Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer It's happening next spring....they are going to have a Destination D here for our 40th. Woo. But will it ever be seriously a factor here? I doubt it. I also doubt that D23 will last much longer...
Originally Posted By cal2632 Why do you say that, Epcot? Events seem to sell out. Do you have any inside knowledge on membership numbers?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 as someone who was part of the Disneyana COnventions, I can tell you every year they got less exciting and more expensive -- trotted out the same guest speakers- never realizing it was the same people year after year who attended. Even some of the best collectibles ever produced came from those conventions- ( Waterford / Armani etc.) - people lost interest after a few years.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Why do you say that, Epcot? Events seem to sell out. Do you have any inside knowledge on membership numbers?<<< Events sell out because they have a relatively small number of spots and a small number of members. I have a little bit of info on the subject, and I know a lot of it is true, as Leemac echos some of my claims.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Quite frankly EPCOT, they launched this thing at the absolute worst time financially. It's the Disney Fan version of a 30 story luxury condominium opening in 2008. That said, they seem to be having some teething pains. It's fascinating how much they ignore anyone who lives east of Phoenix. It's taken 'em years to get around to simply announcing a plan to do something on WDW property in Florida. That probably speaks more to the fact that this thing is supposedly being run by about a dozen loveable geeks sitting in over-decorated cubicles in Burbank, and they simply don't have the resources to plan and do stuff in Florida. It's easier for them to drive down to Anaheim for the weekend. But it probably should have been called "D23 - The Ultimate Southern California Disney Fan Community".
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^^^^ EXACTLY. And the fact that even in stable economic times, 75 bucks is still a bit much for membership and a "magazine". Read: Propaganda pamphlet...With GLOSSY pages! LOL.
