Disney Vacation Club Holidays in Hollywood

[MarkNC2Disney]

They are continuing in 2023. That has been announced.

We lucked out on our September trip and hit AK and Typhoon Lagoon Moonlight Magics, and it was awesome!!

 

[MarkNC2Disney]

It was terrible. There were 68 people who booked. There was a small buffet with the makings for Caesar salad, penne with meatballs, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, chicken Marsala and sliced pork. The food was not good.

There were 3 desserts. There was sample size pumpkin pie tarts, apple tarts and citrus cake. There was beer, wine, pop, hot tea and hot chocolate packets.

There was a DJ upstairs and a photo opportunity with Mickey and Minnie. There were no decorations or even table clothes. It felt kind of like a bad office holiday party.

We have annual passes so the event may have had a higher rating from people who did not have park tickets.

We were there from 6:30 and left to go back to our resort at 7:00.

Oof. Thanks for reporting back...

 

[SL6827]

I agree.
They won't really need the blue card anymore soon, resale restrictions create such a difference between direct and resale that no other incentive is needed.
If you buy Riviera direct, you buy in a Vacation Club, in your buy resale, you're buying one resort.
Resale buyers at the original resorts won't be able to book the Disneyland hitel tower and maybe the new Poly building. And as time passes the difference will be bigger and bigger. 2042 will the a turning point.

The blue card will remain as a marketing tool as a way to sell upcharges, maybe as a gate to the AP discount, but it won't be the reason to buy direct anymore.
I cannot see many free Moonlight Magic events in our future.

It may be a gate just to get an AP.

 

[RoseGold]

Ooof on that trip report. Hope you got your $160 worth of beer, LOL.

 

[DonMacGregor]

I believe this is the direction they will soon go to. Even though you shelled out big bucks for direct points, the advantage you will have is to be able to pay for perks.

Except they had maybe a half-dozen in 2022, and just announced that the MM events will be expanding in 2023 to the West Coast...

 

[SL6827]

Except they had maybe a half-dozen in 2022, and just announced that the MM events will be expanding in 2023 to the West Coast...

True. Perhaps going into the future rather than going to soon. Just look at all the perks Disney resort guest used to get for free, but now they are charged for.