Posts by David Mumpower

Guide to Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

A Brief History of Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Since the inception of the Disney Vacation Club (DVC), members lustily anticipated the introduction of monorail resorts to the program. Any self-respecting Disney fan understands that the properties on the Resort Monorail loop claim the best logistics at Walt Disney World. Fans waited impatiently […]

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DVC Resale Market’s Disney News for June 2018

Summer has started at Disney theme parks. The Memorial Day holiday is the unofficial kickoff of one of the busiest times on the theme park calendar. With park traffic about to increase dramatically, The Walt Disney Company has announced a lot of exciting details about the short-term and long-term aspects of their parks. Let’s take […]

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Guide to Disney’s Grand Californian Resort & Spa

A Brief History of the Grand Californian Disney’s Grand Californian Resort & Spa signifies one of the most important yet flawed expansions in the history of theme parks. After more than 40 years in operation, Disneyland’s need to grow was inarguable. Park officials led by then-CEO Michael Eisner chose to build a second theme park […]

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DVC Resale Market’s Disney News for May 2018

The Walt Disney Company has announced a lot of exciting changes at their various theme parks over the past month. They’ve also introduced some new features at the parks and on the My Disney Experience app. They’ve even broken the most important of all movie box office records. Let’s take a look at Disney’s most […]

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Guide to Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa

A Brief History of Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort Through no fault of its own, Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa is one of the most controversial DVC properties. The cause of its controversy stems from its construction. In 1996, Michael Eisner, who was CEO of The Walt Disney Company at the time, oversaw the building […]

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DVC Resale Market’s Disney News Update for April 2018

Hello, fellow DVC members! The past month has featured a series of exciting announcements about The Walt Disney Company. Let’s recap what you might have missed. New Toy Story Experience at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Do your children love the characters from Toy Story? Of course they do! Would you like some alone time during your […]

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Guide to Disney’s Beach Club Resort

A Brief History of the Beach Club Villas Disney’s Beach Club Villas became the sixth DVC resort when it opened to the public in July of 2002. Yes, as hard as it is to believe, Beach Club has participated in DVC for more than 15 years! The hotel portion of the property dates back even […]

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Guide to Disney’s Old Key West Resort

Today marks the beginning of a new series here at DVC Resale Market. We’re going to take a look at all participating Disney Vacation Club (DVC) properties, beginning with the one that started it all. Here’s a guide on the pros and cons of buying and staying at Disney’s Old Key West Resort. A Brief […]

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Everything You Need to Know about the Epcot International Festival of the Arts

The start of the New Year at Epcot means yet another festival. Starting in 2017, The Walt Disney Company increased the number of exhibitions to four, meaning that the park now averages one a season. Realistically, that’s not the way that it works, though. The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival begins in August, and […]

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Exciting Disney Happenings in 2018

The next few years promise to be the most exciting at Disney theme parks since basically the invention of Disney theme parks. That’s not an exaggeration, either. Since The Walt Disney Company delivered a series of 17 stunning announcements about the future of their parks, Disney fanatics have waited breathlessly for the impending changes. Thankfully, […]

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