Early Registration for Cosmic Rewind Comes and Goes

on April 18, 2022

Disney has screwed up again, and this one will bum you out if you’re visiting the parks in May. So, through clenched teeth, I’ll explain what has happened. Cosmic Rewind Previews Sell Out Yesterday, a weird rumor circulated. It seemed so unlikely that even the most respected name in DVC news didn’t trust the story. […]

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Encanto Debuts While EPCOT Suffers a Rough Patch

on April 15, 2022

EPCOT suffered a pair of misfortunes while Bruno appeared at Disneyland. We’ve got some fun updates to cover today. Less than Harmonious People don’t think of fireworks as, you know, small balls of fire. That’s precisely what they are, though. For this reason, Disney nighttime fireworks presentations sometimes turn a bit too exciting. Seven Dwarfs […]

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Best DVC Resort Gift Shops

on April 13, 2022

In a perfect world, we’d all spend tons of time at World of Disney, overflowing our shopping carts with Minnie Mouse merchandise. Alas, life gets in the way, even on vacation. Sometimes, we’re just not up to the aggravation of massive crowds and long lines. So, we stick to the resorts for our shopping needs. […]

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DVC Resale Average Sales Prices for March 2022

on April 7, 2022

This article features the average sales price of contracts categorized by resort and month sold from March 2021 through March 2022 by DVC Resale Market (DVCRM). Our goal for this article is to provide great directional information for anyone considering a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) resale purchase or just wanting to satisfy a general curiosity of […]

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DVC Right of First Refusal Report (ROFR): March ’22

on April 5, 2022

DVC Exercises Right of First Refusal (ROFR) Year-to-date (YTD), Disney has exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on 244 Disney Vacation Club (DVC) contracts, and DVC Resale Market (DVCRM) has sold 1,419, resulting in a 17.2% buyback rate (Contracts Bought Back in 2022/Contracts Sold in 2022). The 2022 waiver rate is 82.8%. Key ROFR […]

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All Walt Disney World Resorts Are Back in Business

on April 4, 2022

The Disney Wish has passed its first significant test! We’ll talk about that, a triumphant moment for Walt Disney World resorts, and more today. I Don’t Understand It, But It Sounds Good Folks, I won’t lie and pretend like I have any idea what a river conveyance is. Dad was in the Navy, but I’ve […]

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Disney and the CDC Roll Back Some Pandemic Policies

on April 2, 2022

Disney and the CDC both just delivered good news to theme park and cruises fans. Behold the happiness! Cruises Are Safe Again! Two years ago, nothing encapsulated the terrifying danger of COVID-19 more than the Diamond Princess, a “modern-day plague ship.” The catastrophic events on that vessel caused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

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DVC Raises Some Prices While the Next Resort Goes Vertical

on March 27, 2022

The impending expansion at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa continues to impact pricing at other DVC resorts. Also, we’ve had some excellent DVC news this week. Here’s what happened. More Price Increases DVC officials have raised prices at three older resorts. I’ll talk numbers in a moment, but let’s talk rationale first. The Big […]

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Disney Announces Polynesian Expansion

on March 17, 2022

Fellow Disney Vacation Club members, I have some phenomenal news and some heartbreaking news, all from the same resort. Yes, DVC has announced an upcoming expansion at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows. We must lose something extraordinary to make it happen, though. Disney Adds to the Polynesian Disney’s CEO and CFO both recently acknowledged that […]

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The Flower & Garden Festival Has Returned.

on March 11, 2022

After two years of oddities and modifications, the 2022 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival has opened…and this time, we’re getting the real deal! Recent History On March 4th, 2020, the Flower & Garden Festival debuted. At the time, we all expected another storied run for EPCOT’s oldest festival. Alas, the following week, a basketball […]

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