N039 The Villas at the Grand Floridian Expansion & Disneyland Hotel Reopening

The Victorian elegance of the Grand Floridian just got a little more charming! Join Shannon, Peter, & Jake as they discuss the Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian receiving an expansion, complimentary MagicBands no longer being provided to Passholders, a new ice cream shop on Disney's BoardWalk, and the Disneyland Hotel reopening on the West Coast. DVC Newscast by My DVC Points Podcast was made possible through financial support from the DVC dream team: DVC Resale Market - Industry Leader in DVC ResalesDVC Rental Store - DVC Point Rental and Swap PartnerMonera Financial - Exclusively Financing DVC ContractsPatreon supporters in the My DVC Points VIP Producer Club. The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort Expansion Disney Vacation Club has shared its plans to expand and add additional villas to The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. The Big Pine Key Building (Building 9) will convert into approximately 200 “Resort” Studios.  “Featuring the Victorian elegance and charm of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, these new Villas will offer Members luxury accommodations and amenities, with some Villas boasting stunning views of Bay Lake and Magic Kingdom. Projected to open in summer 2022, these new Villas are expanding The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and will be a part of its current condominium association. Information regarding the start of sales and rental bookings will be released at a later date.” Source: DVCNews.com https://dvcnews.com/resorts/grand-floridian/news/5028-disney-vacation-club-to-add-villas-at-grand-floridian Walt Disney World Annual Passholders Will No Longer Receive Complimentary MagicBands In an email to current Walt Disney World Passholders, it has been announced that beginning on August 16th, 2021, for purchases and renewals, complimentary MagicBands will no longer be provided with the purchase of your Annual Pass. However, MagicMobile is now available for those with the My Disney Experience app and is complementary to use.  Source: Walt Disney World Passholder Program “BoardWalk Ice Cream” Shop Now Open Replacing the Ample Hills Creamery, Disney has reopened the shop, and it is now called “BoardWalk Ice Cream.” Space has been refurbished and reimagined and is now accepting Guests. Featured menu items, as listed on the Disney website, include the Short-Side Sundae, Bay-Side Brownie a la Mode, and the Strawberry Splash Shortcake. Many of the menu items are inspired by Beaches & Cream Soda Shop, per the website.  The current hours of operation are:  Weekdays: 3:00 PM to 10:00 PMWeekends: 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM This location opened on the date of this recording - Thursday, May 20th, 2021.  Source: Walt Disney World Website Disneyland Hotel Set to Open on July 2nd Shortly following the announcement of Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, the Disneyland Hotel now has an opening date of July 2nd, 2021. The hotel will be opening on a limited capacity basis, and reservations are now available for booking.  Source: Disneyland Resort My DVC Points is an awesome community of DVC members. Our positive, respectful, and authentic conversations about Disney Vacation Club are designed to help people make informed and educated decisions about what's best for their families. Please join us to continue our Facebook Group and YouTube channel conversations. It takes an incredible community of DVC members to produce our content. We're always recruiting people to help research, produce, edit, or join our shows to share their stories. Thus far, we've had over 400 DVC members on our shows. If our content has been a blessing to your family, please consider supporting our show through our VIP Producer's Club at Patreon.com and join us for the Patreon After-Party from our live shows. Facebook admins and moderators of the My DVC Points Community Group: Sandy Symianick, Gina Grotsky, S