It was a big day for Disney news following the Walt Disney Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the grand opening announcement for the all-new Ratatouille attraction. Join Shannon, Peter, & Jake as they discuss the opening of Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, Disneyland's reopening timeframe, standard DVC Member policies returning, a new Member MagicBand, and recap Disney's Annual Shareholder meeting,

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Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure's Grand Opening Set for October 1st

In an article from the Disney Parks Blog, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure now has a grand opening date of October 1st, 2021 - the day of Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary. 

Here’s a description of the attraction from Disney: “In this delicious new attraction, you’ll feel like you’ve shrunk to the size of Chef Remy as you scurry through Gusteau’s famous restaurant on a wild adventure for the whole family. Based on Disney and Pixar’s Academy Award-winning “Ratatouille,” the experience will be part of a newly expanded France pavilion,” 

Source: Disney Parks Blog

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/03/just-announced-remys-ratatouille-adventure-grand-opening-at-epcot-set-for-oct-1-2021-in-honor-of-walt-disney-world-resorts-50th-anniversary/

Disneyland Looking Towards “Late April” Reopening

In a statement from Bob Chapek during the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders: 

“Here in California, we’re encouraged by the positive trends we’re seeing and we’re hopeful they’ll continue to improve and we’ll be able to reopen our Parks to guests with limited capacity by late April.”

This news correlates with the recent developments from the State of California, allowing larger theme parks to reopen as early as April 1st at 15%. Also, the guidelines state that theme park goers must be California residents; however, that can change throughout the coming weeks as it is based on “tier” categories. 

Source: Walt Disney Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-companys-2021-annual-meeting-of-shareholders/

Walt Disney Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Recap

Highlights:

Disney Cruise Line is expected to resume sailings by Fall 2021.Bob Iger will be leaving the company at the end of this year.Disney Plus passes 100 million subscribers.

Source: Walt Disney Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-companys-2021-annual-meeting-of-shareholders/

Standard DVC Member Policies Returning May 1st

Some of the temporary adjustments made last year to certain Disney Vacation Club policies will end April 30, 2021. Previous policies will be reinstated on May 1, 2021. Please visit the Member website for details about policies related to reservation cancelations, the borrowing and holding of Points, exchange fees and more.

As a reminder, Members who want to borrow Points to complete a reservation will temporarily only be able to borrow up to 50 percent of their future Use Year Points per contract. Doing this will help manage inventory and accommodate more Members who want to schedule their vacations. Learn more about these policy changes.

Source: DVC Member Website

https://disneyvacationclub.disney.go.com/travel-information/

DVC Member MagicBands Now Available for Pre-Order

DVC Members now have a new MagicBand to choose from when pre-ordering before a Walt Disney World vacation. The design features a sketch of Mickey Mouse wearing sunglasses with “Disney Vacation Club Member” above it. While the design is the same for both, there are two different col