N068 DVC Direct Price Increases Announced and Even More Entertainment Returning to WDW

Pete, Shannon, and Vicky discuss new DVC direct purchase price increases at 2042 resorts and several entertainment options returning to Walt Disney World, including a new cavalcade and the Festival of Fantasy Parade. N068 My DVC Points is proudly sponsored by: DVC Resale Market - Industry Leader in DVC Resales DVC Rental Store - DVC Point Rentals Monera Financial - Exclusively Financing DVC Contracts Patreon supporters in the My DVC Points VIP Producer Club. Prices rise on several 2042 resorts  The DVC website recently showed an increase on several of the older DVC resorts. See below for the new prices: ResortOld RateNew RateDisney's Beach Club Villas$245$265Disney's BoardWalk Villas$210$230Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort$140$155Disney's Vero Beach Resort$125$140 All of these resorts have only 20 years left on their contracts, as compared to newer resorts like Riviera and Copper Creek that have more than twice as many years remaining on the contract. Source: DVC News Return of entertainment to Magic Kingdom On February 11th, the brand-new “Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade" will debut at Walt Disney World! The new cavalcade will include nearly 30 favorite Disney and Pixar friends, such Nick and Judy from “Zootopia,” Baloo and King Louie from “The Jungle Book,” José Carioca and Panchito from “The Three Caballeros,” plus Merida, Moana, The Incredibles, and more – including the Magic Kingdom debut of Miguel from “Coco” in his mariachi best. On March 9th, Disney “Festival of Fantasy” Parade returns to Magic Kingdom Park – the anniversary of the debut of the parade in 2014! Finally, on February 25th, “Mickey’s Magical Friendship Faire” will make its debut on the Cinderella Castle Forecourt Stage. The show is enhanced for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration and will incorporate favorite scenes inspired by “Frozen,” “Tangled,” and “The Princess and the Frog” – plus a new opening and a new finale with Mickey Mouse and all his friends in their sparkling, EARidescent fashions. The show will also include an all-new, original song entitled “Where the Magic Feels Like Home.” Source: Disney Parks Blog My DVC Points is a fantastic community of DVC members. Our cheerful, 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 in continuing 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, Shannon Ford, Caleb Allison, and Mary Anne Tracy. "Take Flight" music by Martinrowberry1 on Pond5.