Shikedants
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- May 24, 2002
I just emailed DVc this message. I'm sure I'm not the first to express these sentiments. I wonder if I'll get a reply:
We all had an unusual last 12 months. In that time we had to make changes and sacrifices and no one escaped the affects of the pandemic. One obvious sacrifice made by theme park enthusiasts is that we just didn’t have the opportunity to visit our favorite spots as much as we would have liked. That certainly applies to DVC members like myself.
The parks in WDW had to significantly reduce capacity for public health reasons. That was a good decision as far as I’m concerned and am grateful that the parks were even able to open at all. One of the things that we DVC members are used to is having annual passes. We typically visit WDW multiple times a year and can do so affordably because of annual passes. That is a factor in our decision to purchase DVC, although who could have predicted that a pandemic would occur. Yet, none the less, we did make the investment, and had to live with the affects of Covid19.
Disney continued to make annual passes available to existing holders of them. They were not available to DVC members. I understand the need to reduce capacity of the parks, so Disney had to make a choice. For a year now, DVC members had to live with this choice, and it doesn’t seem as this situation will change anytime soon. Although just as loyal a fan base as DVC members, annual passholders have not really made an investment with Disney as have we. They have past experiences that I’m sure they treasure, but beyond what time is left on their existing passes, there’s really nothing that Disney owes them and there should be no expectations on their part. DVC members have made long term investments of which a return is expected and of which I hold Disney responsible for delivering. We also bore 100% of the short term expense of our annual dues.
Going into this year, I have nearly 600 points to use, 250 of which will expire next February. I’ve made reservations for a couple of stays, but right now this vaccinated DVC member and his vaccinated family face the prospect of spending quite a few days at the resort with having to buy daily tickets. I don’t need to tell anyone how much more expensive that is than having annual passes.
I’m not suggesting that you open the floodgates and let capacity return to 100%. What I am asking is for you to realize that you allowed one group of loyal fans the opportunity to retain annual passes and that now is the time to consider making that other group of loyal customers, DVC Members who have made an investment with you, the top priority and make them eligible for the purchase of annual passes.
Thank you.
We all had an unusual last 12 months. In that time we had to make changes and sacrifices and no one escaped the affects of the pandemic. One obvious sacrifice made by theme park enthusiasts is that we just didn’t have the opportunity to visit our favorite spots as much as we would have liked. That certainly applies to DVC members like myself.
The parks in WDW had to significantly reduce capacity for public health reasons. That was a good decision as far as I’m concerned and am grateful that the parks were even able to open at all. One of the things that we DVC members are used to is having annual passes. We typically visit WDW multiple times a year and can do so affordably because of annual passes. That is a factor in our decision to purchase DVC, although who could have predicted that a pandemic would occur. Yet, none the less, we did make the investment, and had to live with the affects of Covid19.
Disney continued to make annual passes available to existing holders of them. They were not available to DVC members. I understand the need to reduce capacity of the parks, so Disney had to make a choice. For a year now, DVC members had to live with this choice, and it doesn’t seem as this situation will change anytime soon. Although just as loyal a fan base as DVC members, annual passholders have not really made an investment with Disney as have we. They have past experiences that I’m sure they treasure, but beyond what time is left on their existing passes, there’s really nothing that Disney owes them and there should be no expectations on their part. DVC members have made long term investments of which a return is expected and of which I hold Disney responsible for delivering. We also bore 100% of the short term expense of our annual dues.
Going into this year, I have nearly 600 points to use, 250 of which will expire next February. I’ve made reservations for a couple of stays, but right now this vaccinated DVC member and his vaccinated family face the prospect of spending quite a few days at the resort with having to buy daily tickets. I don’t need to tell anyone how much more expensive that is than having annual passes.
I’m not suggesting that you open the floodgates and let capacity return to 100%. What I am asking is for you to realize that you allowed one group of loyal fans the opportunity to retain annual passes and that now is the time to consider making that other group of loyal customers, DVC Members who have made an investment with you, the top priority and make them eligible for the purchase of annual passes.
Thank you.