Member-exclusive Vinylmation™ available

Vinylmation, the collectibles phenomenon that morphs 3- and 9-inch vinyl Mickey Mouse figurines into a vibrant array of tributes to everything from Disney animation and Theme Park characters to envelope-pushing urban artwork, has introduced a Disney Vacation Club® Member-exclusive design.

The new 3-inch figurine, pictured above, is inspired by the Disney Vacation Club logo and comes packaged in a similarly inspired Member tin. It's available for $12.95 plus tax while supplies last at D-Street stores, located in the Downtown Disney® areas of both the Disneyland® Resort in California and Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida, as well as at merchandise shops at Disney Vacation Club Resorts.

As this is a Member exclusive, you won't find it on the store shelves. Simply present your Disney Vacation Club Member ID card at the counter and ask the Cast Member to kindly retrieve the little guy from his hiding place.

DVC Annouce Change for Resale Purchases

New Policy Announced for Re-sale Purchases

Disney Vacation Club® has announced a new policy that limits access to certain Member Getaways exchanges for Ownership Interests purchased on the secondary market (also known as the re-sale market).

Under the new policy, Members who purchase from anyone other than Disney Vacation Development, Inc., on or after March 21, 2011, will not be eligible to use those Vacation Points to make reservations within the Concierge Collection, the Disney Collection or the Adventurer Collection. Those Vacation Points will instead be valid only for reservations at Disney Vacation Club resorts, as well as for RCI® exchanges, Club Cordial and Club Intrawest.

The affected collections are special Member benefits programs offered by Disney Vacation Development, Inc., and are not part of Members' Ownership Interests. That said, Members who purchased on the secondary market prior to March 21, 2011, may use those Vacation Points for all Member Getaways.

Note that the policy doesn't impact banking, borrowing or transferring Vacation Points. All Members will continue to have the ability make such transactions, regardless of where they purchased their Ownership Interests.


Thoughts on the Changes? leave a comment and let us know

By Popular Demand - D23 Has Extended Their DVC Member Discount!

D23, the official Disney fan club, is offering Disney Vacation Club® Members a 10 percent discount off the purchase of new Gold and Silver D23 Memberships!

Named in honor of the company's birth year and created to give fans an inside look at all things Disney, D23 peels back the curtain on everything from Disney Theme Parks to Disney film, television and stage productions to the legendary Walt Disney Archives. In addition, Gold Members receive the quarterly Disney twenty-three magazine — plus a special gift with each magazine! Stay in the loop through a feature-filled website, attend a variety of special events and, perhaps most importantly, meet new friends who share their affection for Disney. As an added bonus, fans who join D23 in 2010 receive "Disney Undiscovered: A 23-Month Calendar of Disney's Unrealized Masterpieces," featuring rare and unreleased images from never-completed Disney film and Theme Park projects.

Make every day a Disney day with D23! To become a D23 Member, visit www.disney.com/d23, click "join D23" and be sure to enter promotional code D23DVC at checkout to receive your discount.

Point Inside - One of the best Apps on the Ipad,Ipod & Android

looking for a map of the airport? or the next Mall you will be visiting? Then point inside could be just up your street or mall!

The FREE iPhone, iPad, iPod & Android App provides indoor smart maps of hundreds of malls & airports around the world. It allows users to instantly locate 250,000+ stores, guest services & more.

I know we will be using this app to guide us around the Malls when we next visit Orlando.

Simply download the maps you will need before you leave and no internet connection is required.

Check it out here at the website:

http://pointinside.com/#view=Home

Or in the Appstore.

Let's us know your thoughts on the app and if you find any malls you want added just let the developers know.

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This is one of the best forum's on the net for Disney planning information and a great source for all things Orlando.

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January's Free Disney Tip

Hi guys 2010 was a light year for posts ...But I hope to get back to posting more in 2011.

To get started I though a good idea would be to post a tip a month about something that can be done while visiting Walt Disney World that doesn't cost anything or as near to nothing as possible.

Anything here is the first of many:

MAGIC KINGDOM

Main Street Bakery

Note the old fashioned phone on the wall. Pick it up and listen carefully to the conversation.

So this is the 1st tiny tip but keep coming back and after a while you will have lots of good idea's that I hope will add to your time in the parks

Let me know your thoughts on this please

Disney Magic Kingdom Fantasyland Expansion

confirmed to to include Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Princess Fairytale Hall, The Great Goofini.

The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction will feature animated figures from the film, guests will have an exciting ride as their ride vehicles will swing as they travel by.

Snow White’s Scary Adventures will close and be replaced by Princess Fairytale Hall which will be home to Aurora, Cinderella, Rapunzel and lots of other Disney Princesses.

In Toontown the current Barnstormer roller coaster will be staying but will receive a new look and be re-named The Great Goofini.

The new Storybook Circus will be home to two new circling carousels of Dumbo the Flying Elephant.