Originally Posted By Grumpy Pete As I see it, about the only chance we have is to hope that the company we work for has a membership. That way we could go in on the company's ticket. I've checked with my employer--nope. Oh well :-(
Originally Posted By retlawfan By the way, the only way to apply for membership and get on the waiting list(when they are adding names) is to send snail mail request to the club. They will send you back the needed application. They do not take calls or emails on the subject, as I recall.
Originally Posted By goofyrn thanks everyone for the imformation,I just wished there was a way to see if I was on the waiting list.
Originally Posted By dresswhites if you are going for the walt nostalgia, i don't think walt ever frequented the club. it was designed and finished shortly before his death. same as the disney gallery.
Originally Posted By Hound As reported: There is no deposit to be on the list, although it is now closed and they aren't adding anyone. No one is dropping out, therefore no new members. A friend is a member and the events they occasionally have are amazing. Sometimes they are after the Park has closed ( you may need toothpicks to keep your eyes open []. The first years dues are included in the initiation fee which is quite high. If you really want to join now, and you have the disposable income, you might be able to get a corporate membership sooner than an individual one. The initiation fee is about $20 K to $25 K. Save up those pennies!
Originally Posted By tuknshak Anyone know of a list of current corporate members? I work for quite a large corporatation and it would not surprise me if they were a member but finding anyone who knows what the heck iw as talking about is another story. Those who have found their employer's are members - who did you ask at work to find out?
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Typically, that type of thing is a board of directors, upper echelon type thing. I'd say to ask the highest placed person in the company that you know.
Originally Posted By Hound tuknshak, try the Marketing Department. They will know where all the free meals are.
Originally Posted By Dave Okay, my buddy who requested an application about a year ago sent it in and has heard nothing till today. Today he got as response saying that his application has been received and they wanted permission to do a credit check on him (for whatever reason) and that it needed to be back by sometime in June. So take that for what its worst. However he is really excited about it.
Originally Posted By Hound Dave, your buddy has a long wait ahead. However, at least he is on the list. Good luck to him.
Originally Posted By wookieecantina Traditionally memberships are not given priority based upon level of membership requested. The club is quite diplomatic in regards to this issue and applicants are handled in order of placement upon the list. This was the policy, however, things may change. Many of us who have been on the list for the past eight years did receive letters, but now apparently, the letters of intent were dispatched to the majority of applicants in effort to cull the list down to those serious about their memberships. Last I heard, the stack of returned letters was very larger, in other words, most still wish to remain on the list. Proof of the club's popularity. I was told the list is being closed and will be re-opened at a later date, but such date was not disclosed. Last time estimate we were given for new applicants was 15 years. Tough to say or predict, just depends upon how many memberships open and who, when the time comes, is ready for the commitment. It's an interesting topic of discussion to be sure.
Originally Posted By seasidegang I requested in writing to be put on the waiting list a few months ago and 2 days ago recieved a letter requesting permission to do a credit check. It has to be signed and returned in June. Guess this is one way of "weeding" through applications to get serious applicants only.
Originally Posted By wookieecantina Hi Seasidegang, I don't believe they're actually doing credit checks on every single applicant, it's probably just for those few who are next in line and will be receiving an invitation for application. The club is pretty secretive about their processes, and that would be a pretty inventive concept. If you hear anything additional, please let me know!
Originally Posted By seasidegang Hi Wookieecantina, It seems waaaay too early since I just requested to put on the waiting list a few months back. What do ya think???
Originally Posted By wookieecantina Hi Seasidegang, I've heard the list is extremely long, but the club wouldn't release exact numbers. They're always super polite and always try to help, but I feel they're currently a bit overwhelmed by so many applicants. The club has grown tremendously popular with so many articles being published, including a recent mention in The Wall Street Journal regarding clandestine restaurants written by Hannah Karp. We've been on the list for approx. 7 to 8 years and have been told we have another 2 years to go. Seems like forever I spoke with another applicant who was on the list 2 years before us, and he also received the letter of intent. I'd hang in there as you never know whats going to happen. The policy of the club could always change regarding membership levels, increased the number of memberships allowed.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I'm thinking they are double checking credit on applicants to see if they can cull the wait list down a bit.
Originally Posted By wookieecantina Oh yes, that could certainly be possible, but the letter of intent only wanted name and address and didn't ask for SS #'s or even specific middle names. Seems like they'd want a little more information for checking SS's, but then again, I'm not in that business. Perhaps that is the only info. they require Take care!
Originally Posted By seasidegang Hi Wookieecantina, Good luck to you! Let me know when you get your acceptance. I am sure it will be very soon. In the meantime I need to get my "confirmation of interest" out (that is how this letter is referred) asap.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Hmmmm..... You can do a heck of a lot with just a name and address. Investigators have special clearances to databases for this type of thing. But that's doing it the hard way. I'd think they'd ask for more information and make their jobs easier. Who knows!
Originally Posted By wookieecantina Hi All! I've been told the club is giving serious consideration to actually adding additional memberships. This will help tremendously! While the number of new memberships may be only 15 to 20, this will most certainly fulfill the highest chronological positions. This is wonderful news! Yeah!
