As the Ticker Turns...the neverending saga of the Resort Changers

[kylenne]

I never thought I was a chronic resort switcher but we started this 5 night pre-cruise parks trip at Gran Destino with 1 night at AKL post cruise which changed to CR pre-cruise which changed to GF pre-cruise 1 night at Poly post cruise...lol

 

[Wood Nymph]

Had the urge to bump this thread and see if any of the OG's are still on here. It's been YEARS since I've logged on here, LOL

I followed this thread when it was active, even though I was never much of a resort switcher.

It's nice to see you back again.

 

[aammtt20]

I wish I knew this thread existed last time I went to WDW - as I had changed resorts 4 times (granted I was set on my 2nd choice - CBR, until they announced the skyliner closure the whole time I was booked to be there). Finally ended up settling on Swan Reserve, once I saw they had rooms for more than $200 less / night vs Yacht Club (which was where I was booked at the time I changed it to SR)

 

[ah10is]

Yup...this is me! I'm a resort switcher -holic!!! My next trip is in a week.....it was suppose to be my cheap trip! I started with a week booked at Pop. Then I switched it to 4 nights at Pop, 3 nights at Coronado CL. Then switched to 4 nights Riviera & 3 nights Coronado CL. So much for my cheap trip!

 

[dpswift]

Nice to see activity in this thread my daughter and I are chronic resort switchers. We usually start off with a great deal at a deluxe and decide it is more than we want to spend and then switch a few times. Depending on our budget we usually end up at Riverside or Sports our favorites. I have a trip planned this summer with my younger daughter. We haveMovies booked and she is determined to stay there. But Riverside is always calling my name

 

[pas130]

I need to do a multi quote post but just randomly hopped onto the DIS and got an alert so I need to

Still a ch-ch-changer, that is the one thing that never changes. Nice to see the thread active!!!! I will update soon!!! I am planning a summer trip when my DS23 graduates boot camp. It is not a long trip to WDW from Parris Island <3

 

[ktink]

I just love this thread! It makes me so happy when I see it circulating again. I'm one of the OG's that was constantly changing & I've not changed my ways! Don't fix it if it ain't broken, right! So our current upcoming trip. We were originally set for January 2024 at YC. We were supposed to leave out on a Tuesday & the Sunday before, we tested positive for Covid. So we changed to February and could only get AKL & I wasn't satisfied with that.

Ended up changing it to May & and was able to get YC with the discount that we had. I called just out of curiosity & we could change out 5 nights at YC in May to 7 nights in September but I ended up going w/ Poly CL. We are in a resort view and I had changed it to water view but decided to save that for dining out instead.

 

[pigletgirl]

Hello!! Still around some, life is crazy busy most of the time!

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Changed again! Decided not to do a split stay and back to YC for 10 nights!

 

[Mousemommy1]

Awwwww, so good to see the gang all here!!!! Our next trip is in June. We are at BC. I haven't been much of a "changer" over the last few years. We just kind of pick a resort and stick with it now. Last years trip was kind of disastrous b/c our younger daughter almost immediately started to not feel good and we ended up taking her to the hospital where she was diagnosed with mono and was sidelined for the rest of the trip. Hopefully, this year will go off without a hitch!

 

[Lynne G]

Well, for this last minute mid May stay, we went from AOA mermaid room, to Contemporary Garden View, to Boardwalk Garden View. All AP rates. Think we are done. Saw AKL AP rate a little cheaper, lately, but we like the convenience of being so close to Epcot and the sky, boat or walk to HS.

I usually don’t change resorts, but with discount, thought why not keep looking for a good deal.

 

[VicarJT]

I am so glad that this is back. I was a resort-switcher addict until we started renting DVC points post-Covid. As much as I loved the savings (and the balconies) I missed the switching! So as of now, our March 2025 trip is scheduled for Coronado. But there is a lot of time for switching between now and then so who knows …

 

[pinkxray]

I am so glad this thread is active again. I always followed along a few years ago. I love Disney resorts and want to try them all. However, I also have my favorites so I’m always going back and forth between try something new vs stay at a favorite.

We are currently selling a dvc resale contract. The agent asked for the last 4 years of activity. He said make sure you hit next page, it should be 2-3 pages. My activity for 4 years of 100 pt a year was 16 pages. I warned him before hand I like to change resorts. He replied LOL. Wow, you weren’t joking.

We just stayed at BLT on our last trip. My family had been asking for awhile to stay there since we always pass it by boat or monorail. It was so hard to book it at 7 months out and not change it! I did get to change our 1 night cash stay before hand multiple times though. I think we went from All Star Movies, Sports, Fort Wilderness Cabin, Contemporary and finally settled on AOA to mark it off our list of resorts we have tried yet.

 

[ktink]

Just changed our first night's stay from ASMo to Pop. DH has never stayed there & while I'm on a mission to stay at every resort & have already stayed at Pop, I haven't stayed there with the skyliner. AoA was sold out of the Little Mermaid rooms for the current promotion. I have been watching AoA this whole time & can't believe on the day I decided to change, it was gone. I'm experienced & should have known better

 

[ktink]

AoA Little Mermaid room came up today! I snagged it for our arrival night. I do not intend to make anymore changes

 

[gottalovepluto]

AoA Little Mermaid room came up today! I snagged it for our arrival night. I do not intend to make anymore changes

Famous last words

 

[dpswift]

I did it again. When the latest discounts came out we switched from a week at Movies to 3 nights at POR and 4 at Movies. We are starting at POR (my and DS favorite) then switching to Movies at DD’s request.

I know it is better to move up than down but we picked POR for the first half due to the schedules of our favorite CMs

 

[disneydreamer781]

Sad to see this thread inactive for about 9 months but since I'm obsessed with changing resorts, especially with DVC resorts and how easy it is, I just had to come on here. We just went from 3 nights in a VGF 1 BR (101) to 3 nights in a VGF Deluxe Studio (hoping for 4 @ 76 points) to a CCV 1 BR (100) for ALL 4 NIGHTS all within 2 days. I just can't help myself! So I got all 4 nights in a 1 BR which I prefer over a studio all for less pointsI I've always wanted to stay at VGF but the point difference always gets in the way. I don't how many times I start by booking VGF only to switch to something with less points. Primarily CCV/BRV. It's 25 points/night for a 1 BR at CCV vs 19 points/night for a Studio at VGF makes me think I'm never going to get to stay at VGF.

 

[SwanVT2]

We are working on rescheduling our Feb 2025 trip to next year and I’m anxiously waiting for 2026 rooms to be released. Already have our tickets. Can’t do DVC rental store again because we had medical issue and had to cancel day before this year and lost money. Sad. We love DS but don’t think we can swing SSR without renting so are looking at DS regular hotels or Disney POR but I’m all over the place!

 

[Sue M]

Sad to see this thread inactive for about 9 months but since I'm obsessed with changing resorts, especially with DVC resorts and how easy it is, I just had to come on here. We just went from 3 nights in a VGF 1 BR (101) to 3 nights in a VGF Deluxe Studio (hoping for 4 @ 76 points) to a CCV 1 BR (100) for ALL 4 NIGHTS all within 2 days. I just can't help myself! So I got all 4 nights in a 1 BR which I prefer over a studio all for less pointsI I've always wanted to stay at VGF but the point difference always gets in the way. I don't how many times I start by booking VGF only to switch to something with less points. Primarily CCV/BRV. It's 25 points/night for a 1 BR at CCV vs 19 points/night for a Studio at VGF makes me think I'm never going to get to stay at VGF.

Have a great trip! I love WL. The new Villa pool is so nice