Riviera Resort fully declared, BoardWalk construction, Lakeshore Lodge details, and more!

In this week's episode, Shannon and Peter mark nearly six years of DVC Newscast and share updates including that Disney’s Riviera Resort is now fully declared into DVC inventory (about 6.6 million points). Disney Vacation Club will host a Meet & Treat event for Members to celebrate America's 250th on July 1–2 at Atlantic Dance Hall. They also discuss the construction activity in three vacant BoardWalk spaces and review new details from recent permits for Disney Lakeshore Lodge, and more! N183 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. - 00:00 Welcome and Six Years - 01:28 Sponsor DVC Rental Store - 02:18 Riviera Fully Declared - Disney’s Riviera Resort is now fully declared into DVC inventory, seven years after its first declaration. - Source: DVC News - 04:20 Riviera Pricing and Sales - 08:11 Meet and Treat event for America's 250th - Event will be held on July 1 and July 2, 2026 from 11 am to 1 pm at Atlantic Dance Hall on Disney’s BoardWalk. - The Qualifying Member can bring up to four guests or number of guests on reservation, whichever is greater. - Members will enjoy a treat and special character interactions. - Source: DVC News - 12:28 Disney's BoardWalk Storefront Updates - Construction work is ongoing at three unoccupied spaces on Disney's BoardWalk. - Permits have been issued for former Big River Grille space referencing "Project Amazon" and former gallery space referencing "Project Bubbles." - While no permits have been issued, the interior of the former Jellyrolls space has been partially demolished, leaving the side of the building open and surrounded by construction walls. - Source: DVC News - 14:39 Lakeshore Lodge Permit Details - Based on information in a new filing, the total number of units are calculated to be 876. This differs from previous announcements referring to 967 rooms. The difference could be related to lock-off units. - The filing references a "Use Plan" and will have resale restrictions in place. - Source: DVC News - 19:48 Refurbishment and Closures Roundup - Matterhorn will be closed for refurbishment fromJuly 20th through July 24th. - Source: WDW News Today - Grand Floridian Cafe will close on July 19th until October 2026. During this time, Narcoosee's will serve breakfast from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm. - Source: WDW News Today - 22:21 DVC Cruise Discounts - Members can take advantage of savings on select cruises on the Disney Wonder and Disney Dream between September 2026 and May 2027. - At least one reservation must be booked with points. - This offer can be combined with the current offer that kids sail for 50% off when booking with points, which is valid for select sailings from October 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. - Source: DVC News - 26:46 Dates D23 and Wrap Up - Moonlight Magic dates already ticketed - Typhoon Lagoon June 25th, August 4th, and August 20th - Hollywood Studios July 20th - EPCOT September 10th - Welcome Home Weeks from July 22nd through August 26th - D23 Convention in Anaheim is scheduled from August 14th to August 16th 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.