New Parks Ad Campaign to be announced Wednesday, "The year of a Million Dreams"

[katylady33]

Has anyone heard anything??? Supposedly today is the day they contact the winner via email :eek:

[minnieme3]

I didn't get any email so I guess I didn't win :crying: Oh well, I'm visiting DL in Jan. and it will be magical. . .hey maybe I'll get picked for a prize then ;)

[yellowrosedtxn]

I checked my e-mail yesterday too, but I am not sure when they actually "send" out the notification. I didn't win either, but I am still going to look today when I get home. Never know.... :-)

[mouse20]

It says in the sweepstake rules that they are going to try to contact the winner 3 or 4 times. If they don’t reply, then they are going to move on the next lucky person. So we still have a chance!

[katylady33]

I just found out that at the bottom of the rules in very small print, it says that the winner has to send in a self addressed envelope to recieve their prize package. I bet you not many people saw that. :~D

[mouse20]

well apparently I didn't win :( Bummer. WINNER...SHOW YOURSELF!! haha

[minnieme3]

i wonder uummm...what else could you win? ive been looking at the sites but cant find that much, itd be cool if you could win like a minnie car!

[Darkbeer]

i wonder uummm...what else could you win? ive been looking at the sites but cant find that much, itd be cool if you could win like a minnie car!

Al Lutz over at MiceAge stated that the two main lower level prizes will be a special set of Mickey Dream Ears, and a Pin Lanyard that comes with two special pins. Expect to see many of those being handed out.

While the official rules will not be released until October 1st, when we will have a full list of the prizes, and the amount of each available, here are prizes that have been mentioned in the Press Releases and media reports.... (all from earlier posts in this thread)....




The "impossible" includes the creation of over-the-top, overnight experiences for winning guests at both East and West Coast resorts: a royal bedchamber inside Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort and a Mickey Mouse Penthouse at Disneyland Resort, both expected to be complete by January 2007.

A day of royal treatment will end with a night of enchantment inside Cinderella Castle for a different lucky guest each night. Cinderella's royal bedchamber, now under construction at Magic Kingdom, will allow Disney guests to stay overnight inside the park and enjoy a view shared only by Tinker Bell. The lavishly decorated bedroom will be located in a space originally planned as an in-park apartment for the use of the Disney family.

And for a lucky Disneyland guest, each night, the all-new Mickey Mouse Penthouse at Disneyland Hotel will pour on the Mickey charm and include magical views overlooking both Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure parks. The extraordinary penthouse will be decorated in all things Mickey, with finishing touches by none other than Minnie Mouse herself.

In addition, during the year-long celebration, other Disney dreams both large and small will be awarded in the "Disney Dreams Giveaway" promotion, such as:

* Traveling to each Disney resort around the world to serve as grand marshal in a Disney parade. * A variety of unique Disney vacation experiences. * Admission to special parties and other extraordinary experiences in the Disneyland and Walt Disney World parks. * Private meetings with favorite Disney characters. * Or, a Golden FASTPASS ticket with unique access entitlements to some of Disney's most popular attractions.






The prizes, which will be awarded to visitors chosen statistically by a third-party company, will include free dinners, Fast Passes that get people to the front of some lines and a lifetime of Disney vacations. Guests may also be named grand marshals of parades or given access to the exclusive, members-only Club 33 at Disneyland.

[mouse20]

Here is the official list of prizes...better than I could have imagined!

http://adestinations.disney.go.com/media/disneyparks/en_US/html/yomdrules.html?CMP=OTC-VanURLYOMDRulesEng#YOMDPrizesText

[Darkbeer]

I posted this info in a WDW thread talking about the giveaway, but it should also be here....

So we have The 15 months of 1.25 Million Dreams

Some things that caught my eye.

Disney is being nice with the big prizes, such as the trips, and will give the winner a set amount of cash that should cover most of the taxes ht need to be paid due to winning.

With prizes in groups of 3, it looks like they want to give 1 away at DLR, and 2 at WDW, making sure that Disneyland visitors get a chance at the big prizes.

The No Purchase Necessary option is a mail in Postcard (one per person per day), and prizes for in-park will be substituted for (the example they use, the Dream FASTPASS will be turned into the Pin and Lanyard, the Dream Mouse Ears or a merchandise gift basket).

But at the odds at about 1 in 60 to win, you are looking at spending $14.40 (24 cent USPS standard Postcard) to win one prize, and the average prize value is $13.92 (the total value of all prizes is $17,412,477 and divide that by the 1,250,000 prizes), so it might be worth it to go with the mail-in entry.

Another thing that caught my eye, the Dream FASTPASSes are only good for a single person, but it looks like they will hand them out in batches (for example, starting at 11:37 AM, the next 100 people boarding Splash Mountain will get the Dream FASTPASS, this will allow folks who are together a chance to use them as a group.

Also, the prizes are to be given out between opening and 5 PM, so that only one shift of Dream Makers is needed.

Also, you can win just by going to Downtown Disney

[Darkbeer]

Lets look at the prize split between Anaheim and Orlando, as many prizes are location specific.

For the prizes I am going to split, I am going to split them based on attendance (approximately), two-thirds to WDW, and one-third to the DLR. I am also rounding on a few of the prizes.

Disneyland Resort

1 Membership in the Disney Vacation Club (220 points at Saratoga Springs Resort, including annual dues) ARV $83,701

1 Grand Marshal World Tour (15-day/14-night trip for 4 people, visiting Disneyland® Park, Disney's California Adventure® Park, Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, Disney-MGM Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, Disneyland® Resort Paris, Walt Disney Studios® Paris, Tokyo Disneyland® Resort, Tokyo Disney Sea® Park, and Hong Kong Disneyland® Resort). ARV $45,370

1 Adventures by Disney "Viva Italia" vacation package (9-day/8-night trip for 4 people to Italy) Note, about same value as the "Cities of Knights and Lights" ARV, $25,600

1 Adventures by Disney "Path to Pura Vida" vacation package (7-day/6-night trip for 4 people to Costa Rica) Note, about the same value as the "Path to Pura Vida" ARV, $18,400

1 Disney Cruise Line® 10-night Mediterranean Cruise ARV $16,900

1 Disney Cruise Line® 3-night Bahamian Cruise in the Disney Suite ARV, $9,880

2 Disney Cruise Line® 14-night Eastbound Trans-Atlantic Cruises ARV, $13,650

2 Disney Cruise Line® 14-night Westbound Trans-Atlantic Cruises ARV, $13,650

5 Walt Disney World® Resort trips (4-day/3-night vacation package for 4 people) ARV, $5,200

5 Disneyland® Resort trips (4-day/3-night vacation package for 4 people) ARV, $5,200

367 one-night stays at the Mickey Mouse Penthouse in the Disneyland® Hotel (winner and up to 5 guests) - starts early December 2006 ARV, $572

40 $500 Shopping Sprees at the World of Disney® Store ARV, $500

40 Dinners at a Disney Restaurant (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $450

5 Dinners on the Balcony of the Disney Gallery in New Orleans Square (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $450

30 VIP Tours of Walt Disney's Main Street Apartment (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $340

3 Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage attraction press event prizes (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $180

156,300 Disneyland® Park and Disney's California Adventure® Park DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

140,000 Pin and Lanyard Sets ARV, $23

80,000 Dream Mouse Ears ARV, $12

50,000 Where Dreams Come True Photo Vouchers for one 5"x7" photo ARV, $12.95


426,805 prizes worth $6,176,365 (about 936 prizes a day worth on average $14.47 each)


Walt Disney World Resort

2 Memberships in the Disney Vacation Club (220 points at Saratoga Springs Resort, including annual dues) ARV $83,701

2 Grand Marshal World Tours (15-day/14-night trip for 4 people, visiting Disneyland® Park, Disney's California Adventure® Park, Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, Disney-MGM Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, Disneyland® Resort Paris, Walt Disney Studios® Paris, Tokyo Disneyland® Resort, Tokyo Disney Sea® Park, and Hong Kong Disneyland® Resort). ARV, $45,379

2 Adventures by Disney "Cities of Knights and Lights" vacation packages (8-day/7-night trip for 4 people to London & Paris) ARV, $25,400

2 Adventures by Disney "Quest for the West" vacation packages (7-day/6-night trip for 4 people to Wyoming) ARV, $15,500

2 Disney Cruise Line® 10-night Mediterranean Cruises ARV, $16,900

2 Disney Cruise Line® 3-night Bahamian Cruises in the Disney Suite ARV, $9,880

4 Disney Cruise Line® 14-night Eastbound Trans-Atlantic Cruises ARV, $13,650

4 Disney Cruise Line® 14-night Westbound Trans-Atlantic Cruises ARV, $13,650

10 Walt Disney World® Resort trips (4-day/3-night vacation package for 4 people) ARV, $5,200

10 Disneyland® Resort trips (4-day/3-night vacation package for 4 people) ARV, $5,200

307 one-night stays at the Cinderella Castle Suite in the Magic Kingdom® Park (winner and up to 5 guests) - starts end of January 2007 ARV, $587

39 Party for the Senses prizes at the Epcot® International Food and Wine Festival Event (admission for winner and 1 guest) ARV, $300

90 $500 Shopping Sprees at the World of Disney® Store ARV, $500

90 Dinners at a Disney Restaurant (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $450

50 Holiday Dinners at the Walt Disney World® Resort (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $265

34 Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party admissions (winner and up to 3 guests) ARV, $280

3 Prizes of VIP Seats for World Premiere of Finding Nemo-The Musical (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $180

7 Prizes of Access to a Press Event Ceremony (winner and up to 5 guests)
13 Disney's Princess and Pirate Party prizes (admission for winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $180

24 Star Wars Weekend Meet 'n Greets with one or more of the celebrities (winner and up to 3 guests) ARV, $160

8 ABC SuperSoap Weekend® Event prizes (winner and up to 3 guests get photos taken with celebrities) ARV, $160

6 ESPN-The Weekend prizes (winner and up to 3 guests get to meet athletes and anchors of ESPN-The Weekend) ARV, $185

60 Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival VIP experiences (winner and up to 3 guests) ARV, $160

3200 Special Park After Hour event in Epcot® admissions ARV, $4.76

4200 Special Park After Hour event in Disney-MGM Studios admissions ARV, $4.76

5800 Special Park After Hour event in Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park admissions ARV, $4.76

3200 Special Park After Hour event in Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park admissions ARV, $3.83

3200 Special Park After Hour event in Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park admissions ARV, $3.83

9000 Special Park After Hour event in Magic Kingdom® Park admissions ARV, $4.76

95,970 Magic Kingdom® Park DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

57,125 Epcot® DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

95,970 Disney-MGM Studios DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

95,970 Disney's Animal Kingdom® DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

278,789 Pin and Lanyard Sets ARV, $23

170,000 Dream Mouse Ears ARV, $12

823,195 prizes worth $11,191,112 (about 1,805 prizes a day worth on average $13.59 each)

[Darkbeer]

Looking at the Disneyland prizes, over 99% of the prizes are these 4 times....

37% - 156,300 Disneyland® Park and Disney's California Adventure® Park DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

33% - 140,000 Pin and Lanyard Sets ARV, $23

19% - 80,000 Dream Mouse Ears ARV, $12

12% - 50,000 Where Dreams Come True Photo Vouchers for one 5"x7" photo ARV, $12.95

(Rounding makes the percentages off).

Or looking at it another way...

On average, on a daily basis the following should be handed out at Disneyland...

342 Dream FASTPASS Lanyards

307 Pin and Lanyard Sets

175 Dream Mouse Ears

110 Photo Vouchers

Though based on the reading of the rules, they will hand out prizes based on attendance, so some days will have less than others. The rules state that a minimum of 1,551 prizes will be rewarded daily, and on average 2,741 prizes will be handed out daily (456 days, 1,250,000 prizes).

Anyways, I am not sure a Dream FASTPASS will do much good on many slow days. For example, today (Sunday), there are only 5 Disneyland attractions offering FP's, and just 2 FP attractions at DCA (Based on the TIMES Guide that lists which FP's are open and closed, many attractions only offer FP's on peak days). And the rules state the Dream FASTPASS only works once per attraction (no repeat visits to the same attraction).

Of course, you could always use your ticket to get a "real" FASTPASS to go a second time.

[Darkbeer]

A better indication of the prize split, if you look at the amount of Dream FASTPASSes handed out, WDW has 345,035, and the DLR has 156,300.

So that makes Anaheim equal to about 31.12% of the attendance at the US Disney Parks, and WDW 68.88%, which is about equal to splitting the major prizes into thirds.

[Darkbeer]

Here is a breakdown of the Walt Disney World percentages of the main prizes (I am combining similar prizes). This covers over 99% of the prizes, there are less than 1,000 of the remaining mid to high level of prizes to be handed out.

42% - 345,035 Assorted WDW Parks DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

34% - 278,789 Pin and Lanyard Sets ARV, $23

21% - 170,000 Dream Mouse Ears ARV, $12

3% - 28,600 Special Park After Hour event, ARV around $4 to $5 (depending on park)


(Rounding makes the percentages off).

[Darkbeer]

Here is one more breakdown, one that looks at the value of the prizes, I am going to list the prizes as either High Value, Mid Value or Low Value

High Value (Worth more than $5,000)

60 prizes, or .0048% of the prize pool (Approximately one in every 1.25 million guests (or mail in postcards) will win a high level prize)

Mid Value (Worth between $160 and $587)

1186 prizes, or .095% of the prize pool (Approximately one in every 63,238 guests (or mail in postcards) will win a mid level prize)

Low Value (Worth less than $25)

1,248,754 prizes, or 99.9% of the prize pool (Approximately one in every 60 guests (or mail in postcards) will win a low level prize)

Note the the 1 in 60 (or other number) is based on one guest visiting the park for one day, or for one postcard mailed in, if you visit the parks (or Downtown Disney more often) and/or send in more postcards, your odds will improve.

For example, let's use me as an example, I plan to send in a postcard each postal day, which will equal 457 visits to the park (as the will take the prior 6 days of postcards for the Sunday and Postal Holiday draws), then add in about 143 visits to the parks during the contest hours (being in the park prior to 5 PM; the earlier you get to the park, the better chance you have to win).

So even with spending around $120 in postage and labels, plus the costs of going to the park (most of which I already planned for, as I go to the parks to take photos, etc...) here are my odds.... 1 in 2,084 of winning a High level prize, 1 in 105 of winning a Mid level prize, and I should win about 10 Low level Prizes. So that is about as good as you can get.

And lets look at an average AP holder that visits once a week (65 visits in the 15 month period) and doesn't mail in any postcards... 1 in 19,231 of winning a High level prize, 1 in 973 of winning a Mid level Prize and should win one Low level Prize.

Now, let's look at someone who comes on vacation, and buys a 5 day ParkHopper..... 1 in 250,000 of winning a High level prize, 1 in 12,648 of winning a Mid level prize, and 1 in 12 of winning a Low level Prize.

Let's take that Vacationing family, and presume it is a family of 4, the odds of someone in the family winning are 1 in 62,500 of a High level prize, 1 in 3,162 of a Mid level prize and 1 in 3 of winning a Low level prize.

And finally, someone who opts to mail in the postcard on a daily basis... 1 in 2,735 of winning a High level prize, 1 in 139 of winning a Mid level prize and should win 7 or 8 Low level Prizes (Calculations are 7.6 prizes).

This is based on attendance figures of those in the parks and Downtown Disney (Anaheim and Orlando) from Opening to 5 PM, and the amount of Mail In Postcards equalling 75 million during the 15 month contest period. (Which is based on prior attendance figures released by Amusement Business and Economic Research Associates).

[mouse20]

Wowww...

Thanks for all the info!

[Darkbeer]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/busin...dlines-tourism (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-disney1906sep19,0,2305575.story?coll=orl-business-headlines-tourism)

QuikQuote: "Completely random. Completely unbiased. Completely luck of the draw," Potrock said. "What we created was a mathematical model, a randomizer, that will select the different dream giveaways each and every day.
"It gets into detail like, it'll be the fourth person to walk through the exit of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at 3:01 p.m.," he said, describing a hypothetical selection. "And we've even gone so far as to say, if two people are walking through the doorway at the same time, it's the person on the left."
Winners will be split between those visitors who show up on Disney properties, and those who send in postcard entries.

[Darkbeer]

here is the breakdown of the prizes and their value

High Value (Worth more than $5,000)

60 prizes, or .0048% of the prize pool (Approximately one in every 1.25 million guests (or mail in postcards) will win a high level prize) Total ARV, $914,233

Mid Value (Worth between $160 and $587)

1186 prizes, or .095% of the prize pool (Approximately one in every 63,238 guests (or mail in postcards) will win a mid level prize) Total ARV, $509,375

Low Value (Worth less than $25)

1,248,754 prizes, or 99.9% of the prize pool (Approximately one in every 60 guests (or mail in postcards) will win a low level prize) Total ARV, $15,988,869


So you have $16 million worth of Dream FASTPASSes, After Hour events, Mouse Ears, Pin Lanyards and photos, and $1.4 million of the better prizes.

[minnieme3]

Wow, those are some killer prizes...trips around the world? Disney's got it going on. People are complaining about the prizes and I bet they havn't even seen that list.