DVC Membership card

[stephen11]

Do I just show my DVC membership card for discounts or does it have to be on my phone in MDE?

 

[Narcoossee11]

I thought DVC membership cards were only digital now

 

[stephen11]

What if you don't have an iphone?

 

[Sandisw]

You can print out a copy of the temporary one month card from the website. But most ask for the digital card. However, people have reported this being accepted as it now looks just like the digital one

 

[tjkraz]

The digital card also works on Android phones

 

[Robbie Cottam]

Most cast member will except any none expired printed or digital card….
I found one that insisted that it had to be in the apple wallet and not pictures…..
her manager over heard her and corrected her misunderstanding for me….

 

[footballmp]

We just returned from a week at Disney World. We do not have a smartphone so we printed off the digital card and presented that for our DVC discount. With few exceptions we were told that they only accepted the card on a smartphone. It was a real hassle getting them to accept it and really put a damper on our trip. One clerk told us that it is now part of their training that they are not allowed to accept the printed card. It is amazing to me that Disney has chosen such a hard line on this since DVC members are some of their best most dedicated customers. If they can come up with such complex technological rides like Tron they can surely come up with a solution to this IF they want to.

 

[kilik64]

We just returned from a week at Disney World. We do not have a smartphone so we printed off the digital card and presented that for our DVC discount. With few exceptions we were told that they only accepted the card on a smartphone. It was a real hassle getting them to accept it and really put a damper on our trip. One clerk told us that it is now part of their training that they are not allowed to accept the printed card. It is amazing to me that Disney has chosen such a hard line on this since DVC members are some of their best most dedicated customers. If they can come up with such complex technological rides like Tron they can surely come up with a solution to this IF they want to.

They did it’s called the mde app.

 

[CarolynFH]

We just returned from a week at Disney World. We do not have a smartphone so we printed off the digital card and presented that for our DVC discount. With few exceptions we were told that they only accepted the card on a smartphone. It was a real hassle getting them to accept it and really put a damper on our trip. One clerk told us that it is now part of their training that they are not allowed to accept the printed card. It is amazing to me that Disney has chosen such a hard line on this since DVC members are some of their best most dedicated customers. If they can come up with such complex technological rides like Tron they can surely come up with a solution to this IF they want to.

Please email dvcmembersatisfactionteam@disneyvacationclub.com and tell them about your experiences. They need to know that those CMs need more training, so they’ll accept the printed card. I can’t look it up right now, but I believe the DVC FAQ on the member website says the printout is acceptable.

 

[Sandisw]

Please email dvcmembersatisfactionteam@disneyvacationclub.com and tell them about your experiences. They need to know that those CMs need more training, so they’ll accept the printed card. I can’t look it up right now, but I believe the DVC FAQ on the member website says the printout is acceptable.

I cant see anything in the FAQs that say the have accept that. It just says you have to have a digital one.

But it allows you to print it so it seems like it should be accepted.

 

[DonMacGregor]

They did it’s called the mde app.

And 86.3% of the ENTIRE world's population has a smart phones, and the number increases to 89% for the US. Here's a real interesting tidbit: smart phones are becoming so ubiquitous that 40% of US adults actually use their smart phone as their primary access to the internet.


It does drop off a bit over 65 (not included in this graph), but at 70+ it's still up near 70% (and obviously increasing as current smart phone users age into that cohort). I'm not saying anyone should feel "forced" to purchase a smart phone or adopt technology that they don't want to, but Disney definitely isn't catering to a niche segment of the population by any measure. The marginal drop-off between 18-29 year-olds and 50-64 year-olds is really eye-opening.

 

[Donna M]

We just returned and both restaurant servers asked for the digital version.

 

[DonMacGregor]

Plus, they are now scanning the QR code on the digital card for access to Star View Station in DL.

 

[CarolynFH]

@footballmp all the examples above of DVC increasing the requirement to have a smartphone to access perks and benefits mean to me that it’s even more important for you to let DVC know how being in the 20% without a smartphone affects you adversely. I emailed them to advocate for those without smartphones back when the changes were announced, but I can’t protest more than that because I have and am comfortable using a smartphone, so I’m not affected.

 

[kilik64]

Plus, they are now scanning the QR code on the digital card for access to Star View Station in DL.

Was wondering when that would finally get implemented. Is this the first instance of them using the QR code?

 

[DonMacGregor]

Was wondering when that would finally get implemented. Is this the first instance of them using the QR code?

As far as I can tell.

 

[DonMacGregor]

@footballmp all the examples above of DVC increasing the requirement to have a smartphone to access perks and benefits mean to me that it’s even more important for you to let DVC know how being in the 20% without a smartphone affects you adversely.

Well, it’s actually 10% of the entire US population, and only +/- 4% if you’re between 18 and 65. Not trying to be a jerk, but the number of people without a smart phone in the US is dwindling rapidly, and we're approaching the point where the only people without smart phones will be those who willfully chose not to purchase one (not a particularly strong argument when you're in the 1% or 2% minority, simply because you choose to be). As the populace ages, there are fewer and fewer people who can legitimately say they are unfamiliar with or incapable of adopting new technology.

I mean, by numerous accounts, +/- 85% of the world's population now uses a smart phone, and that includes the remote and impoverished populations of the world's most populace countries (China, India), and remote regions of Africa and South America. The number of smart phones in the world has jumped from 6B in 2020 to 7B today, representing an increase of 17% in just three years.

 

[CarolynFH]

Well, it’s actually 10% of the entire US population, and only +/- 4% if you’re between 18 and 65. Not trying to be a jerk, but the number of people without a smart phone in the US is dwindling rapidly, and we're approaching the point where the only people without smart phones will be those who willfully chose not to purchase one (not a particularly strong argument when you're in the 1% or 2% minority, simply because you choose to be). As the populace ages, there are fewer and fewer people who can legitimately say they are unfamiliar with or incapable of adopting new technology.

I mean, by numerous accounts, +/- 85% of the world's population now uses a smart phone, and that includes the remote and impoverished populations of the world's most populace countries (China, India), and remote regions of Africa and South America. The number of smart phones in the world has jumped from 6B in 2020 to 7B today, representing an increase of 17% in just three years.

Well, but what’s the percentage of those older than 65 who don’t have a smartphone? And still own DVC and like to come to WDW and/or DLR and would like to take advantage of DVC perks and benefits for which they’re eligible? Are you arguing that they are so few in number that DVC shouldn’t bother to train CMs that a printout of the date-limited digital card from the member website, along with photo ID, is acceptable proof of DVC-Y status? I don’t think those members should be shut out, when the solution is so simple. That’s why I’m encouraging members who have their visits impacted adversely by this situation to let DVC know.

 

[Sandisw]

Well, but what’s the percentage of those older than 65 who don’t have a smartphone? And still own DVC and like to come to WDW and/or DLR and would like to take advantage of DVC perks and benefits for which they’re eligible? Are you arguing that they are so few in number that DVC shouldn’t bother to train CMs that a printout of the date-limited digital card from the member website, along with photo ID, is acceptable proof of DVC-Y status? I don’t think those members should be shut out, when the solution is so simple. That’s why I’m encouraging members who have their visits impacted adversely by this situation to let DVC know.

While I did say it says you can print it, I am not sure that means the printed card is going to be accepted all the time.

I realize that could shut people out, the whole reason for the digital version was to make it more consistent for the discount to be applied and only for those eligible.

 

[CarolynFH]

While I did say it says you can print it, I am not sure that means the printed card is going to be accepted all the time.

I realize that could shut people out, the whole reason for the digital version was to make it more consistent for the discount to be applied and only for those eligible.

I still believe it's unfair and unrealistic and that members who are affected by this should make that known to DVC.