That’s Just Dumb, Disney

Even though I paid to join D23, I was shocked when I saw the price of $75.  My logic was that if I bought all 4 issues of the magazine at the local Barnes & Noble, I would be spending $64, so the extra $11 didn’t seem that unreasonable to join the club.  So I joined.

But I was expecting some sort of “members-only” web site with exclusive information and stories.  Nope.  I was expecting cool merchandise.  Nope (unless, of course, you consider a $1,500 limited edition cel or an $850 pen or even a $25 baseball cap cool merchandise).  And who knows what the surprise gift will be.  I’m willing to bet that it’s going to be a pin.  Because Disney gives you a “limited edition” pin for everything, and they only cost about $.05 for them to make.  It certainly won’t be worth the extra $11.

I think I’m having a bit of buyer’s remorse.  Unless they drastically change what is offered to members or lower the price, I highly doubt that they’ll have a lot of renewals next year.

Here’s another article regarding the merchandise offered. I highly agree with it, and it discusses what type of merchandise I was expecting to see in the exclusive store..