Member Event on Halloween! - Book beginning 9/1

[CarolMN]

Event Details
Come dressed in your Halloween best and get ready for an array of happy haunts!

Highlights
The Disney Vacation Club Halloween Event is brimming with fun festivities for everyone in your family, including

• A DJ, who will play spooky party music
• Some popular Disney Characters dressed in Halloween costumes and ready to join you for a family photo – yours to take home with our compliments.
• *Drinks and snacks—like popcorn and assorted desserts
• Face painters, offering complimentary services to enhance or complete your Halloween look
• Carnival games
• A hay bale maze

*See Halloween Menu.
When and Where
Get details about the date, time and location for this spirited celebration:

• Date and Time: Saturday, October 31, 2015 from
  3:00 to 5:00 PM
• Location: The Ballroom of the Americas at Disney's Contemporary Resort, located at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida

Pricing
Admission is $15 per person, including tax. Reservations are required. Space is limited, so be sure to purchase tickets in advance.

Book Today
Booking begins Septemeber 1, 2015. For reservations, call Member Services at (800) 800-9800†.
Important Information

• A credit card is required to guarantee a reservation. Cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance to avoid forfeiting the full charged amount.
• Guests must be 21 years of age or older with a valid photo ID to consume alcohol.
• Disney Dining Plan entitlements cannot be used for this experience.
• Culinary Magic Experiences are not eligible for any additional special offers or discounts, including the Disney Vacation Club Member 10% food and beverage discount.
• Transportation Time: please allow up to 1.5 hours for travel to your destination.
• Members may purchase admission for themselves and up to 15 Guests.
• Menu items, pricing and hours are subject to change without notice.
• Guests under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying participating parent or guardian
• Valid Disney Vacation Club Membership Card required at check-in.
• Food allergies must be noted at time of booking.
• Costumes subject to Disney guidelines and should not be obstructive or offensive.
• Subject to restrictions and change without notice.

HALLOWEEN MENU

 

[Sur]

We opted to pass on that weekend due to how busy it gets. I would've loved this event!

 

[Judique]

I'll be at Disney.

Not sure I'm interested in this event.

I think I would prefer to do the scary party at MK.

 

[CMNJ]

I'll be at Disney.

Not sure I'm interested in this event.

I think I would prefer to do the scary party at MK.

Just a heads up (if you meant you were considering going to MNSSHP on Halloween) if you didn't already buy tickets for 10/31 it is sold out

 

[freediverdude]

I think it's really nice that they're doing events like this- it will be a nice add-on to people who already have party ticket for that night.

 

[Judique]

Just a heads up (if you meant you were considering going to MNSSHP on Halloween) if you didn't already buy tickets for 10/31 it is sold out

I was actually thinking it might be.

I'll be at BCV and then Boardwalk.

Boardwalk usually has something for the kids going on the Village Green.

 

[Splashboat]

We have a 5:00 reservation at 'Ohana 10/31. If we go to this event and leave to catch the monorail by 4:30 do you think we would have enough time to make it by 5:00? I think my daughter would like to go to this on Halloween

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

We'll be there at that time but it doesn't sound exactly up to the same par as the free water park member events they had this summer.

 

[deedisneydream97]

Book Today
Booking begins Septemeber 1, 2015. For reservations, call Member Services at (800) 800-9800†.
Important Information

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Good grief, does ANYONE proofread any more?

I read news stories on-line and see so many errors too.

CarolMN...I realize this was cut and pasted from the DVC site and not your error...sorry, didn't mean to imply it was.

 

[CarolMN]

Book Today
Booking begins Septemeber 1, 2015. For reservations, call Member Services at (800) 800-9800†.
Important Information

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Good grief, does ANYONE proofread any more?

I read news stories on-line and see so many errors too.

CarolMN...I realize this was cut and pasted from the DVC site and not your error...sorry, didn't mean to imply it was.

Should have caught, that, LOL. I am also not thrilled with the number of errors in online publications, but cut discussion board posters a lot more slack, so to speak. Many of them are using tablets or phones to post and that can be a challenge!

 

[HookdonWDW]

$15/person is negligible, but I remember when they used to do Member Meet Ups like this for free (anyone remember the DTD Scavenger Hunts???)

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

$15/person is negligible, but I remember when they used to do Member Meet Ups like this for free (anyone remember the DTD Scavenger Hunts???)

See my post above where they had 4 events this summer at Typhoon Lagoon 9:30pm to 12:30am and you could enter at 8pm or so. Bus service provided, music, beach movie, treats and drinks. Member could bring 4 or 6 guests I believe. And it was no extra charge! We lost the Welcome home Wednesdays with new experiences to follow. I guess we aren't getting the free ones evenly spread out over the year so that everyone might have a chance to participate.

 

[deedisneydream97]

Should have caught, that, LOL. I am also not thrilled with the number of errors in online publications, but cut discussion board posters a lot more slack, so to speak. Many of them are using tablets or phones to post and that can be a challenge!

Hard to believe that a number of people probably had to approve that before it was posted to the member website.

I never post from my phone and rarely from my kindle because of auto correct that thinks it knows what I want to say.

I'm sorry I'll be missing this event by a couple of days....also missed the beach bash by a week. Oh well...I will still be in my favorite place in the world regardless.

 

[n2mm]

See my post above where they had 4 events this summer at Typhoon Lagoon 9:30pm to 12:30am and you could enter at 8pm or so. Bus service provided, music, beach movie, treats and drinks. Member could bring 4 or 6 guests I believe. And it was no extra charge! We lost the Welcome home Wednesdays with new experiences to follow. I guess we aren't getting the free ones evenly spread out over the year so that everyone might have a chance to participate.

I was thinking this too. I knew about this because a cm mentioned it a few weeks ago. The first thing I thought was $90 for our family of 6 to attend this 2 hour function that is in a convention center with some themed deserts. And this summer I was fortunate enough to attend the beach bash with my grand daughters at a water park for 5 hours for free. Btw, the beach bash started at 7:00 if you had your own transportation and everyone listed on the room reservation could attend with the member. They actually pulled up your room reservation to get the names for your reservation. I think we will pass on the Halloween function.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I read this and thought that it sounded like a Merry Mixer, but shorter. I wonder if they will start charging for the Merry Mixers.

 

[disneynutz]

$15/person is negligible, but I remember when they used to do Member Meet Ups like this for free (anyone remember the DTD Scavenger Hunts???)

According to the DVCMC executive offices, any event not hosted by DVD as a sales event is paid for with member dues. That includes mingles, bashes, welcome home Wednesdays, parities, and events. Think about it, why would Disney pay for anything DVC related, what's the benefit to them?

Bill

 

[HookdonWDW]

According to the DVCMC executive offices, any event not hosted by DVD as a sales event is paid for with member dues. That includes mingles, bashes, welcome home Wednesdays, parities, and events. Think about it, why would Disney pay for anything DVC related, what's the benefit to them?

Bill

The benefit is the same one they've had for years. Current members go. They think, "How great is this", and they add on. Or they bring along friends, who see how great it is and add a piece of the action for themselves.

As I said, it's negligible, and they can definitely decide on how/what they want to market. I just find it ironic when you take something that used to be free, repackage it, shorten it, and then get people to pay for it. Kudos for them. I'd rather spend my time in the parks than eating stale desserts in a convention room...

 

[disneynutz]

The benefit is the same one they've had for years. Current members go. They think, "How great is this", and they add on. Or they bring along friends, who see how great it is and add a piece of the action for themselves.

As I said, it's negligible, and they can definitely decide on how/what they want to market. I just find it ironic when you take something that used to be free, repackage it, shorten it, and then get people to pay for it. Kudos for them. I'd rather spend my time in the parks than eating stale desserts in a convention room...

Odds are members have been paying all along with their dues, just not paying extra. The Thanksgiving dinner last year was a member magic event and I was told that those are a for profit events where attendees are charged to attend.

Bill

 

[smcabee]

Sounds like it might be cute and fun for those with little ones but I have tix for the Swolphin event that night.

 

[Docmom]

Just spent 45 minute talking to member services and was finally able to book this. I called right at 9am. CM spent a few minutes looking and said it was "sold out". I questioned that since it was 9:10am and she went back and checked with a manager. They were having problems with the system. They eventually figured it out and I was able to book for our family of 4. Considering the cost of some of the recent DVC events (like the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners) and the cost of the MVMHP I don't think $15 per person is bad. We're local and weren't able to go to the Beach Bash (didn't want to spend points to get a room so we could go). Our neighborhood had a totally meh Halloween last year so looking forward to doing something fun that afternoon now! Left a good review for the CM but then left a message stating they really need to get their CMs and more importantly, their system up to speed when they have events like this. Overall glad my persistence (and the CMs) paid off!