Disney Vacation Club

How COVID-19 Is Impacting Disney Vacation Club (And All Timeshare) Owners

April 15, 2020By Edward Pizzarello9 Comments

Disney Vacation Club resorts are closed right now, causing the balance of unused points to grow on a daily basis. How does Disney solve this problem?

How Much It Costs to Stay At Riviera Resort, The Newest Disney Vacation Club Property

March 27, 2019By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

The math behind Disney Vacation Club can be confusing at times, but it really can save a ton of money to rent DVC points instead of booking with Disney directly. It’s also a great argument to purchase DVC points if you’re as big a Disney nut as I am.

When Does My Disney World Annual Pass Expire?

February 2, 2018By Edward Pizzarello5 Comments

Our family purchased Disney World annual passes for the first time this year based on a new discount we were eligible for. I made a mistake and assumed I knew when my annual passes would expire.

Looking Back. Top 10 Posts On Pizza In Motion In 2017

January 1, 2018By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

It’s been a great year. Want to see what all of you made the post popular posts of 2017?

Disney World Annual Pass Holders Lose Key Discount, Effective Immediately

December 28, 2017By Edward Pizzarello4 Comments

Disney World annual pass holders probably won’t be happy with a recent change. Disney is changing the discount that pass holders receive at certain restaurants.

BIG News About Discounted Disney World Tickets For DVC Members!

July 6, 2017By Edward Pizzarello23 Comments

Discounted Disney World tickets are one of the rarest things to find for family travel. As in, they don’t exist. That’s what’s so cool about the big discounts Disney World announced today.

Disney Vacation Club Members Only Event Schedule At Walt Disney World

April 2, 2017By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

Disney Vacation Club members can take advantage of more than half a dozen special events that only DVC members have access to, for free!

Private Lounge at EPCOT For Disney Vacation Club Members

February 23, 2017By Edward Pizzarello4 Comments

Disney Vacation Club members will have access to a private lounge when they visit EPCOT this year. Find out all the details.

The Chase Sapphire Reserve Is Something Disney Fans Should Love!

October 24, 2016By Edward Pizzarello27 Comments

The Chase Sapphire Reserve is the new popular credit card if you’re looking to earn a lot of points, especially with a 100,000 point sign-up bonus. The $300 annual travel credit is another great benefit, and it appears Disney World fans may have a couple of interesting ways to earn that credit.

20% Discount On Disney World Shopping For DVC Members

October 22, 2016By Edward Pizzarello4 Comments

Disney World is offering a 20% discount to DVC members. See where the discount can be used throughout the parks at Disney World and Disney Springs.

Wow! American Airlines and JetBlue Form The Strategic Partnership I Always Hoped For

American Airlines and JetBlue have announced a very interesting partnership this morning. For over a decade, I flew American Airlines every week. During those times, there were always two weak areas in their coverage. The northeast and northwest parts of the country were lacking great connectivity. American Airlines solved the northwest issue by forming a much tighter partnership with Alaska Airlines earlier this year. Side note: it’s been such a crazy few months I thought this happened last year….. Now, American has worked to shore up their lack of connections […]

Beginner’s Guide To Renting An RV During COVID-19 Crisis: Choosing A Rental

Our family loves to travel. We’ve frequently bypassed desirable destinations in the United States in favor of using our miles and points to travel abroad. Italy is one of our favorite places, but we’ve also had incredible trips to Australia, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam and many more great destinations. Disney parks around the world are another of our favorite destinations. Those trips have made it difficult to explore very much of the US. COVID-19 turned that formula on its head. Most countries won’t even let Americans in right now. Many of […]

Hyatt Offering Up To A 25% Discount On Award Stays And Free Parking Until October

This may be the turning point where we start to see really meaningful offers from travel companies looking to motivate us to start traveling. Early on in the COVID-19 crisis the scramble was to confirm to customers that their elite status would be extended. Brands like Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, American, Delta and United made announcements to put customers at ease. There were also some early offers of shortcuts to higher status levels to try to spur customers to travel more. Marriott even introduced a pretty lucrative discount on gift cards […]

From Our Daughter: Hersheypark During a Pandemic With Anxiety

Earlier this week our family took a socially distanced visit to Hersheypark. There was general nervousness as parents. The risk was really low that someone in our family would contract COVID-19. But, we didn’t have to go to a theme park. We took lots of precautions and came up with strategies to help manage our daughter’s anxiety. The more we talk to folks about her anxiety, the more we hear from other families who deal with something similar. To that end, a friend asked if our daughter would share what she […]

Is It Safe To Visit Hersheypark? Here’s What To Expect When Hersheypark Opens This Week

For those of you that follow our families travels on a regular basis, you can usually find pictures of us in a theme park somewhere. We’re equal opportunity people, hitting up popular parks like Disney World and Universal Studios, while also visiting Legoland and Hersheypark multiple times a year. My friend Richard Kerr asked this week, “Does the Pizza family have season passes to every theme park in the country?” The answer is no, but we do have season passes to more than one. After a one-year hiatus, we decided […]

I Flew Frontier, Saved $400 And Didn’t Die. My Frontier Airlines Review

Those low-cost carriers always have very appetizing fare sales. Who wouldn’t want to pay $20 to fly somewhere? But, what does $20 really buy you? I found out exactly what Frontier does (and doesn’t) offer customers on my first flight with them recently.

How To Use New Metro Silver Line To Get Between Dulles and Reagan National Airports

People talk about how bad the traffic is in places like Los Angeles with plenty of adjectives. And, it is quite bad. But, the traffic in DC is what I refer to as “stealthy bad”. It doesn’t get the same press that LA traffic does, but a trip that normally takes an hour can easily turn into a 3-hour ordeal. With visiting dignitaries, protests and construction as variables, weather can also wreak havoc on a system that consistently backs up during rush hour. For those of us that live in […]

A Summary Of United Airlines Global Services Benefits

As travel has gotten more stressful the benefits of elite status are even more valuable. In some cases, what used to be free for everyone is now only free for those customers that fly most frequently. I value my American Airlines Executive Platinum status more highly than any status I’ve earned, including 1K service with United Airlines. However, Global Services is another matter. For those not aware, Global Services is an invitation-only status level that United bestows on their best customers. What defines a best customer? Well, United doesn’t list […]

Update: American Airlines Variable Choice Plus Pricing A Feature, Not A Bug

I have to admit, I was pretty pleased with the original announcement that American Airlines was creating bundled pricing that included change fees at a lower apparent cost. Things got a little better when American also announced they were expanding the timeframe you could request a same day change to your flight. And, then things started to get a bit screwy. It started with just one flight I couldn’t get to price right with Choice Plus as an add-on. But, then I did a bit more digging and found out […]

Is Foursquare Dead?

Venture Beat doesn’t think so, and I’m not 100% sure they’re wrong. But, before I discuss the article, a little background on why someone allergic to social media like me became a Foursquare nut. A few years ago, a company called TopGuest came up with this concept where you could earn airline miles and hotel points for checking in at various places on Foursquare. I can’t say I thought it was a terribly good business model, but they convinced a bunch of hotel chains to hand out miles for this. […]

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If you were going to do a follow up, I'd love to [...]

DBhere - July 16, 2020:
Great article! Will be staying tuned for your follow-up ones.

joelfreak - July 16, 2020:
This is a partnership that ONLY can happen because of COVID. It [...]

Miles - July 15, 2020:
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