Anyone actually receive the new planner?

[SSRFred]

In my index, The Disney Collection starts at page 98. Pages 61 - 68 is pictures and the point chart for Old Key West. Maybe this isn't a Planner, but it sure looks like one. It has all the point charts for 2008 and 2009 for The Disney Collection, Concierge Collection, World Passport Collection and Adventurer Collection and is about 146 pages. It is a silvery blue hard cover with the word 'Dreams' imprinted on the cover, but with the same silvery blue color. It's really quite classy looking.

Maybe it is just additional marketing info I never received for starting up . . . and I am truly going to start 2008 looking like the blonde I am.

What you have there is the Sales/Marketing planner. The first section probably starts (I have the 2007-2008 Marketing Book) with 'Discover the best kept Disney Secret' as opposed to the Vacation Planner that starts off with 'Membership Tools'.

 

[WDRabbit]

Hey guys, I don't know if you missed my previous post way back at the beginning of this thread but I've had my planner since 12/16/07. Granted I had to actually visit the DVC sales center to get it

 

[ransom]

What you have there is the Sales/Marketing planner. The first section probably starts (I have the 2007-2008 Marketing Book) with 'Discover the best kept Disney Secret' as opposed to the Vacation Planner that starts off with 'Membership Tools'.

When I called Member Services for something or other a few months ago, I was told there would only be one book this year that would fulfill both purposes, planner and marketing. Dunno if that's true, but it's possible.

 

[podsnel]

On a personal note, is The Chippery still on South Avenue in Fanwood? Love that place......

YES!!!! I live not far from there! People really love that place - I think it's the only one left, though. Did you used to live here?

 

[SSRFred]

When I called Member Services for something or other a few months ago, I was told there would only be one book this year that would fulfill both purposes, planner and marketing. Dunno if that's true, but it's possible.

I have the 2008-2009 vacation planner, it's different from the hardcover 'Dream' solicitation version.

 

[ransom]

I have the 2008-2009 vacation planner, it's different from the hardcover 'Dream' solicitation version.

I guess we'll have to add MS to the list of unreliable cast member rumor-mongers (along with bus drivers and boat captains... ).

 

[MBELSANTI]

Card- yes
planner - no
statement- yes

Darn it if they didn't get the statements out right away!!

Chicago

Happy New Year All!

 

[dianeschlicht]

Okay, so it looks like some have "something" but we aren't sure if it's the planner or not????

Still waiting in the white frozen land for something that at least LOOKS like a planner! It wont help me though if it's missing the OKW pages!

 

[dianeschlicht]

We need clarification... Is the planner and the hard cover book given out to prosepctive members one and the same?

 

[MarieA]

card - yes
statement - yes
planner - no

 

[Merilyn]

No planner in Maryville, TN yet!

 

[rlduvall]

We need clarification... Is the planner and the hard cover book given out to prosepctive members one and the same?

I'm the one who got the hard cover 'Dreams' book. I am already a Member, yet this is the Planner my Guide just had sent to me. He specifically asked me if I had my Planner yet (on 12/26/2007) and I said no and told him I had never received anything from DVC (except Member cards and mass mailings) since I bought resale in October of 2006. He said he would jump right on it and get that submitted for me . . . so I have only added to the confusion, huh?

 

[SSRFred]

Here's the two of them.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Thanks for the pics, and are the contents the same?

 

[AKV707]

Thanks for the pics, and are the contents the same?

I can't imagine that they are. The Dreams book is very promotional in nature and the planner is geared toward existing members. I can't see how they could make it one publication.

Great to see the cover of the new planner. Once again proof that it exists. Or at least that the cover does.

I received all of the paperwork for my add on today, with another giant tote bag, and the box full of folders. When I bought in, that box also contained a vacation planner. Not this one!

 

[DVC Mike]

Here's the two of them.

Wow! The planner really does exist! I guess we can expect it soon.

 

[Robo-Daddy 3000]

Does the blue Dream book have info on AKV in it? I only ask because we got a hard cover book just like that -with the same cover anyway- last April. But it was only up to date as far as SSR being the newest DVC resort.

 

[HERSEY]

My dream book from June or July had AKV in it. but alas no 2008 planer received or dues bill.

I see the bill online so I suppose "They" will find me. not to worried. I still have to wait for the school calendar for '08/'09 anyway.

 

[SSRFred]

85% of the content is in essence the same(Points charts). The main difference is that the sales material is replaced by membership tools plus different pictures.

If I got the final version of the planner, I can understand why there is a delay. With pages 61-68 missing and 69-76 duplicated, it will certainly take some time to sort it out with the printer. We'll see in the next couple of weeks if we start receiving the reprinted version.

 

[rparmfamily]

I'm in Hawaii

Card: Yes
Statement: Yes
Planner: No