Question for Pete - I just don't understand

[jrgutknecht]

Not only was there supposed to be cake but.....

Bob Iger is responsible for injecting talk of a "loyalty" program into the rumors when he mentioned the upcoming "affinity" program.

I don't have time to look for it now (I'm at "work" ) but I seem to recall a few days / weeks before the official announcement, Iger made a public comment about their upcoming program to address their highest affinity group.

I'm not in the travel business, but even to me an "affinity" program is something that's designed to reward frequent customer. Back when I used to travel for business, I was in several "affinity" programs for various hotels and even now still have my frequent flyer numbers with various airlines, these are all "affinity" or "loyalty" programs and when I hear Iger's comments, I (like many others I'm sure) thought this would be something to reward frequent customers.

Disney has an affinity program for people who buy their movies, I guess what I expected was a program that would tie ALL Disney purchases together; movies, theme parks, travel, etc... so that you could be rewarded for all of your Disney purchases.

As I recall I believe Pete even made a comment on the podcast a week or two before the official announcement that addressed Iger's comments, however the memory is not what is used to be and as I said, I'm supposed to be "working"

Of all of the debate about this the ONE thing that really bothers me is that I, like many thousands of others, signed up to be the "FIRST TO KNOW" what D23 was all about... it's been 20 days now and still haven't gotten an e-mail from Disney.... did ANYONE get an e-mail??

 

[Halbleib1]

Why does every controversial thread have to become a joke about dessert? That gets annoying after awhile. I realize you are trying to lighten the mood and change the subject but it does get very annoying. If you do not like the topic of a thread skip over it. I do it every day. Is there some sort of "inside" joke I am not getting with all the dessert posts?

 

[Halbleib1]

Not only was there supposed to be cake but.....

Bob Iger is responsible for injecting talk of a "loyalty" program into the rumors when he mentioned the upcoming "affinity" program.

I don't have time to look for it now (I'm at "work" ) but I seem to recall a few days / weeks before the official announcement, Iger made a public comment about their upcoming program to address their highest affinity group.

I'm not in the travel business, but even to me an "affinity" program is something that's designed to reward frequent customer. Back when I used to travel for business, I was in several "affinity" programs for various hotels and even now still have my frequent flyer numbers with various airlines, these are all "affinity" or "loyalty" programs and when I hear Iger's comments, I (like many others I'm sure) thought this would be something to reward frequent customers.

Disney has an affinity program for people who buy their movies, I guess what I expected was a program that would tie ALL Disney purchases together; movies, theme parks, travel, etc... so that you could be rewarded for all of your Disney purchases.

As I recall I believe Pete even made a comment on the podcast a week or two before the official announcement that addressed Iger's comments, however the memory is not what is used to be and as I said, I'm supposed to be "working"

Of all of the debate about this the ONE thing that really bothers me is that I, like many thousands of others, signed up to be the "FIRST TO KNOW" what D23 was all about... it's been 20 days now and still haven't gotten an e-mail from Disney.... did ANYONE get an e-mail??

I received an email later on that evening. Better late than never right.

 

[DVCsince02]

Why does every controversial thread have to become a joke about dessert? That gets annoying after awhile. I realize you are trying to lighten the mood and change the subject but it does get very annoying. If you do not like the topic of a thread skip over it. I do it every day. Is there some sort of "inside" joke I am not getting with all the dessert posts?

Wow! I've seen you post may times and have even chatted with you in chatzy but I see you are not wanting to make things light here. If you find CAKE to be annoying, I will refrain from responding to your posts anymore.

Best wishes in the future.

 

[Halbleib1]

Wow! I've seen you post may times and have even chatted with you in chatzy but I see you are not wanting to make things light here. If you find CAKE to be annoying, I will refrain from responding to your posts anymore.

Best wishes in the future.

No I have no problem with Cake as a dessert but it is not my life. It seems like lately every thread has become about it though. Seems I am missing something here if it bothers you that much that I asked why the need to post about it all the time. Why such a harsh response? Esp. considering you were not the poster I was talking to? Must be an inside joke I am missing? More going on here than meets the eye that is for sure.

 

[wdwowner]

Bob Iger is responsible for injecting talk of a "loyalty" program into the rumors when he mentioned the upcoming "affinity" program.

I hate to break it to everyone but there are many more overall fans of Disney ("affinity" group) than just Disney Park fans. I know you don't believe it, but it is true.

 

[DisneyKevin]

And this is why I suggested that this is a "dead horse".

This issue has been discussed at length, breadth and width, Very little will come of any further discussion.

If you desire Pete's thoughts on this subject, I would suggest you write to him at Podcast@wdwinfo.com.

With that, I am locking this thread before it disintegrates further.