awesome ticket discounts

[dizfanz]

I just read in the Unofficial Guide to WDW, that being a member of DVC entitled you to Florida resident discount on park passes, which included the Fl Res. Season Pass. This pass allows you unlimited access to the major parks during the off-peak seasons. Being that I have no kids right now, I go during Value Season anyway. The prices for this pass are on this website, plus you can get a discount on top of this if you belong to the Disney Club. Is this great or what? Or was I the only DVC member that didn't know this?

 

[DebbieB]

It would be great if it was true, but it's not. The guide is incorrect. DVC Members (or any other timeshare owners) are not considered Florida Residents to be eligible for these passes.

 

[tiggersnj]

I was told that we are not considered Florida residents , you have to have a valid driver license with a mailing address in Florida. That's directly from CM unless they changed the policy - now wouldn't that be nice.

 

[dizfanz]

The Unofficial Guide specifically said that you do not have to provide a driver's license. You only have to live in Florida part of the year. Guess what, we as members of DVC have purchased a real estate interest in Florida and thus qualify. You must provide your deed to get the discount, that's about it. I recommend every checks out this book. Again, it's the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World by Bob Sehlinger, the 2001 edition.

 

[TnRobin]

Read your DVC documents they specifically state that membership in DVC does not consitute a Florida residence for the purpose of Florida Resident tickets.

Sorry

 

[Disney*All-Stars*]

DizFanZ

Did you do just that, show a copy of a deed and got a Florida seasonal pass? I'm assuming your actual residence is in Pennsylvania. I know some people don't necessarily have a FL driver's license.

 

[dizfanz]

Well, I guess the book was wrong. It would have been nice though.
Sorry to get everyone worked up.

 

[Dean]

I wonder how many contacts the unofficial guide has gotten about this incorrect info. I know it's been posted here at least 4 separate times. You would need a valid drivers liscense, voters registration card, utitlity bill or the like. to get the discount.

 

[DebbieB]

you aren't the first person to bring it up, someone posts it about once a month. We all wish it was true...!

 

[Olaf]

All we have needed in the past to prove FL residency is one of the following: Florida driver's license,
Florida state-issued ID card (must have Florida address),
Current utility statement with your name and Florida address along with a corresponding picture ID,
Florida voter's registration card with corresponding picture ID, A college ID for a Florida college, Florida-based military ID.

We're military currently stationed in TX, but both of sets of our parents live in FL and we established residency with one of their addresses.

 

[BillM]

Olaf's info is correct. You only need one of these, not all. We have held Fl Resident Seasonal passes for 3 years. We show utility bills with our name and address. Al;so take alonmg our property tax bill.
On our last renewal in January, we went to the CM booth at Int. Entrance to Epcot and renewed the passes with only the above.
We are 4 month residents of Fl. and permanent residents of KY.

 

[normr]

You are a Florida resident if you:

Have lived continuously in Florida for six months
Have established legal residency in Florida

The easiest way to become an official Floridian is to file a declaration of domicile. The document, which states that you reside at a given address, is notarized by the county clerk of court's office. There is no time requirement before you can legally be declared a resident, although some institutions, including come colleges, set their own time limits before affording you residents' benefits.

 

[Dean]

Actually what the state requires for residency is somewhat irrelevent, Disney can decide to accept whatever or whoever they want for discounts. Just because they call it a resident pass does not mean that must accept the same qualifications as the state requires for the discounts as residency, they can accept more or less. So don't get caugh up in the formal residency arguement.

 

[gmboy95]

I totally agree...all of this talk about what constsitutes a FL. resident seems to be a bit silly....Disney is the one selling the tickets...they can set there own standard....and further, as a very satisfied member of DVC, I can say that a small pet peeve of mine is why after spending 20 something thousand dollars on a time share that does not appreciate over time...it would seem nice to have some type of significant discount that others would not get....yes i understand there is significant savings on the accomodations, but i am not foolish enough to think disney is not making a tidy profit off of this...just a small pet peeve...looking forward to going home in August!!!!

 

[msdis]

Not to start something, but a woman in my dentist's office discovered I was a disney addict, she is too, and long story short she told me how she gets fla. resident's passes. She uses someone's address she knows in Fla. who does have a legal residence, then she gets a fla. license for about $20-$25. Said you can even use a po box. Not saying this is right but just goes to show. HMMM..........maybe Rich will let us all use his address. JUST KIDDING! I'm in the majority that feels DVC members SHOULD get a good discount. Come on........ we use it less that Fla. residents AND we spend big bucks all the way around. We are going in Sept. and guess what? We will NOT be buying passes of any kind. Not that I am boycotting or protesting but the price is too high and we were just there in Feb. and not that much has changed. We usually only take in a few hours a day in the parks and it just doesn't make sense, so we will skip it for a while.

 

[Muushka]

I agree msdis, the AP is way too expensive now. I am looking forward to going to other Florida attractions besides WDW, but will always enjoy staying at DVC!

 

[KNWVIKING]

... if we all found a way to get FL res passes without actually being FL residents:
First: Would you ?
Second: Would you feel the same way about FL residents that use WDW pools without staying on property ?

 

[adamak]

I think I would (but don't know if I dare to). First, it's not like I'm not paying at all. I'm just paying a little less. So that's a big difference between stealing towels vs this. This will not hurt other DVC members' previledges.

Secondly, if I get a bigger discount, I probably will go down there more often.... so Disney is getting more money from me.

On the other hand, I think I would only "fake" my residence if my parents are living down there.... and that I would stay down in FL very often. I think getting a PO Box or that sort is crossing the line.

I really hope DVC will consider giving us a slight discount (like $5 or something)..... just to show some appreciation.

 

[Werner Weiss]

We all know that Disney is a business. And we know that Disney could extend the Florida Resident discount to DVC members if Disney wanted to -- it would be as simple as changing the name of the discount to the "Florida Resident and DVC Member Discount."

So the question is, would it be good business or bad business for Disney to do so? In other words, would Disney generate enough new revenue (and profit) to more than offset lost revenue from the discounts given to those DVC members who otherwise would have purchased higher priced passes?

I believe it would be good business for Disney.

Keep is mind that in addition to the increased number of passes that would be sold, there's also the extra restaurant and merchandise revenue that's achieved when members go to Disney parks instead of going to off-site locations or just hanging around the DVC condo.

Finally, it would be a powerful sales tool for the DVC Guides to be able to tell prospective buyers, "You'll also save on park passes because you'll get the same benefits that Florida residents get. No other out-of-state residents get these great discounts."

 

[KNWVIKING]

...also disagree. Starting with the DVC sale pitch: Didn't they offer free park passes way back when DVC first opened to jump start sales. Once sales took off,they ended that perk. Sales at on-property resorts are a red hot ticket right now,all the salesmen need to say is "Sign here".
As for the first part: WDW would have to collect enough data to show DVC members aren't going to the parks. I think that day is coming soon. My DW and I now go twice a year and soon it will be difficult to justify $1000.00 a yr for AP's to basically see the same things when central FL has some much to offer. Like you said,Disney is a business and they will react when it affects their bottom line.