Cool Kid Summer details with opening dates, refurb schedules

from DVC Newscast · host Shannon Ford, Peter Scheidle and the My DVC Points Community

In this week's episode, Peter and Sue discuss the Cool Kid Summer details with opening dates for many new and refurbished attractions, including Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin, Soarin' Across America, Bluey attractions, and more! N178 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. Peter and Sue record a March 15 DVC newscast covering Disney announcements and DVC updates 00:00 Welcome 01:24 Sponsor DVC Resale Market 02:46 Buzz Lightyear Opening April 8th Source: Walt Disney World website 03:31 Big Thunder Reopening in early May Source: WDW News Today 06:05 Cool Kid Summer Begins May 26th Source: Disney Parks Blog 06:28 Hollywood Studios Updates 08:00 Millennium Falcon Refresh on May 22nd Source: Walt Disney World website 09:47 Soarin' Across America Debuts May 26th Source: Walt Disney World website 10:43 Bluey Comes to Animal Kingdom May 26th Source: WDW Magic 13:41 More Summer Events Rundown 15:08 Aulani Dues Credit News Source: DVC News 17:09 Resort Refurbs and Closures Source: DVC News 21:48 Golf Course Renovation Plans 22:32 DVC VIP Tour 20% Discount Source: DVC News 26:03 Moonlight Magic and Key Dates Spring Moonlight Magic (Registration closed) Hollywood Studios April 22nd Typhoon Lagoon June 25th Summer Moonlight Magic (Registration June 4th for on-site guests, June 10th for all guests) Hollywood Studios July 20th Typhoon Lagoon August 4th Typhoon Lagoon August 20th EPCOT September 10th Flower and Garden Festival March 4th through June 1st DVC Condo Association Meetings December 8th and 9th 27:17 Upcoming Trips and Dining Plans 28:49 Thanks Sponsors and Farewell 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. Facebook admins and moderators of the My DVC Points Community Group: Sandy Symianick, Gina Grotsky, Shannon Ford, Caleb Allison, and Mary Anne Tracy. "Take Flight" music by Martinrowberry1 on Pond5.

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