Well NOW I'm official. Now that the 7mo window opened up, I was able to book something - since my home resort was booked within a day of the 11 month window opening. Not much available as expected - Beach - no, Boardwalk - no, BLT - no, Animal Kingdom - no, Wilderness Lodge - no. Given the limited choices - I just picked my usual Saratoga studio - points are cheap and I can walk over to the Marketplace busses, so it's never a bad choice. Polynesian Studios were available for part of the stay - none for Dec 2, but Dec 3 - 6 Lake View were available, FYI. I'm checking in Wednesday, Dec 2 and checking out Monday, Dec 7.