When to Reserve Your Disney Vacation Club Villa

Important

The time you should book your DVC villa will vary depending on resort and the time of year that you are traveling. We always recommend that you should try to book as soon as the 11 month window opens. The times below are only guidelines and should not be considered a guarantee of availability.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

All Villas – 11 Months Out
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas is a larger resort with a good sized DVC member base. This leads to generally quicker booking than at some other resorts.

Bay Lake Tower at Contemporary Resort

All Villas – 11 Months Prior
Disney’s Bay Lake Tower is a very popular resort given it’s proximity to the Magic Kingdom. These typically sell out quickly.

Beach Club Villas

All Villas – 10 Months (Food & Wine – 11 Months)
Disney’s Beach Club Villas is a small resort with a small DVC member base. Booking a stay at Beach Club Villas may be difficult.

Boardwalk Villas

All Villas – 11 Months
Disney’s Boardwalk Villas may be a good choice for you if you desire proximity to Epcot and Hollywood Studios.

Old Key West Resort

“Near Hospitality House” Villas – 8-9 Months Prior
Standard Villas – 3-5 Months Prior
Disney’s Old Key West Resort is a larger resort with generally good availability. The size of the villas are the largest accommodations at WDW.

Polynesian Villas and Bugalows

Studio Villas and Bungalows – 10-11 Months Prior
Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows only offers studio villas and bungalows. It is a very popular resort with a small DVC member base making it one of the more difficult resorts to reserve.

Saratoga Springs

Treehouse Villas – 8 Months Prior
All other Villas – 2-3 Months Prior
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa is a large resort with generally good availability. It has become much more desirable due to it’s proximity to the Disney Springs entertainment complex.

Grand Floridian

All Villas – 11 Months Prior
The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is a smaller resort with a small DVC member base. Booking here may be difficult.

Boulder Ridge at Wildnerness Lodge

All Villas – 10 Months Prior

Copper Creek Villas

All Villas – 10-11 Months
Copper Creek Villas is a smaller resort with a small DVC member base. It’s popularity and size makes it difficult to book. With the same location, you may find Boulder Ridge Villas to be a better choice for quicker booking.

Hilton Head Island Resort

All Villas – 9 Months (Spring/Summer – 11 Months)
Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort will generally have good availability during the off-season. It is extremely difficult to reserve from early Spring to late Fall.

Vero Beach Resort

All Villas – 9 Months (Spring/Summer – 11 Months)
Disney’s Vero Beach Resort will generally have good availability during the off-season. It is extremely difficult to reserve from early Spring to late Fall.

Aulani Hawaii Resort

All Standard View Villas – 8 Months Prior*
All Island Garden View Villas – 7 Months Prior*
All Poolside Garden View Villas – 7 Months Prior*
All Ocean View Villas – 6 Months Prior*
*11 Months prior for summer travel
With the exception of the Summer months, Disney’s Aulani Resort will have generally good availability depending upon the view.

Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

All Villas – 11 Months Prior
The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa is a smaller resort with a small DVC member base. Booking here is difficult past the 10-11-month mark.

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When to Reserve Your DVC Villa