CassieRuns
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2018
I don't begrudge Disney offering premium experiences at premium prices like some people do about every little thing (early morning extras, that kind of stuff). But... This has such low value. Too many people are priced out and they're offering very, very little in return for high (or ridiculous) costs. Some 'club'.
re: Corral 'enhancement': The running community is great. Encouraging, supportive, inclusive. (Well... Distance running, anyways.) Disney has been an exemplar of all that, but here they are, finding a way to sow division. "Did you earn that bib, or did you buy it?" What were they thinking?
re: Early access to merchandise:... And this is where I blow my top. Here they are, acknowledging that merch is an issue. Access to top items is limited. So what do they do? Give me $800 and you'll get to the front of the line, skirting a problem we could solve for nothing, but choose not to. (Solution: Don't allow people without bibs into the official merch on the first day and/or Allow catalog purchasing for sold out items. Ebay trolls stay away. Everyone gets access. Easy peasy, even if the quality is in now in the toilet.)
To me, it's an indication that whatever financial issues rD is facing, they don't understand the underlying problems with the events themselves. The entire team needs to be shown the door, and an entirely new group brought in to rebuild from the ground up, willing to listen.
I completely agree! I think that only race participants should be allowed to purchase exclusive race weekend merchandise. You should have to pick up your bibs and shirts and then from there, you are lead into the merchandise area.
It should be as deserved and earned as the actual medal!