What perk would you want to see added?

[WilsonFlyer]

I've heard this too, but they don't really check much it would be easy to hide contraband...

And therein lies the irony of the disruption.

 

[Steelers0854]

This is one that surprises me it does not exist. DVC could offer almost anything at different point ownership levels and people (looking in the mirror) would scramble to level up their points just for the sake of getting to the next tier. Personally, I would appreciate a discount on the incredi-pass… I buy 6 of them every year and wouldn’t turn away some appreciation.

My little FOMO heart couldn’t handle this, 150 points almost killed me lol

 

[waynesburg60]

10% discount on QS dinning, a better way/chance to get moonlight magic. A free mickey bar goes a long way to justifying $30000

 

[DisTravels]

bringing back resort delivery from the theme parks would have people spending more money overall, I know I don't want to carry stuff around all day.

Lol, they don't know how many times I've looked at stuff, said to myself I'll get it on the way out and either changed my mind or forgot. Even if they set up a retrieval center near park exit they would sell some stuff to me.

I didn't know room delivery was available at one time.

Agree, I expect a room-delivery option (or will-call at the entrance) - for new purchases, not other stuff you brought and won't need - would pay for itself.

 

[Chuck S]

I didn't know room delivery was available at one time.

Agree, I expect a room-delivery option (or will-call at the entrance) - for new purchases, not other stuff you brought and won't need - would pay for itself.

When it first started, they did actually put it right in your room. That didn't last ;ong. They then switched to delivering it to your resort store, where you picked it up.

 

[crazycatlady]

Yes, but what is more valuable to Disney in the long run, a family that has just enough points for a trip once every other year in a GV, or people that stay in studios/one bedrooms several times per year? I think bringing back resort delivery from the theme parks would have people spending more money overall, I know I don't want to carry stuff around all day.

Yeah, I really miss that package delivery system and you are 100% right that they don't sell as much stuff by not having it. There are plenty of times I see something that I would buy but don't want to carry them around all day, so don't buy it. I either talk myself out of the purchase later or forget about the item so never buy it. This is especially true at Disney Springs. Frankly, I am really surprised that they haven't added this service back. I agree that it would make a GREAT DVC perk!

 

[DisTravels]

When it first started, they did actually put it right in your room. That didn't last ;ong. They then switched to delivering it to your resort store, where you picked it up.

I wonder if unclaimed from your resort store ended up being an issue - then some people probably wanted refund since they didn't pick it up..

 

[dvc lover 1970]

three free LL tickets per person per day

 

[Judique]

three free LL tickets per person per day

I'd like that also. But I don't expect it to have a snowballs chance in Florida....

 

[Steelers0854]

Yeah, I really miss that package delivery system and you are 100% right that they don't sell as much stuff by not having it. There are plenty of times I see something that I would buy but don't want to carry them around all day, so don't buy it. I either talk myself out of the purchase later or forget about the item so never buy it. This is especially true at Disney Springs. Frankly, I am really surprised that they haven't added this service back. I agree that it would make a GREAT DVC perk!

I also really wish they would bring this back, but lets face it, Disney has all the data analytics on it, and you can bet that have done the math and the cost of the personnel and vehicles to make this happen is not going to be offset by the additional merchandise sales or they would have already done it. But agree this is the one thing I wish they would bring back. Heck I would even take them holding it at the front of the park to pickup when we leave.

 

[DonMacGregor]

I've heard this too, but they don't really check much it would be easy to hide contraband...

They really don't need to. If someone is going to do something nefarious in a hotel room at WDW, something that isn't spontaneous and means leaving something of significant contraband or performing illegal activities in a room, they are less likely to choose a Disney-owned hotel room over a non-Disney one just for the fact that someone can access the room at any time, regardless of whether a DND sign is on the door. It's a risk not worth taking when other options exist that more or less guarantee privacy for days on end.

Think of it like filing a tax return: even if you're totally honest on your taxes, simply the possibility of an audit, however slim it might be, provides some deterrence. It's the same reason the IRS occasionally makes a big deal out of telling the world they are hiring XX thousands of new enforcement agents (whether they actually do or not).

 

[Girlstar30]

They really don't need to. If someone is going to do something nefarious in a hotel room at WDW, something that isn't spontaneous and means leaving something of significant contraband or performing illegal activities in a room, they are less likely to choose a Disney-owned hotel room over a non-Disney one just for the fact that someone can access the room at any time, regardless of whether a DND sign is on the door. It's a risk not worth taking when other options exist that more or less guarantee privacy for days on end.

Think of it like filing a tax return: even if you're totally honest on your taxes, simply the possibility of an audit, however slim it might be, provides some deterrence. It's the same reason the IRS occasionally makes a big deal out of telling the world they are hiring XX thousands of new enforcement agents (whether they actually do or not).

Makes sense!

 

[ehh]

I appreciate everyone's optimism with these perk ideas.

But to 2025 Disney, a "perk" is often just a privilege to pay more money to do something. Often that something has no explicit cost to Disney, or if it does, it's minimal. I think this is going to be especially true with DVC, where a purchase 20 years ago would also be eligible for the perk, meaning it'll be struggle for DVD to justify a freebie-type of perk on their balance sheet considering how many existing members would get to benefit for nothing.

If there's an explicit cost to the perk, then 2025 Disney expects to be able to point to incremental revenue driven by that explicit cost. And the incremental revenue has gotta win on balance, i.e., drive incremental margin.

Said another way, they need to be able to profit from a perk, and also prove that they profited from it.

There's also implicit costs, like opportunity costs, to reckon with. Things that could negatively impact, or even be perceived to negatively impact non-DVC guests are probably not appealing currently, especially in light of today's WSJ story "Even Disney Is Worried About the High Cost of a Disney Vacation".

So, yeah, new freebies are basically out.

New discounts, like LL discounts, gotta drive incremental margin and LL discounts probably wouldn't. Maaaybe golf cart rental discounts at CFW would? I'm skeptical, though. Basically we need a bunch of CFW guests to not buy golf carts for the next year+ for them to consider this.

New pay-to-discount (like TiW), are a possibility, but again the key is making sure it drives incremental margin. The fact they haven't brought back TiW and have publicly said they aren't planning to bring it back, makes me think they have some internal analysis that doesn't make it look great to them. Maybe they cram it behind MMB, meaning you pay twice to discount.

Access to lower tier APs seems unlikely to benefit Disney or DVD, so I think that's out. We already know MMB allows the privilege of discounted day tickets, so that's where they think ticket 'discounts' belong.

Booking advantages for dining or LL mean disadvantages for non-DVC, so that's out.

I have a hunch resort delivery for in-park merch purchases is gonna come back more broadly. I'm not sure DVC guests are a big enough population for it to be justified (especially to be paid for by DVD), probably needs a broader appeal to run efficiently and ultimately should be paid for by merch divisions.

Anyway, in light of all the above, I think there's a class of stuff that folks have mentioned where they could be onto something:

How about a DLR Magic Key that you can buy at any time that is good for any days where you have an aligned reservation using your points at one of the DVC rooms on property. Having to book your rooms 11 months in advance but not being able to time your MK purchase to align is blah.....

I think this type of thing is something Disney could latch onto.

And why stop at DLR? They could also come out with a WDW AP that 'just works' on the days you have a DVC resort reservation, no park reservations. Call it the "Hakuna Matata Pass" or something.

These passes don't even need to be less expensive than the Sorcerer pass, as they're more convenient than current passes.

Payment plans for AP/MK is another great one:

Monthly payment plans for AP or MKs. They allow it for CA and FL residents. Plus, it wouldn't really cost DVC much to add something like this.

I also think the various point tier suggestions from @NVDISFamily and @DonkeyHoTay might have some viability as it encourages continued purchases rather than just blue-card-and-you're-in. What you get for being in a higher tier probably still will be limited in monetary value (see DCL's perks for Pearl) but I think there's potential for segmented perks.

 

[NVDISFamily]

I think there's potential for segmented perks.

Just had a crazy thought while cleaning up the kitchen. I can't figure out why they haven't done this. It should be easy for Disney to implement something like this and it would likely increase member FOMO and cause a good portion of those on the fence to consider adding more direct vs resale. My thought is this, perhaps the reason they don't want to implement a program like this is the older members who have had points for many years now aren't easy to tell if their membership was the result of a purchase from Disney vs resale many years ago. Perhaps the level of effort to tell if those OKW points you purchased in 98 were from direct or resale are too much of a pain for the IT team.....

 

[Chuck S]

Just had a crazy thought while cleaning up the kitchen. I can't figure out why they haven't done this. It should be easy for Disney to implement something like this and it would likely increase member FOMO and cause a good portion of those on the fence to consider adding more direct vs resale. My thought is this, perhaps the reason they don't want to implement a program like this is the older members who have had points for many years now aren't easy to tell if their membership was the result of a purchase from Disney vs resale many years ago. Perhaps the level of effort to tell if those OKW points you purchased in 98 were from direct or resale are too much of a pain for the IT team.....

Given that OKW opened in 1991, I would venture to say that most OKW contracts dated in the 1990s are direct purchases. It would be relativeky easy to do a onetime check to see if a contract changed ownership since, and whether there was a waiver for a gifted membership.

 

[ehh]

Just had a crazy thought while cleaning up the kitchen. I can't figure out why they haven't done this. It should be easy for Disney to implement something like this and it would likely increase member FOMO and cause a good portion of those on the fence to consider adding more direct vs resale. My thought is this, perhaps the reason they don't want to implement a program like this is the older members who have had points for many years now aren't easy to tell if their membership was the result of a purchase from Disney vs resale many years ago. Perhaps the level of effort to tell if those OKW points you purchased in 98 were from direct or resale are too much of a pain for the IT team.....

I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more legal hurdles to tiered benefits than data/technological. I’m assuming legalese is the reason why old resale was grandfathered into blue card.

The ‘easy’ way around it might be putting the points tiers into the MMB program…

 

[KSL]

Would love to see any of these (not expecting to get them...):

• Return of package delivery. I remember the in-room delivery but would be happy with the resort-shop delivery!
• An after-4pm type ticket.
• Resort-themed refillable drink mug good for length of stay. I could compromise on a DVC-themed one (cheaper/easier for them).

I wonder if the increase in food delivery services (door dash, etc.) has reduced the demand/incentive to provide room service? Does Disney allow these delivery services on property? We've not tried it....

 

[Girlstar30]

Would love to see any of these (not expecting to get them...):

• Return of package delivery. I remember the in-room delivery but would be happy with the resort-shop delivery!
• An after-4pm type ticket.
• Resort-themed refillable drink mug good for length of stay. I could compromise on a DVC-themed one (cheaper/easier for them).

I wonder if the increase in food delivery services (door dash, etc.) has reduced the demand/incentive to provide room service? Does Disney allow these delivery services on property? We've not tried it....

They do but they won't "handle" hot food so you need to be at the lobby to pick it up when it arrives. They do not allow the service to deliver to your room and neither will they and they won't hold it either.

 

[Jillpie]

I would love if they would serve fresh popcorn in the lounges. Even if it's self-service.

Way, way too messy. Can you imagine kids spilling that all over the floor? Nah, that'll never happen unfortunately.

 

[Jillpie]

I have two that come to mind. I really wish we could opt out of the daily security room checks!! I cannot stand being interrupted, it's such an invasion of privacy, drives me right up the wall to get that knock on the door. Second, bring back the ability to check in to the airport on day of discharge and get rid of our luggage. I SO miss that perk.