News and Notes from the Condo Association Meetings
The Disney Vacation Club recently decided to split the Annual Condo Association meetings into individual properties. So, owners at Disney’s Old Key West Resort attend that meeting, owners at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas attend that meeting, and so forth. While the meetings are definitely less crowded and more personal, you’re likely to miss a lot […]
Keep Reading >DVC Announces a Second Grand Californian Refurbishment
This week, the Disney Vacation Club mostly returned to the old ways. DVC returned to the previous method of Annual Condominium Association meetings, tacitly acknowledging that the quarterly meetings idea was a total bust. During this week’s conversations, DVC announced a second phase of refurbishment at The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Resort & Spa. […]
Keep Reading >What You Can Expect at Walt Disney World in 2026
On Tuesday, Disneyland Resort revealed its entire 2026 schedule. The following morning, Walt Disney World did the same. We now the dates for the 2026 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Here’s what you can expect at Walt Disney World in 2026. EPCOT’s Exciting Start to 2026 […]
Keep Reading >Bluey Will Debut at Disney in 2026
Disney woke up at 4 a.m. PST on Tuesday and chose violence. The company dropped a wide swath of announcements, including the Halloween 2026 news you surely need three weeks before Christmas 2025. That’s not the part anybody will remember, though. Yes, folks, the rumors are true! Bluey will debut at the parks in 2026! […]
Keep Reading >What the Past Few Years Have Told Us about DVC’s Future
We don’t think about the calendar in these terms, but we’re more than halfway through the 2020s. Sure, some of them have felt like dog years, yet we’ve survived and persevered. For its part, the Disney Vacation Club program has thrived and occasionally surprised. Let’s discuss what the past few years have told us about […]
Keep Reading >DVC Highlights of the 2020s
We’re more than halfway through the decade or basically halfway for those of you who argue the decade starts in 2021. So, now seems like an ideal time to evaluate the DVC highlights of the half-decade. DVC Survives and Thrives Opinions are divided on the subject, but the Farmer’s Almanac argues that the decade begins […]
Keep Reading >What Has Changed at the Parks, and What Is Coming Next?
My wife and I spent the past month writing a Walt Disney World vacation guide you can read next year. It was a challenging process beyond the obvious reasons in that we were playing at the maximum difficulty setting. That’s because Disney is in the middle of an unprecedented theme park makeover, with four of […]
Keep Reading >Disney Confirms Dates and Details for Festival of the Arts 2026
In 2017, Walt Disney World introduced a new festival, and the results speak for themselves. Historically, January and February had been two of the three slow months for Orlando tourism. That’s no longer the case, as people like you and me have fallen in love with the early-year festival. Well, I’m happy to report that […]
Keep Reading >Why I’ve Stopped Doing DVC Split Stays
I’ve been writing here for nine years, which means you may have read me suggesting a Split Stay. I’ve been an evangelist for this sort of DVC vacation for a while now, but I have a confession. At this point, I think I’m done with them. Here’s why I’ve stopped doing DVC Split Stays. What […]
Keep Reading >Disney Announces Big Audio-Animatronic Changes
Walt Disney World was so excited to reveal big changes that it rolled out tons of news at 6 a.m. this morning. Specifically, Disney announced big Audio-Animatronic changes. Let’s discuss the state-of-the-art robotics coming to some attractions. Meet Benjamin Clawhauser November will unofficially be Zootopia month at Disney. On November 26th, Zootopia 2 will debut […]
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