My Niece got a Pin Code at my Address?

[chaoscent]

I have been going to Disney for over 10 years. I have taken 3 grand gatherings, some trips with 2 - 3 other couples, DVC trips, trips with DH and trips by myself. I register on line every chance I get in hopes that someday I will get that elusive pin code. Well, after the podcast show I was talking to DH about how to get a pin code and he mentioned to me that my niece got something from Disney at our address. Yup, a pin code. When we went to the Wilderness Lodge years ago, I registered everyone from my address. Now this niece is newly graduated from college, no children, no job and no money, so she won't be using the code. My name isn't her name (and I am not taking her ) so can't use the code. Oh well, maybe someday I will get a tag and a code. Maybe if I am real good and eat those dreaded vegatables pixie dust will rain down on me and I will get one or the other. In the mean time I will continue to dream and drool. Have a good week everyone. Penny

 

[jlmarr]

Yes, same sort of thing here. We've taken a few trips to WDW over the last decade, but it's my stepson (i.e. different last name) who gets PINs at this address, but not us. Fortunately we were able to use his PIN once, just needed to keep calling until we get a CRO CM willing to take it. Why no PINs for us? No clue.

 

[chaoscent]

It's an interesting thing. I didn't even try as my niece is over 21 and plus we can't go this spring. I could spring a solo late spring/early summer trip, but not between now and May. Here's hoping I get one for then or one for October. I want to plan an October trip for the 101/0 event and stay at the Contermporary. BLT studios (I am going by myself) are sold out for that time. I do have Boardwalk, but am in an ECV and hate taking the buses in an ECV. I might have to for that day. Penny

 

[Stacy's a freak]

Yeah, my best friend and her husband got a pin code for me at their house! And with the wrong spelling of my last name (the AAA person we used for our joint trip in 2006 mispelled me). Oh well ... can't use it anyway since I'm sinking all of my vacation money into a riding lawn mower.

 

[miksilver]

I picked up my Mom's mail for her the other day. As I was helping her to sort through it there was a postcard with a PIN code on it addressed to my DH who doesn't live there. My Mom was just in WDW in Nov./Dec. and I can't remember my DH putting his name down with her address anywhere. It's just weird.

 

[bcvdreamer]

Four years ago we went on DCL with our friends, and the other day I got a pin code with their name and my address. They also spelled their name wrong.

We never get codes, but I thought that was because we're DVC, so there's no reason to market to us. They have our $ and they know we'll be back!

 

[Bornteach]

That happened at our address as well so when I called to use it I raised quite a stink about how often I have visited and what does it matter whose name is on it and they let me use it. I am not sure if that would happen again but it worked!

 

[Michele]

Same thing here. I got one at our address with my mom's name on it. She has traveled with us to WDW twice. But I know I gave her address for her on the reservation. Weird. And I never get a pin code.

In fact, I was SO mad when I called to make our reservations for May 2010. The CM said "We show the last time you visited was Sept 2006"...I was like....NO, in fact, I have been back to WDW 6 times since then. They tried to tell me they were just a little behind in updating that info. REALLY 3 years behind!! I was there 4 times in 2007 and they have no record of it. No wonder I don't get a pin code. Very frustrating!!

 

[3guysandagal]

We brought our babysitter(16) down with us for the last 2 DIS events (post PCC1.0 and DAP) and.....that's right.....she received one a month ago.....at our address.....

 

[Michele]

It's almost like they intentionally pass over the guests who do go regularly and try to entice a new traveler back instead. The opposite of a loyalty program.

 

[DVCsince02]

Try this....

When you call Disney, just say you have never heard of that person, you have always lived at that address, and you want the discount. See if they will give it to you.

 

[spaddy]

I got a PIN code and the name on it was my husband's first and my first name. So my first name was listed as the last name. I am not sure how this mistake could possibly be made. It even said a special offer for the Anne Family.

 

[wdwscout]

We get a pin code once every year for someone I have never heard of at my home address. Just got one again last week.
We have lived here 15 years, and the name is not the previous owner either.

We can't go during this coe period- we're headed to Disneyland, but still...

We have been 22 times since 1992- never got a pin code of our own.

 

[BriarRosie]

I've had it happen to me, too. The person listed on the PIN code offer was a friend I went to WDW with in 1996. Every couple years, I've gotten a pin code with my friend's name on it, but I never wanted to use it anyway.

My guess is that they are sending pin codes to all the secondary names on prior guest reservations because those names haven't popped up as recent visitors. Primary names (like ours) have visited more regularly, so we don't get the pin codes.

In order for Disney to stop alienating the rest of us, they would need to cross reference the addresses on the PIN code list with guests who do go more frequently and eliminate the secondary vs. primary guest glitches.

By trying to entice the "We want you back!" crowd, they are alienating the "We have you already" crowd by these computer glitches.

 

[exwdwcm]

We got one in my husband's name (never registered for anything for disney) at my mom's house. He was listed on the reservation (along with 13 others) that went to WL in Dec under my mom's booking.

the rest of us have never gotten one.