Reactions to Are you 23? Announcement - Page 4 - The DIS Discussion Forums

simonkodousek · 03-10-2009, 02:10 PM

I am completely underwhelmed. Not only is Disney offering a biased version of something that we already have here on the DIS, but they're also charging for it.

safetymom · 03-10-2009, 02:13 PM

You wanna kiss the girl is playing. Shalla la la la

scrappinmom · 03-10-2009, 02:16 PM

just had to add...I totally agree with everyone...what a joke

GrumpyFan · 03-10-2009, 02:39 PM

Seventy Five bucks for 4 magazines, and exclusive (expensive) merchandise!

Sounds like Disney has found a new way shake/take even more of their loyal fans money from their pockets, and a new way to make money in this economy.

This is clearly something that those wiz kids in marketing dreamed up. "Hey, let's go print a bunch of stuff and put D23 then we'll sell them as exclusive items, and throw in a magazine."

Good for them, bad for their fans!

I'm sorry, but they better have something to offer other than a magazine and the opportunity to buy expensive crap! I was reading msgs on another Disney board (unofficial and unnamed) and they seemed to all be drinking the Kool-Aid and willingly handing over their $75. I was somewhat amazed. Glad to see the folks here aren't drinking the Kool-Aid.

PrincessBelle39 · 03-10-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by steve76

I would be willing to buy the magazine on its own - $16 from http://disneyshopping.go.com/disney/...http:DSISearch - however they won't ship outside of the US. So the only option for us seems to be to join the club, for $75. Why is it not possible to send a magazine, but is possible to send a magazine plus membership card?!? Hmmm.

It does state though that there will be additional shipping charges for overseas members. But of course, they don't say what it is. I'd consider joining for the magazine but not without knowing how much the additional shipping will be. I don't want to get stuck with a fortune each time, when I've already paid to join. I'm really disapointed. I was expecting something a bit more exciting and unique. I will be in California on 11 September but will have got off an international flight at 6am. To be honest, I think I'd rather use my time in Disneyland doing some of the things that aren't available in WDW. And the discount is nothing anything. Sounds like its going to be a very quiet online community.

PrincessBelle39 · 03-10-2009, 02:45 PM

Thats something else. What happened to the email notification?

mikelan6 · 03-10-2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by PrincessBelle39

Thats something else. What happened to the email notification?

You'll get the email when you pay the $75.00 !!!

sshaw10060 · 03-10-2009, 02:49 PM

Bernie Madoff would be proud. You give them $75 for what? The right to buy more overpriced merchandise. Please, I would rather take the family out to dinner. What a joke (I think this may count as my fist DISBoard rant!)

Commando2319 · 03-10-2009, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikelan6

You'll get the email when you pay the $75.00 !!!

Now that's a deal. I guess it is worth it.

*NikkiBell* · 03-10-2009, 02:58 PM

I have mixed feelings on the entire thing. Quite honestly though, I believe the DVC members should be getting things like this included with their membership. Afterall, it IS the Disney CLUB. True, they DO have specialty merchandise, but the other perks are almost non-existent. I used to live in this fantasy world thinking only DVC members could stay in DVC rooms. Boy, that was sure a joke.

I like the merchandise for D23. However, much of it is clearly overpriced as well as the membership itself. The pen is beyond unreasonable. What are the chances that it was a typo? I have NEVER seen a PEN go for that much money ANYWHERE. Still, the cost to get into Club 33 is even higher than either of these things so it makes me wonder.

I am really disappointed in Disney for this. It sounds like an exciting club, but in today's economy, the perks aren't that gratifying. Part of me really wants to join though because I'd feel like less of a Disney fan as a result. I am sure this is due to how they are presenting it all. Still, I do have part of me that wants to be in this exclusive club. I just can't justify it yet. Will this make me any less of a fan? In reality, no, but it still is egging me a bit. I am hoping they modify this when they hear all of the complaints.

Miss SD · 03-10-2009, 03:18 PM

I was at the shareholder meeting today, where they distributed D23 fliers and commemorative pins and they looked kinda cool. The first thing I did when I got home was go online to sign up. Until I saw the price! Yikes!

If park or other discounts were attached, I'd go for it. But this isn't worth $75.

TravisSch · 03-10-2009, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss SD

I was at the shareholder meeting today, where they distributed D23 fliers and commemorative pins and they looked kinda cool. The first thing I did when I got home was go online to sign up. Until I saw the price! Yikes!

If park or other discounts were attached, I'd go for it. But this isn't worth $75.

Are the pins the same ones that were seen online?

dizneedoll · 03-10-2009, 03:24 PM

I'm just sick of it. I'm sick of Disney catering to thier wealthy fans and leaving everyone who can't afford (and wouldn't buy if I could afford) $800 pens and other such nonsense. Take the Haunted Mansions 40th Anniversary Event out here at Disneyland this year...too expensive at $400 and upwards and that's the same principal, charging for the priveledge of purchasing more merchandise. All the special events they do are like that. No thanks. Hey Disney, how about offering your fans something that has value, purpose, and a reasonable price tag to boot? And as someone posted earlier, yeah it is insulting to all the other fan communities that have been around for ages and know what Disney fans like.

black562 · 03-10-2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by *NikkiBell*

The pen is beyond unreasonable. What are the chances that it was a typo? I have NEVER seen a PEN go for that much money ANYWHERE.

Just to interject, I do have pens that cost way WAY more than that. However; unless these pens are made by a company like Mont Blanc or MontaGrappa, I don't quite understand it either. I've personally seen pens go for many thousands of dollars (gold, diamond encrusted, etc...), but these don't even say who makes them, I wonder if the merchandise will be on display at the parks to see?

bidnow5 · 03-10-2009, 03:59 PM

A long time ago I was a Magic Kingdom Club member we had some real benefits then they removed one after another I was paying $50 a year but it was still worth it. Then they stopped the program and I had to sign up for the Disney club they took benefits away from that then shut it down. I spent much more money in Disney when I had the Magic Kingdom Club I spent less with the Disney Club. I spend way less now they forgot how to treat the true Disney fans and this proves it

03-10-2009, 02:10 PM	#46
simonkodousek 438 Miles From My Happy Place Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,251	I am completely underwhelmed. Not only is Disney offering a biased version of something that we already have here on the DIS, but they're also charging for it. __________________

03-10-2009, 02:13 PM	#47
safetymom Have will travel ABD trips = clothes optional Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Now living near the parks! Posts: 41,854	You wanna kiss the girl is playing. Shalla la la la __________________ Caribbean Beach FAQ V

03-10-2009, 02:16 PM	#48
scrappinmom Still Tagless....... Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Crystal Lake, Il....too far from WDW Posts: 3,585	just had to add...I totally agree with everyone...what a joke __________________ Chris

03-10-2009, 02:39 PM	#49
GrumpyFan Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 242	Seventy Five bucks for 4 magazines, and exclusive (expensive) merchandise! Sounds like Disney has found a new way shake/take even more of their loyal fans money from their pockets, and a new way to make money in this economy. This is clearly something that those wiz kids in marketing dreamed up. "Hey, let's go print a bunch of stuff and put D23 then we'll sell them as exclusive items, and throw in a magazine." Good for them, bad for their fans! I'm sorry, but they better have something to offer other than a magazine and the opportunity to buy expensive crap! I was reading msgs on another Disney board (unofficial and unnamed) and they seemed to all be drinking the Kool-Aid and willingly handing over their $75. I was somewhat amazed. Glad to see the folks here aren't drinking the Kool-Aid. Last edited by GrumpyFan; 03-10-2009 at 02:49 PM.

03-10-2009, 02:45 PM	#51
PrincessBelle39 DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,785	Thats something else. What happened to the email notification? __________________ August 1 -18 2012 WDW Windsor Hills, August 18-25 2012 Disney Fantasy Western Caribbean Cruise September 12 - 19 2009 - Animal Kingdom Lodge CL September 19 - 26 2009 - DCL Western Caribbean Cruise September 26 - October 8 2009 - Ghiga Villa, Valhalla Villas, Windsor Hills November 28 - December 26 2007 - Jura Villa, Valhalla Villas, Windsor Hills September 2005 - Disneyland, Desert Palms Inn & Suites August 1999 - Disneyland, Park Vue Inn February 1996 - Disneyland, Carousel Inn November 1994 - Disneyland Paris

03-10-2009, 02:49 PM	#53
sshaw10060 DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, MA Posts: 1,567	Bernie Madoff would be proud. You give them $75 for what? The right to buy more overpriced merchandise. Please, I would rather take the family out to dinner. What a joke (I think this may count as my fist DISBoard rant!) __________________ Scott

03-10-2009, 02:58 PM	#55
NikkiBell Careful with the Cool Whip! LOX IS MY NEMESIS!!! I'm coming off of the plane decked out with a Snooki poof Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 10,966	I have mixed feelings on the entire thing. Quite honestly though, I believe the DVC members should be getting things like this included with their membership. Afterall, it IS the Disney CLUB. True, they DO have specialty merchandise, but the other perks are almost non-existent. I used to live in this fantasy world thinking only DVC members could stay in DVC rooms. Boy, that was sure a joke. I like the merchandise for D23. However, much of it is clearly overpriced as well as the membership itself. The pen is beyond unreasonable. What are the chances that it was a typo? I have NEVER seen a PEN go for that much money ANYWHERE. Still, the cost to get into Club 33 is even higher than either of these things so it makes me wonder. I am really disappointed in Disney for this. It sounds like an exciting club, but in today's economy, the perks aren't that gratifying. Part of me really wants to join though because I'd feel like less of a Disney fan as a result. I am sure this is due to how they are presenting it all. Still, I do have part of me that wants to be in this exclusive club. I just can't justify it yet. Will this make me any less of a fan? In reality, no, but it still is egging me a bit. I am hoping they modify this when they hear all of the complaints. __________________ Nikki DIS Unplugged Forum Moderator & Blogger disboards.com blog.wdwinfo.com 2011 - GC, Swan 2010 - AKLV 2009 - AKLV, DxDP/OKW, DDP 2008 - SSR, PFTS, MNSSHP/AKLV, 1st DVC Trip, DxDP 2007 - PC, MNSSHP 2006-7 - POFQ, Premium DP 2006 - PC 2005 - POFQ, Premium DP 2004 - PC, Silver Plan 1998 - ASMu 1997-94 - Off-Site Last edited by NikkiBell; 03-10-2009 at 03:16 PM.

03-10-2009, 03:18 PM	#56
Miss SD Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 244	Where are the discounts? I was at the shareholder meeting today, where they distributed D23 fliers and commemorative pins and they looked kinda cool. The first thing I did when I got home was go online to sign up. Until I saw the price! Yikes! If park or other discounts were attached, I'd go for it. But this isn't worth $75.

03-10-2009, 03:24 PM	#58
dizneedoll Curioser and Curioser Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wonderland Posts: 815	I'm just sick of it. I'm sick of Disney catering to thier wealthy fans and leaving everyone who can't afford (and wouldn't buy if I could afford) $800 pens and other such nonsense. Take the Haunted Mansions 40th Anniversary Event out here at Disneyland this year...too expensive at $400 and upwards and that's the same principal, charging for the priveledge of purchasing more merchandise. All the special events they do are like that. No thanks. Hey Disney, how about offering your fans something that has value, purpose, and a reasonable price tag to boot? And as someone posted earlier, yeah it is insulting to all the other fan communities that have been around for ages and know what Disney fans like. __________________ 1975 Contemporary-- 1995 Polynesian-- 2004 Wildreness Lodge-- 2005 Port Orleans French Quarter-- 2009 Port Orlean Riverside Disneyland-50+ times

03-10-2009, 03:59 PM	#60
bidnow5 Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 341	A long time ago I was a Magic Kingdom Club member we had some real benefits then they removed one after another I was paying $50 a year but it was still worth it. Then they stopped the program and I had to sign up for the Disney club they took benefits away from that then shut it down. I spent much more money in Disney when I had the Magic Kingdom Club I spent less with the Disney Club. I spend way less now they forgot how to treat the true Disney fans and this proves it __________________ Glen 33 trips to WDW in 25 years next trip May 2013

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