I stopped by the mall store yesterday with the bear birth certificates in hand and asked the lady at the desk about the welcome pass. She handed us two welcome passes and signed us up for the bear stuff program. We also used a birthday gift certificate that was about to expire to get another bear with code. Even if we bought one bear a month, it would be less that what we'd be paying for other online games. The major drawbacks I see so far is difficulty following friends that are not in the same instance and chat/room building being limited to those with bear codes, but it definately has plenty to do. I love how it looks like I'm stomping around when I walk and the Shake Your Honey game is a lot of fun.

I've been playing the photo game a lot because the credits really accumulate quicker with that if you take lots of photos of the insects. Last night I went on a spending spree and decorated my two bedroom condo. I might add the remaining 3 animals soon so I can turn it into a 5 bedroom condo.
Edit to add - The songs have gone from annoying to catchy, lol. Is there any partictular instance that Dis/VMK people have chosen?