WDW will NOT accept "codes" if you do not have the postcard.

[keishashadow]

I guess my problem with all of this is why should anyone have to "take it on the chops"? Aren't these boards supposed to be here so that we as a Disney loving community can provide advice, answers, support and maybe others to chat with that have a common thread? I don't think that busting anyones chops about things gets anyone anywhere and just makes people feel bad like the poster above did. It isn't her fault or anyone on heres fault that some people didn't get a code and some did. It is Disney's fault. If chops need to be busted it would be the ones at Disney, not each other. We have no control over who gets what code so why flame each other?

I agree that no-one should have to 'take it on the chops'; but such is life; surely expected in this type of unfair situation. I didn't resurrect this thread, merely responding to a vent.

Bottom line (and my final poke of the dead horse ) is:

Don't make ME feel bad because YOU (this a general you - non specific to any person) feel bad when you read others aren't thrilled to be excluded. Especially, if you got the deal by fluke; not design.

I (and I assume most of us) are unhappy about not getting what appeared to be a general, yet exclusionary code.

Note: I DIDN'T say angry at those who did get the fantastic deal; more power to you! Just cannot believe a person can honestly blame their unhappiness on comments from those who justifiably feel slighted.

If you keep re-opening the can of worms; they may keep crawling out.

 

[ruthma]

I don't think anyone should feel guilty for getting the code
I didn't get the code originally, and I didn't have any bad feelings towards people who did recieve it, I thought, GOOD FOR THEM!

Finally, I did get the code, was I sopposed to get it?? I doubt it but I don't know nor do I care, Disney gave it to me. I still don't even understand the pin thing and I don't care to understand it, I called and they gave me a price and that is what I will pay..

I undertsand that sometimes other people will get a better deal than me and sometimes I will get a better deal than them, I think thats called Life, and weather fair or not thats the way it is.

Its like, when you hear someone got a free room upgrade do you think, 'How dare they when I never got that?' or do you think, 'wow thats great I'm happy for them??'
I have never had a free room upgrade But when I hear someone did I think thats great! Personally I have the same feelings for people with the discounts they get.

Maybe everyone should just chill out and be happy for everyone because I'm sure at one point and time everyone got a good deal when someone else didn't


Kim

It's like flying and the person next to you got his fseat for $100.00 less.. Lucky him..

 

[NYDisGuy]

Not sure whether you or others got the code rate or not (or under what circumstances you acquired it) nor, do I really care. Just don't expect those of us who didn't get it to accept blame when someone posts that they feel sad/guilty because the 'un-luved' have stated their feelings.

No animosity toward those that got the deal - I'll still make my trips; just pay more ; just wish I could've gotten it too; not unreasonable to feel thusly IMO.

It has nothing to do with people not wanting to hear the other persons feelings, it has to do with people acting like children because they wanted it too. It's going as far as the people who didnt get the codes calling up Disney and "ratting" out people who did, telling people that Disney will revoke everyone's discount at check-in so you might as well cancel your ressie, and telling people that this whole situation is ethically wrong, yet they called 50 times to try to get the code themselves.

We dont want to hear it anymore. If the people who didnt get the code have a problem, then dont visit these threads and wait until Disney releases free dining or another code for the dates that you are going. I honestly cant wait for some of these non-code people to make their post-trip reports so I can read them crying that they never recieved a night in cinderellas castle since their family deserved it.

 

[MissRoseRed]

Let's see, you (and many others) didn't get the code, didn't have it attached to your name; but by a fluke (karma, uneducated CMs-whatever) got a heck of a deal that originally wasn't intended for you.

Would it make you feel better if I called Disney right now, told them I am a horrible person, that I certainly did not deserve the code I was GIVEN BY DISNEY because I am not nearly as valuable a human being as some who didn't get the code and that they should immediately transfer it to someone more deserving?

Yeah, not gonna happen, because, obviously, I am not a good person.

If the shoe were on the other foot I would be bummed and get over it -- I wouldn't attack the other side. I think I said as much in my original post. I think that it s*cks that not everyone got it. I think everyone has a right to vent and whatever -- but I certainly didn't make this mess. The other people you feel didn't deserve the code and I didn't all get together in a secret meeting with the mouse and come up with diabolical plan to tick people off.

And it's not like Disney is saying that you can't go. Some times you pay full price, sometimes you don't. Sometimes when I fly to LA it costs $100 round trip and sometimes it costs $600. Life's like that.

I wish everyone would just stop. I certainly did not ask anyone to jump up and down and be happy for me because I got the discount (although I think that is the point of these boards -- to be happy about Disney...). I did not intend for my post to sound like I was gloating. Since I actually was crying at the time (darn hormones), I don't see how I could have come across that way, but whatever. We should all go back to our corners and stay there. Complain/vent all you want, just don't purposely rain on anyone else's parade. And I promise not to start a thread called "HaHa! I got the discount and you didn't!"

I just can't believe that this has caused such a ruckus.

And I can't help but to wonder how you can decide that the code was not intended for me? We don't know for sure how the whole thing worked. And I have repeatedly said that my CM said she "didn't know -- couldn't tell" if I had a pin attached to my name. I've moved a lot in the past few years -- maybe, just maybe, I did deserve the discount.

Laters...

 

[MissRoseRed]

It's like flying and the person next to you got his fseat for $100.00 less.. Lucky him..

ruthma -- you beat me to it!

OK folks -- I seem to have started this latest round of hatefulness with my post about feeling bad. Sorry. Didn't mean to. Some posters on here did actually say that those in my boat were criminals, cheaters, morally corrupt and several other ugly things. And yes, that made me feel bad, and yes, I do blame those posters (and they know who they are) because they attacked others instead of just venting their own disappointment. And I have been directly referred to in recent posts, so I did take it personally -- because I didn't do anything wrong.

Denise throws in her towel and retreats to happier threads...

 

[ruthma]

ruthma -- you beat me to it!

OK folks -- I seem to have started this latest round of hatefulness with my post about feeling bad. Sorry. Didn't mean to. Some posters on here did actually say that those in my boat were criminals, cheaters, morally corrupt and several other ugly things. And yes, that made me feel bad, and yes, I do blame those posters (and they know who they are) because they attacked others instead of just venting their own disappointment. And I have been directly referred to in recent posts, so I did take it personally -- because I didn't do anything wrong.

Denise throws in her towel and retreats to happier threads...

I got the code and I'm happy as a clam

 

[RDCAnthony]

It's like flying and the person next to you got his fseat for $100.00 less.. Lucky him..

Perfectly said !!

I received it too.

 

[kt_mom]

double posted, sorry.

 

[kt_mom]

I don't think that anyone expects those that did not get the code to jump up and down with excitement for those of us that did. I did not get it at first but I sure was happy for those that did. 40% off is what will allow some that have never been able to afford to go to be able to go. That, in my opinion, is wonderful.

But I did end up being able to use the code. I simply asked if I could use it and was told yes. However that decision was made is not in my hands, and not my problem or my fault.

I understand that some are disappointed at not being able to use it. I would have been very disappointed myself. But I don't know that I would have gone so far as to attack the people who did get it the way that I was attacked on another thread. Or to make some of the comments that I have read on other threads. Some even went so far as to openly say that it shows more love to have paid rack rate than the people who used the discount. And this was to comfort someone that had tried to use the code but was told no.

That is just completely absurd. As if those of us that used the code love our families less. As if one has anything to do with the other. I was so angry when I first read that post, but then sat back and laughed at the fact that someone could be so angry that they didn't get the code that they would go beyond the name calling and fingerpointing to actually say, not imply, but say that those paying rack rate love their family more. Absolutely absurd.

Those that got the code are going to be able to use it. Those that didn't I hope that a wonderful deal comes your way. I don't expect anyone that didn't get it to be happy for me, that's fine, but I do expect to be treated with respect. Not agreeing with what someone does is one thing, but name calling and wishing bad things for people and trying to mess up someone else's good thing is another.

Its fine to feel slighted, its fine to be angry that you didn't get the code and wanted it. Its fine to post about it. What's not fine is when that goes from being angry about your own situation to being hateful to others who did get a good thing. And that is what has happened in alot of the cases on here. And those of us that have been attacked and called every name in the book, have a right to be upset about that.

 

[countingthedays]

You know, I didn't have a PIN and couldn't get the discount (and believe me, I tried). Am I unhappy I didn't get it? Yep. Am I angry that others did? Nope.

It's just my point of view, but if the discount Gods at Disney smiled and used their powers and bestowed good fortune on others, I say - Yippee!!! for them. And that statement doesn't preclude me wanting the discount Gods at Disney to smile my way and bestow their special powers on me!

 

[jamounger]

Someone posted a few posts ago about how this is similar to not everyone getting free upgrades. I think it is a pretty good comparison. I have read thread after thread about how someone got an upgrade to concierge and how great it was. Now there is someone that just got a BIG discount on a vacation. I go every year, I never get an upgrade. I don't post about how unfair it is either. This time I got lucky and a TA was offered the discount for me by Disney so I took it, just like all those people that got real excited and said sure I'll take that upgrade.

 

[goodferry]

OK, I have pretty much stayed out of this, but since we are all putting our two cents in, here's mine.
I can understand being angry for not getting the discount. I was pretty jealous when we couldn't use the free dining discount when we went in August and had to pay rack rate for our package at BWI.
What really kills me is the immaturity. I can't fathom actually calling CRO and complaining that other people got this discount and you didn't and they should loose their discount because it's just not fair. I can't believe people would actually call and demand to know if people might loose their discount and then posting it here to make people, who did nothing wrong IMHO, stress about their discount. Seems mean spirited to me.

 

[DznyLvr2005]

It's a matter of luck I guess...
In' 2005 we went to Disney for our honeymoon for 11 nights and wound up spending over $6000.. We got no discounts what-so-ever We had no pin, and we missed free dining literally by 2 days (And I wasn't nearly as into finding discounts then as I am now) I had an old IRA that I sold in order to pay for our honeymoon because I wanted it to be special.
This time that we go in September however, we got the 40% off. Some years can save you, others can't. I'm sure everyones gotten some discount at some point in their Disney lives. Some didn't get it this year, others I'm sure have gotten it in 2005 when I didn't.
I do feel horribly bad for the people that can't get the discount this year. It isn't fair, but I'm sure something will come out (free dining perhaps? Another code?)
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you

 

[Crazy4Disney06]

Humm......I really think it's time the mod's closed this thread down. Nothing good has come of it.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

For the most part, anytime you enter into a "cyber-discussion" such as online forums, the people you are dealing with are complete strangers. Do you really care what they do or don't think of you?

The subject of this thread has already been dis-proven (is that a word?) by several people that have returned from their trips and had no problem receiving the discount. At this point, whether they actually had it coming or not is irrelevant -- they are home and didn't have their reservations pulled, weren't charged rack-rate, or even had to leave behind their first-born (although I'd be the first to admit that after a week of listening to my kids whine and fight...that might be my preferred option!).

Anyway, those of you that want to perservere can keep calling repeatedly to see if you can get the discount...eventually you might wear someone down.

Everyone else can just keep their ear to the ground and hope for another discount to come out soon, and think about the other people that will probably be disappointed that they can't take advantage of it too (for whatever reason). Afterall, is there anyone of us that has been able to make a reservation everytime Disney has run a new promotion?

 

[raven69david]

Just wanted to laugh at the title of this thread "WDW will NOT accept "codes" if you do not have the postcard" which is hilarious. It's been a while since i've found such a boldly false statement posted on the boards and just got a laugh when i stumbled across this thread.

I've got no postcard, no PIN, but i DO have 40% off for AKL in December, thereforeby making the title of the thread FALSE. LOL

Last 2 trips i've received a discount i've NEVER been asked for the postcard or any type of code that i used to make the reservation.

 

[ktink]

I must say I had tried for over a month and was extremely disappointed that I wasn't able to get the code applied. And I felt like it wasn't fair but I didn't get upset for those who did. But in the mean time I had tried 1 day shy of a month and finally received the code. When the CM told me it would work I nearly fell out of my seat. Then he came back on the phone and asked for a confirmation number that it was really important that I have that info. I told him that I did not have that and he put me on hold for several minutes and came back and told me that everything had been changed.

We ended up w/ AKL in September for 6 nights 3 adults and 1 child w/ 6 day base tickets and dining plan for $2489.88 which was not even $200 more than what package w/ no dining was at AKL. I'm happy as can be and for those of you that haven't received the discount keep trying. I have a friend that also received the discount last night and she had the info passed along to her. Good luck

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Hmmm....I really think they've figured out that 40% off is better for their (Disney's) bottomline than offering another round of free DDP, especially since a good percentage of the people booking with the discount are adding DDP to the package.

It would be real interesting if they were now only allowing the discounts to "slip" through for the 8/21 - 10/06 timeframe vs. the dates later in the year. Has anyone recently tried (last day or two) to make reservations for the late Oct/Nov/Dec dates without having a pincode and been successful?

 

[castleri]

Hmmm....I really think they've figured out that 40% off is better for their (Disney's) bottomline than offering another round of free DDP, especially since a good percentage of the people booking with the discount are adding DDP to the package.

It would be real interesting if they were now only allowing the discounts to "slip" through for the 8/21 - 10/06 timeframe vs. the dates later in the year. Has anyone recently tried (last day or two) to make reservations for the late Oct/Nov/Dec dates without having a pincode and been successful?

I think this is a distinct possibility I agree that Disney probably makes out better with the discount and people purchasing DDP since they are booking deluxe and moderates that might be second or third choices for those who book when there is free dining. Four adults in a value with free dining and 1 day MYW passes is $1191 for 7 nights - just can't beat that. Even if the people book at 40% off they have to eat somewhere so will most likely be spending some money for food at WDW even if they don't do the dining plan.

 

[CanadianGuy]

Wrong Dang Thread.

J