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Disney’s 25th Anniversary offers Vacation Club Members Many Perks

Epcot will soon host a member-exclusive hideaway!
It's party time for members of Disney Vacation Club (DVC)! The leader in vacation ownership celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Vacation Club members can expect a wide variety of perks, from special events at Disney theme parks and resorts to new exclusive enhancements to their membership services. The new offerings complement Disney’s already extensive member offerings called "Membership Magic."

"Membership Magic gives families even more to love about Disney Vacation Club," said Ken Potrock, senior vice president and general manager, of Disney Vacation Club. "The exclusive experiences and other enhancements for members and their guests are a way to thank members for being a valued part of the Disney Vacation Club."

Celebration Kicks Off in February

The anniversary celebrations kick off in February with the "Disney Vacation Club 25 and Beyond Bash" at the Magic Kingdom. Members and guests can enter the park early, have access to select attractions in Fantasyland, Tomorrow Land and the Haunted Mansion, and then groove to a DJ dance party. Members can look forward to several other special events throughout the year-long celebration.

Many Exciting Member Offerings

In the spring, Disney Vacation Club will open a DVC Member Lounge in Epcot's Imagination Pavilion. The exclusive lounge offers members a comfortable place to relax from all the park’s activities, and enjoy complimentary beverages, charging stations for portable devices and access to computers and printers.  

Throughout the year, members can expect offerings of complimentary theme park and water park events, discounts on multi-day theme park tickets at Walt Disney World, and quarterly giveaways as part of the fun.  Members will receive a new personalized DVC Membership Card for access to all the new benefits and recognition programs featuring special anniversary buttons, photo opportunities, unique merchandise and more.

New Enhancements Simplify the Vacation Process

As part of the membership appreciation celebration, Disney Vacation Club will also launch new member services - a reimagined website accessible on any device, that provides members with personalized vacation advice, and a new "Last-Minute Magic" webpage that helps members explore last-minute vacation opportunities at select DVC Resorts. All services are designed to make the vacation process simpler and easier for members.

Flexible Points-Based System

From its start in 1991, Disney Vacation Club diverted from the traditional fixed-week timeshare model and offered a flexible, points-based vacation system. DVC has more than 200,000 member families from all 50 states and approximately 100 countries. Members are offered a choice of a variety of vacation destinations, including a stay at any of the 13 Disney Vacation Club Resorts, or at thousands of other resorts around the world. Membership points, when purchased directly from Disney, can be used for trips on Disney Cruise Line or guided vacations with Adventures by Disney.


For more information visit www.disneyvacationclub.com

Disney Vacation Club Points Change

For the first time in 18 years Disney Vacation Club has made changes to its points program. In an effort to get more of their vacationers to spend weekend nights in their resorts, DVC has reallocated the number of timeshare points required to stay on their properties.

Before this change, weekend stays required almost twice the amount of points as weekday stays. What you will notice as a DVC member is that you will now need more points than was previously required for weekday accommodations than for weekend dates at the Disney Resorts. But, because the points were redistributed more evenly across the week, and not really increased, the total number of points for a 1 week stay remains very close the same.

The DVC reports that the goal is to spread the demand more evenly throughout the week instead of having higher occupancy during the week and having the weekends more empty. Weekend nights are still more expensive than weekdays, but the disparity is less.

The Orlando Sentinel, who originally reported this news goes on to say that “State law allows time-share operators to reallocate points through the year, so long as the total number of points remains the same.”

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