Class action lawsuit for 30% discount?

[Dopey420]

I have been offline for a couple of weeks. Did anyone else get the notice about a class action lawsuit for people who bought a package through the WDW website? You have a choice of options but one of them is a (one time)30% discount off rack rates for any length of stay.

 

[MagicKingdom05]

What exactly was the class action suit for.

 

[KilleriMac17]

What exactly was the class action suit for.

from what I read, it was because some people complained about the vacation insurance checkbox being checked automatically, and they didnt notice it, so they complained after the fact that they purchased it, and felt 'deceived'. Of course, I unchecked it, and noticed it, but then again, I read, and I add things up to make sure it comes out right.

 

[PrincessCandaceMarie]

Wow this is the first I'm hearing of this...............

 

[kirbsam]

Unbelievable. I feel sorry for all the victims out there. Imagine; they were expected to take responsibility for what they actually bought and paid for. Can you imagine the state this country would be in, if we actually expected people to read and be responsible? It is every Americans God-given right to be irresponsible and then sue rather than take responsibility for their actions. I say go for it. How dare anybody expect anybody to actually read. Terrible.

 

[MagicKingdom05]

kirbsam,

I know. I guess we are asking to much then. If they think it was difficult before, wait till they make a reservation with the new packages. I am sure they will sue because the packages are to hard to figure out.

 

[crazywig]

we got this is the mail today.

 

[mtakac]

Kirbsam, your sarcasm cracks me up. I was thinking the same thing. I just received my notice today. I feel a little wrong about taking advantage of the discount because I'm pretty sure I had the option to uncheck the box and even if I didn't I would have wanted to purchase the insurance. Does anyone else feel that it would be wrong to participate?

 

[MagicKingdom05]

mtakac,

It's up to you. I just have a hard time believing that there were enough people who missed this, that there was a lawsuit filed because of it.

 

[Leota]

Unbelievable. I feel sorry for all the victims out there. Imagine; they were expected to take responsibility for what they actually bought and paid for. Can you imagine the state this country would be in, if we actually expected people to read and be responsible? It is every Americans God-given right to be irresponsible and then sue rather than take responsibility for their actions. I say go for it. How dare anybody expect anybody to actually read. Terrible.

Go Kirbsham! ITA

 

[C.Ann]

Let me get this straight.. People didn't take the time to read what they signed and now they want to sue for deception??

Sometimes I really don't understand people..

 

[MagicKingdom05]

C.Ann,

This is what it sounds like. I don't know if it is a new suit or something that Disney settled out of court.

I have made package reservations in the past that in the end couldn't use and was always able to except or decline the insurance, so I have no idea what they are talking about.

 

[cobbler]

Sounds to me like someone is just out looking to get something for nothing. I would bet that they knew the box was checked and are doing this just to hope it settles out of court just to get some $$.

Probably spent to much while at WDW and didn't feel that they should have.

 

[kirbsam]

Kirbsam, your sarcasm cracks me up. I was thinking the same thing. I just received my notice today. I feel a little wrong about taking advantage of the discount because I'm pretty sure I had the option to uncheck the box and even if I didn't I would have wanted to purchase the insurance. Does anyone else feel that it would be wrong to participate?

Sarcasm?????????

 

[Kaycee]

I got this in the mail last week and threw it away. I was the one who was careless and didn't uncheck the box. It ws my mistake, so I'm not going to take anything from Disney because of it.

 

[DancingBear]

My educated guess is that there is a specific disclosure statute that was violated here and which was the basis of the lawsuit, and that the suit was brought about by any of the number of law firms who specialize in turning out this sort of thing. Disney has good enough lawyers to know better.

I got no problem with this. I recently received a check for several hundred dollars because my insurance company was charging more than what was permitted under the applicable state statutes, and a lawsuit was instituted by one of these firms to force the refund. I would have had no idea that I was owed the money otherwise.

 

[dreamalittledream]

I got the letter today also.
Last year I booked my package over the phone and did not realize I had accepted the insurance until the confirmation letter came. I called and had a nice conversation with the CM about it because I am ususally very cautious about things like that and I did not remember agreeing to it. I figured it was not a big deal, better safe than sorry, and let it go once the CM explained it to me.
Did anyone else book over the phone and get the letter?

 

[KNWVIKING]

I don't mean to sound like a killjoy for all those with "awards" from the lawsuit, but is a 30% discount off rack really something worth winning ? What I mean is, does anybody pay rack rate anymore ? It almost sounds like a great marketing ploy by Disney.

DB: The problem I have with class action suits is tha the law firm running the suit gets the lions share of th award. How many millions did the firm get in the Blockbuster settlement ? What did te "victims" get ? Some "rent one-get one free" coupons ?

 

[jgmklmhem]

I have never bought a package from the Disney site only used it to price things out...and I would never sue if I made this mistake...but it does irk me that they automatically check the box. I would check it if I wanted to.

 

[kirbsam]

KNWVIKING: I initially thought the same thing. 30% off rack rates sounds very similar to AP codes or other codes that we all know, love and use. Sounds like a great idea, if I were a disney exec. My wife uses the same logic when she tells me how much money she saved me when she bought something for 30% off, that we wouldn't have spent in the first place if it wasn't on sale.