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Registration for the Disney Vacation Club Moonlight Magic events at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Wednesday March 21, Tuesday April 17, and Wednesday May 16 is now available online for DVC Members with Disney Resort reservations during the event:

https://www.eventswithdisney.com/profile/web/102050

Note: the registration page reloads automatically, so keep it open to keep your place in “line”

DVC Members are limited to attending one date per park.  Reservations open to all Members on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time.

About Moonlight Magic

Moonlight Magic events are complimentary after hour events at Disney Parks, where eligible DVC Members will have the park to themselves, along with complementary beverages and snacks.

Member Eligibility

Moonlight Magic events are Membership Extras offered as part of Membership Magic, therefore available to DVC Members who purchased resale prior to April 4, 2016, DVC Members who purchased 25 or more points direct prior to February 25, 2018, and DVC Members who purchased 75 points or more direct on or after February 25, 2018.

More Information

See More Moonlight Magic in 2018 for details.

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Disney Vacation Club has released new direct purchase incentive offers for Copper Creek Villas and Aulani.  Combined with the DVC Direct Price Increase on January 17, the effective price per point after incentives for these resorts has gone up for purchases under 500 points, but has gone down for purchases of 500 points and higher, with effective cost per point after incentives as low as $156/point for new and existing members:

Direct Purchase Incentives for New Members

Minimum Vacation Points	Developer Credit	Effective Credit/ Point	Effective Cost/ Point
100	$0	$0.00	$182.00
150	$1,000	$6.67	$175.33
175	$2,500	$14.29	$167.71
200	$3,500	$17.50	$164.50
250	$5,000	$20.00	$162.00
300	$6,500	$21.67	$160.33
350	$8,000	$22.86	$159.14
500	$12,500	$25.00	$157.00
900	$22,500	$25.00	$157.00
1000	$26,000	$26.00	$156.00

Direct Purchase Incentives for Existing Members

Minimum Vacation Points	Developer Credit	Effective Credit/ Point	Effective Cost/ Point
50	$0	$0.00	$182.00
125	$750	$6.00	$176.00
150	$1,750	$11.67	$170.33
175	$3,000	$17.14	$164.86
200	$3,500	$17.50	$164.50
250	$5,000	$20.00	$162.00
300	$6,500	$21.67	$160.33
350	$8,000	$22.86	$159.14
500	$12,500	$25.00	$157.00
900	$22,500	$25.00	$157.00
1000	$26,000	$26.00	$156.00

As expected, direct purchase incentive offers are no longer being offered for Polynesian Villas and Bungalows, which is now sold out.  Current direct purchase incentive offers are valid through May 30, 2018.

 

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Eureka Fitness Center at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa has reopened in a brand new, larger location next door, where Pinocchio’s Playhouse Children Activity Center was previously located.  The former location remains closed now that the new location is open.  It is unclear what it will be used for.

Eureka Fitness Center

Pinocchio’s Playhouse

Pinocchio’s Playhouse closed in March of last year.  All Walt Disney World Children Activity Centers are closing in July.

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DVC has announced a new vacation option, Guaranteed Event Weeks for those participating in runDisney events. Purchasers of a Guaranteed Event Week will receive automatically booked accommodations at Copper Creek Villas & Cabins for the week of the runDisney event weekend of their choice:

• Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
• Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend
• Star Wars™—The Dark Side Half Marathon Weekend
• Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend

In addition, purchasers of a Guaranteed Event Week will also have the opportunity to purchase up to 5 race registrations for use by themselves, their family members, and guests during their stay.

Automatically booked Guaranteed Week reservations can be released to book other vacation accommodations at any Disney Vacation Club Resort.

If you are considering taking advantage of this offer, keep in mind Copper Creek Cabins & Villas direct prices will be going up January 17. 

Note: Guaranteed Weeks are not eligible for direct purchase incentives.

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Disney Vacation Club has released 2019 Point Charts:

• Animal Kingdom Villas Point Chart
• Aulani Point Chart
• Bay Lake Tower Point Chart
• Beach Club Villas Point Chart
• BoardWalk Villas Point Chart
• Boulder Ridge Villas Point Chart
• Copper Creek Villas & Cabins Point Chart
• Hilton Head Resort Point Chart
• Old Key West Point Chart 
• Polynesian Villas & Bungalows Point Chart
• Saratoga Springs Resort Points Chart
• Vero Beach Resort Point Chart
• Villas at Grand Californian Point Chart
• Villas at Grand Floridian Point Chart

Summary of Changes

• All Resorts
  • Seasonal changes for Easter and Thanksgiving
• AKV Jambo
  • Decreasing points for Value Accommodation rooms
  • Increasing points for Kilimanjaro Club Concierge Level rooms
• Vero Beach
  • Increasing points for Deluxe Inn Room – Ocean View rooms
  • Decreasing points for Deluxe Studio rooms
  • Premier Season Dates changed from Feb 18-Apr 7 to Mar 10-Apr 27
  • Magic Season Dates changed from Feb 1-17 and Apr 8-30 to Feb 1-Mar 9 and Apr 28-30
• Aulani
  • Apr 8-11 moved from Choice to Magic Season
  • Sep 1 moved from Magic to Adventure Season
  • Oct 7-12 moved from Choice to Adventure Season
  • Nov 12 moved from Choice to Adventure Season

Update

Disney Vacation Club has posted an updated Aulani Point Chart reversing two previous changes:

• Sep 1-Oct 12 moved from Choice back to Adventure Season
• Apr 28, Oct 13-Nov 11 moved from Adventure back to Choice Season

WDW Point Charts Spreadsheet

DVCinfo has also updated our WDW Point Charts Spreadsheet, which compares all points for all resorts side by side along with room descriptions.

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Starting today at Bay Lake Tower, Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian, Disney’s Grand Californian and Aulani rooms Disney Vacation Club will begin removing  trash from rooms on a daily basis in addition to regular housekeeping visits.

The service will be extended to all other Disney Vacation Club resorts on January 7, 2018.

It has been speculated that required daily visits to every hotel room is part of an industry wide response to the mass shooting in Las Vegas last year.

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Disney Vacation Club has announced price increases for direct DVC purchases effective January 17, 2018.  The base price before incentives for new resorts Copper Creek Cabins and Villas and Aulani Disney Vacation Club Villas will increase 3% – by $6 – to $182.

The price for almost sold out Polynesian Villas and Bungalows will increase a drastic 25% – by $44/point – to $220/point.  While DVC is no longer actively marketing sales incentives for Polynesian, direct sales incentives are still available through January 30, bringing the current price to $164/point for a 200 point purchase or $56/point lower than after the price increases and incentives expire.

The Villas at Grand Floridian will also be increasing 19% – by $35/point – to $220/point (same as Polynesian).  The largest increase will be at The Villas at Grand Californian, which will be increasing 27% – by $50/point to $235/point.

Direct DVC Prices effective January 17

Resort	Current Price Per Point	Price Change	New Price Per Point	Increase (%)
Animal Kingdom	$165	$6	$171	4%
Aulani	$176	$6	$182	3%
Bay Lake Tower	$185	$6	$191	3%
Beach Club	$165	$20	$185	12%
Boardwalk	$165	$6	$171	4%
Boulder Ridge	$165	$6	$171	4%
Copper Creek	$176	$6	$182	3%
Grand Californian	$185	$50	$235	27%
Grand Floridian	$185	$35	$220	19%
Hilton Head	$115	$6	$121	5%
Old Key West	$145	$6	$151	4%
Polynesian	$176	$44	$220	25%
Saratoga Springs	$145	$6	$151	4%
Vero Beach	$115	($15)	$100	-13%

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