Ok, today I got an 8 legal sized page fine print survey from a company by the name of Market Facts out of Palatine, IL in the mail regarding WDW and other Orlando attractions in relation to WDW but it is mostly just about WDW. The accompanying sheet says that it was sent to 5,500 pass holders. Anyone else get one?
I’m trying to figure out if this is a survey being done on behalf of Disney or if it is from someone else doing some kind of sneaky research and trying to look like they are associated with Disney. Incidentally, nowhere in anything that came with the envelope do they say they are working for Disney but I can’t exactly figure out how else they would know I have an AP and have had one for at least the last three years since I’ve never filled out anything other than Disney stuff with that kind of info…
I guess that I’m probably going to have to call Disney to find out for sure before I fill anything out but I was wondering what anyone else’s take was on it if they got one.
The thing that is really odd about this is that it is patterned in a manner that is VERY similar to the Myers-Briggs typology test in that it asks very similar questions in a somewhat complex rotating pattern that makes it hard to cheat by saying what you think they want you to say (yes, I realize that I’m strange for noticing this kind of thing and knowing what it is about
) In any event, upon realizing that they are being a bit sneaky in the way they ask the questions, it makes me even more suspicious. It could just be that it was very well designed and meant to get a true an accurate representation about how people feel about WDW and I have no problem filling it out if it is from Disney but like I said, I’m a little suspicious.
Incidentally, some of the questions that caught my eye were (BTW, they aren’t really questions, you rate the statements on a scale of 1-10 on how closely they relate to your feelings) the following:
“Going there isn’t as fun as it used to be”
“I love most things Disney”
“I just don’t feel that it is worth the money going there very often”
“I love seeing my child’s face light up when we there”
“Once you’ve been to Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, there’s not much reason to go back again” (they ask the same thing about MK, MGM and Epcot)
“I forget all my worries and just enjoy things”
“One visit a year to the Walt Disney World® Resort is plenty”
“I’m always thinking about going there”
“Walt Disney World® Resort’s rides and attractions are a little too tame”
“A trip there is worth every penny”
“Walt Disney World® Resort is too commercialized”
“Walt Disney World® Resort is a magical place full of fantasy”
“Unless there is a new parade, ride or show, I don’t see much reason to go”
“Walt Disney World® Resort seems to be getting stale”
“Even if you go there over and over, it never loses the special feeling”
“I enjoy going to other Orlando theme parks and venues more than going to Walt Disney World® Resort
I should note that this is only a small part of the questions that were on the survey and that they weren’t listed in the order I placed them. I looked up as I was typing and the first five or six were all sort of negative so I decided to do a seemingly negative statement between a seemingly positive statement so that I didn’t upset anybody
They also ask questions about the individual theme parks “all the significant ones in FL including WDW” as well as Disney water parks in relation to other water parks and about Disney resorts and DTD and Cirque du Soleil and a whole slew of other things…
I swear, by the time I got done reading it I felt like I was back in school during mid term exams! I was expecting to look up and have someone say “You have 30 minutes left from this point”. At least there weren’t any essay questions, right?
I’m trying to figure out if this is a survey being done on behalf of Disney or if it is from someone else doing some kind of sneaky research and trying to look like they are associated with Disney. Incidentally, nowhere in anything that came with the envelope do they say they are working for Disney but I can’t exactly figure out how else they would know I have an AP and have had one for at least the last three years since I’ve never filled out anything other than Disney stuff with that kind of info…
I guess that I’m probably going to have to call Disney to find out for sure before I fill anything out but I was wondering what anyone else’s take was on it if they got one.
The thing that is really odd about this is that it is patterned in a manner that is VERY similar to the Myers-Briggs typology test in that it asks very similar questions in a somewhat complex rotating pattern that makes it hard to cheat by saying what you think they want you to say (yes, I realize that I’m strange for noticing this kind of thing and knowing what it is about
) In any event, upon realizing that they are being a bit sneaky in the way they ask the questions, it makes me even more suspicious. It could just be that it was very well designed and meant to get a true an accurate representation about how people feel about WDW and I have no problem filling it out if it is from Disney but like I said, I’m a little suspicious.Incidentally, some of the questions that caught my eye were (BTW, they aren’t really questions, you rate the statements on a scale of 1-10 on how closely they relate to your feelings) the following:
“Going there isn’t as fun as it used to be”
“I love most things Disney”
“I just don’t feel that it is worth the money going there very often”
“I love seeing my child’s face light up when we there”
“Once you’ve been to Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, there’s not much reason to go back again” (they ask the same thing about MK, MGM and Epcot)
“I forget all my worries and just enjoy things”
“One visit a year to the Walt Disney World® Resort is plenty”
“I’m always thinking about going there”
“Walt Disney World® Resort’s rides and attractions are a little too tame”
“A trip there is worth every penny”
“Walt Disney World® Resort is too commercialized”
“Walt Disney World® Resort is a magical place full of fantasy”
“Unless there is a new parade, ride or show, I don’t see much reason to go”
“Walt Disney World® Resort seems to be getting stale”
“Even if you go there over and over, it never loses the special feeling”
“I enjoy going to other Orlando theme parks and venues more than going to Walt Disney World® Resort
I should note that this is only a small part of the questions that were on the survey and that they weren’t listed in the order I placed them. I looked up as I was typing and the first five or six were all sort of negative so I decided to do a seemingly negative statement between a seemingly positive statement so that I didn’t upset anybody
They also ask questions about the individual theme parks “all the significant ones in FL including WDW” as well as Disney water parks in relation to other water parks and about Disney resorts and DTD and Cirque du Soleil and a whole slew of other things…
I swear, by the time I got done reading it I felt like I was back in school during mid term exams! I was expecting to look up and have someone say “You have 30 minutes left from this point”. At least there weren’t any essay questions, right?
