Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is canceled for 2020 due to the pandemic; however, elements will be kept and offered to regular day guest visitors at Magic Kingdom.
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N007 DVC Blue Card Requires 125 Points and More News
125 Points Required for Blue Card Direct Membership Perks, Saratoga Springs Contractor files Suit, Beach Club’s Stormalong Bay Reopens
N006 Moonlight Magic Canceled, Park Hours Shorten and Quarantines Lifted
Shannon Ford and Peter Scheidle are back to cover some of the latest news impacting DVC Members. Moonlight magic events were canceled for 2020. WDW Park Hours Shorten; however, the quarantines are lifted for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
C006 Team Beach Club vs Team BoardWalk
Join the conversation as we host a classic DVC community debate between Team Beach Club and Team BoardWalk. Which resort has the best rooms, food & beverage options, amenities, location & transportation options, theme, and the overall best resort! Are you Team Beach Club? Team BoardWalk? Join the conversation and decide for yourself!
N005 Disneyland DVC Tower Details Revealed and 3 Attractions Closing at WDW
On July 16th, Disney officially announced the permanent closure of Stitch’s Great Escape, Primeval Whirl, and Rivers of Light. Two of these attractions were already nearly closed before the whole COVID crisis, but Rivers of Light came as a surprise to many.
On July 17th, the planning and building committee of the city of Anaheim recommended approving the new DVC Tower at the Disneyland Hotel. The committee published a 1,605-page document detailing the resort.
N004 Updates on Park Reopening and 30% AP Discount
Shannon and Pete discuss news from WDW Park reopening, 30% Annual Passholder Discount, and increase in the amount of park reservations for AP holders and news on the Reflections resort.
N003 DVC Property Taxes, Jambo Update, Transportation Options Upon Reopening and Park Pass Reservation Updates
Shannon and Pete provide an update on a property tax settlement in Disney’s favor that could lower DVC dues, Cirque du Soleil reopening, Jamabo availability, Transportation options when the parks reopen, and an update on the new park pass reservation system.
C001 WDW Reopens and Tiana Takes Over Splash Mountain
Join the conversation as we discuss Walt Disney World reopening. We have trip reports from this week at WDW, and then special guest Matt Appleby from Imaginears Podcast will join us to lead the discussion about the Tiana Taking Over Splash Mountain!
N002 Splash Mountain Retheming, Be Our Guest Drops Breakfast and New Park Reservation System Opening Day Issues
Shannon Ford is back and has recruited Peter Scheidle to join this week’s show. In this week’s episode, they cover Splash Mountain retheming to Princess and the Frog, Be Our Guest is no longer open for breakfast, and they include the new park reservations system. Fifteen months of reservations all opened up at the same time, and guests had a challenging time booking their stays. Some DVC Members with reservations and annual passes also ran into a bug that limited them to three park days.
N001 News You Should Know About Disney Reopening
Shannon Ford recaps DVC Reopening news and rumors in the light of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
099 DVC Newscast: Disney World Reopening
Shannon Ford recaps DVC Reopening news and rumors in the light of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
N000 Show Introduction, Backstory, Values & A Casting Call
Chad introduces Shannon Ford as the host of DVC Newscast and discusses the backstory of the show, our values at My DVC Points, our vision for the show and we discuss requirements for joining the DVC Newscast team.
097 Community Hall Live: Team Old Key West vs Team Saratoga Springs Resort – Summer Resort Shoot Out Series 06-07-2020
Join Chad, Shannon, Mary Anne, and the My DVC Points Community as we kick off our summer shoot out series! Are you Team Old Key West or Team Saratoga? Given these are the last two resorts to sell out, sooner or later you will have to decide which resort you’ll call home for your Disney vacation!
096 Community Hall Live: Member’s Response to WDW Reopening Plan 05-31-2020
Disney unveils part of their reopening plan this week! Join Chad, Samantha, Shannon, and Mary Anne as we lead an interactive conversation with DVC Members about their response to the Park Opening plan? No FP, No ADR, No Fireworks, No Parades; however, Masks and Park Reservations Are Required! When Are You Going Back?
Live! 05-03-2020 – Social Distancing and Character Dining! Build It, Back Burner It, or Bulldoze It!
Join Chad, Alicia, Samantha, and Shannon as we discuss Social Distancing Impact on Character Dining: Will Mickey be Wearing a Mask? and Another Round of Forced Choices Game: Budget Cuts 2020 – With everything going on what projects do you Build? Back Burner or Bulldoze?
My DVC Points Live! 04-26-2020 – New DVC Corona Policy Updates and New DVC Survey This Week
Join the DVC member community hall live conversation as we discuss the new DVC policy changes in light of the coronavirus closures, and a new survey went out this week. (Due to the length of discussion, Build It, Back Burner It, or Bulldoze It! budget cuts game was postponed a week). This week’s hosts are Chad, Alicia, Mary Anne, and Shannon.
Trivia Nights, App Update, Food Game, Meal Plan, Cash or Trash
Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Magical with Chad, Alicia, Samantha and Shannon as we host our weekly community hall meeting covering this week’s news, updates, and games. New MouseQuiz.com platform launches Wednesday. My DVC Points App Update and Play at Home using the #Crowdpurr platform.
Live! 03/15/2020 – Disney Parks Closed DVC Impact, DVC Market Softens, App Update
Join Chad, Shannon and Ken Booth for a discussion on Disney Parks Closures, A Stream-A-Thon Response for Connecting the Community during Social Distancing, Shannon’s Marvel Day at Sea Trip Report and My DVC Points App Update!