Disney Vacation Club Archive
This hotel stay report covers our recent experience at Disney’s Riviera Resort, where we check out the new health safety protocol, enhanced cleaning, dining, pool crowds, and more as Walt Disney World continues its phased reopening. We’ll focus extensively on the highlights of this particular property. While we’ve been critical of the Riviera in the
Last year, Disney Vacation Club implemented major restrictions on resale purchases. Going forward, contracts purchased for the original 14 resorts at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, etc. will only be able to use their points at those resorts. Effectively, this creates two tiers of DVC resorts. (Updated August 30, 2020.) Stated different, any resale buyers will
BoardWalk Villas offers Disney Vacation Club resort accommodations at Walt Disney World. In this review, we’ll share photos from the refurbished Studio, compare it to other hotels in the Epcot area, and provide general info. We’ll also discuss how BoardWalk Villas ranks in terms of DVC properties around Walt Disney World. (Updated August 6, 2020.)
Disney Vacation Club has resumed sales, and is offering its lowest prices ever on Riviera Resort, plus deeper discounts than normal on Copper Creek Villas at Walt Disney World and Aulani in Hawaii. In this post, we’ll take a look at the deals, and offer commentary about why we still would not recommend buying into
Disney Vacation Club has released new policy updates, including point extensions and borrowing limitations to address the DVC “Point Pool Problem” we recently discussed that has resulted from the closure of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and standalone DVC resorts. That article detailed how the problem could continue to play out in the months to come.
Our last night at Magic Kingdom “BC” was pretty special and memorable. We attended a private DVC party with virtually no crowds, saw a special fireworks show, met the Fab Five characters in royal attire, devoured a Fantastic Frankfurter Feast at Casey’s Corner, and wandered around soaking up the atmosphere. This was actually a couple
Disney Vacation Club expansion. A divisive topic among fans, but a fact of life given the success and profitability of DVC. As a Member, I have a wish list of places where I hope Disney Vacation Club is added. For this post, I thought I’d rank my top DVC expansion ideas, giving some weight to
Riviera Resort just opened and Reflections Lakeside Lodge is under construction at Walt Disney World, but that isn’t stopping Disney Vacation Club from powering full stem ahead on another new DVC resort. In this post, we’ll offer details, concept art, and commentary about the new tower coming to Disneyland Hotel. We first reported on this
As part of the 2-Year Overhaul of Saratoga Springs Resort, totally new villas and hotel rooms are debuting. Thus far, only a handful of buildings with the reimagined rooms have debuted, all in the Congress Park section near Disney Springs. Here we’ll share photos and video from inside the new rooms at Walt Disney World’s
Saratoga Springs Resort is in the midst of a massive 2-year refurbishment project. In this post, we’ll share construction photos, a tentative timeline, and thoughts on how this will impact stays at Walt Disney World’s largest DVC resort. (Updated January 9, 2020.) We first published this early last fall, and have returned to update our
Primo Piatto is the counter service restaurant at Riviera Resort, Walt Disney World’s newest DVC property. In this WDW lunch and dinner review, we’ll share food photos, thoughts on cuisine quality, atmosphere, and whether you should dine here or walk over to the quick service dining options at Caribbean Beach. For starters, Primo Piatto participates
