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
