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[Doberge]

Get one bonus One-Time-Use Point for each One-Time-Use Point purchased! Members can purchase up to 12 Points for a total of 24 One-Time-Use Points in a Use Year. Excludes bookings offered through the hotel exchange program.

Joking aside, this is actually a nice benefit. Different ways to look at it, but one is to see it as buying 24 points for $10/point. This can toward reducing annual costs on the pile of Fort Wilderness points Disney is sitting on.

They may end up tightening language here because, as worded, it's not clear thst it's total of 24 per use year "per membership" or "per contract." If the latter, then people can take advantage of the deal multiple times.

 

[HauntedPirate]

“Other perks include the ability to purchase the Disney Sorcerer Pass for access to Walt Disney World parks…”

If that means I have to pay $99/person just to be able to purchase the Sorcerer AP, there may be a strongly worded email going to DVC in the near future.

 

[mattpeto]

“Other perks include the ability to purchase the Disney Sorcerer Pass for access to Walt Disney World parks…”

If that means I have to pay $99/person just to be able to purchase the Sorcerer AP, there may be a strongly worded email going to DVC in the near future.

Not laughing at you. But that would be terrible.

 

[The Colonel]

All their energy and imagination is put into ways of charging more. Its really all they are good at now.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Yeah, just give them the perks as a DVC member. Why must there be a separate charge on top of the large sums of money they already pay for DVC to access this? Ohhhh...right....

They’ll only start to offer “free perks” if they see signs that people buying into DVC is decreasing. That’s the only reason companies these days offer any sort of perk, to entice customers back, or get new ones to buy in when numbers are declining.

 

[nickys]

What I’d like to say about this would be censored.

I’ve sorted that for you!

And don't forget the weekday part: Purchase specially priced 5-day weekday Walt Disney World Theme Park tickets with one water park visit included.

Oh yes, forgot that. Of course we get a free water park visit when we book anyway, so that’s a non-perk.

 

[Minthorne]

I can safely say i will never pay for this "perk." The only good thing about it is that it doesn't remove any perks from the other members, bit it could make the eait to get into a lounge longer so that's a negative.

Unless they kick basic members from the lounge that is at capacity when a MMB member shows up.

Sorry Mr Minthorne you need to leave now - there’s a MMB here that needs your spot.

 

[Doberge]

And don't forget the weekday part: Purchase specially priced 5-day weekday Walt Disney World Theme Park tickets with one water park visit included.

Good catch. It would work for us but it's still so ridiculously restrictive.

 

[nickys]

“Other perks include the ability to purchase the Disney Sorcerer Pass for access to Walt Disney World parks…”

If that means I have to pay $99/person just to be able to purchase the Sorcerer AP, there may be a strongly worded email going to DVC in the near future.

No, you can use your points to buy the AP.

Ya know, just like you can use your points to book a cruise…..!

 

[HauntedPirate]

No, you can use your points to buy the AP.

Ya know, just like you can use your points to book a cruise…..!

Ahh, that’s in the email… why on earth would anyone do either of those things with their points??

 

[mattpeto]

“Other perks include the ability to purchase the Disney Sorcerer Pass for access to Walt Disney World parks…”

If that means I have to pay $99/person just to be able to purchase the Sorcerer AP, there may be a strongly worded email going to DVC in the near future.

"Use your Points to purchase the Disney Sorcerer Pass to enjoy Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks."

I read that as use your points as collateral to purchase the Sorcerer Pass, like redeem for a cruise. But I could be wrong.

 

[HauntedPirate]

"Use your Points to purchase the Disney Sorcerer Pass to enjoy Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks."

I read that as use your points as collateral to purchase the Sorcerer Pass, like redeem for a cruise. But I could be wrong.

Yeah, I saw the email with better wording.

I still cannot fathom who thought this would be a good idea. Or what idiots requested something so insanely stupid.

 

[nickys]

"Use your Points to purchase the Disney Sorcerer Pass to enjoy Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks."

I read that as use your points as collateral to purchase the Sorcerer Pass, like redeem for a cruise. But I could be wrong.

That’s how I read it too.

“Use your points” - so we can charge you a ridiculous amount, valuing your points at $10 each.

 

[mattpeto]

Yeah, I saw the email with better wording.

I still cannot fathom who thought this would be a good idea. Or what idiots requested something so insanely stupid.

If you got enough points, maybe people don't care.

 

[nickys]

Yeah, I saw the email with better wording.

I still cannot fathom who thought this would be a good idea. Or what idiots requested something so insanely stupid.

Upcharges are all the rage now. You need to embrace it.

 

[nickys]

If you got enough points, maybe people don't care.

They could donate them to a good cause. Me.

 

[HauntedPirate]

If you got enough points, maybe people don't care.

If you have that many points, you have enough money to buy AP’s for cash, not points. I would hope.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Upcharges are all the rage now. You need to embrace it.

To quote The Beach Boys - “I just wasn’t made for these times…”

 

[thegoatfeeder]

Personally I’m fine with this, but I can see it being frustrating for others. We come from the UK so get a really good deal on park tickets anyway (we have the DVC AP anyway, so kind of a moot point), and this scheme isn’t taking anything we already have away.

None of the ‘extras’ are compelling either, so its of not interest at all, but at least it’s not going to be a downer and take away something we already have.

 

[Nottamus]

Disney’s UP 2: Charging