englanddg
Mouseketeer
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- Jun 30, 2012
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Welcome Packets - Part 2
Welcome Packets - Part 2
Lets move on to page 7!
Not much to say here. It's a pretty straight forward rundown of the MagicBands and how they work.
That said, considering they put my NAME on the MDE website on the previous page, I think if they had pictures of your magicband selections and numbers, on page 7, along with the band names you chose below them, it would be another neat little addition. Maybe they'll do it someday? A guy can dream, right?
Pages 9 and 10, likewise are generic. They run you through the FP+ service and how to use the MDE app during your trip. Informative, but boilerplate.
But, from there we get really specific again, and I love it!
Book 1
Book 2
You'll note, each is customized to my resort! Pictures and all. This is really neat, and a start of a further trend I'll note in the upcoming pages.
Also, on this page they suggest you visit http://www.disneyworld.com/resorts/super .
I did, hoping for another cute video like the earlier one, but was disappointed. The URL actually takes you to the standard resort planning stage of Disney's site.
So, another suggestion for Disney. I would love it if they made a Goofy's planning video specific to each resort, and you could "explore" the hotel and amenities along with him! It wouldn't be terribly hard to do, and since they are already customizing the hotel section to your hotel, they could customize the link. So, it could be "www.disneyworld.com/resorts/AoA" for Art of Animation. Something like that.
Here's an example for Disneyland.
I think they could use it to hype up the resort, as well as suggestively sell certain amenities the resort offers. Specifically for deluxe resorts where they can push additional services (like spa treatments), as well as pushing resort shopping and dining in a very visual and entertaining way that, budget wise, isn't terribly difficult to do (I mean, they sortof have goofy costumes on hand...<grin>)
It also would add a very unique "interactive" element to the brochure, as you could have these videos progress throughout each page to enhance the experience. Read the page, then watch the video, rinse and repeat!
Anyhow, I like the idea, so if you see Disney doing something like this in the future...well...I'm claiming my share of the credit! <wink>
But, I digress. Off to Page 13 and 14!
Book 1
Book 2
Two things to note. The first is obvious (on page 14, on the right). The restaurants listed are specific to the resort as well as the picture of the restaurants and the food offerings (the family in the middle picture on the left is generic).
The second is something that I suspect only happens for AoA, due to the name of the food court of AoA and how it works well with the copywriting. You'll note, on page 13 of Book 1, the first line reads:
"There are many fabulous flavors to be found throughout your Resort hotel. And, whether you hunger for something exotic or something simple, you'll find it all right here."
But, page 13 of Book 2 reads:
"Your Disney Resort hotel features the fun and flavorful Landscape of Flavors. With plenty to choose from for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this quick and convenient dining location has something for everyone!"
Neat!
Pages 15 and 16 are generic again, and talk about hotel benefits such as resort activities (movies under the stars, pool parties, etc.). It also talks about how merchandise can be shipped to your resort for you from the parks.
Now, I do have two nitpicks.
On page 15, they show a Disney Magical Express bus, but they don't specifically mention it at all (not once in the entire document that I saw, though I could have missed it, I haven't had my morning coffee yet).
Now, that could be because these packets didn't have my yellow luggage tags (not sure when that packet will come), and so they reserved any mention beyond the vague "complimentary transportation" line for that packet, but I'm not sure.
But, I think they could spend a bit more time bulleting the on-resort transportation options. The busses, monorails and boats. And, since they obviously can customize, and know where you are staying, they could even make that "intelligent" so it shows, for example, if you are at Wilderness Lodge, you can get to MK through boat or bus, or if you are Grand Floridian, you can get to MK through boat, bus or Monorail.
I dunno, a minor nitpick, but this next one is not. Because this next one is BAD SHOW!
So, while I've been very complimentary so far, this is unacceptable in my view. So, the page directs you to go to http://www.disneyworld.com/benefits/super .
What happens when you do?
STITCH ATE THE PAGE?
Are you serious Disney? Ok, I can overlook that the hotels link merely goes to the hotel selection screen, but this doesn't go anywhere. This is unacceptable.
That said, they'll probably fix this in the future, and, again, I think a Goofy Planning video with him utilizing Disney Transit and talking about room merch delivery would be really neat. It can be generic, because the resort specific activities can be saved for the hotel specific videos I suggested earlier.
The next few pages are breakdowns of the parks and activities available on the resorts, and are generic to both books, so I probably won't have much commentary on them. So, lets move on?
It directs you to go to http://www.disneyworld.com/fastpassplus/super , which, unlike the previous failure...actually works? (though, I think a Goofy Vacation Video about using FP+ would be neat, instead of a brochure style webpage, but at least it works!)
Here's what you see when you go there.
However, the first few times I tried to watch it, the video just sat there and timed out...it wouldn't load.
After a few minutes (and a few refreshes) it finally worked, so...
It's pretty generic, and I think a Goofy video (or some other Fab 5, like Donald or Pluto?) would be more amusing.
Page 19 and 20 talk about Magic Kingdom.
You are directed to go to http://www.disneyworld.com/mkmap/super
This takes you to the interactive MDE map of magic kingdom. I won't mention these maps again, but the links are referenced on each of the 4 major theme parks for them.
But, I will note that when I tried to go there, it...didn't work.
Now, I know these maps work, because I've used them. But, when people talk about MDE and Disney's Site being slow, THIS is the sort of systems / performance inconsistency they are talking about. So...<ahem>...Disney...should do better.
And, just so you know it's not MY internet...here's a speedtest
Also, note, it still hasn't loaded while I'm running this AND streaming Once Upon a Time on hulu on the other screen...but the Magic Kingdom map STILL hasn't loaded...it's been...about 10 minutes now. I'm going to close that tab, but, you get the idea.
Next is my personal favorite park. EPCOT (it will always be all caps to me and end in Center, darn it!)
Then Hollywood Studios.
And Animal Kingdom.
Downtown Disney
Disney Water Parks (including a mention about the Magic Band being waterproof!)