I think this is my biggest beef. I had to stop reading other threads because all the acceptees, while rightfully joyous, their acceptance in the face of my rejection...let's just say "joyous" isn't how I would describe the situation at my house.
What EXACTLY were Amy, LeAnn and Duncan wanting here? I didn't once think that owning
DVC would disqualify me, but now after reading this last page, I wonder if what I wrote didn't matter a lick because I mentioned I owned DVC...as kind of an afterthought...we loved Disney so much we ended up buying in, etc.
Personally, while they say they are going to look at other ventures, I'll believe it when I see it. I think that the rejection letter was made with as much saccharine as they thought we could stomach.
Off my soapbox...
I think a lot people feel this way. Again, not to ring anyone's own bells here, but A LOT of us have an IMMENSE amount of Disney knowledge, and I love the quote below because it points out something I never thought of....
I, for one, do not believe that there is a no response list. I just got my rejection and I was extremely under-qualified for the panel. Let me clarify; when I entered I did not believe that I was under-qualified, but after reading the posts of other entrants, I realized that, indeed, I was. I do not generally self-aggrandize--so I believe that Disney must misjudge a huge portion of its guests. To wit: a MOM's panel--when several of the DISboard 2nd tiers are men. And the enormous response to something that would clearly only appeal to someone who had a passion for WDW, trip planning, and time every week to devote to answering queries. I think that an every increasing number of guests are going to WDW prepared and informed. That is primarily due to those of you who are consistently on this and other boards helping people with specific questions that can't be answered in a guidebook or by Disney personnel. Having this panel available on the Disneyworld website will ensure that more guests will be better informed which can only translate into better vacations for all. (That's my wish anyway.) Good luck to all who are moving on!
...you would have to
LOVE Disney to want to give up your family time, etc. to sit on a board that will eventually take up MORE of your time. Time that is already at a premium in so many of our lives.
...AND...I seriously doubt (and I'd love to be happily wrong about this) they are keeping a list to e-mail us for later opportunities.....
Does that make sense?
I think a lot of people applied to this because it's (a) a Disney contest and (b) because it entails a free trip to Disney World.
With 10,000 applicants, they had to wade thru them pretty quickly, so yes, it is possible they may have misjudged. There is no way they can COMB over 10,000 entries. They have to just read and decide at this juncture.
When they get to phone interviews, which I am assuming they will eventually have, they will seperate the wheat from the shaft.
...and, as for the Dads point of view, I, too, have mixed feelings. There are A LOT (and I mean A LOT of awesome Dads on these boards), and they are as knowledgeable or even more so, than some of us Moms, but the opportunity was for
MOMs, not Dads.
Not knocking ANYONE (i.e., singles, Dads, etc.), this was to be a
MOMS panel, and by allowing Dads on the panel (please don't flame me), they changed the rules.
That is probably how they got to 5,000 so quick--more than just "Moms" were entering.
Personally, I don't care WHO (i.e., Moms, Dads, singles, etc.) they put on the panel, as long as they are TRULY Disney "fan-actics," not just people entering another contest.
Congrats!!!!!!!! 
