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50 times in a year!?! Heck...that IS my dream!Will you adopt me?
50 times???? You got to be kidding!!!
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50 times in a year!?! Heck...that IS my dream!Will you adopt me?
But see you're missing my point...that it doesn't matter if the campaign exists or not. If the campaign didn't exist, those attitudes would still be there. So why NOT have the campaign? Stupid people will still be stupid people, but that doesn't mean you can't give out these prizes to all the others. I just don't understand why there's so much focus on the negative people. There are far MORE people who just enjoy WDW for what it is. Someone even posted they never heard one complaint while there. So why focus everything and determine an entire campaign based on the relatively few complaints we read only on this board? I mean that's fine not to care for the campaign, but I do think that WDW would be a rather miserable place if they just did everything just to appease the negative people.My point exactly here. Why make this attitude worse? Rude and me-me-me people are already out there, why make it worse for them? What does this campaign accomplish? Yes, it's brand awareness. But there are better way to do it without giving these self-entitled people more fuel to throw onto the fire.
Please keep in mind that these people do not annoy meI go to Disney for the sake of my kids and see their eyes light up. I am just slightly annoyed that Disney doesn't have the imagination to come up with more original branding campaign.
What's next - The Year of Million Character Meets
My guess (and it's only a guess) is that the poster lives relatively close and owns an annual pass.![]()
50 times???? You got to be kidding!!!Where do you get the money for so many trips???? Can I get in line to be adopted???
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My guess (and it's only a guess) is that the poster lives relatively close and owns an annual pass.In about 9 months or so, DH and I are moving to Gainesville, FL...and you can guarantee we'll be there about as often too!
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Nah,
One poor lady posted today that her husband lost his job and his boss called him while they were on vacation at Disney. Kinda puts things in perspective.
I like it better in the past when it's just random dreams given out to random people, unannounced, year in and year out. It's like Disney doing a marketing promotion stating "You will have a chance to meet a Disney character in one of our theme parks!" *duh* You have been doing that already.
The final straw was when I saw who won the Castle suite one day. It was a family from Celebration Florida. I thought Disney employees and family were excluded from promotions such as this. I guess not.
I don't know how old she is, but maybe you could give her a simple explanation about 'sweepsstakes' and 'contests'? Without going through all the calculations again, an average of about 250 people per day per park will likely win a Year of a Million Dreams prize from the Dream Team - out of the normal 25,000+ Guests in that park that day.Flametamr said:I've never seen anyone get upset over not winning the lottery either
Well, there are two ways of looking at it - glass-half-empty: "Oh, poor me, why did THEY win and I didn't?"; and glass-half-full: "Oh, cool! Another YoaMD winner. Lucky them!". As for costing almost nothing in 'real' money? Well, aside from the mult-million dollar advertising campaign, the total approximate retail value of ALL the prizes in the YoaMD Giveaway is $17,412,477.The person who dreamed up such a stupid ad campain must really be a sadist. They came up with something that cost Disney almost nothing in real money besides advertising it and makes thousands of loyal patrons feel left out.
That Disney owns Celebration in NO way means the town's residents are employed by Disney. I'm relatively certain that pretty much NO Cast Member can afford to live in Celebration.The final straw was when I saw who won the Castle suite one day. It was a family from Celebration Florida. I thought Disney employees and family were excluded from promotions such as this. I guess not.
I guess I'm one of the people that are being called stupid or dumb here. I felt very disappointed about the YOMD game. Was it too much to hope my daughter got a free set of 2 dollar ears or maybe a fast pass just to wear even if it was not used. No she did not hit the Disney lottery. She was left out of the fun and good feelings. She spent the whole week hoping and seeing others get dreams. Leaving me to try and explain why we were not chosen.
The person who dreamed up such a stupid ad campain must really be a sadist. They came up with something that cost Disney almost nothing in real money besides advertising it and makes thousands of loyal patrons feel left out.
The final straw was when I saw who won the Castle suite one day. It was a family from Celebration Florida. I thought Disney employees and family were excluded from promotions such as this. I guess not.
I think it would have been better if they would have done something to reward people who are loyal and visit every year. It would be simple to put a code on your reservation and have you go to city hall for your surprise gift. Maybe you could get a better prize each year.
Just for the record I do not expect things for free. But I did pay a lot of money to visit Disney only to feel slighted. It's not the money, it is the principal of how it is handled. Maybe I need to start looking for a new place to go on vacation.
Why did you feel slighted? They do not state anywhere that every single person who enters their parks will win something. If the $2 Mickey ears were so important to your daughter, couldn't you have purchased them?
This is supposed to be a fun thing. You might be one of the lucky ones who win something neat! It is very sad that so many people have turned this into something bad, that the only way they would like this promotion would be for Disney to guarantee them they will win. Do you buy a lottery ticket expecting to hit the big one, and then get mad when you don't?
If you don't feel the magic just being at Disney World then I agree with you. You need to find someplace else to vacation, you are missing the whole joy of being at Disney.
I understand how OP (and lots others) feel. I, too, was a little disappointed when we didn't win ANYTHING. I'm not saying it was a big deal because in the whole scheme of life, not winning a "dream" prize is miniscule.![]()
I guess I'm one of the people that are being called stupid or dumb here. I felt very disappointed about the YOMD game. Was it too much to hope my daughter got a free set of 2 dollar ears or maybe a fast pass just to wear even if it was not used. No she did not hit the Disney lottery. She was left out of the fun and good feelings. She spent the whole week hoping and seeing others get dreams. Leaving me to try and explain why we were not chosen.
The person who dreamed up such a stupid ad campain must really be a sadist. They came up with something that cost Disney almost nothing in real money besides advertising it and makes thousands of loyal patrons feel left out.
The final straw was when I saw who won the Castle suite one day. It was a family from Celebration Florida. I thought Disney employees and family were excluded from promotions such as this. I guess not.
I think it would have been better if they would have done something to reward people who are loyal and visit every year. It would be simple to put a code on your reservation and have you go to city hall for your surprise gift. Maybe you could get a better prize each year.
Just for the record I do not expect things for free. But I did pay a lot of money to visit Disney only to feel slighted. It's not the money, it is the principal of how it is handled. Maybe I need to start looking for a new place to go on vacation.
No, it's not like that at all. Year of a Million Dreams is a Sweepstakes and a Promotion. NOT EVERY PERSON WHO ENTERS CAN WIN, whether "entry" means via postcard or via being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. Let me repeat that, in case somebody missed it: NOT EVERY PERSON WHO ENTERS CAN WIN.Flametamr said:Call me whatever you want but I think this was an ill concieved ad and has offended many more than it has pleased. No one likes being left out. It's kind of like buying a meal and being told you were not chosen to have a drink.
They don't. According to the official rules http://adestinations.disney.go.com/...MP=OTC-VanURLYOMDRulesEng#YOMDCopyWinnersText "Sponsor anticipates that potential winners will be selected at the Disney Properties between opening and 5 pm local time" (found in the How to Participate section). Disney does not select ANY winners. An independent and impartial company is operating the Sweepstakes. Disney Dream Team Members simply award the prizes where and when they are instructed. But back to your question - well, how much sense would it make to hand out Dream FastPasses at Animal Kingdom at 3:45?Flametamr said:Why does Disney only pass out dreams from 9-1030 am ?