Boardwalk View requests...Granted or not?

[niks81]

I am curious to see how many of us Disney vacationers have had their request for a Boardwalk view granted. If you have time and could post about when you booked the reservation and when you arrived for check-in that would be helpful, too.

 

[NJmouse]

Booked at the 11 window for April of 2001. Received what we ordered. Room 2013 overlooking the entrance to the Big River Grille. We checked in on a Sunday at 9 am and the room was ready.

 

[SCDizneyDawn]

We have stayed in a 2 br twice and gotten Boardwalk view both times. The first was booked inside of the 7 mo window with the waitlist (we joined just after the 7 mo window for our 1st trip) and we faxed the room contoler 4 or 5 days prior to checking in.
The second was only for one night on Sept 16th ( the week of the terriorist attacks) and we called the day of check in to book it. We were in Fla because of a Carival Cruise and had resv to stay in a studio. We met a couple from NY and they did not feel comfotable flying, so they came with us to Orlando and rented a car in our hometown (SC) to drive home. So, we called the morning of check in to change to a 2 br, no problem due to no one being able to get flights.

Dawn
Dizneydawn@aol.com

 

[downontheBW]

We booked right after joining DVC. We joined in March 2000 and tried to book a studio at BWV for the week before Thanksgiving week (off-season). Nothing was available so I called our guide with a "what should we do?" All of a sudden a preferred view studio miraculously opened up. Our guide suggested that we request a view overlooking the ToT so I did. After a couple of months, I had decided that I wanted a Boardwalk view so called MS and changed the view request - that was probably around June. When we arrived in November on a Saturday around 4pm, we got the Boardwalk view - second floor right over the DVC office. Life is good!

 

[TroyWDW]

We just got back from a six day trip at BWV. We booked the trip with very little advance notice (11 days before arrival). MS asked me if I wanted to put down a request for a Boardwalk view, and I jokingly said sure (thinking fat chance that will happen).

Well, at check-in we were surprised to find ourselves on the 4th floor overlooking the courtyard and the lagoon (11 months or 11 days, I guess anything is possible).

The view was nice, but our other views have been pleasant also. We did notice the bar crowd returning to the hotel on Friday & Saturday nights (not a big deal for us). The BW band would play until about 10:30 pm and then things got quiet.

Troy

 

[Cap]

Yes - twice - for a BWV Studio on the 4th or 5th floor, with a view of the Boardwalk.

Reserved at the 11 month window each time.

 

[gometros]

We booked Boardwalk as a part of the lottery for the Y2K celebration. I asked for a Boardwalk view and we were thrilled to find ourselves in rooms 3011 and 3013.

 

[NJmouse]

3013 is just above the room we had in April. What did you think of the view gometros? I thought it had a wonderful view.

 

[Paul in CT]

I made my reservation at the 7 month window since OKW is our home resort. We got a 1BR with a BW view on the second floor right over the DVC office for our mid-August trip. It was the next to last room from the elevator but it was BW view.

We arrived for check in at around 3:00 PM and our room was ready!!!

 

[ralphd]

Bump to current!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gometros]

Originally posted by NJmouse
3013 is just above the room we had in April. What did you think of the view gometros? I thought it had a wonderful view.

WE LOVED IT! We spent NYE in EPCOT, but my folks stayed behind, cause my dad was tired. They ended up getting a double treat, being able to see the fireworks in EPCOT and getting their own show in the lagoon.

 

[niks81]

BUMP inkbounc

Anyone else?