Sure, no problem. They were basically pushing BLT, but the whole premise of the show was actually to highlight the changes to the World Passport collection via RCI, and how much the members had been asking for a way to trade out for shorter trips and that's a big reason why they went with RCI.
They also talked about Adventures by Disney,
DCL, the new treehouses and a very brief mention of VGC.
I've actually copied over information from another thread that was all about that event, I've just put it all into the past tense since it's long over and done with...
Kids: The kids were off in a supervised room where they could play games, color, watch videos, etc. during the presentation. Afterwards Mickey & Minnei, Aladdin, the Genie, and Tinker Bell came out. There was a dance party with refreshments.
Giveaways: Everybody got a folder with a pad of paper in it, together with a pen. Inside it was a RCI
point chart with the nightly points as well, in addition to a passport holder, 2 luggage tags, kid's type binoculars (to see the critters better from the new treeshouses) and a fancy rice crispy cookie (in honor of the various birthdays being celebrated that day).
There was a giveaway drawing for a single, 7 night, 2 bedroom, RCI exchange in the World Passport collection.
The deals: They pushed BLT, but upon questioning, the same deals were offered for both AKV and SSR for the Treehouses.
All points at $112 - $5 credit = $107. All existing members were automatically approved for financing and no closing costs. If you financed, the first payment wouldn't be due until May (the event was in February). Minimum Purchase 100 points. No Developer points.
If you bought 100 points you would get a 3 night cruise for 4, plus 2 tickets to "Mary Poppins" which is opening in Chicago this month.
At the 160 point level you would get a 4 night cruise for 4, plus a single 7 night 2 bedroom RCI exchange, plus 2 "Mary Poppins" tickets.
At the 200 point level you would get a 7 night cruise for 4, plus a single 7 night 2 bedroom RCI exchange, plus 4 "Mary Poppins" tickets.
At the 270 point level you would get an Adventurers by Disney trip for 2, plus a single 7 night 2 bedroom RCI exchange and 4 "Mary Poppins" tickets.
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I'm sure the focus of this event will be VGC vs. BLT, although BLT very well may be included in the offerings. Since the "Mary Poppins" national tour was opening in Chicago at the time, and I don't know when it will make it out to LA, that probably won't be in the mix of incentive offerings for this particular event. RCI probably will figure in pretty heavily though. I'm anxious to hear what kinds of incentives are offered at this event, just to see how it all compares. We were hoping for more Disney incentives - like AP's or something else, but that just wasn't in the mix that night.
One of the big aspects of the night was the "Wishmeister" - a character kind of in the vein of Dee-Vee Cee, but male. His costume was outlandish (think Elton John in the "70's and early '80's), and was IMO quite annoying. They played him up though throughout the show. There were basically 3 guides leading the show, and every member (or non-member based on the event one went to) in the audience was given a voting device. They proceeded to ask all kinds of questions about how we all like to vacation - and kept trying to show how much RCI is important and worth our while. (Personally, my DW and I bought into
DVC for the Disney properties - if we'd wanted RCI, we would have bought an RCI timeshare, but I digress).
This event might be completely different, but the reservation link was identical to what I filled out for the Doorway event. For those of you going, please do share afterwards!