News Round Up 2017

[skier_pete]

Just got off the phone for the DVC tour gift card. Super quick and easy. My rep was very nice and not pushy at all. I had a few questions as I'm genuinely interested in the product and he was very informative. I highly recommend calling if you got the offer.
ETA: total phone time was 20min.

Before buying DVC - be sure to consider resale. Not my job to be a sales guy for resale, there's positives and negatives to it, but the main positive is $$$$$ savings.

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

DCA update and more

http://micechat.com/167998-dca-update-shaved-ice-hopeless-heroes-new-animation/

 

[belle1986]

Before buying DVC - be sure to consider resale. Not my job to be a sales guy for resale, there's positives and negatives to it, but the main positive is $$$$$ savings.

Oh yeah, definitely! I am just barely dipping my toe in the DVC info pool now so plenty of time to research thoroughly.

 

[rteetz]

News

Star Wars trading post now open in Disney Springs

http://www.wdwmagic.com/shopping/st...open-in-the-marketplace-at-disney-springs.htm

 

[umichigan10]

Great movie ride merch doesn't start selling until august 10th. Guess I'll be ordering mine online

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Can you let us know what it's like over the phone? We bought DVC after a few years of thinking about it and an in person tour. I'm just curious as to how they do the phone tours...

Just got off the phone - it was really simple and quick (I think I was on the phone for less than 10 mins total)

Called the number and mentioned the e-mail and they took my information and then transferred me to a sales rep. He asked me if I had ever stayed on property and if so where, if I had any upcoming trips booked and how often we visit WDW. Then went over the details at a very high level: Minimum buy-in ($17,600), what that gets you (100 points - about 4-8 nights a year with it), annual dues ($6.19/point/year), and a few facts (no blackout dates, can use towards cruise, have 4,000 non-Disney properties you can use it at, etc.). And then said he already processed sending out the gift card (would take 2-4 weeks) and was sending some other info.

that's it - no pressure at all, didn't even ask me if I was interested/thinking about it/anything

 

[Capang]

Just got off the phone - it was really simple and quick (I think I was on the phone for less than 10 mins total)

Called the number and mentioned the e-mail and they took my information and then transferred me to a sales rep. He asked me if I had ever stayed on property and if so where, if I had any upcoming trips booked and how often we visit WDW. Then went over the details at a very high level: Minimum buy-in ($17,600), what that gets you (100 points - about 4-8 nights a year with it), annual dues ($6.19/point/year), and a few facts (no blackout dates, can use towards cruise, have 4,000 non-Disney properties you can use it at, etc.). And then said he already processed sending out the gift card (would take 2-4 weeks) and was sending some other info.

that's it - no pressure at all, didn't even ask me if I was interested/thinking about it/anything

Thanks, sounds very similar to the in person tour.

 

[rteetz]

News

A fourth tow tram for the monorails was added to the fleet today. None of the old ones are being retired this is additional but works with the automation system so when a monorail goes down the entire system doesn't have to shut down.

 

[Reddog1134]

News

Star Wars trading post now open in Disney Springs

http://www.wdwmagic.com/shopping/st...open-in-the-marketplace-at-disney-springs.htm

I think they dropped the ball on themeing. Unless they are going for a vague Ewok village look.

 

[afan]

I think they dropped the ball on themeing. Unless they are going for a vague Ewok village look.

I think they dropped the ball on themeing. Unless they are going for a vague Ewok village look.

It looks like they didn't change much from the old shop.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Before buying DVC - be sure to consider resale. Not my job to be a sales guy for resale, there's positives and negatives to it, but the main positive is $$$$$ savings.

No question...the discount discrimination is a bummer...but the price escalation has been so extreme it often still works

 

[lockedoutlogic]

News

A fourth tow tram for the monorails was added to the fleet today. None of the old ones are being retired this is additional but works with the automation system so when a monorail goes down the entire system doesn't have to shut down.

Seems like a depressing commentary on the system

 

[rteetz]

Seems like a depressing commentary on the system

From what I understand this change is for the future. What that future entails I don't know yet.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Called the number and mentioned the e-mail and they took my information and then transferred me to a sales rep. He asked me if I had ever stayed on property and if so where, if I had any upcoming trips booked and how often we visit WDW. Then went over the details at a very high level: Minimum buy-in ($17,600), what that gets you (100 points - about 4-8 nights a year with it), annual dues ($6.19/point/year), and a few facts (no blackout dates, can use towards cruise, have 4,000 non-Disney properties you can use it at, etc.). And then said he already processed sending out the gift card (would take 2-4 weeks) and was sending some other info.

Just going over the sheer reality of this info is probably worthy of a 25 page thread...

Wow

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Just over the sheer reality of this info is probably worthy of a 25 page thread...

Wow

4 breakdown tugs for 12 trains...only 9 of which are on the circuit

 

[a4matte]

People seem a little bitter lately so how about something fun?
Someone over on Reddit noticed there are tiny Storm Troopers hidden all over the Hollywood Studios map in the Walt Disney World App.

 

[Capang]

People seem a little bitter lately so how about something fun?
Someone over on Reddit noticed there are tiny Storm Troopers hidden all over the Hollywood Studios map in the Walt Disney World App.

They really are there! How cool!

 

[rteetz]

People seem a little bitter lately so how about something fun?
Someone over on Reddit noticed there are tiny Storm Troopers hidden all over the Hollywood Studios map in the Walt Disney World App.

There is a storm trooper riding BTMRR in the online DL map I believe. There there is a Baby Groot on the balcony of the tower.

 

[Teamubr]

From what I understand this change is for the future. What that future entails I don't know yet.

Sadly, I'm with LOL on this. It seems they think the future will need additional tugs to manage the breakdowns.

j

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Sadly, I'm with LOL on this. It seems they think the future will need additional tugs to manage the breakdowns.

j

Ain't nothing sad about that, amigo/amiga