DVC Newscast

Auteur(s): Shannon Ford Peter Scheidle and the My DVC Points Community
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  • A DVC Newscast focusing on the latest news in the DVC Community.
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  • Jellyrolls closing, Disneyland Season of the Force additions, and more!
    Feb 13 2025
    In this week's episode, Peter and Sue discuss the sad news of Jellyrolls closing on Disney's Boardwalk and the announcement of new offerings at Disneyland Resort's Season of the Force. Also, two Member cruises have been scheduled for 2026, direct prices increased for several DVC resorts, and the first quarter condo association meeting information has been announced. N157 My DVC Points is proudly sponsored by: DVC Resale Market - Industry Leader in DVC Resales DVC Rental Store - DVC Point Rentals Monera Financial - Exclusively Financing DVC Contracts Patreon supporters in the My DVC Points VIP Producer Club. Jellyrolls closing on the Boardwalk Jellyrolls Original Dueling Piano Showcase at the Disney's Boardwalk is closing after 30 years. Jellyrolls posted on their Instagram account: "After nearly thirty years on Disney's Boardwalk, Jellyrolls is making a move! Come celebrate with us into the spring season and keep your eyes on our social media for exciting new updates!" After recording, Jellyrolls announced their final performance will be on April 19, 2025. No information on the new location has been provided, but in a separate post it was indicated that the new location will be off Disney Property. Rumors have been circulating for last 6 months about the closure, but this was the first news we have heard. No word on what will replace Jellyrolls if anything, though the rumors have mentioned a Jazz Club in that location. Source: Jellyrolls Instagram, DVC News 2026 DVC Member Cruise and “First Wave” River Cruise scheduled Disney Vacation Club has announced a Member exclusive river cruise through Adventures by Disney. The cruise is from June 4-11, 2026 in the south of France, including stops in Lyon, Avignon, and Arles. Per DVC, Disney artist and the voice of Mickey Mouse Bret Iwan will "join Members in the voyage’s guided adventures at each idyllic port and spend quality time adventuring together with some of the best Disney fans on Earth." Bookings will open on February 18th at 9 AM Eastern time. Members may use either points or cash. Prices have not yet been released. Also, the 2026 Member cruise dates were also revealed to be August 31 - September 7. The cruise will depart on the Disney Dream from Southhampton England and visit Denmark and Norway. Registration is scheduled to open Saturday March 22, 2025 via member services. At least one member must register for the cruise using points. Source: DVC website - ABD River Cruise, DVC website - Member Cruise Disney Direct Prices for numerous resorts increase While it has been known for a while that the primary on-sale resorts would be increasing in price on February 11th, a number of additional resorts increased in price as well. New Resorts at the Disney's Polynesian Villas and Bungalows, Disney's Riviera Resort, The Cabins at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort, and Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas all increased by $10 to $235 per point. The Villas at the Disneyland Hotel also increased to $245 per point, a $6 increase. Meanwhile, prices per point increased for sold out resorts as follows: Copper Creek Villas & Cabins, up $5 to $255Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas, up $5 to $215Disney's Old Key West Resort and Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort, up $10 to $215The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, up $20 to $330 per point. The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort, up $35 to $265 per point. There are still discount rates for all the new resorts available when buying a minimum of 100 points for existing Members and 150 points for new Members. Disney Chase Visa is also offering $1000 incentive for any purchase of 150 points or more. Source: DVC News - New resorts, DVC News - Sold out resorts, DVC News - Chase Visa DVC Announces First Quarter 2025 condo association meetings Recent changes in Florida timeshare laws require DVC resorts to hold condo association meetings quarterly, and Disney has announced that the Q1 2025 condo association meetings will take place on March 5th, 2025. Each meeting will be 45 minutes long, with the first one starting at 9 AM at the Boardwalk Inn Convention Center. Members need to register in advance. Source: DVC News, Condo Meeting Link New Offerings at Disneyland’s “Season of the Force” Every spring, the Disneyland Resort holds the Season of the Force event, scheduled this year for March 28th through May 11th. A new projection show will be added in the area of the Millennium Falcon, called “Shadows of Memory: The Skywalker Saga”. In addition, Luke Skywalker will be meeting during this time. Showtimes for both the projection show and the meet and greet have yet to be announced. In addition, special food items will be available, including a droid popcorn bucket and Darth Vader drink mug. Source: Disney Parks Blog My DVC Points is a fantastic community of DVC members. Our cheerful, respectful, and authentic conversations about Disney Vacation Club are designed to help ...
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    25 min
  • Valentine’s DVC event and Muppet*Vision 3D closing date announced
    Jan 31 2025
    In this week's episode, Peter and Sue share the news of a Member Valentine's event and closing dates for the Grand Avenue area, including Muppet*Vision 3D. They also discuss upcoming room refurbishments at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and look back on 2024 direct sales statistics. N156 My DVC Points is proudly sponsored by: DVC Resale Market - Industry Leader in DVC Resales DVC Rental Store - DVC Point Rentals Monera Financial - Exclusively Financing DVC Contracts Patreon supporters in the My DVC Points VIP Producer Club. Valentine’s Day Meet and Treat at Boardwalk Announced Disney Vacation Club has added another “Meet and Treat” event at the Atlantic Dance Hall on Disney's Boardwalk. On February 3rd, 4th, and 5th, the Valentine's event will take place between 11 AM and 1 PM. Disney characters will be available for photos and Members will receive special treats. Members must have a stay booked on the day of the event at a Walt Disney World resort or Disney's Vero Beach Resort. The Member and up to 4 guests will be allowed to participate. Source: DVC News Muppets Courtyard Closure Dates Last August, Disney announced that a new Monster’s Inc land coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios, and now we have a better idea when construction will start. Disney has announced Mama Melrose will close after May 10th, with Muppet*Vision 3D and PizzaRizzo to follow after June 7th. No expected date for the Monster’s Inc land opening has been announced. Based on the concept art shared, much of this area is expected to remain the same with the two restaurants and the theater being rethemed and repurposed for Monster’s Inc. The new door coaster is expected to be installed beyond the back of the area, so it is quite possible that portions of the area could re-open before the coaster is completed. Source: Disney Parks Blog Grand California room refurbishment A recent Disney Parks Blog article mentioned all rooms at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa will be refurbished this year, including the Disney Vacation Club villas. An image shared in the post shows the arts and crafts style with a brighter look. Exact dates were not shared but based on previous comments, the room refurbishments are expected to start in the spring and are long overdue. Source: Disney Parks Blog DVC Directs sales for 2024 down from previous two years Disney Vacation Club direct sales for 2024 showed a 13.9% drop in sales from 2023 with just over 1.9 million points sold. This is still a better number than 5 of the last 13 years, but maybe surprisingly low considering the opening of two new resorts in 2024. However, December was a strong month, almost double of December 2023 sales, thanks to strong sales at the new Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows. Disney's Riviera Resort sales remain brisk as well, with 83,000 points sold at the former and 67,000 points at the latter. Riviera is now 74% sold, and at current pace should sell out in about 2 years. The Polynesian declared another 14 units on December 10th, with 24% of the resort now declared into inventory. The Villas at Disneyland Hotel continues to sell at a slow but steady pace of around 20,000 points per month and is 26% sold. Current rates calculate the resort will be on sale at least 6 more years before it sells out. Meanwhile The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort continue to be a bust. 5,900 points were sold in December, meaning the total for 2024 of 66,000 points is less than last month sold at either Riviera or Polynesian. The cabins are now 2.4% sold and are on pace for being on sale forever. Source: DVC News My DVC Points is an awesome community of DVC members. Our positive, respectful, and authentic conversations about Disney Vacation Club designed to help people make informed and educated decisions about what's best for their families. Our content focuses on a Disney Vacation Member lifestyle. We cover everything from buying, selling, renting, picking your next resort or Disney restaurant. Our conversations start on the My DVC Points Podcast and DVC Newscast and continue on our Facebook Group and our live shows multi-streamed to Facebook and YouTube. Please download our smartphone app. Play Trivia with us every Friday night at 9 PM Eastern at Mouse Quiz! It takes an awesome community of DVC members to produce our content. We're always recruiting people to help research, produce, edit, or join our shows to share their stories. We've had over 200 DVC members on our podcasts and live shows. Please consider supporting our show through our VIP Producer's Club at Patreon.com. "Our Team Will Podcast for Dole Whips" Chad Pennycuff on the My DVC Points Patreon Program
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    28 min
  • Updates to Point Transfer Rules and Moonlight Magic Registration
    Jan 11 2025
    In this week's episode, Peter and Sue discuss the updates to rules for point transferring and Moonlight Magic registration eligibility. They also share news on upcoming refurbishments, including Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Copper Creek, and one of the Grand Floridian pools. N155 My DVC Points is proudly sponsored by: DVC Resale Market - Industry Leader in DVC Resales DVC Rental Store - DVC Point Rentals Monera Financial - Exclusively Financing DVC Contracts Patreon supporters in the My DVC Points VIP Producer Club. DVC changes transfer point rules Disney Vacation Club has added an addendum to the multi-site public offering statement that governs all DVC resorts in regards to the transfer of points. Point transfers are transfers of points between Members. Transfers can only be done once per year per contract, whether transferring points in or out. Points retain their home resort and original use year when transferred and can be used by the receiving owner at the 11-month window. Previously only points in their original use year could be transferred. Now all points that are eligible, including points that are banked or borrowed. Note that once points are banked or borrowed, they cannot change use year again and would retain the use year even after the transfer. Source: DVC News Moonlight Magic Adjustments and 2025 Registration Details Disney Vacation Club has updated registration eligibility guidelines for Moonlight Magic events for Members. Previously, Members were limited to only registering at one event in each park per year. New for 2025, Members will only be allowed to register for one event per “season,” with three seasons announced for 2025 so far. The registration dates were released as well. Early registration is available for Members with an eligible on-site reservation on the day of the event. Winter Season Disney's Hollywood Studios - January 26, 2025Disney California Adventure - February 3, 2025Disney's Animal Kingdom - February 12, 2025 Early registration for winter season is on January 15, 2025, followed by general registration on January 17, 2025. Spring Season EPCOT - April 30, 2025Disney's Typhoon Lagoon - May 20, 2025Disney's Typhoon Lagoon - June 9, 2025 Early registration for spring season is on February 27, 2025, followed by general registration on March 6, 2025. Summer Season EPCOT - July 17, 2025Disney's Typhoon Lagoon - August 11, 2025Disney's Hollywood Studios - September 1, 2025 Early registration for summer season is on May 15, 2025, followed by general registration on May 22, 2025. The intent behind this change is to give more Members opportunities to attend these events. Source: Disney Vacation Club website, DVC News Pull-down sofa beds confirmed at Copper Creek refurb Inovabed, the manufacturer of the pull-down Murphy-style beds installed at most DVC properties over the last 5 years, has confirmed that the beds are scheduled to be installed at the Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney's Wilderness Lodge during the upcoming refurbishment. The refurbishment is scheduled to start May 2025, with no definitive end date announced. Source: DVC News Extended closure for Big Thunder Mountain begins Big Thunder Mountain Railroad closed for a major refurbishment on January 6th, 2025, and is expected to last about 15 months. The refurbishment includes full replacement of the track and is expected to also include improvements to some of the show scenes. It is unknown if the length of closure will be affected by the Magic Kingdom closure of Rivers of America or the Villains Land expansion. Source: Walt Disney World website Short pool refurb at Grand Floridian Walt Disney World has announced that the Courtyard Pool at the Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa will be closed from January 13th to late February for a brief refurbishment. Of the two pools at the Grand Floridian, the Courtyard Pool is at the center of the resort. The Beach Pool, which is nearer the original DVC building, will remain open. Source: DVC News My DVC Points is a fantastic community of DVC members. Our cheerful, respectful, and authentic conversations about Disney Vacation Club are designed to help people make informed and educated decisions about what's best for their families. Please join us in continuing our Facebook group and YouTube channel conversations. It takes an incredible community of DVC members to produce our content. We're always recruiting people to help research, produce, edit, or join our shows to share their stories. Thus far, we've had over 400 DVC members on our shows. If our content has been a blessing to your family, please consider supporting our show through our VIP Producer's Club at Patreon.com and join us for the Patreon After-Party from our live shows. Facebook admins and moderators of the My DVC Points Community Group: Sandy Symianick, Gina Grotsky, Shannon Ford, Caleb Allison, and Mary Anne Tracy. "Take Flight" music by Martinrowberry1 on Pond5.
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    20 min

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