Originally Posted By markedward Reading another fan website, someone pointed out that to enter the Year of a Million Dreams by mail, the rules require the entry be on a 3"x5" card with postage attached, BUT the USPS requires a minimum of 3 1/2" x 5". I've checked the USPS website and called their customer service, and indeed the minimum height for mailing at any rate, not just postcard, is 3 1/2". So the USPS will not deliver the 3"x5" cards Disney is requiring. And before anyone suggests sticking an index card in an envelope, please notice the rules require that the card have postage attached. So, unless Disney relaxes its policy on the size of the cards, or the USPS changes its minimum size for mailing, I see only one option: Get a 3"x5" card, affix postage (now you've met Disney's requirements) THEN put it in an envelope, put on the proper postage (to meet USPS's requirements) and send it in, hoping that the people handling the entries don't throw out your envelope unopened because it doesn't conform to what they are expecting. Does anyone know more about this? Any inside information or insights would be appreciated since I live too far from Disneyland to spend the next year trying out different lines and benches hoping for my Dream-of-a-Lifetime lanyard.
Originally Posted By markedward Though I have no idea how this huge URL will show up, here is the link to Disney's rules page. <a href="http://adestinations.disney.go.com/media/disneyparks/en_US/html/yomdrules.html?CMP=OTC-VanURLYOMDRulesEng" target="_blank">http://adestinations.disney.go .com/media/disneyparks/en_US/html/yomdrules.html?CMP=OTC-VanURLYOMDRulesEng</a>
Originally Posted By poohbear14 The postcard I bought from the Post Office is 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Oh well. 26 cents down the drain.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Folks, use the STANDARD USPS postcard (3.5 X 5.5), there is no way that the Contest companies can deny their use. Just make sure that your postcard is NO larger than the standard postcard. In fact, I have already been using them, and have placed two days worth in the mail (one postmarked today, and one to be picked up for Tuesday)... Here is a releated thread.... <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/default.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-79806-P-1&Refresh=0918202500&C=1" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/de fault.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-79806-P-1&Refresh=0918202500&C=1</a>
Originally Posted By Darkbeer I guess we need to write to this address and ask the question re the postcard size... Magic Kingdom Productions, Inc. Re: Disney Dreams Giveaway Contest PO Box 10000 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32820-1000 They are the "official" source for answers.... (But I am still using my standard USPS postcards for now...)
Originally Posted By markedward Darkbeer, thanks for the address for clarification, and all the other great information, here and on the other thread. I too will start sending in standard-issue USPS postcards, though I don't plan to do anywhere near one a day.
Originally Posted By driftwood714 Ok. I click the Disney link on post 2 and saw the following in the rules: "...eligible participants can enter without being present in a Disney Property by writing their full name, complete mailing address (including postal code), daytime telephone number (including area code), and date of birth on a 3.5"x5" postcard and sending it with proper postage affixed..." Looks like it says 3.5x5 not 3x5.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Based on the rule change, and the USPS official size of Postcards... I am now recommending that you take the official USPS standard postcard and cut off a 1/2 inch on the left side (based on the postage being in the upper right of the card). I think that Disney will still accept the 3.5 by 5.5 cards, but better safe than sorry. If you trim, make sure that you do NOT trim more than a half inch, as the postcard must be at least 3.5 by 5 to be accepted.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins It was their mistake so it hardly seems possible that they would disallow any cards close in size. I think a class action suit of this nature would be fun to join.
