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The Merlin VIP Annual Pass
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bluesonichd
TS Member
A few online posts from people vs 3 years of actual use of how things were
Dave
TS Founding Member
A few online posts from people vs 3 years of actual use of how things were
The people commenting on this are not basing their judgement on a few online posts. There are other routes for informed decision making.
1 - Observing staff on resort working on VIP matters.
2 - seeing what Merlin advertise as the product
3 - Friends who work within the company.
Islander
TS Member
It’s interesting how the only people remotely opposed to this are the VIP pass holders themselves. You don’t see that in other walks of life - problems with disabled access, for example, will anger plenty of fully-able individuals. Racism and homophobia (ok, granted, extreme examples) are equally abhorred by most sane white and straight individuals.
It’s all about empathy. Seems that in the case of VIP pass holders, there is none. Hardly surprising.
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It’s all about empathy. Seems that in the case of VIP pass holders, there is none. Hardly surprising.
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bluesonichd
TS Member
good thing Im not looking for yours or anyones pity
the amount of abuse Ive had from TowersStreet members I knew to expect none
Islander
TS Member
Well, let’s be clear, there’s a league of difference between empathy and pity. But yeh, in this case I think V-MAP holders (not singling you out here!) will pretty much get neither lol.
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Dave
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good thing Im not looking for yours or anyones pity
the amount of abuse Ive had from TowersStreet members I knew to expect none
Abuse?
It’s called a debate, if anything it was your posts that turned mildly aggressive. Particularly in your replies to Craig.
People on this forum have no major love for the VIP pass but also not enough hate to be abusive about it. Mildly amused, sure. Positive about its removal, definitely.
But disagreeing with someone is not abuse, it’s a debate.
I'm getting laid into by other VIPs just because i renewed before it was dumped.
Rob
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Toys and prams come to mind with some reactions to this news.
Anyway, I fully expect Merlin to be looking at all season fastrack at some point in the future. It is just starting to take off at the Six Flags/Cedar Fair parks and I suspect it would cater for the needs of most people who previously had a VIP pass. I suspect it would be on a park by park basis and at a high cost, so yes it would cost you a lot more if you wanted all season fastrack for all Merlin parks. However as Craig has pointed out the VIP pass was vastly underpriced.
Anyway, I fully expect Merlin to be looking at all season fastrack at some point in the future. It is just starting to take off at the Six Flags/Cedar Fair parks and I suspect it would cater for the needs of most people who previously had a VIP pass. I suspect it would be on a park by park basis and at a high cost, so yes it would cost you a lot more if you wanted all season fastrack for all Merlin parks. However as Craig has pointed out the VIP pass was vastly underpriced.
There wasn’t many that managed to renew before the stop sale then?
imanautie
TS Member
I'm aware of 2 groups who renewed last minute, spinball is one.
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imanautie
TS Member
The loyalty method was brought up in a previous chat about VIP but it isn't viable due to families
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Islander
TS Member
How dyou mean? That’s like saying Tesco Clubcard isn’t viable because of families...
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imanautie
TS Member
Basically it would be more then the number of VIPs and carers combined.
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Islander
TS Member
I still don’t get it
. Also, what’re you lumping VIPs and carers together? That’s two very different services that should not be considered together... as I think has been said many times before...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
imanautie
TS Member
As in it would use up an excessive amount of the fast track allocation as family groups can easily get to that level of spending. (I mentioned carers as VIP carers also get fastrack to assist in their role).I still don’t get it. Also, what’re you pumping VIPs and carers together? That’s two very different services that should not be considered together... as I think has been said many times before...
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