ray3127
Life goal = Quarterly vacation
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2018
Any help/thoughts on where to stay September 2019?
Here's our 2019 plan:
- June, 4 nights at BCV with kids
- September, 4 nights somewhere, no kids
- December/January, 9 nights split, BLT & BCV
The September trip came about because we decided on APs with the other two trips, and now we are DVC members and "we have the points, why not use them..." But we aren't sure where to stay.
Dates are Sept. 20-24 (firm), so 7 months out is approaching. With just me & DW, only a studio is needed. We own at BCV & BLT, and are booked at BCV (which is no longer available). It's 62 points.
All along I thought we'd switch at 7 months, because (1) variety, and (2) no kids. When the kids are with, walking to/from parks is a must. Since they aren't with us and we are staying at BCV two other times during the year, we wanted to mix it up.
Initial thoughts were VGF, Poly, or BWV, with VGF being the priority (never stay there, always wanted to). Availability looked like it would hold up for us in premium view rooms, but checked this morning and VGF was suddenly all chopped up. It looks like our dates are hopeless there.
The other two *should* have availability come Feb. 20, at least for Lake View at Poly and Garden/Pool View at BWV (although there are signs at each that we might not get them, either). Assuming they are available, Poly would be 88 points, while BWV would be 62.
We could get a 1BR almost anywhere, but I don't want to spend that many points for space we truly don't need. We also aren't too interested in non-monorail or Epcot-area resorts yet... we'll get there eventually, but they aren't priorities right now.
My heart is saying grab Poly (if possible) and waitlist VGF, despite the extra point cost, to make it 'different' than a trip with the kids.
To complicate matters, in Disney's earnings call this past week the CFO said that SWGE will be open "by the end of the fiscal year".... that means by September 30 for Disney. So it is quite possible SWGE will be open when we are there. And while it may be a madhouse, we would definitely want to be there. If that's the case we would really appreciate being able to walk to SWGE instead of needing to bus over. So maybe just stick with BCV, or switch to BWV?
One other note: F&W is of no interest to us. Zero. So that is not a factor!
Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated!
Here's our 2019 plan:
- June, 4 nights at BCV with kids
- September, 4 nights somewhere, no kids
- December/January, 9 nights split, BLT & BCV
The September trip came about because we decided on APs with the other two trips, and now we are DVC members and "we have the points, why not use them..." But we aren't sure where to stay.
Dates are Sept. 20-24 (firm), so 7 months out is approaching. With just me & DW, only a studio is needed. We own at BCV & BLT, and are booked at BCV (which is no longer available). It's 62 points.
All along I thought we'd switch at 7 months, because (1) variety, and (2) no kids. When the kids are with, walking to/from parks is a must. Since they aren't with us and we are staying at BCV two other times during the year, we wanted to mix it up.
Initial thoughts were VGF, Poly, or BWV, with VGF being the priority (never stay there, always wanted to). Availability looked like it would hold up for us in premium view rooms, but checked this morning and VGF was suddenly all chopped up. It looks like our dates are hopeless there.
The other two *should* have availability come Feb. 20, at least for Lake View at Poly and Garden/Pool View at BWV (although there are signs at each that we might not get them, either). Assuming they are available, Poly would be 88 points, while BWV would be 62.
We could get a 1BR almost anywhere, but I don't want to spend that many points for space we truly don't need. We also aren't too interested in non-monorail or Epcot-area resorts yet... we'll get there eventually, but they aren't priorities right now.
My heart is saying grab Poly (if possible) and waitlist VGF, despite the extra point cost, to make it 'different' than a trip with the kids.
To complicate matters, in Disney's earnings call this past week the CFO said that SWGE will be open "by the end of the fiscal year".... that means by September 30 for Disney. So it is quite possible SWGE will be open when we are there. And while it may be a madhouse, we would definitely want to be there. If that's the case we would really appreciate being able to walk to SWGE instead of needing to bus over. So maybe just stick with BCV, or switch to BWV?
One other note: F&W is of no interest to us. Zero. So that is not a factor!
Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated!