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[DVC_Don]

OK Brant great rumor guru that you are. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] I read over on RADP about a change this coming September. Onsite guests can make PS's 60 days in advance, offsite guests can make PS's 30 days in advance.

Anyone heard this one? [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

[AKLRULZ]

Maybe this replaces early entry (said sarcastically) [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img]

[ 04-11-2002, 06:37 PM: Message edited by: Dadtojbj ]

[LauraBelle V. Hime]

Can anything really replace early entry? [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img]

[DisneyNutMary]

I think that's kind of fair, in a way...

[img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] At least that way I would have a ghost of a chance of getting a PS for Cindy's [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[SleepingB]

No nothing can replace EE, but I think if they want people to continue to stay on site, they may need to up the ante a little.

Of course, none of us need to be persuaded to enjoy Mickey's hospitality!! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

SleepingB

[AKLRULZ]

You know in all seriousness, they should implement this. Make it worthwhile to stay onsite again for the GP as they ease out of the bad times and back into better ones. I'd love to see it happen.

[Elliot'sDragon]

I am still waiting for waht they are going to do to replace EE. I am hoping they realize there is nothing that can replace it and restore it. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]

[Ursunique2001]

Okay this is just my 2-cents but.....

To say that, because I cannot afford to stay on site like everyone else, I will not be able to get PS's is really not fair. I mean really some people just cannot afford to stay on-site. I realize that even the budget hotels are reasonable to some, but not everyone.

If I had the funds to cover staying at a budget hotel, I probably still would not stay there.

I look at it this way. I am staying at a hotel that is clean and well kept with a pool, hot tub, in a suite (so the room is a little larger) that even without is cheaper than staying at an All-Star resort that does not have a hot tub and has smaller rooms. Theoretically I would like to be in the middle of the disney magic, but economically I cannot afford it.

To limit it to the "haves" is just not fair to us who "have not."

Okay I am off my soap box now. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]

[AKLRULZ]

Hey Ursunique2001 - I certainly am not for eliminating PS for offsite guests - my point was give first priority to onsite guests and open it up 30 days prior for offiste - not to separate the haves and have nots...there are certainly some more expensive options outside of Disney along with the less expensive options, too (great example - the Universal resorts and some of the upscale chains). So, I don't consider it a have vs. have nots type of thing - just staying onsite vs. offsite kind of thing because there are people paying more to stay offsite, too. That's all - not trying to exclude anyone, but because they've eliminated a lot of onsite perks without reducing the cost of a stay, my argument is that they really need to add some perks that don't cost Disney anything - like opening up PS to onsite guests first. That's all! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] It's not a status thing in my opinion.

[ 04-14-2002, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: Dadtojbj ]

[tigger536]

This is similar to how it wasin the "old" days. Only guests on-site could make advance PSs. Those staying off property had to wait until they arrived at WDW.

What about the timeframe for the PS you can make 120 days in advance? Any change there?

Jacquelyn

[homeschoolmom]

On-site or off, eveyone pays for admission tickets. Since admission to the parks is required in order to dine in the parks, I believe to offer advance opportunities to on-site guests is unfair--we all have to pay to get in.

[Kruggie]

Sheesh...this is a toughie! I have mixed emotions here...I think you should get what you pay for...and in my opinion with or without perks my money is well spent at a disney resort. I dont know that I think its fair of disney to do this, but I think they have to do something to calm the masses. They have taken away all the big perks. To change ps policy is an easy way out for them I think..but not necissarily a fair one.

[nasanut]

I agree that the on-site guest should receive some kind of additional benefit, besides free parking! I am still extremely disappointed in the reduction in park hours and the abolishment of early entry. I don't think they can do anything to replace that benefit. Even though we did not always go to an early opening park, we used that schedule to help us determine which park to avoid.
I think they are heading in the direction of increased on-site benefits with fastpass. Once they get all the major attractions on fastpass, they will probably offer some sort of special package of fastpass tickets for on-site guests. They may even offer a go on any attraction at any time card. We'll just have to see!

[TINKN]

I would like to see them start taking a credit card for real ressies (no PS) and maybe save a certain % of ressies for onsite guests until 30 days out. They save a % of ressies for concierge guests who certainly have more money than I but I can see and understand that that is a perk of being a concierge guest. I think that it is fair. Universal gives front of the line priveleges to their onsite guests. Disney should give us something.

[disneygal]

I personally don't think it unfair to have the onsite guests get first priority in priority seating arrangements. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a company who is "rewarding" their guests who are paying them more money by staying at their resorts. They have taken away early entry, which in many opinions, was the biggest perk offered to onsite guests. A company has to give other incentives to make staying onsite more attractive. It's not like they are abolishing ps's for offsite vacationers, they are just trying to maintain their goal of keeping their customers happy. There should be a difference between onsite and offsite perks. The people who say that they paid for their tickets like everyone else have a point, but onsite guests also have paid more money to Disney other than buying tickets. Sorry if I offended anyone, I just wanted to state my opinion on the subject! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]