Originally Posted By utahjosh If they keep the yearly membership fee small enough, I might want to join.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Pins though? Like we don't have enough of those. I'll wait to hear more details about what the club involves, but I'm not interested in it for pins...
Originally Posted By lesmisfan so all the info came out today. seems pretty cool. anyone else gonna do this?
Originally Posted By utahjosh If I lived in SoCal I might be tempted. Being in Utah, it will be hard to get to the Expo - which sounds pretty cool. I wonder how much more $$ it will cost to get into the Expo. The magazine looks cool, same with the certificate - but that's about all the membership would get me. Unless I knew for sure about pre-screenings of Disney films in my area, and the price dropped, I probably won't join.
Originally Posted By basil fan If I lived iin California, I might at least consider it. But kinowing that I won't be able to go to any of the events, $75 is pretty steep. The privelege of buying other merchandise I can't afford isn't much of a draw, either. It would have to come with something right off the bat that I perceived as worth $75 for me to join. Which isn't to say it won't appeal to anyone else. Basil of Baker Street <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/basil/bakerst.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...rst.html</a>
Originally Posted By vbdad55 It would have to come with something right off the bat that I perceived as worth $75 for me to join. I read the site and you are supposed to get some kind of collectible-- I'm thinking WDCC level piece. With Enesco handling that now - is this just a replacement line of stuff to boost interest ?
Originally Posted By hightp When I read the price was to be $75, I immediatly lost interest, especially since there was no mention of what the 'collectable' would be. The WDCC is $55, and the sculpture is pretty much worth the price of admission, but for $75 it had better be really nice. I know there will be a few takers, but basicly paying $75 to be able to buy more stuff isn't going to attract a whole bunch of people.
Originally Posted By disneynut771 I read on another website that the rack price for an issue of the magazine is $15.95. At four issues a year that's $64, so it sounds like with the $75 membership fee you're mostly paying for the magazine.
Originally Posted By Mickeyears The price to join is $74.99, however..there is tax AND a shipping fee bringing the grand total to $81.
Originally Posted By basil fan I'm sure the sculpture is nice, but I'm not buying it sight unseen. The Ballad of Gilligan's Trial <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/etc/gilligan.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...gan.html</a>
Originally Posted By Kimber Hey Kids - Well, if the very chilly reception given to D23's first merchandise release today at Disneyland was any indication there's a great deal of work to do by the D23 handlers as the fanbase is not buying. And if they're not buying at Disneyland they're not buying just about anywhere else. I saw mostly Dave Pacheco collectors, his work is wonderful and his collector base is very active and bought his art despite the D23 logo mat and not because of it - and a few character specific collectors that I know from the NFFC - Tink collectors buying the Tink art and Jiminy collectors buying the Jiminy art Mickey collectors buying... - and several of the better known secondary market "Mouse-ka-profiteers" buying to stock their e-Bay stores. Very few of those I expected to see actually cared to come. Even the HCNB pin collectors weren't there. They should have been. I wanted to get some sort of sense of the fan reaction to D23 roll-out - as reading the backlash on-line was dis-heartening to the extreme - and so I grabbed a cup of coffee and began watching the line at about 8:50am and never at any point were there more than 30 people waiting - all - ALL - of those I spoke to - except for Benji of course - had not yet joined or had no plans to join until they had more information about the "club". By 10:15 - 45 minutes before the 2-hour signing was scheduled to close there was not a single "fan" in line. I'm heading back over when Disneyana re-opens after the signing strike to see what's left of the LE and D23 stuff. I know that the sun has yet to burn off the overcast here in Anaheim - but it's chilly this morning and D23 has some work to do if their prospects - and their target audience are to warm-up. Kim
Originally Posted By chipndale16 Thanks for the update. I was at DL yesterday, but had to fly home lastnight. I was really curious about how the event would go today.
Originally Posted By basil fan I'm sorry for them; I wish it went over big. If I was rich enough, I guess I'd've dropped $75 without quite knowing what I was getting. But for the average fan, or the average person who happens to be a fan, it just doesn't work that way. Star Wars Glitches <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/glitch/swglitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...tch.html</a>
Originally Posted By basil fan If anybody wants one, the premiere issue of Club 23 Magazine, or whatever it's called, is showing up on ebay. And, no, I am not selling one. I have no stake in whether you bid on these or not. Sherlock Holmes <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/sherlock/less.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ess.html</a>
Originally Posted By ABBY Anyone know if you have to buy the pins separate? I joined D23, but did not get any pins...
Originally Posted By basil fan Disneyshopping.com now has a section on D23 merchandise. A few items can even be purchased by non-members. Lots of nice sketch-inspired graphics, which I love! At least you can see what the offered pieces are to help you determine if you want to join. Sherlock Holmes <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/sherlock/less.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ess.html</a>
