Marathon Weekend 2026

[The Expert]

Looks like I won't be joining the crew at OKW. Just heard back from the store and they said studio availability at OKW is sold out for 1/6 - 1/12. Trying for a studio at Boardwalk now.

If standard view BWV is sold out (which it probably is), compare the available BWV studio points to an OKW 1 bedroom. It may not be much more to get significantly more space, a jetted tub, washer/dryer and full kitchen in the room. The 1 bedrooms at OKW are significantly larger than the other DVC resorts, too.

 

[jrsharp21]

If standard view BWV is sold out (which it probably is), compare the available BWV studio points to an OKW 1 bedroom. It may not be much more to get significantly more space, a jetted tub, washer/dryer and full kitchen in the room. The 1 bedrooms at OKW are significantly larger than the other DVC resorts, too.

Thanks for this. I took a look on the stores website and it looks like it was a big price jump between the two. The difference between the BWV studio resort view pricing and the OKW 1 bedroom was about $1,300.

Saratoga Springs had a preferred studio available. I put in the request for that.

 

[Blue Caterpillar]

I rented points for a stay at AKV for this marathon, quite a while ago. I almost booked OKW but since I have stayed there before, I decided to try somewhere new. Kinda sad about it now that it seems so people are staying there!

 

[Naomeri]

Thanks for this. I took a look on the stores website and it looks like it was a big price jump between the two. The difference between the BWV studio resort view pricing and the OKW 1 bedroom was about $1,300.

Saratoga Springs had a preferred studio available. I put in the request for that.

I really liked my SSR preferred studio for MW25. I was on top floor, on the waterside end of the middle Springs building, right next to the stairs (which was good for my tried-and-true "only use the stairs (unless you have luggage)" practice) and it was maybe a 2 minute walk to the park and race buses.

 

[jpholic]

I rented points for a stay at AKV for this marathon, quite a while ago. I almost booked OKW but since I have stayed there before, I decided to try somewhere new. Kinda sad about it now that it seems so people are staying there!

Same. I booked BWV months ago for MW and now I see so many folks doing the OKW. FOMO!

 

[Novatrix]

Possibly? It's just odd as we've owned at AK since it was announced and I can't ever recall January dates being sold out this far in advance. Last year I had an AK res and switched it to another resort at the 7 month window. A lot of folks do that, so things may free up when that time hits.

The major refurb is set to kick off October 2025 for AKV and will be responsible for removing a lot of rooms (as well as the lobby and community hall at Kidani.) They're starting at Kidani, then moving on to Jambo. Probably why the rooms are blocked, Disney uusually tries to be conservative with blocking them and release the rooms later if there's a shift.

 

[Novatrix]

Looks like I won't be joining the crew at OKW. Just heard back from the store and they said studio availability at OKW is sold out for 1/6 - 1/12. Trying for a studio at Boardwalk now.

The only studio with full availability for that date range is Saratoga Preferred view for 86 points. You'll need to evaluate whether you'd prefer that or cash. (Alternatively, OKW is only missing the Fri night, if you wanted to break up your stay.)

 

[nekonekoneko]

Looks like I won't be joining the crew at OKW. Just heard back from the store and they said studio availability at OKW is sold out for 1/6 - 1/12. Trying for a studio at Boardwalk now.

For most of the race weekends, studios go very quick at the 11 month mark. I tried to book 2 OKW near Hospitality House studios, and 1 got waitlisted, and never came off.

As @Novatrix said, SSR Preferred is the only studio left, though there are some scattered 1 BRs available. In DVC, those are generally about twice the cost of a studio, but comes with a full kitchen, a washer/dryer in room, and a bathtub (Some with whirlpool functions)

 

[Herding_Cats]

When we stay preferred at SSR we like to stay in congress park because we like to walk to DS, and it feels less busy away from the big pools. We usually request a water view or view of Disney springs and have gotten that 2 out of 3 times. The springs section is closer to the lobby/dining and the race bus, but we have always had a car so that didn’t matter.