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News Disney Explores Amazon Prime-Like Membership Program to Offer Discounts and Perks
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Tha Realest
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Yep. They’re not geared to getting you on popular rides. The current system redirects you to underutilized attractions. Lots of suggestions for Monsters Inc Laugh Floor and the like.
pdude81
Well-Known Member
Yes, they should repurpose the statues or something similar to make a SOTMK game that we can do with our MB+. Unfortunately the windows are all gone now, but we could still go to specific locations to unlock a battle on Play Disney Parks.
Of course Uni is gaining shares. By means of the park reservation system and turning off the AP spigot, WDW is purposefully lowering attendance. They're not stuffing the parks with as many people as possible any more.
The result of that is pure mathematics: A reduced share of the Orlando theme park pie.
And through it all, WDW keeps having record breaking quarterly profits. Because:
1. They're charging more and offering more upsells.
2. They're only letting in as many people they have staff for, and so, less labor cost. They're not overstaffing in case they get a rush.
But anyway, a WDW v. Uni fight isn't the topic of this thread.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Show me throngs of tourists who didn't book their WDW trip because of a park reservation being blocked out? (those visitors instead just goto another WDW park)
The locals impact at WDW who might be turned away isn't going to move the needle.
Tha Realest
Well-Known Member
Right now Chapek’s looking at this long, winding queue of people waiting to see the Queen and is thinking, “how can we monetize this?”
aladdin2007
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sad but true no doubt
Epcot82Guy
Well-Known Member
Even worse. It's Big Brother Bobby then using that information to manipulate you into doing what is most desirable and profitable to him, often without you even knowing.
Chip Chipperson
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Princess Funeral After Hours events?
_caleb
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Cesar R M
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Let's say you have a very large monthly subscription.
1500$ usd or more a month for the "premium platinum" whatever you think of.
Apart from having annual pass, you get like 1 point of DVC points per month.
Literally transforming the DVC program into subscription mode.
Cesar R M
Well-Known Member
I wonder actually how much are they losing in merchandise sales.
People have a budget and if the basics are above.. pretty sure they will only force people to buy cheaper stuff or even stop altogether.
nickys
Premium Member
But DVC is a timeshare and has to conform to timeshare laws.
And even if people are given 1 point per month, that’s a contract and then that minimum has to apply to everyone buying in. Plus the dues will have to be paid! So at the end of your year of premium membership for which you paid the earth for, you now owe them another $85.
Cannot and will not happen.
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Chip Chipperson
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Plus, what's anyone really going to do with 12 points/year? 1 night in a deluxe studio during the low season at certain resorts? Hardly worth it, even as a "perk."
pdude81
Well-Known Member
And when do these rolling points expire? By the time you can weekend in a 2BR the first ones would be gone already.
Notes from Neverland
Well-Known Member
An updated membership/reward program could make a lot of sense. Especially for Disney Cruise Line. The Castaway Club is so outdated and underwhelming, and really doesn't make any sense. Something that reflects money spent would work far better on DCL than the odd total trip system.