for Thanksgiving already? I got all my days in a 1 bedroom at VWL but Thanksgiving night. I may try to change my plans at 7 months. I'd love to stay at BWV, but they may just in my dreams this year!

We have reservations for BWV for that week, but I want to try to change to VWL! We also are doing a one bedroom. Too bad your waitlist for T-day has not come through or we could call and do a switch!

Now I'll be fine with BWV again, but we stayed there this past Nov. and 7yo DD likes VARIETY!

 

[ErinC]

We have reservations for BWV for that week, but I want to try to change to VWL! We also are doing a one bedroom. Too bad your waitlist for T-day has not come through or we could call and do a switch!

Now I'll be fine with BWV again, but we stayed there this past Nov. and 7yo DD likes VARIETY!

ooh, I would love that. If my waitlist comes through I'll be sure to let you know.

 

[MOMtoZachEvanGrace]

We are looking for a 2BE or 2 studios. At this point a room anywhere will be nice

 

[MinnieGi]

ooh, I would love that. If my waitlist comes through I'll be sure to let you know.

Great!!

 

[wendydarling826]

I booked a studio today at SSR for Tues.-Sun. Thanksgiving week. It was the only resort with any availability. I'll try again at the 7month window - we'd really like AKV or VWL, but since we just decided last night to go for Thanksgiving, I feel lucky to have gotten anything!

 

[Christine & family]

I hope everyone gets their wait list. It's so wonderful when it happens. We ended up doing a day by day wait list last year and taking our chances. Didn't work out and we ended up having to move twice. Finally broke down and bought an add on at VWL. Even with it now being one of our home resorts, I knew I'd have to call at 11 months out to get our Thanksgiving reservation there. Lots of pixie dust to all of you!

 

[Disneyhappy]

I called today and there was availability for a one bedroom at VWL for Wednesday night and Thanksgiving night. I was calling to get info on general availabilty as I plan on waitlisting at BCV Thanksgiving week (don't laugh!) I would try calling. If people are waitlisted, why was their availability?

 

[ErinC]

I called today and there was availability for a one bedroom at VWL for Wednesday night and Thanksgiving night. I was calling to get info on general availabilty as I plan on waitlisting at BCV Thanksgiving week (don't laugh!) I would try calling. If people are waitlisted, why was their availability?

You know, the DVC waitlist is just something I've never fully been real excited about. If not sure that anyone understands how it works, or what's really happening. My personal feeling is this(I have no real info to back this up), someone calls midday to cancel a reservation. If no one calls during the rest of the day to request for that same thing, than I think maybe that evening a waitlist might be filled. But...., if someone happens to call during that same day and catch the "opening" they get to reserve it. I've just heard too many people say that they didn't trust the waitlist so they called to check, and sure enough, something just opening up at that moment for them. I didn't get another chance to call today as MS was already closed when I saw your message. I'll try to call in the morning if I get a chance.

 

[ErinC]

I called and checked on my waitlist today, nothing, nada, not even one available for cash with a DVC discount. I'm gonna hang in there until the 7 month mark and then hopefully something will open up. MS said that OKW and SSR still had opening for a 1 bed. on Thanksgiving night.

 

[CarolMN]

You know, the DVC waitlist is just something I've never fully been real excited about. If not sure that anyone understands how it works, or what's really happening. My personal feeling is this(I have no real info to back this up), someone calls midday to cancel a reservation. If no one calls during the rest of the day to request for that same thing, than I think maybe that evening a waitlist might be filled. But...., if someone happens to call during that same day and catch the "opening" they get to reserve it. I've just heard too many people say that they didn't trust the waitlist so they called to check, and sure enough, something just opening up at that moment for them. I didn't get another chance to call today as MS was already closed when I saw your message. I'll try to call in the morning if I get a chance.

If someone cancels a reservation and frees up something that someone else is waitlisted for, the day goes to the "waitlist file" immediately, not at the end of the day.

The system "knows" that there is a match, but it takes a CM to actually make the reservation. The "match" just sits in the "waitlist file" until a CM has time to work it.

My understanding is that CMs work the "waitlist file", in the order of nearest date first. So even if your waitlist for a Thanksgiving request came through, you might not find out about it until all the others who had waitlists come through for an earlier trip get taken care of.

I also believe that the CMs who work waitlists answer the phones when it is very busy - so the waitlist stuff is worked when time permits - kind of like they work the email requests. Phones rule in a call center!

The reason so many people report calling and finding out they got the waitlist, is that the CMs check the "waitlist file" for matches that have yet to be worked. If the CM sees the caller's match, they can go ahead and make the reservation at that time, thus making the caller happy. But the caller didn't get anything they wouldn't have gotten anyway.

 

[ErinC]

If someone cancels a reservation and frees up something that someone else is waitlisted for, the day goes to the "waitlist file" immediately, not at the end of the day.

The system "knows" that there is a match, but it takes a CM to actually make the reservation. The "match" just sits in the "waitlist file" until a CM has time to work it.

My understanding is that CMs work the "waitlist file", in the order of nearest date first. So even if your waitlist for a Thanksgiving request came through, you might not find out about it until all the others who had waitlists come through for an earlier trip get taken care of.

I also believe that the CMs who work waitlists answer the phones when it is very busy - so the waitlist stuff is worked when time permits - kind of like they work the email requests. Phones rule in a call center!

The reason so many people report calling and finding out they got the waitlist, is that the CMs check the "waitlist file" for matches that have yet to be worked. If the CM sees the caller's match, they can go ahead and make the reservation at that time, thus making the caller happy. But the caller didn't get anything they wouldn't have gotten anyway.

No offense, I'd like to think that you are right, but I don't think the system operates quite that smoothly. I've heard too many instances of people calling and something being available and then the next instance it's not. Just like the caller above who said they were told that a one bedroom at VWL was available when they called. Like I said, I'd like to think that your way is really how it works, but I'm not convinced. We all know that DVC is sorely lacking in the computer tech category for reservations which convinces me even more that the DVC waitlist is hit or miss.

 

[ErinC]

Still on the waitlist, how about anyone else? Anybody getting anything opening up?