Bill in Atlanta
Well-Known Member
Disclaimer: I realize none of this is very interesting to any one else , but I am in a Disney planning predicament and could really use some help from a "Disney pro"!
Long story short:
I'm trying to plan a family trip December 2016 through one of the DVC rental sites. Those sites require you to make your request for the resort we want (Bay Lake Towers) 11 months in advance. The problem is I won't know my December work schedule until April (I know I'll be off from a few days before Christmas through a few days after New Year's). If I wait until April to book, the DVC rentals will be gone and then I'll have to book through Disney, which is about 30-50% more expensive.
One thing I've considered is making 2 requests through one of the DVC rental sites that offers a cancel-for-any-reason insurance policy - one for my "desired" dates of mid-December, and another for late-December when I know I'll be off work. The downside is that I know I'll have to cancel one of them in April and eat the $250 insurance policy cost.
I guess what I'm wondering is, what's the best way to "hedge" my bets here? Is there an option I'm missing? What would you do if you were in my shoes?
Long story short:
I'm trying to plan a family trip December 2016 through one of the DVC rental sites. Those sites require you to make your request for the resort we want (Bay Lake Towers) 11 months in advance. The problem is I won't know my December work schedule until April (I know I'll be off from a few days before Christmas through a few days after New Year's). If I wait until April to book, the DVC rentals will be gone and then I'll have to book through Disney, which is about 30-50% more expensive.
One thing I've considered is making 2 requests through one of the DVC rental sites that offers a cancel-for-any-reason insurance policy - one for my "desired" dates of mid-December, and another for late-December when I know I'll be off work. The downside is that I know I'll have to cancel one of them in April and eat the $250 insurance policy cost.
I guess what I'm wondering is, what's the best way to "hedge" my bets here? Is there an option I'm missing? What would you do if you were in my shoes?