In just over 2 years since its debut, the popular Disney Vacation Club Resort Availability Tool is now on its third interface. Fortunately this revision provides a pleasant improvement in its usability.
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Originally appearing in June 2014, the Resort Availability Tool quickly gained popularity among members as a way of searching for open rooms. The tool allows owners to search up to 11 months out--regardless of individual points ownership--while selecting multiple resort and villa size options.
The new format provides a simplified interface, designed for both desktop web browsers and touch-friendly mobile devices. The intial search screen displays a scrollable calendar for selecting dates, selectors for each of the 4 primary villa sizes and check boxes for each DVC resort.
Results are grouped by resort, which each villa option categorized as Full Availabilty, Partial Availability or No Availability.
Search options can be easily customized with three top menus, allowing adjustments to the dates, villa sizes and resorts selected.
The "View Availability Calendar" feature accesses a pop-up calendar which displays detail on nights which are and are not available.
The Resort Availability Tool can be found on the Disney Vacation Club member website. It is only accessible to DVC owners who have website credentials. The feature can be found under the "Plan Vacations" menu.
