Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?ID=545" target="_blank">The Latest: Latest: The Disney Credit Card No Longer Accepted </a>
Originally Posted By fightonmo I am pretty bummed since I have had this card since the first year it was offered and have been a loyal user. I sort of knew it would happen, though, once the Visa card was introduced. I just wish they would have had some sort of rewards program for the original card, especially after the Magic Kingdom Club was disbanded, too. Oh well, can't stop progress I guess.....
Originally Posted By knoxvelour <<Oh well, can't stop progress I guess.....>> You must not be a member of congress
Originally Posted By danyoung I've had many fine trips on this card. I got it back when I had no other cards and really lousy credit. I applied, thinking I'd be lucky to get two or three hundred bucks credit. Imagine my surprise when I got the card with a $3,000 limit! Needless to say, on my next trip I stayed at the Contemporary Hotel!!! I've enjoyed this card, but I'm trying to recover from credit abuse (my own!), so it doesn't break my heart too much that I'm being forced to finally pay it completely off.
Originally Posted By dzy76 I really haven't used it much since getting my Disney Visa card. I like earning and using my disney points. But it always made me feel good having the DCC. Oh well.
Originally Posted By fightonmo Scar, it was my first card, too! Maybe that is why I am so nostalgic.....
Originally Posted By danyoung Nope. It was just the Disney Credit Card. It could be used in the Disney Store, as well as any of the Disney parks.
Originally Posted By iDisney72 <<I just wish they would have had some sort of rewards program for the original card>> They didn't offer any incentive for using the card?
Originally Posted By danyoung Nope. And it wasn't all that low interest, either. It really wasn't the greatest of deals, but for me it was a reserve I built up to take the next trip.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Hmm, I'm kind of wondering now what was the point of USING the card?? You can only use it at Disney owned property and the interest rates weren't a bargain? Did it have a points systems, anything? Gee, and we have to wonder why it wasn't very popular.
Originally Posted By HRM It's a Disney Credit Card! Does anybody have to wonder why people wanted it, applied for it, used it, abused it, went into debt becuz of it, collected it, scrapbooked it, shadowboxed it, etc., etc., etc... ;o)
Originally Posted By danyoung At the time they gave it to me, it was the only real credit card that I had, so it was of GREAT value to me!
Originally Posted By pennyring I had one just because at age 19 I was into collecting every credit card they'd give me. My mom saw my wallet (with something like 16 credit cards in it one day) and was more than a little horrified that I was carrying around that kind of credit (what if it was lost, stolen, etc). When I realized it just wasn't good for my credit rating to have so many cards, I started consolidating. I never actually cancelled my Disney CC, I think they just sent me a letter one day saying the program was discontinued and since my card was inactive it was also cancelled. Not a big deal, never really used it much anyway. Oh, my Disney Visa though -- that says Cardmember from Day One on it.
Originally Posted By pennyring You know what's weird though... I was in the Tower gift shop on Sunday and the CM ringing me up was making conversation. He asked why I didn't have a "new Disney visa". I have the original style red one, but it's not the original card. They sent me a new one in March of this year. Anyway, I told him I had looked at the art available on the new cards and preferred the original red card, so I just stuck with that. He said, "Yeah, but the card is through Chase now instead of BankOne. My card still says BankOne on the front and he thought I needed one that said Chase. Why the heck would it matter? Why would I go through the trouble of requesting a new card just so that it says Chase on the front? When I lost my card about 10 months ago, it was enough of a hassle to get a replacement (and I wasn't happy with the options they provided at that time -- they really screwed up. First, didn't cancel the account like I asked. Second, didn't issue a new card. When I called 2 weeks later to find out what was taking so long, they THEN said they'd cancel and reissue but it was taking so long that they just convinced me to reissue the card on the same account. Which isn't very safe, but hasn't been a problem to date, so hopefully my original card is in credit card heaven and not in some identify thief's wallet, but I digress...) Right so, why did Mr CM man think it was so very important to have a Chase logo on the front of my card? What possible difference could it make? I mean, if they just send me a new one I'll activate and use it, but why would I go out of my way to request a brand new card that looks identical to the old one? As if my life isn't complicated enough. Phhht.
Originally Posted By hopemax > Hmm, I'm kind of wondering now what was the point of USING the card?? Well, my parents LOVED the card. They had the Team Disney version, which was only available to CMs who were eligible for the "B" discount. And since everyone who had that card had the same level of discount, the discount was automatically applied. So whenever they ordered anything from the Catalog, or DeliverEars they only had to pay with the card. My Mom didn't have to track down a fax machine so she could fax them her id EVERYTIME she ordered something.
