Alittle disgrunteld

[ANG]

I'm very glad we joined the DVC so this isn't a bashing post.

But I'm getting angry at the lack of discounts. We are staying at our home resort (using point) this November. Why do we have to pay full price for dining and park tickets?

At most, our MWR can get us $20 off per park admission for our 6 day pass.

[seanyred]

I'm very glad we joined the DVC so this isn't a bashing post.

But I'm getting angry at the lack of discounts. We are staying at our home resort (using point) this November. Why do we have to pay full price for dining and park tickets?

At most, our MWR can get us $20 off per park admission for our 6 day pass.

I can't tell you why exactly, but I can tell you that you do get a $100 discount off the annual pass. So if you have two trips within the same "year" (for example Nov 2010 till Nov 2011) than it could save you money.

Also there is discounts for dinning when paying cash (usualy between 10% and 20%) but not with the dinning plan.

I do agree that they could offer more discounts for tickets but perks are just that...extras that they don't have to provide.

[MW1218]

Not a Disney-bashing post, but Disney knows that you are locked into visiting them each year, or you run the risking of squandering your points. They know that you're coming down anyway. The discounts are to put heads in beds in the hotels, and entice people who would otherwise maybe not have taken a trip into going down.

[ANG]

I can't tell you why exactly, but I can tell you that you do get a $100 discount off the annual pass. So if you have two trips within the same "year" (for example Nov 2010 till Nov 2011) than it could save you money.

Also there is discounts for dinning when paying cash (usualy between 10% and 20%) but not with the dinning plan.

I do agree that they could offer more discounts for tickets but perks are just that...extras that they don't have to provide.

Yes this is what I was told. I guess I meant to say that there are no discounts that will apply to US this trip. We won't be going again until 2012 so an annual pass doesn't work.

[BrerGnat]

I'm not sure why some DVC members "expect" to get discounts and other perks/special treatment.

I'd suggest taking advantage of your MWR. And, if you are not getting AP's, due to not visiting more than once a year, I'd recommend PRE PURCHASING some base tickets from MWR to keep for future visits, to keep an edge on the rising ticket costs. The tickets don't expire until you activate them. You can keep them for years...and when you use them, you can always upgrade them to hoppers, or WP&M, or "no expiration" at Disney.

[Aurora]

Why do we have to pay full price for dining and park tickets?

You don't. Not only are you getting a great price for a deluxe room with your membership, but as seanyred said, you also are offered discounted dining and park tickets because you are a DVC member. Whether you want to or are able to use these discounts is up to you, but discounts are, in fact, offered.

Whether it's the same discount as other people who are paying rack rate for their rooms is another story, but all in all, looking at the big picture, I think we DVC members get a much better deal.

[LynneM]

Think of it this way.....if you bought a timeshare, say, in Mexico....the timeshare company wouldn't be giving you discounts on your food and entertainment. That company exists solely to sell you the timeshare and manage it. However, some of the local restaurants, nightclubs, recreation, and shops might give you discounts to get your business.

It's the same way with DVC. You bought your contract from Disney Vacation Development, a real estate developer. They're a separate division of the Disney company, and all they do is sell and manage DVC ownership. But....some of the 'local businesses' ( Disney theme parks, golf courses, third-party owned restaurants), sometimes find it benefits them to offer discounts to DVC members.

If you were expecting discounts on tickets and dining to come with your DVC purchase, then I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. What you purchased was the right to stay in your home resort, availability permitting. Nothing more. If you read your contract, there are no references to discounts.

[ANG]

you also are offered discounted dining and park tickets because you are a DVC member. Whether you want to or are able to use these discounts is up to you, but discounts are, in fact, offered.

I just spoke with my rep. yesterday and he said there is no discount on the dining plan for DVC members. Am I being given the wrong information?

[VWL Mom]

I just spoke with my rep. yesterday and he said there is no discount on the dining plan for DVC members. Am I being given the wrong information?

There is no discount on the dining plan but there are discounts offered at some of the restaurants. You can find the offers on the member site.

There are also discounts offered on some of the tours if you are interested.

[slheflin]

I have not read the other replys, but my thought is this: by joining DVC, you are getting a pretty good discount already on room rates - that's where your discount is. If you look at the cost of a room for one night, even a studio, at a deluxe villa and you were to pay out of pocket you're talking several hundred dollars. We will be staying in a studio with savannah view at Jambo House this weekend and the cost would be $1640 just for 4 nights. Without DVC I would NEVER do this.

Our last 2 trips have been to SSR and we stayed in a 2 bedroom both times. Again, out of pocket it would have cost us approximately $4100 for the room for 6 nights each visit. Again, if it weren't for DVC this wouldn't even be an option.

Our total annual cost to DVC - loan and annual dues - is about $2200 for 300 points. I know annual dues will go up, but this is still far less than $4100 for one stay.

Actually, this is our 2nd stay this year and going with DVC we've saved over $3500 on the standard room rate (out of pocket) for the accommodations that we've had.

It took us two years to decide to go with DVC, but I am so glad we did!

[seanyred]

I just spoke with my rep. yesterday and he said there is no discount on the dining plan for DVC members. Am I being given the wrong information?

As already stated there is no dinning plan discount. But I do feel if you are able to use the discounts for individual restaurant and be creative you can spend a lot less money on food. Than you would have with the dinning plan.

On our last trip i crunched the numbers and I always came up cheeper using the DVC discounts at individual restaurants than the dinning plan.

[phlo8810]

I'm a member and I don't expect any extra discounts as far as money goes. We take advantage of the ap's. I do however would like little perks like a golden FP for our trips. wouldn't cost Disney a thing and would make our lives easier. I go twice a year and in order to get my kids on something like toy story mania I still have to get up early run to the gate at opening and fight my way to the ride like everyone else. I'm there to relax they have my money already, this would go a long way in keeping us happy.

[Robbieligh]

I agree with you! A golden fastpass would be really nice. I don't expect free dining. I always purchase the deluxe dining plan but it would be nice to be able to book dining reservations before the general public. It would be nice to show appreciation to DVC members.

[JPL]

A Golden Fastpass might be a bit much but I have always thought that DVC Members and Annual assholders should at least be able to hold 2 live Fastpasses as a perk

[DizneyRox]

On our last trip i crunched the numbers and I always came up cheeper using the DVC discounts at individual restaurants than the dinning plan.

Same here, and actually, I found that it would have been cheaper to pay OOP WITHOUT any discount than for us to get the DDP.

TiW with discount was the cheapest, OOP was next, and DDP was the most expensive option.

[Renfairwedding]

I agree with you! A golden fastpass would be really nice.

If DVC members and not all resort guest staying on resort property received pass's I would be disgruntled.

I do think everyone should be able to have free dinning when offered dvc included.

[PopPhan]

A Golden Fastpass might be a bit much but I have always thought that DVC Members and Annual assholders should at least be able to hold 2 live Fastpasses as a perk

Freudian slip?

Why is it that everybody thinks they should get more than the next person? I don't understand the 'entitlement' attitude -- 'you pay your money, you take your chances' as the saying goes.....

DVC members get many discounts that others don't; AP members also get discounts not available to the general public....Isn't that enough? Pretty soon the general public will be shut out - having to pay for all the discounts for the 'elite' visitors.

Sorry....I rant!!!!

[BrerGnat]

Freudian slip?

Why is it that everybody thinks they should get more than the next person? I don't understand the 'entitlement' attitude -- 'you pay your money, you take your chances' as the saying goes.....

DVC members get many discounts that others don't; AP members also get discounts not available to the general public....Isn't that enough? Pretty soon the general public will be shut out - having to pay for all the discounts for the 'elite' visitors.

Sorry....I rant!!!!

I agree with you! In fact, I'd argue that the NON DVC members should be the ones getting the "perks". After all, the DVC members have done nothing more than prepay Disney for 40 years of accommodations, at a discount. What about the general public who are paying MORE every year? What about the ones who pay "rack rate". Don't those paying more deserve "more perks". Isn't that generally how it works in our society? You pay more, you get more?

It's sort of backwards thinking that DVC members and AP holders should get "more discounts". They've ALREADY gotten a discount, on accommodations (DVC) and theme park admission (APs). I really think the only discounts should be the ones already available: AP discount for DVCs, to encourage or enable more than one visit per year, and resort discounts for APs, to entice them to come stay at the resorts.

And, I wish people would wake up and realize how much of a scam the DDP is...

[seanyred]

I agree with you! In fact, I'd argue that the NON DVC members should be the ones getting the "perks". After all, the DVC members have done nothing more than prepay Disney for 40 years of accommodations, at a discount. What about the general public who are paying MORE every year? What about the ones who pay "rack rate". Don't those paying more deserve "more perks". Isn't that generally how it works in our society? You pay more, you get more?

It's sort of backwards thinking that DVC members and AP holders should get "more discounts". They've ALREADY gotten a discount, on accommodations (DVC) and theme park admission (APs). I really think the only discounts should be the ones already available: AP discount for DVCs, to encourage or enable more than one visit per year, and resort discounts for APs, to entice them to come stay at the resorts.

And, I wish people would wake up and realize how much of a scam the DDP is...

I agree as well the Perks are nice but expecting to have them just because we are members is a bit entitled.

As for DDP I also agree. Once I sat down with all the prices for the meals and compared the price of the DDP. The only way I found it was an advantage is if you had all of your TS at dinner and always ordered the most expensive item. It really doesn't save money.

[SorcererJim]

While this has been beaten to death already, just wanted to point out to those of us that still insist on using the dining plan... you do get a discount of sorts during the "peak seasons" when they charge the public about $5 more a day in "holiday surcharges"

We used the DDP this summer... and I have to say I think it will be our last. TIW is the new way for us!