Just a random observation. Today I received a postcard from Disney about the new Riviera Resort opening 12/16. My mother got the same ad. I think the hotel looks fantastic, but figured I'm sure it's already all booked for months, but then I thought why are they sending ads in late September.
I went online and checked for a stay starting 12/17 and let it auto-fill to 12/23, much to my surprise there are still rooms available right after the hotel opens... (yes it's $650+) a night but there are rooms available
I scrolled and saw that my 12/17-12/23 vacation is pretty much wide open for the resorts of my choosing. The only ones I see as sold out are Pop Century, All Star Movies, French Quarter and Wilderness Lodge.
I know that's not QUITE Christmas, but brushing right against it I find it interesting there is so much availability and the site was trying to sell me some kind of "discounted" fall/holiday package
I checked Uni's hotels for comparison and all the Universal hotels appear to be available for those dates as well.
Is this normal? or should this cause concern?