Peter and Sue discuss Walt Disney World's announcement of park-specific pricing for Genie+ and the impact on guests. Disney Vacation Club will offer extra festivities at Disney's Jollywood Nights and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party on select days this holiday season. N116

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Walt Disney World announced plans to change Genie+ to park-specific pricing with a more expensive price to use the service in multiple parks. Disney shared in a statement:

“Beginning June 27, Guests at Walt Disney World will now purchase Disney Genie+ service based on how they want to visit. Guests will be able to select either a single-park option or a multiple-parks option, subject to availability. With this update, prices may now be lower at some Walt Disney World theme parks compared to others.”

The example given showed Animal Kingdom at $16, Epcot at $18, the studios at $24, and Magic Kingdom at $27. The multi-park option is also at $27. At this stage there is no indication whether these prices will be fixed or continue to vary based on date. It has been stated that if ONE park sells out, then the multi-park option will also be sold out.

Source: Spectrum News 13, WDWNT

Six Disney Vacation Club resorts have made it onto the top 15 list of US resorts for families, according to the Disney Parks Blog.  These include:

Source: Disney Parks Blog

According to DVC News, two Disney Vacation Club resorts away from Walt Disney World will be receiving refurbishments this year. 

Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort is scheduled to start a refurbishment in July 2023. This is a full hard goods refurbishment which will completely redo the resort interiors as well as other areas across the resort. 

Starting in October 2023, the rooms at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort are also scheduled for a soft goods update. While this isn’t as extensive as a hard goods refurbishment, it can mean new flooring and furnishings. The refurbishment is expected to last through January 2023. 

Source: DVCNews.com - HHI, DVCNews.com - Vero

For select nights of Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and Disney Jollywood Nights, Disney Vacation Club announced some “extra festivities” will be available for eligible Members.  The dates listed for MVMCP are November 9, 16, 30 and December 7, 14 and 21, and December 6 and 20 for Jollywood Nights. At this time, the specifics of the events have not been provided. Expect something similar to the offerings at Gaston’s Tavern during MVMCP in 2022, with special treats and an extra photo op of some sorts. Jollywood Nights and MVMCP tickets go on sale on June 29th for guests with on-site reservations and July 6th for all other guests. 

Source: DVC Facebook - Jollywood Nights, DVC Facebook - MVMCP

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