Disney Survey - Not a fan of people on "vacation" forums...

[KCheatle]

Over the weekend I received an email from Disney asking me to complete a survey about my July, 2014 trip. I started to take the survey, and they went through their normal questions to establish my demographics and such. Then it came to a page that asked me if I participated in social media (i.e., facebook, twitter), and I said yes that I read and posted on facebook. It also asked me if I blogged, and I said I read blogs but didn't blog myself. But, then it asked if I participated in forums specifically about vacationing or vacation destinations, to which I replied that I both read them and posted on them. After that...it said I was no longer eligible for the survey.

Hmm....makes me wonder what they are surveying that they don't want the likes of me responding to??

Anyone else had a similar experience?

 

[lilclerk]

I got kicked out of it last night too. I also got a reminder email about the same survey today, even though I can't take it

 

[billyd52]

Just got the same survey for Oct.2014 trip. Answered all the same questions until they asked how many children and grandchildren went with us that did not live in our household. After I answered 4 children and 6 grandchildren they said I was not eligible. No idea why!!

 

[SAV]

I got the same thing as the OP and the reminder even though I can't take it.

 

[KCheatle]

I just checked and I got another email today about it, too. I clicked on the link and it said I was not eligible.

Now, I'm trying to figure out if there's a way around it so that I can take this super secretive survey!!!

 

[dodgr98]

I just checked and I got another email today about it, too. I clicked on the link and it said I was not eligible.

Now, I'm trying to figure out if there's a way around it so that I can take this super secretive survey!!!

Try clearing the tracking cookies from your computer.

 

[DfromATX]

That's so weird! I wish I knew why.

 

[yedliW]

when companies do surveys, they are often looking for a specific demographic, or they have quotas for certain demographics (so they can get a broader cross section of respondants).. perhaps they had enough responses from the active forum posters, and were looking for people who don't fit into those categories..

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I just checked and I got another email today about it, too. I clicked on the link and it said I was not eligible.

Now, I'm trying to figure out if there's a way around it so that I can take this super secretive survey!!!

It's not necessarily the case that your participation in forums is what disqualified you. They might ask you ten questions and then say you're not eligible, but eligibility can be determined by any one of those ten questions, not necessarily the last one.

Example:

Do you have children? No
Did you stay on property? Yes
What salary range are you in? $50,000 - $100,000 per year
What is your favorite park? Epcot
You are not eligible for this survey.

It doesn't mean that they're disqualifying people who like Epcot best (though it could). Maybe they only want folks with kids or people who earn above $250K.

 

[mouse_luv]

LOL I got it too this weekend about our Sept 2014 trip. I got kicked out after I said someone in my family works in the hotel industry. Oh well.
I got another email reminder about it today and I know it's a waste because it's going to kick me again.

 

[Susan Savia]

Yep, I got one after our last trip (January 2015) and the first question asked for my age and when I entered it, it said...I wasn't eligible for that survey. Think next time were in the parks and I get stopped to do a survey, I'm gonna tell them.....Oh wait, I'm to old to do this survey!

 

[DisneyJoe]

when companies do surveys, they are often looking for a specific demographic, or they have quotas for certain demographics (so they can get a broader cross section of respondants).. perhaps they had enough responses from the active forum posters, and were looking for people who don't fit into those categories..

Precisely. They want to get a variety of data.

 

[Tom]

when companies do surveys, they are often looking for a specific demographic, or they have quotas for certain demographics (so they can get a broader cross section of respondants).. perhaps they had enough responses from the active forum posters, and were looking for people who don't fit into those categories..

It's not necessarily the case that your participation in forums is what disqualified you. They might ask you ten questions and then say you're not eligible, but eligibility can be determined by any one of those ten questions, not necessarily the last one.

Example:

Do you have children? No
Did you stay on property? Yes
What salary range are you in? $50,000 - $100,000 per year
What is your favorite park? Epcot
You are not eligible for this survey.

It doesn't mean that they're disqualifying people who like Epcot best (though it could). Maybe they only want folks with kids or people who earn above $250K.

Exactly these two responses. Proper surveys, which provide the most accurate and comprehensive data, will use many demographic and control questions to both sort responses, and to weed them out.

At the same time, it could very well be a result of your answer to the online forum question. That survey may be looking for guests who are active on the controllable social media (their sterilized Facebook and Blog), but do not want responses from those they feel may be tainted by the real world.

But likely, it was any of the other control questions - or a combination of them - that booted you.

 

[KCheatle]

I'm wondering if anyone actually got through it???

Although...I suppose if it was my activity on here that got me booted, chances aren't good that anyone on here will have gotten through...

 

[halltd]

Maybe they don't want whatever they're surveying about to show up on the forums? I've taken several surveys for Universal and Six Flags that said the information was confidential and then saw the survey posted like five minutes later by other people on various forums. Sometimes things really should be confidential.

 

[Arthur Wellesley]

So if you or anyone you know does not have children or grandchildren, hasn't aged, does not use the internet to plan vacations, does not have a home, is not in a group or demographic, and does not work, then PLEASE step forward now so we can find out what all is in this survey.

 

[merry68]

Ok I'm doing the survey. It's geared towards dynamic ticket pricing, imagine that!

 

[Tom]

Ok I'm doing the survey. It's geared towards dynamic ticket pricing, imagine that!

Anxious to see the questions when you're done.

 

[merry68]

Anxious to see the questions when you're done.

A variety of scenarios regarding different prices on single and multi day tickets and also questions regarding visiting during weekdays vs weekends. Calander was divided up to show value, regular and peak times. All questions were based on when I visited last year.

 

[copcarguyp71]

Sounds like (at least to me) they are seeking skewed answers for imagined demographics. Basically seeking confirmation of their manifest destiny by manipulating the responses. "nothing to see here...move along folks". "Yes, we want your opinion...unless is differs from or casts a poor light on our brave new world in which case good day sir!"