I somewhat caught the end of the Welcome home weeks at
Disneyland. I say somewhat because they were out of the tote bags when I asked at the VGC preview center. I then asked if I could still get the one during Oogie boogie bash and was told yes, I could get the one from the trick or treating at Oogie boogie bash if I had a ticket. When I went to the DCA preview center for trick or treating, I was given a rice crispy treat and a couple pieces of the same candy from all the other trick or treat trails. I asked about the tote bag and was told that they were out. It must have been the same bag....
We visited the coffee event before we were heading out. They had coffee, orange juice, whole fruits and a few pastries. There were signs by everything that read, "One per person." They gave us a ticket when we were scanned in and said there was a raffle. I noticed another member handing her ticket to a CM and getting something from them. My husband took our ticket over and the ticket gave us a very poorly screened magnet. You flip over the magnet and there's a sticker that corresponds to another prize. In our case, it was for a little blu tooth speaker. There were hats for other types of stickers.
Overall, it was a nice gesture. I was bitter about the tote (I was planning on using it for trick or treating), but that partially went away when they gave my husband the speaker because he seems happy about it.
Are these special things worth spending thousands of dollars for by buying direct? Oh, hell no. Not by a loooong shot. I bought direct for other reasons that are legitimate reasons.
