Originally Posted By Darkbeer AVP, (aka Adrianne Vincent-Phoenix) is reporting over mouseplanet.com the following... http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/showthread.php?t=115162 >>Starting this fall, Disneyland Resort passholders will be offered the opportunity to fiance their Annual Passports over 12 months. Passholders will make a deposit equal to the cost of a one-day, one-park ticket, then pay the balance over 12 months. Payments will be automatically charged to a credit card placed on file at the time the passport is purchased. This option will be available to new passholders starting November 4th, 2008; and for renewals on January 1, 2009. The program will be offered only to residents of Southern California, and is available for all four passport types. << Good news, glad to see the taking the SeaWorld/LEGOLAND option and bringing it to the DLR. Interesting to see they are restricting it to JUST SoCal folks, I guess they are afraid that an out-of-towner would just cancel their credit card after their visit. And that instead of just a straight 12 month breakdown, which SeaWorld and LEGOLAND offer, they want $69 upfront (based on the current prices) and then spread out the remaining amount over 12 months....
Originally Posted By oc_dean With premium APs at the whopping rate of nearly 400 dollars ... that option is not a bad idea. Of course .. the ideal situation would be to pay that off as fast as possible .. as the interest in that will pile up.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf AP's are like gym memberships. They want more people to buy them and less people to use them. I, for one, am not a fan of the financing option. There are too many APers out there already.
Originally Posted By oc_dean For instance ........ when people DESCEND on the Fantasmic grounds ... to get the best spots (or even the fireworks at the hub) ... I wouldn't doubt a huge amount of them are APers. I do agree "The Costco Madness" effect at Disneyland is not a good one.
Originally Posted By Route66 Baaa thats no fun. The best thing about having a premium AP is that you pay all at once and go anytime you want. It feels like a privilege, getting a ding on my statement every month and being reminded of how much it actually costs will take the fun out of it.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>AP's are like gym memberships. They want more people to buy them and less people to use them.<< Reminds me of Ballys. I couldn't stand the rising crowds anymore, so that ended ... But 24 Hour Fitness (which I'm at now) is not much better.
Originally Posted By LadyKluck OK not a happy camper that they're only doing it for Southern CA residents. Anyone wanna let me use their address so I can do this for my family?!?!?
Originally Posted By dlkozy If I am not mistaken-FL residents (not just Orange County in FL) receive benefits-specials on rooms, specials on APs etc. If this is so, then ALL of CA should also receive benefits, IMHO.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros California is also a much much bigger state than Florida, but with population and geography. It takes about 7 hours to drive between the furthest extents of Florida (Panhandle to keys), where you could easily spend that much time driving in California and only get halway across the state.
Originally Posted By ArchtMig ^^^Heck, it takes about that long just to get to the west side of LA from Pasadena.
Originally Posted By dlkozy You could live just 3 hours away from DL and STILL not be able to purchase the cheapest AP! Not so in FL.
Originally Posted By LadyKluck What I don't understand is they could potentially make MORE money off of people who live out of state because we'll pay for hotel rooms, and food, and souvenirs, while a "local" doesn't need room and board, they just go home at the end of the night. I mean if I had an annual pass, I would easily be planning trips to DL at least twice a year at 4-5 days each. PLUS I need some place to stay, and some place to eat, etc. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR is all I have to say!
Originally Posted By barboy ///AP's are like gym memberships. They want more people to buy them and less people to use them./// Well, not really......Disney wants the holders to show up on property and spend on dining, shopping and movie watching.
Originally Posted By danyoung >...getting a ding on my statement every month and being reminded of how much it actually costs will take the fun out of it.< While that's true for you, for me I'd much rather be paying $35 a month than to have to come up with $400 all at once every year.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Yep, me, too, danyoung. Well, I wish Darkbeer would change the title of this thread... The lemon juice is starting to sting my heart. It had gotten its hopes all up and everything!
Originally Posted By LadyKluck ^^I'm with you two!! Especially when we're looking at purchasing multiple APs!
Originally Posted By crazycroc Why don't us out of staters write letters to someone or somewhere, they could amend the policy. Remember when DCA had it's own annual pass? LOL.
Originally Posted By alexbook I'm surprised this isn't tied into the Disney Visa. Seems like a natural cross-promotion.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Wow, you mean I can put my AP on layaway now? NO INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR 12 MONTHS?! Between this and the free admission on your birthday (like a free grand slam at Denny's), it's soon becoming the ghettoest place on Earth.
