I'd like to get some shares for our next trip...what to do and how?

RoseBug

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If we manage to find a good enough deal we'd like to get some shares to make use of Salon Mickey and Shareholders discount.

What is the minimum we need to spend to get the benefits?
What is the easiest way to get the shares bought and how far in advance to you need to purchase them?

What benefits do you actually get - and can you get a discount on already discounted holidays (like the current deal etc.)

Thanks
xx
 
There is a sticky at the top under FAQ which answers a lot of your questions including this link with discounts:

http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/shareholders/shareholders-club/discounts/index.xhtml

I think most people recommend getting a Halifax share trading account set up but I'm sure someone with more knowledge will help you out on that one.

BTW you can't use hotel discount with any promotional offers and it's a maximum of 2 nights for discount.

HTH
 
There is a thread on here somewhere with loads of info about becoming a shareholder - I'll try to summarise:

You need to purchase a minimum of 20 shares to join the shareholder's club, or you need to pay an admin fee every 2 years to rejoin. ( I don't know how much this is)

Main benefits are 15% off all table service restaurants, 10% off Earl of Sandwich, 15% off purchases in the shops, and access to Salon Mickey. There is a restriction here of 5 visits per month I think, but that's fine for most people on a short visit. Also 10% of at all European Disney Stores.

There are other discounts too - here is the official Disney page

http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/shareholders/shareholders-club/index.xhtml

You don't get an extra discount on packages, although there is a shareholder rate for hotel packages/room only, but is normally much more expensive than any package deal going.

I signed up to Halifax and purchased my shares there. I had to deposit minimum £100 to open an account and after buying shares, I was able to transfer any remaining balance back to my normal account. There are also frequent offers with Halifax where the dealing fee is waived - so you can maybe watch for that.

Once you've got them, follow the instructions on shareholder page to join the club. You'll need the contract note confirming how many shares you have, which you can get from the Halifax website. You also complete a form they provide, as they need your signature, scanned it in and emailed both to Disney.

It can take a few weeks for the Shareholder card to come through so don't leave it to the last minute.

On the meal discount alone, my shares have more than paid for themself. It's also lovely being able to pop into Salon Mickey :goodvibes
 
You have to have 5 shares but as the previous poster said you have to pay a €30 admin fee every 2 years.

I bought 20 at xmas when the shares were at a good price using the halifax share dealing account. The account took 10 mins to set up with a deposit of £100 - icluding the halifax fee the total was £77 ;)

You can check the share price on the site too :)
 

To be honest people buy into the shareholders club more for the discounts you get while visiting + Salon Mickey and the Disney Store Discounts (which will work in UK branches, but worth noting the discount won't apply to Disney park ticket purchases at the Disney store)

Plus you get a really awesome looking card which you can show off to your mates! :cool2: (seriously, the shareholders card is just so snazzy, even if really you own like a bricks worth of DLP)

IMO regardless of lack of package discount, it's still a very nice perk to have (and for about £70-80 - your welcome to the discounts w/ no extra charge long as you reapply every 2 years). Salon Mickey is lovely too - almost can't imagine not jumping into the salon after a busy morning now!
 
We have Fantasy APs and am wondering if there's any benefit to getting shares for AP holders? Apart from Salon Mickey, which sounds brilliant!
Can you use shareholder discounts on purchase of APs - and is it worth it given how many shares you need to buy to join the club?
 
Yes shareholders get 15% off the cost of APs. Being a shareholder also gives you a bigger discount on restaurants than your AP:goodvibes As we already have our APs we have decided against buying shares at the moment.
 
Yes shareholders get 15% off the cost of APs. Being a shareholder also gives you a bigger discount on restaurants than your AP:goodvibes As we already have our APs we have decided against buying shares at the moment.

Concerning restaurants it depends - the shareholders discount is only on TS or buffets so you don't get anything if you do CS or just want to buy a drink for example, where as with the AP you do.

You get better reductions on things like BBWWS with an AP than with shareholders

We also haven't bought shares as we have AP's and the little difference in discounts across the board doesn't make it worth it atm for what we use them for :)
 
We have Fantasy APs and am wondering if there's any benefit to getting shares for AP holders? Apart from Salon Mickey, which sounds brilliant!
Can you use shareholder discounts on purchase of APs - and is it worth it given how many shares you need to buy to join the club?

You also get 15% off the AP.
And the discount are not exactly the same. For example are 15% of dining, not 10% as with the AP (if I remember correctly).
 
We have Fantasy APs and am wondering if there's any benefit to getting shares for AP holders? Apart from Salon Mickey, which sounds brilliant!
Can you use shareholder discounts on purchase of APs - and is it worth it given how many shares you need to buy to join the club?

I think if you look at it long-term over several trips it would be worthwhile. I'm a shareholder and for the first few years we visited DLP we had APs too so benefited from all the discounts. Last year because we only stayed at DLP for 2 nights and this year it'll only be 3 we're not getting APs so I'm glad I've got shares as I'll still get discount, 15% on table service/buffet meals and shopping.
 
Remember as well if you buy 20 shares, as well as the discounts you do actually own 20 shares, which you could sell again if you really needed to.
 
Hi
I have just purchased shares today Via Halifax share trading and the commission is just £3.66 as its a leap year you have until 9pm tonight :cheer2:
 




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