Hi Teri!
A January visit to
Walt Disney World sounds practically perfect! The holiday hustle and bustle is past, so you can focus on enjoying Dole Whips, zipping and dipping on roller coasters, and encountering favorite characters.
Walt Disney World Resorts are popular in every season, so finding an opening for twelve days can be tricky this close to your desired dates. Have you considered a split stay? Dividing your stay among two or more hotels increases your chance of availability and allows you to experience different fabulous resorts. You could benefit from a variety of locations to give you proximity to different parks and allow you to splurge or save for a few nights of your trip. Bell Services will even transfer your luggage from one resort to the next.
Do keep checking for resort reservations to open. When I find no hotel availability, I bookmark the
reservation page on my phone and check each morning when I wake up. Saving the page also makes it easy to take a quick glance during the day as well. People's plans change and cancellations happen, so I have had excellent success by simply being persistent.
Sending pixie dust sprinkled wishes that your desired resort becomes available!
Elisabeth