Member Wednesday - First one. Last one.

[donaldbuzz&minnie]

My husband walked out after 15 minutes after DeeVeeCee and the MC got going. He just couldn't take it any more. I thought I could make it to the end, but I couldn't do it either. I walked out after half an hour.

As I was headed back to the hotel, I passed a couple looking about as stunned as I felt, holding DVC hats. I asked them if they had also walked out - they had - and the word that all of us agreed described our feelings best was "insulting".

We thought we were going to get some concrete information and updates, adult to adults. Throw in Mickey Mouse roaming around dressed in Aulani gear? Would have been great.

DeeVeeCee screetching at us, expecting us to make mouse ears with our fists, feeding the group irrelevant trivia instead of DVC news, as if we were, at best, child-like, or at worst half-wits? Don't need to do that more than once. Sure made my husband and me think twice about how Disney perceives DVC members.

 

[twinklebug]

I agree with you, your husband and the other couple. Deevy Cee is insulting to owners. The actress may be fine - I'd love to see her portray anything other than Deevy (heard she used to work in Hollywood studios as a street performer). I grit my teeth every time I see her... but I do so because I had an 8th grade sociology teacher of whom she reminds me. ( imagine a full year of her )

 

[disneynutz]

Want a change, send a email to DVC Member Satisfaction @
dvcmembersatisfactionteam@disneyvacationclub.com

Bill

 

[RobOnDisney]

We went last summer as a family. The refreshments they talk up are also a joke.

Its just a giant marketing attempt-- not really a thank you for members.

Never again for us.

 

[Havana]

We just got off the member cruise last week and were about to walk out of the DVC 20th anniversary special presentation. In fact, some people did. The DeeVee Cee skit was actually kind of cute, but the rest of it was horrible. The guest, Joey Fatone and the DVC sales pitch at the end were all read off of a teleprompter. Very disappointing. It was actually the worst memory from our cruise, everything else was fantastic.

 

[karrit2000]

While some people find it highly entertaining for me once was enough too. You would think that after a couple of years they would have come up with something new to replace this. It is a total waste of time. Back before they introduced Deevy you use to get some useful information by going to a members presentation but those days appear to be long gone. Maybe with the new management things will change for the better. I miss the Member Updates they used to do at the resorts, they were a lot more informative and the food was better.

 

[disneynutz]

We went last summer as a family. The refreshments they talk up are also a joke.

Its just a giant marketing attempt-- not really a thank you for members.

Never again for us.

It's not a thank you.

Welcome Home Wednesdays, Merry Mixer, Member Cruise, Disney Files, are paid for and put on by DVD marketing.

Bill

 

[twinklebug]

It's not a thank you.

Welcome Home Wednesdays, Merry Mixer, Member Cruise, Disney Files, are paid for and put on by DVD marketing.

Bill

I've never attended the WHW simply because Deevy was a part of it, and I know I'd be walking out

But I do have to wonder how effective of a marketing tool WHW really is. I think they'd get more sales by offering up a special free 3D or lenticular pin of the newest resort(s) to members who stop by the DVC stands throughout WDW and chatting it up with the CM there for a few minutes.

 

[cvjw]

My DH and I attended a WHW last year. We didn't think it was insulting, we just thought it was very, very silly. I could not believe how excited some members got to be around DeeVeeCee (on stage, or when their name was called for a prize). It was just weird.

 

[donaldbuzz&minnie]

Disneynutz - thanks for the suggestion about writing to Member Satisfaction. I just did, referencing this thread.

I then added the following. Hope I get a reply:

I'd really like to know what DVC Marketing is trying to do in presenting Member Wednesdays in the current format. I wouldn't treat anyone on the DVC Marketing team as a simpleton based on the fact that he or she has chosen to work for Disney 365 days a year. As someone who simply vacations there regularly, I'd appreciate the same courtesy.

If I bought one share of Disney stock, I would be entitled to attend an annual shareholders meeting. Presumably Disney does not expect shareholders to put up with a lame fluffy skit enacted by patronizing characters instead of imparting real information at that meeting. I believe we DVC members, who have invested thousands and thousands of dollars in Disney's future deserve the same consideration. Please explain to me why we are not getting it.

Sincerely,
(real name)

 

[DizBub]

Thanks!! We were going to go to our 1st Welcome Home Wednesday this week. Sounds pretty lame and not worth the time. DH doesn't wear hats anyway. Why in the world would they bother to keep doing these events? How many people show up typically?

 

[karrit2000]

Believe it or not, several hundred. I've gone just to see what they would be giving away at the end but I definitely wouldn't make a special trip to the Boardwalk Resort just to check it out. The amount of time wasted is better spent enjoying the parks IMO.

 

[winniedapooh]

I agree with you, your husband and the other couple. Deevy Cee is insulting to owners. The actress may be fine - I'd love to see her portray anything other than Deevy (heard she used to work in Hollywood studios as a street performer). I grit my teeth every time I see her... but I do so because I had an 8th grade sociology teacher of whom she reminds me. ( imagine a full year of her )

OMG that is where I know her from! I knew she looked familiar!! She was an absolute hoot at HS!!!

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

I find it amazing that people take her so "personally" It's kind of funny. Does it hit too close to home? Is your self worth so tied up in "I own DVC" that you can't take a joke about it? Really? She's no less "embarassing" then 90% of what's on TV these days. And maybe she's LESS embarassing. She's not trying to "learn" to dance when she has two left feet, she's not tromping from man to man to man looking for "Mr Right" on National TV, she's not pretending that she's the next great American singer when she can't carry a tune and so on....

Sorry, folks this is "America" and feeling "Superior" is just a waste. Look at your TV ratings... She's the type of "act" that sells now and that's what DVC is doing "SELLING" They aren't inviting you to pat you on the back and tell you "you are the greatest for joining" They are inviting you to get more $$$ from you LOL!

 

[donaldbuzz&minnie]

I'm the OP, and would also like to say -

As someone with a close relative who is an actor (just hardworking, not famous), I actually really sympathize with the person who is playing the part of DeeVeeCee.

I don't want her to lose her job - just give her another character to play and move her back to the Hollywood Studios where she belongs! There is a time and a place, and DVC membership meetings are not it.

 

[disneynutz]

I am sure that Disney uses surveys and Q ratings on their performers. She must have more people liking her than disliking her or Disney wouldn't use her to market their timeshare.

Our family finds her character to be way over the top and annoying.

Bill

 

[PrincessYessenia]

I actually feel embarrassed at WHW...simple as that I compare the feeling to watching a movie and seeing a character do something really silly or stupid, and feeling embarrassed on their behalf. I've been to two. The first was enough. The second my mom dragged me to, almost literally I really feel like I'm being spoken to as if I were a child. I get the jokes but it's just not for me. And I find pretty much anything entertaining, TBH.

If I can't see her, then I don't really care. Out of sight, out of mind My mom loves Dee Vee...Me? Not so much

 

[Kidanifan08]

Never been to WHW. We went to the member Christmas party last December and we were unimpressed. It seemed very cheesy.

I guess we will forgo WHW next month. Maybe they will "fix" it for one of our trips next year.

 

[Dizny Dad]

If you want GREAT entertainment, go to the DVC Annual Meeting. It has what most of us are looking for; straight forward information on what we can expect in the near future, a time when members can pose questions directly to the management, and a cookie if you can stand the lines.

DW wants to go to WHW for the freebee at the end. The Merry Mixer is a waste of time; you get to mix with the others in your line as you wait for the pins, the calendar, the cookie, and your picture. Don't lose your coupon for your cookie; it can get ugly.