Bob Iger to remain as CEO through 2026

Peter and Vicky discuss Disney's extension of Bob Iger's contract for an additional two years. Disney Vacation Club is offering a chance for Members to be part of a collage that will be revealed at the grand opening of the Villas at Disneyland Hotel. Dining plans can now be added to DVC reservations online on or after January 9, 2024. N117 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. 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. Bob Iger’s contract extended through 2026 In a unanimous vote, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors announced they extended Bob Iger's contract as CEO for an additional two years, through December 31, 2026. The board members said this extension will provide continuity of leadership during the company’s ongoing transformation, and will allow more time to execute a transition plan for CEO succession. Source: Walt Disney Company Press Release DVC Member Photos to be used for collage  From July 7 to August 18, photo booths will be installed at the following locations: Disney Vacation Club Star View Station – a Member Lounge at Disneyland Park Disney Vacation Club Member Lounge at EPCOT Disney Springs Town Center Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa Disney Vacation Club Members can take a souvenir snap shot and the photos will be included in a mural set to be unveiled during the grand opening of The Villas at Disneyland Hotel on September 28th. Members who do not have plans to visit these locations during the this period will have an opportunity to participate from home. Additional details will be posted at the website memberstorysnaps.com. Source: DVC News DVC members now able to add dining plans online Disney Vacation Club Members no longer have to make a phone call to Member Services if they want to add one of the dining plans to their reservations for dates beyond January 9, 2024. The option will be presented when making a reservation and can also be accessed by visiting the Member Dashboard. Opening trip details on the dashboard shows a new link that allows owners to "Purchase Dining Plan." Source: DVC News Cast Member previews of Journey of Water The upcoming attraction, Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana, at EPCOT appears to be nearing completion. It has been announced that Cast Member previews will begin starting July 19th through August 25th. While no opening date has been set, Disney often offers previews to DVC Members prior to official opening dates of new attractions. Journey of Water is expected to open this fall along with Dreamers Point, CommuniCore Hall, and CommuniCore Plaza. Source: WDWNT DVC Direct Sales in June strongest in years Starting with out west, another 162,000 plus points were sold for the Villas at Disneyland Hotel, which includes new member sales that began on May 30th.  Total sales are now at 309,500 points, which is about 9.5% of the resort.  Since only 575,000 were initially declared that means 54% of available points have already been sold.  As such, we are likely to see another declaration occur in the next 1-2 months should sales continue at the current pace.  For those that prefer their numbers in dollars, this means that DVC took in about $130 million dollars in income during those first two months on the Disneyland tower. While it’s likely sales rates will start to taper off next month, it is expected that sales will remain strong. Most predictions say this resort will sell out in about 2 to 3 years.  Meanwhile, sales in Walt Disney World remain strong as well, with 134,000 points sold amongst DVC resorts. The combination of points makes June 2023 the third best month for DVC sales in the last 13 years. The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa remains the top seller with 75,000 points sold, and the resort is now 64% sold out.  The resort is expected to be officially sold out sometime in 2024. Disney's Riviera Resort remains the only real dark spot in sales, with a meager 40,000 in sales, down from 42,000 last month. With only 54% of the resort sold, current predictions say this resort will not sell out for at least another 6 years. In third place was Animal Kingdom lodge selling almost 10,000 points with recent incentives.    Source: DVC News 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. 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