As a charter gold member I really wanted them to create a site where you had to be a member to see it, out in a password and all. I love D23 but sometimes I feel there isn’t enough for me to hold onto my gold membership.
Great news, but the only reason for me to join D23 would be the amazing D23 twenty-three magazine. However international shipping on a Gold Membership is around $61 – almost equal to the price of the membership itself!
If they’d lower the shipping costs (why can U.S. residents get free shipping) or make the magazine available online/ipad at no additional shipping costs I would more than happily join…but now I find it strange I have to almost pay double just to receive 4 magazines a year…
I am not sure why I am a “paying” member now. The only “perk” I had was discount for D23, everything else I have tried to get to has sold out so fast that I was unable to get it. Won’t this make this very crowded (but so much fun) event packed to the walls??
My other problem has been my membership has been a gift twice and because someone else bought it, although under my name and contact information, they could never find me or recognize me as a member unless I would call each time and that once again would make it too late to get access to any of the exclusive events that sell out in minutes…sigh
I am concerned about this change. As a Charter Gold member I have come to appreciate the events put on by D23. If everyone can sign up to be a member, “member only” events are basically public events. It is difficult now to register for some of these events and current demand often crashes the D23 servers. Adding an unlimited number of free “members” will certainly make this worse. This may be a Hail Mary to keep D23 alive but it may well be the straw that broke the camel’s back and hasten the demise of D23.
Free members will not have access to D23 events, except for the D23 Expo, which has always been open to non-members. Only Gold and Silver members (and their guests) will have a chance to attend member-exclusive events.
The free membership only allows access to the benefits listed above: The new web site, launching in June, the e-newsletter, merchandise, and discounts for the D23 Expo.
Like others, I too purchased a D23 Gold Membership (sure, for the magazine) but for the discounted D23 Expo tickets… now if *everybody* can get the discount, what’s the point? Kind of makes it a rip-off to those who paid for memberships to utilize what is now becoming free for all.
D23 was a good idea completely bungled in execution. It never made sense to anyone except the few people who ran it, who tinkered with “levels” and struggled to find a way to make it relevant to Disney fans. They won’t cooperate or “play nice” with any other Disney businesses, which at a highly political company like Disney means no one will help make your program super attractive to consumers. This “free to everyone” concept sounds more like the last gasp for life for D23, like a fire sale on D23 membership rather than a true attempt to delineate “super fans” from “regular fans.”
I don’t think D23 is worth $75, I don’t think it’s worth $39, and I have some rather large doubts, based on what I’m reading, that it would be worth $0. The truly insider knowledge is already out there on sites like this one, Stitch Kingdom, MiceAge, MousePlanet. They don’t worry about how Disney is perceived, they are just there to serve the fans. D23 is ONLY concerned with toeing the company line, so it comes across as fake, boring and meaningless. I think I’ll just stick with reading my Disney fan sites on a daily basis … since they will share the biggest news from D23 anyway!
I agree with most people on this one. I’m as big of a “super fan” as you can get, but I’ve never understood the point of paying 75 dollars to be a member of D23. Any breaking news will be public almost instantly, and everyone was eligible for the Expo as it is now.
I’ve never seen the magazine, so maybe that’s the big draw, but what type of stuff is in there that we don’t already know from the internet?
This is really not sitting too well with me. Seems like the $75 bucks I pay every year are not going as far as disney likes to think they do or at least markets them to. I really don’t see why free members should get a D23 Expo discount or even access to D23 items. Sure they can get a newsletter and all that but I feel really cheated right now……
On a more positive note once again thanks Ricky for the info as always, I found it funny how I found out about this from you first rather than D23 itself. Keep up the good work dude! 🙂
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Comments for D23 announces free memberships and ‘reimagined’ web site with exclusive Disney content from films, TV, and theme parks
Chaz
Sweet! Can’t wait!
Justin
As a charter gold member I really wanted them to create a site where you had to be a member to see it, out in a password and all. I love D23 but sometimes I feel there isn’t enough for me to hold onto my gold membership.
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Great news, but the only reason for me to join D23 would be the amazing D23 twenty-three magazine. However international shipping on a Gold Membership is around $61 – almost equal to the price of the membership itself!
If they’d lower the shipping costs (why can U.S. residents get free shipping) or make the magazine available online/ipad at no additional shipping costs I would more than happily join…but now I find it strange I have to almost pay double just to receive 4 magazines a year…
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I am not sure why I am a “paying” member now. The only “perk” I had was discount for D23, everything else I have tried to get to has sold out so fast that I was unable to get it. Won’t this make this very crowded (but so much fun) event packed to the walls??
My other problem has been my membership has been a gift twice and because someone else bought it, although under my name and contact information, they could never find me or recognize me as a member unless I would call each time and that once again would make it too late to get access to any of the exclusive events that sell out in minutes…sigh
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I am concerned about this change. As a Charter Gold member I have come to appreciate the events put on by D23. If everyone can sign up to be a member, “member only” events are basically public events. It is difficult now to register for some of these events and current demand often crashes the D23 servers. Adding an unlimited number of free “members” will certainly make this worse. This may be a Hail Mary to keep D23 alive but it may well be the straw that broke the camel’s back and hasten the demise of D23.
Ricky Brigante
Free members will not have access to D23 events, except for the D23 Expo, which has always been open to non-members. Only Gold and Silver members (and their guests) will have a chance to attend member-exclusive events.
The free membership only allows access to the benefits listed above: The new web site, launching in June, the e-newsletter, merchandise, and discounts for the D23 Expo.
Stephen
Like others, I too purchased a D23 Gold Membership (sure, for the magazine) but for the discounted D23 Expo tickets… now if *everybody* can get the discount, what’s the point? Kind of makes it a rip-off to those who paid for memberships to utilize what is now becoming free for all.
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D23 was a good idea completely bungled in execution. It never made sense to anyone except the few people who ran it, who tinkered with “levels” and struggled to find a way to make it relevant to Disney fans. They won’t cooperate or “play nice” with any other Disney businesses, which at a highly political company like Disney means no one will help make your program super attractive to consumers. This “free to everyone” concept sounds more like the last gasp for life for D23, like a fire sale on D23 membership rather than a true attempt to delineate “super fans” from “regular fans.”
I don’t think D23 is worth $75, I don’t think it’s worth $39, and I have some rather large doubts, based on what I’m reading, that it would be worth $0. The truly insider knowledge is already out there on sites like this one, Stitch Kingdom, MiceAge, MousePlanet. They don’t worry about how Disney is perceived, they are just there to serve the fans. D23 is ONLY concerned with toeing the company line, so it comes across as fake, boring and meaningless. I think I’ll just stick with reading my Disney fan sites on a daily basis … since they will share the biggest news from D23 anyway!
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