New Disney Park in Abu Dhabi Announced

In this week's episode, Peter and Sue give their take on recent Disney news, including the new park coming to Abu Dhabi, new details on the tavern coming to Adventureland, and more! N162 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. Disney announces new park in Abu Dhabi In what may be the biggest Disney announcement in recent years, on May 7th Disney announced a seventh global resort in Abu Dhabi on YAS Island, where several other theme park resorts are already located.   The resort is in conjunction with and wholly paid for by Miral, a local Abu Dhabi company, and designed by Disney Imagineering. This will be the second park fully financed by another company after Tokyo Disneyland, which is owned by the Oriental Land Company. It is expected that the park will be open in about 5 years.  Source: Walt Disney Company, CNN Details on new Pirate Tavern in Adventureland announced Disney has release some details of the upcoming tavern that will open later this year. The tavern is called The Beak and Barrel and per Disney, was established by a pirate rumrunner, Captain Meridian “Merry” Goldwyn, and her talkative first mate, Rummy. Rummy appears to be an animatronic parrot that will greet guests in the main mess hall.  There will also be an enchanted Rum Bottle that serves as the source of the taverns brews.  A second room is called “The Captain’s Quarters” and will also have some magical bottles that may come to life as well, seemingly inspired by the Adventurer’s Club.  Alcoholic drinks will be served but limited to two per customer and no carry-out allowed. In addition, the guest experience is listed as a 45-minute time-cycle experience. No word on whether the bar will wholly refresh every 45 minutes with guests, but that seems unlikely. Reservations will begin on June 12th for resort guests, and to the general public June 16th.  Source: Disney Parks Blog Mickey’s Not So Scary and Food and Wine dates announced Walt Disney has released the dates for Mickey’s Not so Scary Halloween Party for 2025 and they stretch for 38 dates from August 15th to October 31st. The exact dates are available in our show notes but are three nights a week through late September at which point they go to four nights a week per the usual schedule.  Tickets went on-sale to on-site guests May 15th which is when we are recording this, and will be available to the general public on May 22nd. Prices are listed between $119 and $229. Dates after October 2nd are all $189 and up.  Aug. 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29 Sept. 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30 Oct. 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31 In addition, Disney has announced that the Food and Wine festival will run from August 28th to November 22nd this year. Guests will be treated with over 35 global marketplaces and a return of the Eat to the Beat concert series as well as Emile’s Fromage Montage and Remy’s Hide and Squeak Scavenger Hunt.  Source: Disney Parks Blog - MNSSHP, Disney Parks Blog - Food and Wine More News Bites DVC added the ability to select condo meeting notification by email or letter.  The option can be found by logging onto the members website and going to "My DVC" then "Condo Association News”.  The default is notification by mail.  The next round of Condo Maintenance meetings are scheduled for June 10th at the Contemporary Resort.  Meetings for each resort are scheduled every 30 minutes.  Disney Villains - Unfairly Ever After show at Disney's Hollywood Studios has released showtimes for opening date on May 27th. Showtimes range from 10 AM to 6 PM with a total of 15 showing listed each day. The show is expected to take between 17-20 minutes and play as frequently as every 30 minutes so quick changeovers are expected. The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure is also on the schedule with showtimes running from 9:15 AM to 7:15 PM daily starting May 27th. This show is also listed on the Lightning Lane selections.  The entrance to Disney California Adventure located in Disney's Grand California Hotel has reopened after a two-month closure.  Advance Reservations for Summer Moonlight Magic events opened for resort guests on May 15th. General registration will open on May 22nd.  Source: DVCNews 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. 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