DVC Member Admission Discount--Which Best Describes You?

[WDWLVR]

Originally posted by Desperado
This poll shows you to be in the small minority in that view.....

Maybe not - it is all in the wording. I voted for wishing we had other discounts but that doesn't mean I'm looking for appreciation. It's just that the first part of that option is closest to what I feel. Maybe Dr. Tomorrow is the same way.

 

[Let'sGoToDisney]

Originally posted by DisneyBill
IfThe Florida resident discount is because Disney recognizes the vast opportunity to entice those people to visit with a discount. DVC members are certainly a captive group, who in all likelyhood will spend more per 2, 5, 10 day visit than Florida residents who simply drive home. Also, DVC members, along with all other non-Florida guests have tremendously more expense just getting to WDW than Florida residents. Almost seems the incentive is inside out to me.

DisneyBill.
The Florida resident discount gets those of us who live in Florida to Disney more often. Remember that most of us still have to spend one or more nights in hotels. And I spend a fortune on food at Disney. We don't all live in Orlando. DVC has helped us to lower the price of hotels too. But if we did not have the discount on passes, we probably would not go as often.
Janice

 

[Desperado]

Originally posted by WDWLVR
Maybe not - it is all in the wording. I voted for wishing we had other discounts but that doesn't mean I'm looking for appreciation. It's just that the first part of that option is closest to what I feel. Maybe Dr. Tomorrow is the same way.

Good point, I subscribe to the first part of that choice as well.

 

[sjdisneywedding]

Originally posted by Chuck S

As far as "spending more", like in the previous posts...
still not a HUGE incentive for Disney. Even if we were to spend $200 after saving $100 on a pass...

Out of that $200 (which is really only $100 in "extra" spending), Disney has to pay stock cost for product, employee wages and benefits, and pther "operating" expenses. If we simply paid full price for the pass that $100 is full profit, at no additional cost or expenditure to Disney.

I think discounts on tickets could be a HUGE incentive for Disney. I think disocunted annual passes could possibly lead to multiple vacations per year for those who may only visit once a year currently. this in turn could lead to increases in food sales, mervchandise sales, etc.

Besides wouldnt it make sense to make an entire DVC community feel good about a discount while still collecting increased sales in other areas(whether those final numbers were large or small, an increase is still an increase)

 

[goofy4wdw59]

Originally posted by DrTomorrow
I've no need to feel appreciated by a multi-national corporate entity....

I agree with DrTomorrow also.

Bring on a member admission $discount$, and I'll be feeling some appreciation for this big corporate mouse!
Just for the record, the poll's intent was not about appreciation--It's about the member admission discount!
My intent on the poll --
If you vote for "wish"...this means you would like a member admission discount. It's my opinion that it would be a nice gesture on DVC/Disney's part. The "appreciation" idea is up to your own interpretation. For me, I would feel appreciation for DVC/Disney as well as feel appreciated by DVC/Disney.

One thing that is very clear here is that the vast majority of discount fans are feeling "wishful" and not "entitled". That's what I expected!!

 

[3DAN]

I have been in DVC since 1994. Until 2000, we got daily passes for the length of our stay. It does make a difference in whether or not we come to WDW. That amount of cash will influence our decision on traveling from Indiana. It certainly would be nice to get a discount on annual passes. It also concerns me on the supposedly increasing point prices of the Disney Collection hotels at WDW.

 

[DVCPAT]

Originally posted by Muushka
I do use my key card, so that they can see that I am taking advantage of my DVC discount.

I don’t think Disney gives us discounts so we can take advantage of them. They give discounts at particular restaurants to increase revenue.

Reduced DVC spending data translates into reduced DVC spending. Disney knows DVC members have a good amount of disposable income. Another thread mentioned DVC even collects data on how often we stay at our home resort.

On our last trip to WDW, a CM was joking around and asked if I knew what WDW stood for? He stated WDW stood for “We Drain Wallets”. I laughed and agreed.

I think of it as a game. Why should you tell them how, when and where you spend your money? I’m trying to get the most value for my dollar and WDW is trying to increase their profit margin.

 

[CaptainMidnight]

Originally posted by DVCPAT
...I think of it as a game. Why should you tell them how, when and where you spend your money? I’m trying to get the most value for my dollar and WDW is trying to increase their profit margin.

I've read many discussions describing how members felt their spending patterns would change more favorable toward disney if discount arrangements were implemented. Perhaps its a win for both. WDW gets more money in tota, DVC members perceive greater value for the services received and money spent. It's not so much a game as it is a formula. Is DVC maximizing the formula for both best interests.

 

[trainfun]

There may be some demographic issues for Disney to consider.

Many of us who joined DVC 8-10 years ago now have kids in college. With the passage of time, more and more DVC families will be in the same boat. At this point, the theme parks have become much less compelling. Where we'd buy AP's and plan two year's vacations so we could get them both within the AP year, we now would get significantly less value from these passes.

We recently stayed at OKW for 4 days, relaxed by the quiet pool, and never went into a park. We went off property for a few events. If there was a reasonable AP option we certainly would have considered going into EPCOT to dine. Perhaps Disney could offer an "after 5" pass for folks like us. Frankly we're not interested in Tower of Terror or thrill rides, but we love the ambiance of the parks and many of the non-thrill attractions.

So, from a strictly economic standpoint, which is how Disney should primarily look at it, there might well be value in offering several different types of passes to DVC members that take into account that DVC members will be aging and that their tastes and desires will change as they age. Why not look at 10 year member passes, 20 year member passes, 5 PM on passes, etc. etc, with the benefits geared to the age groups of these members.

In about 5-10 years, many of the first DVC purcashers will be retirees. These retirees will have much greater freedom to visit DVC during non-peak times. Disney should be thinking of incentives to bring them into the parks during these times. This could be a win-win for both Disney and DVC members. Like most free market economic issues, it has less to do with greed and much more to do with what is most profitable for the seller and most desirable for the purchaser.

 

[kathleena]

I definately don't feel entitled. When I bought, I wasn't thinking - there, now that entitles me to more stuff.

But having a better option than that pricey, once a trip, doesn't do you any good if you travel more than once a year UPH that I will never, ever buy would make me feel valued and appreciated for laying out my money and my families money for so many years.

If they don't do it, well, they have better insight into their decisions than I do. Just like at work, where I am often mystified by the powers that be and just have to figure they must know something I can't see.

And now, I will go adjust that ring in my nose..................