What are these coupons / vouchers?

[dudelydude]

Okay, so my questions may not exactly be for the Camping forum, but we received some added "stuff" (listed below) when booking our first trip ever to FW (cabin). I've been to WDW several times and have been an avid reader and lurker on the parks, resort and DVC boards for years and have not even heard of some of this stuff. See questions below and keep in mind that we are a party of 6, booking at a discount as an airline employee and checking in on 8/9/11.

08/09/2011 ADMISSION
SPORT COMPLEX ADM OR MINI GOLF
1 PER PERSON [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]
Where is this sports complex (if not World Wide of Sports), what is "ADM" (if not admission) and is the mini golf for one of the courses at Swan or BB or is there mini golf at this sports complex?

08/09/2011 FEATURE
WDW RESORT ARCADE CARD-100 PTS
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
Is it safe to assume that this is for any arcade on property? Does anyone know how to use / redeem these "points" and what a point represents?

08/09/2011 FEATURE
GUIDED FISHING EXCURSION VCHR
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
It says we get one per room...I'm assuming that this voucher is to take everyone in the room or is this for one person and all others in my party have to pay?

08/09/2011 FEATURE
CHILD ACTIVITY CENTER OFFER
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
Where is this activity center? It says we get one per room...I'm assuming that this voucher is to take everyone in the room or is this for one person and all other children in my party have to pay?

08/09/2011 FEATURE
MINIATURE GOLF VOUCHER
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
Again, it says we get one per room...I'm assuming that this voucher is to take everyone in the room or is this for one person and all other children in my party have to pay? And is this for the Swan and BB courses?

08/09/2011 FEATURE
WDW MARINA OFFER VOUCHER
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
What is this?

08/09/2011 FEATURE
NIKI BRYAN SPA OFFER VOUCHER
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
Where is this spa? What is the offer for?

08/09/2011 FEATURE
PLANET HOLLYWOOD SOUVENIR VCHR
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
Not going to planet hollywood, so I don't care much.

08/09/2011 FEATURE
PLANET HOLLYWOOD $15 MEAL VCHR
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
Not going to planet hollywood, so I don't care much.

08/09/2011 FEATURE
SAMMY DUVALL OFFER VOUCHER
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
Where is this? What is the offer for?


Am I crazy to be confused by this? THanks in advance if you can shed some light - JBM.

 

[Becky2005]

This will probably help

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/vacation-packages/2011/base/

Although, I'm curious about the arcade card too. I had just assumed it would be good only in your hotel but now I'm wondering if it's a generic one since it goes to all MYW packages and if it would be good at any of them. From reading it, it sounds like it's good at any of the resort hotels arcades.

I think the rest are just discounts other than the free round of mini-golf which I thought was for everyone in the room but now looking at it, it does say "per room" on the website...hmm...that seems a bit useless unless you are a single traveler.

 

[dudelydude]

This will probably help

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/vacation-packages/2011/base/

Wow Becky...you really nailed it with this link. I'm almost embarrassed because I am the internet search king (maybe you've heard of me ) and I thought I would have found this info. I could probably use about half of this stuff, which is nice. Thanks for taking the time.

 

[Becky2005]

Your welcome! I will be getting this stuff myself and don't really remember all of this last time but that was 2005 and eons ago in Disney time.

I am curious now about the Planet Hollywood souvenior voucher. I was thinking you had to eat there to get your freebie but now I'm not so sure. Hey, if it's included and it's just a go to the store, turn in your voucher & they will give you something, then I want it....even if it's a bookmark or something like that.

I was surprised to find out Planet Hollywood was on the dining plan, I thought the big name places at DtD weren't on it. So, I checked out the menu and saw that the merchandise section opens up an hour earlier than the restaraunt.

I've never been to Planet Hollywood so am clueless.

 

[dudelydude]

Yeah, I've been to DTD many, many times, but never went into Planet Hollywood. I feel they are kind of over-rated and expensive, but isn't everything expensive at WDW? You are right though...if I can stop in and get a free soda to-go with my $15 voucher and a free souvenir, why not stop in? I will spend thousands of dollars at WDW, but it has to be worth it to me. It'll be me with DGF and 4 DD's who are very finicky eaters, so dropping $80 or more to watch kids pick at their food isn't worth the $15 discount to actually sit and eat.

And I, too, was surprised about the "ancillary" restaurants on the dining plan when I found out that Emerils is on the dining plan. However, I still like to keep the DP restricted to resort and park eating to get more bang for the buck...again....finicky eaters all around me.

 

[LeeLee'sMom]

If I remember correctly from last September,,I think one game is either 50 or 100 points to play so you either get 1 or 2 games..not very much but hey it is free. Well not really free.....because the 1 or 2 games is never enough and now you are adding $20 more to the card so your child can play a few more games.. happens to us every year...LOL

 

[dudelydude]

If I remember correctly from last September,,I think one game is either 50 or 100 points to play so you either get 1 or 2 games..not very much but hey it is free. Well not really free.....because the 1 or 2 games is never enough and now you are adding $20 more to the card so your child can play a few more games.. happens to us every year...LOL

Thanks for the info...well tha's one less thing I can use from my list above. I have 4 kids and it's actually cheaper to just stay away from arcades altogether if I cant get at least a couple of games per kid...that's the point where I would buy a couple more games for each kid to make it an experience and make it worthwhile to visit an arcade on vacation.

 

[Born 2 Fish]

08/09/2011 FEATURE
GUIDED FISHING EXCURSION VCHR
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
It says we get one per room...I'm assuming that this voucher is to take everyone in the room or is this for one person and all others in my party have to pay?

Please,, you absolutely HAVE to do this fishing excursion ! You'll love it, even if you've never fished before.
It's one per room,,"UP TO 5 PEOPLE", the boats can only carry 5 passengers at a time.
All you have to do is make a ressie and show up at the appointed time(bring your camera)
They provide EVERYTHING you need,

 

[dudelydude]

08/09/2011 FEATURE
GUIDED FISHING EXCURSION VCHR
1 PER ROOM [ 1 ]
It says we get one per room...I'm assuming that this voucher is to take everyone in the room or is this for one person and all others in my party have to pay?

Please,, you absolutely HAVE to do this fishing excursion ! You'll love it, even if you've never fished before.
It's one per room,,"UP TO 5 PEOPLE", the boats can only carry 5 passengers at a time.
All you have to do is make a ressie and show up at the appointed time(bring your camera)
They provide EVERYTHING you need,

So what ur telling me Frank is that we get a free fishing excursion for 5 people? If so, WOW...and how long does it last?

 

[Marshel]

According to the link to the Disney Travel Company site, it's good for a 15% discount on a fishing expedition:

Bass Fishing Discount
15% off the regular price of Guided Bass Fishing Excursions and Bass Nitro Fishing Excursions at select Walt Disney World marinas. Excursions include fishing equipment, rod, reel, shiners, artificial bait, non-alcoholic beverages and a 1-year membership to B.A.S.S. (Bass Anglers Sportsman Society).

 

[Born 2 Fish]

So what ur telling me Frank is that we get a free fishing excursion for 5 people? If so, WOW...and how long does it last?

According to the link to the Disney Travel Company site, it's good for a 15% discount on a fishing expedition:

Bass Fishing Discount
15% off the regular price of Guided Bass Fishing Excursions and Bass Nitro Fishing Excursions at select Walt Disney World marinas. Excursions include fishing equipment, rod, reel, shiners, artificial bait, non-alcoholic beverages and a 1-year membership to B.A.S.S. (Bass Anglers Sportsman Society).

I'm sorry that I didn't look it up, From what you posted, dudely ,I thought it was FREE. But if the voucher doesn't specify 15% off, I would give them a call and ask about the voucher .

The excursion is 2 hours long.

15% off is okay,,but FREE is better If not free, if ya were to split the cost of a fishing excursion 5 ways then it would be worth it.(my opinion)
Please let me know what they tell you about the voucher,

 

[dudelydude]

15% off is okay,,but FREE is better If not free, if ya were to split the cost of a fishing excursion 5 ways then it would be worth it.(my opinion)
Please let me know what they tell you about the voucher,

Hey Frank,

I used Becky's link above and Marshel's post for confirmation that this is (in fact) a 15% discount, so I didn't call to ask. If it were me and 4 other adults, I could swing it, but the 5-way split is me and my 4 young girls which is no split at all. If we were avid fishers, I would definitely spend the money based on your recommendation, but it would be more about being out on a boat with the kids than it would be about fishing...maybe when they get older.

Thanks so much for your interest. Just your enthusiasm about this stuff gets us SO excited about our first trip to the Fort.

We always appreciate the kindness of a DIS and WDW veteran.

Joe

 

[doombuqqy]

When we went to Planet Hollywood to recieve our free souviner it was a prepackaged key chain, I wouldn't waste my time but maybe they changed it (doubtful)

 

[Smile4Me]

Does anyone know what the Niki Bryan Spa Offer is? It isn't listed on the Disney website link that was posted above but it was listed on one of our documents from Disney.

Thanks!

 

[Born 2 Fish]

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most likely it is a 15 % off voucher,,