Are you 23?

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Feb Fri 11, 2011 9:41 am

Way too far for me to go...

Arvorenn · Post by **Arvorenn** » Feb Sat 12, 2011 9:34 am

Okay, I got two questions concerning D23:
1. Is it completely worthwhile to buy the membership?

(I hope to get a "yes" here)

2. Living outside the US, I got a problem with purchasing (or even looking at the offer to purchase) a membership - I get redirected to the co.uk-store (although I'm not living there either) every time I try to access disneystore.com. I know most of you will live in the US, but maybe there is somebody here who knows how I can circumvent that redirection without using a US-based proxy?

Edit: Never mind the second one, it's tricky but I was finally able to access disneystore.com

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Feb Sat 12, 2011 11:45 am

As all the D23 events are in the US - to be honest - I don't think the membership would be worth it for anyone outside the US. IMHO the D23 merchandise isn't worth the memership. The only thing you would get out of it would be the magazine and that seems a bit pricey...

Arvorenn · Post by **Arvorenn** » Feb Sat 12, 2011 2:50 pm

I guess you got a point there, although the magazine itself is pricey, too - $15,95 an issue if you pick it up in retail. The four issues a year would be like ten bucks less then the membership - not considering shipping costs, of course.

Well, I guess I won't do it, although it'd be interesting...

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Feb Sat 12, 2011 4:18 pm

Arvorenn wrote:I guess you got a point there, although the magazine itself is pricey, too - $15,95 an issue if you pick it up in retail. The four issues a year would be like ten bucks less then the membership - not considering shipping costs, of course.
Well, I guess I won't do it, although it'd be interesting...

I would have to agree that D23 membership isn't all that it is cracked up to be, unless you live close to the parks ~ DL in California in particular. The magazine isn't as good as the old Disney magazine, at least it generally isn't as interesting to me. I joined the first year because of the excitement of "charter member" status, won a book in a writing contest held by D23, and that convinced me to renew for this year, but there haven't been any more contests such as that, other than one drawing contest that there is no way I could ever win with my pitiful drawing skills

Arvorenn · Post by **Arvorenn** » Feb Sat 12, 2011 4:42 pm

Amy wrote: I would have to agree that D23 membership isn't all that it is cracked up to be, unless you live close to the parks ~ DL in California in particular. The magazine isn't as good as the old Disney magazine, at least it generally isn't as interesting to me.

Okay, you just convinced me to save the money. Some new photo gear and/or a flight ticket seem to be more desirable, if that's the case...

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Feb Sat 12, 2011 10:26 pm

Arvorenn wrote:
Amy wrote: I would have to agree that D23 membership isn't all that it is cracked up to be, unless you live close to the parks ~ DL in California in particular. The magazine isn't as good as the old Disney magazine, at least it generally isn't as interesting to me.
Okay, you just convinced me to save the money. Some new photo gear and/or a flight ticket seem to be more desirable, if that's the case...

Yeah, definitely spring for the electronics or plane tickets!

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Feb Sat 12, 2011 11:04 pm

Amy wrote:
Arvorenn wrote:Okay, you just convinced me to save the money. Some new photo gear and/or a flight ticket seem to be more desirable, if that's the case...
Yeah, definitely spring for the electronics or plane tickets!

Hey, what about spending on Disney merchandising?!? Buy some pins? Vinylmations? Theme-park CD's?

Arvorenn · Post by **Arvorenn** » Feb Sun 13, 2011 5:39 am

mindflipper wrote:Hey, what about spending on Disney merchandising?!? Buy some pins? Vinylmations? Theme-park CD's?

Good point, but since I get most of my merchandising when I am at one of the parks, it'd be more important to save money for a flight ticket (and, of course, the park ticket) - and since I need a new camera these days, which won't be too cheap, to get good photos of the next trip (some of which will certainly end up in these forums), that's important too. And both is more expensive than the merch I'll get...

I guess I should save my comments on Vinylmations, Plush Toys (is there a thread about them? I'll have a look) and the like for the appropriate threads...

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Feb Sun 13, 2011 3:42 pm

Arvorenn: can't you a train to DLP for a quick Disney theme-park fix?

Arvorenn · Post by **Arvorenn** » Feb Mon 14, 2011 4:21 pm

mindflipper wrote:Arvorenn: can't you a train to DLP for a quick Disney theme-park fix?

To be honest, I am a bit prejudiced towards DLP because it was the "failing park", so to speak, for a longer time - or at least I got the impression. Besides, I'm mostly a WDW guy and I still have to get accustomed to the idea of a Disney Park that's not in an English speaking surrounding (nothing against French, it would be the same thing with a new park in Germany

)

...but I guess, having read some of you guys opinions, I should rethink that. It takes some 8 hours by train (considering all times I'd have to change trains), but even flying there should be affordable in comparison....

MoonPet · Post by **MoonPet** » Feb Mon 21, 2011 1:53 pm

For those of you who have the D23 membership with the magazine subscription, did you already receive the new issue of D23 magazine for the spring?

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Feb Mon 21, 2011 2:16 pm

MoonPet wrote:For those of you who have the D23 membership with the magazine subscription, did you already receive the new issue of D23 magazine for the spring?

No, I got the watch when I renewed but after that - nada.

MoonPet · Post by **MoonPet** » Feb Mon 21, 2011 2:22 pm

Okay . . . I'll wait a little longer then.

I got a Tinkerbell pin when I renewed.

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Feb Mon 21, 2011 3:23 pm

MoonPet wrote:Okay . . . I'll wait a little longer then.

I got a Tinkerbell pin when I renewed.

The DS website shows a watch, so I wonder if they ran out and start to do tinkerbell pins instead??

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