Posts by David Mumpower
Interesting Facts about Saratoga Springs
When you go to Walt Disney World, the last thing you want is to feel like you’re going to school. EPCOT learned this the hard way as many of its infotainment attractions required a multigenerational reboot. So, you wouldn’t expect a DVC favorite to reside on the site of a learning institute. Fans of Disney […]
Keep Reading >What DVC Members Need to Know about the 2026 Dining Plan
Here’s something about me that longtime readers may remember, but it hasn’t come up in a while. I’m a diehard evangelist for the Disney Dining Plan. Well, I used to be. This is a DVC conversation that I largely stopped having because Disney dropped its dining plans at the start of the pandemic. We went […]
Keep Reading >Josh D’Amaro Takes Over and Disney Names Its New Ship
The Walt Disney Company just hosted its Annual Shareholder Meeting, and this year’s event was a slick broadcast. Disney needed everything to work seamlessly to assuage any concerns about the passing of the torch. With Bob Iger finally stepping down as CEO of Disney, fans and investors alike were curious about the new regime. Disney […]
Keep Reading >Let’s Talk about the Disneyland Area Resorts
Disneyland Park opened in 1955, 16 years before Walt Disney World. Twenty years after guests entered Magic Kingdom for the first time, the Disney Vacation Club program debuted. Remarkably, Disneyland fans had to wait another 18 years before getting their first local DVC property. Then, the next one wouldn’t arrive until 14 years after that. […]
Keep Reading >Interesting Facts about Hilton Head
In 1993, the Disney Vacation Club plotted a non-theme park location in Hilton Head, South Carolina, a beloved tourist destination on the East Coast. Alas, when this resort opened three years later, it wasn’t in the location Disney had planned. Today’s interesting facts are about Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort, the only Disney property the […]
Keep Reading >What’s Coming to Disney Parks in 2026
Just when we were all finally getting used to 2025, it retired on us. Now, we’re stuck with 2026, and it’s gonna be confusing for Disney fans. So much is in flux right now that it’s difficult to keep up with everything happening at the parks. Don’t worry! That’s why you have me. I’ll tell […]
Keep Reading >Let’s Talk Use Years
When you join the Disney Vacation Club program, your head spins with excitement as you anticipate decades of thrilling Disney visits. However, something you’re probably not considering is your Use Year. That’s the thing about Use Years. You’ll never realize how much they matter until you notice you have the wrong one. At that point, […]
Keep Reading >What You Need to Know about Lakeshore Lodge
Everything old is new again with the Disney Vacation Club program. The next hotel in the program will return Disney to its roots, both historically and from right before the pandemic. Here’s everything we know about Disney Lakeshore Lodge. Do You Remember River Country? In 2025, Walt Disney World alternates operations between two water parks: […]
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