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Originally posted by Hobbitess
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Predictable right up until they randomly change again. 
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Well yeah, and then there is that one tiny issue.
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I just setup an Ongoing search for DVC so wish me luck!Comment
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We just got back from Disney and I am already looking to go back. We stayed at WBC, but I love to stay at a DVC. We would need a 2 bdsm though. Are those ever available?Comment
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Good luck, triniciak!
Historically they have been rare, but reasonably possible to get with an ongoing search. It may be that Disney has now stopped handing them out, however, or at least giving DVC owners a longer time to try for one, and only releasing 2 BRs to RCI as a last minute thing. I don't know what's happening with ongoing searches, but in terms of what's being openly listed as available, it's just about all 1 BRs anymore.Originally posted by alipink3 View PostComment
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Since I have been checking several times a day for a couple of months now, I can tell you that I have seen one 2BR post. Possibly there were others deposited in the system, but the only OGSs to be reported were for 1BR. I'm with Hobbitess, I think the majority of what is deposited is 1BR, mainly at SSR.Comment
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Yes this is what we are all seeing.Originally posted by Tammybelle View Post
Only SSR and OKW being deposited and only 1 bedrooms.
Seems Disney has finally decided to hold back the good stuff for us owners.
It was very disturbing to see great units going to RCI while the club had nothing available.
I own at SSR but rarely stay there. Not that there is anything wrong with SSR.
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Personally I would rather DVC had gone 1 in 4 resort specific and allowed everyone to get a shot at the good stuff at least once every 4 years. This would also have cut back on the exchange renters grabbing units to put on ebay and such.Comment
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I do not disagree with the good stuff being held back for owners. The complaint I have is with the renters on ebay. It's sad that even owners have to plan to reserve a room pretty close to the 11 or 7 month window during the busiest seasons because renters are snagging the reservations and then offering them up to the public.Comment
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It seems Disney has finally found a way to curb this activity.Originally posted by Tammybelle View Post
They have changed their deposit patterns to 6 months instead of more than 7 months which I agree was very unfair to us Disney DVC peeps who paid big bucks for our timeshares.
And I am very happy that lately it's mostly been SSR being deposited. It's about time they fixed this insanity going on with ebay and other marketplaces.Comment
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All of the "BIG" systems are changing the way they deposit.Originally posted by chriskre View Post
Starwood and Marriott are REALLY cutting back on what is deposited and when the deposits are made
Starwood is now allowing SVN members to save their points from year to year so people who did not have enough Staroptions to "trade up" in the system in the past can now pool their points and do internal reservations instead of depositing and trying to exchange thru II. Starwood also took away the ability for owners to deposit specific weeks instead making " generic" bulk deposits that do not do well in II. Owners who are not part of SVN are getting screwed hence all the recent give aways of SBP/SDO units
Marriott also switched over to a points system and as part of the "deal" with II, if I deposit a March Aruba week in II, Marriott can take it out of II to fulfill a request of a points/destination club owner keep it away from the Marriott owners who are exchanging week for week. Really bad news for owners who chose to exchange week to week or do not belong to. Destination Club
My point is that usually changes in deposit patterns are not good for exchangers but also not so good for owners. Time will tell if DVC owners will be able to get the reservations they want/need.Comment
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I agree being a DVC points owner. We've actually been able to book (with our DVC points in the 7 month window or less) reservations at the hotel-based DVC's (2 bedrooms and 1 bedrooms). Although for me personally, I adore SSR and would gladly stay there. But, my kids and nieces and nephews like to try the others, too.Originally posted by chriskre View PostComment
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I agree that Starwood and Marriott's new system leaves the weeks people in the dust, which is very unfair since they were so late to the points game.Originally posted by GrayFal View Post
Luckily DVC has always been a points system so this should not happen within our club unless DVC takes that inventory and rents it out instead.
Availability is actually pretty good with DVC if you plan ahead. It's easier to get the bigger units of course, since they are more points, but eventually
they all get taken closer into the dates. And DVC now has a wait list feature which functions like an OGS and I have completed some reservations
thru the wait list, which in the past would have been more difficult.
Seems that owning in these "BIG" systems in weeks gets unfairly punished and is why I never pulled the trigger on Starwood and Marriott.
I just hope that CMV doesn't run into the same punishment. Now why Marriott and Starwood don't implement an internal weeks exchange like GPX
and Westgate has is beyond me? Maybe that will be the next step, once they hire some competent IT people and stop farming it overseas.
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On another forum, there was mention of November units available for a short period of time. Did anyone here see those?Comment
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Saw BWV, VWL and OKW on RCI for check in July 10 - 12 and SS has the first weekend in October. Hoping for more weeks in October soon.Comment
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