I Wan’na Disney Parks Vacation From Alamo Sweepstakes winner - need advice

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rrussou812

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I was notified that I was the winner of the 'The 'I Wanna Disney Parks Vacation from Alamo' sweepstakes back on March 16th and was confirmed by Ventura Associates, the winner on the 29th. I was told at that time it would take about 'a couple of weeks' for Disney to reach out and contact the winner to coordinate the dates.

I wrote the fulfillment company back on April 15th advising I haven't heard from anyone at Disney yet on and was advised then, it could now take take a month?? In two days from now it will be a month and I still have yet to hear from anyone.

I've won a Disney associated prize through Ventura before (non trip) and it took an unusually long time to process, in addition to reading on another forum that they are known to be slow. My biggest problem (and I advised them of this) is that it's difficult for me to schedule time off with my employer and if I could just get 'an idea' of what dates would be available it would best help me get them pre-approved through work before they're no longer available.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to handle this?? I'm guessing the best way is to just be patient and I certainly don't want to pester the fulfillment company too much more, but it's got me nervous because of my situation.

Thanks in advance for any/all advice and suggestions
 
OI would try to contact Disney consumer relations department.Somewhere along the line you should eventually get referred to whom you need to speak. Good luck!! And congrats on a nice win!!
 
rrussou812 - from the RULES:

alamo_ugc_official_rules

The Group must travel between March 2, 2016 and March 1, 2017 (on dates selected by Winner, subject to availability and approval by Sponsor), or the Prize will be forfeited in its entirety and, at Sponsor’s discretion, awarded to an alternate Winner at Sponsor’s sole discretion. No extensions will be granted.

So you have plenty of time before the dates lapse

Thing is, contacting the Sponsor will usually shoot you down the rabbit hole because they are rarely aware of promos, BUT, sometimes it is best if the JA {Ventura Associates} leave you hanging

contact Ventura Associates via their CONTACT US;

Ventura Associates International LLC
http://www.sweepspros.com/contact_us.html

OR contact Alamo Rent A Car via their site;

https://www.alamo.com/en_US/car-rental/home.html

OR contact Alamo Rent A Car via their Facebook page;
https://www.facebook.com/AlamoRentACar



FOR;

Disney I Wan’na Disney Parks Vacation From Alamo Sweepstakes New

Enter to win SIX (6) WEEKLY PRIZES (“Prize”): Winner’s (“Winner”) choice of only one (1) of the following two (2) options:

Walt Disney World® Resort: a five (5) day / four (4) night trip for Winner and up to three (3) guests (individually, “Guest,” the Guests and Winner shall collectively be referred to as the “Group”) to Orlando, Florida (“City 1”) to visit Walt Disney World® Resort near City 1 consisting of the following elements for the Group: [a] hotel accommodations (one (1) standard room/quad occupancy, including room tax) for four (4) consecutive nights at a Walt Disney World® Resort hotel selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion; four (4) 5-Day Magic Your Way Tickets with Park Hopper® Option (subject to restrictions); [c] services of one (1) Disney VIP Guide for eight (8) hours on one (1) day for the Group (guide, services and hours to be determined by Sponsor); [d] one (1) Disney Gift Card with a value of five hundred dollars ($500) for Winner only (restrictions apply); [e] if Winner’s residence is located more than two hundred fifty (250) miles from City 1, round-trip coach air transportation (with possible layovers) for the Group on a Sponsor-selected carrier between a Sponsor-selected major metropolitan airport near Winner’s residence (“Airport of Origin”) and Orlando International Airport; but if Winner’s residence is located two hundred fifty (250) miles or less from City 1, then air transportation or any other form of transportation will not be provided; [f] round trip ground transfers between the Orlando International Airport and the Walt Disney World® Resort via Disney’s Magical Express Service if air transportation is provided, and [g] a Visa Gift Card with a value of $250 that may be used for the Winner to rent one (1) car from Alamo Rent A Car while Group is on the trip (“Trip 1”). If the Prize is awarded to a non-resident of California, the Prize will also include an estimated cash amount of $571.52, which cash amount will be withheld to defray his/her payment of taxes due as a result of winning the Prize. ARV (if Winner is a resident of California): $8,164.56 or $8,736.08 (if Winner is not a resident of California), which will vary depending upon point of departure and seasonal fluctuation of hotel rates and airfares.
Or:
Disneyland ® Resort: a five (5) day / four (4) night trip for Group to Disneyland® Resort near Anaheim, California (“City 2”) consisting of the following elements: [a] hotel accommodations (one (1) standard room/quad occupancy, including room tax) for four (4) consecutive nights at a hotel at the Disneyland® Resort selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion; four (4) 5-Day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® Tickets (subject to restrictions); [c] a Disney Gift Card with a value of five hundred dollars ($500) for Winner only; [d] services of one (1) Disney VIP Guide for eight (8) hours on one (1) day for the Group (guide, services and hours to be determined by Sponsor); [e] if Winner’s residence is located more than two hundred fifty (250) miles from City 2, round-trip coach air transportation (with possible layovers) for the Group on a Sponsor-selected carrier between a Sponsor-selected major metropolitan airport near Winner’s residence and a Southern California airport, selected by Sponsor; but if Winner’s residence is located two hundred fifty (250) miles or less from City 2, then air transportation or any other form of transportation will not be provided; [f] round trip ground transfers between a Southern California airport selected by Sponsor and the Disneyland® Resort if air transportation is provided, and [g] a Visa Gift Card with a value of $250 that may be used for the Winner to rent one (1) car from Alamo Rent A Car while Group is on the trip (“Trip 2”). If the Prize is awarded to a non-resident of California, the Prize will also include a cash amount of $551, which cash amount will be withheld to help defray his/her payment of taxes due as a result of winning the Prize. ARV (if Winner is a resident of California):$7,870 or $8,421 (if Winner is not a resident of CA), which will vary depending upon point of departure and seasonal fluctuation of hotel rates and airfares.
Total ARV of all Prizes: up to $52,416.48.Restrictions 25+ US exc FL, NY Limit Per week Added 2016-04-06 Expired 04-08-2016 11:59 PM EST Hits 557 Category Weekly Rules
 
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I checked some past posts on a Disney forum I follow where we were all discussing the trip-a-day giveaway Disney did last year in January. The prize administrator for that one was also Ventura (emails came from sweepspro though). From winning notification to contact with actual Disney personnel seems to have been about three weeks, give or take a few days. I think I would definitely follow up on Monday with Ventura. What a great prize to win!
 
I hope everything works out for you and you get to enjoy your prize! Please post again when it all gets straightened out. We're all rooting for you!
 
I've won trips before where the promotion was handled or managed by Ventura associates and I had absolutely no problems. It pays to follow up and ask the right questions, but sometimes you just have to be patient. Keep in mind that there are real people working to fulfill your prize and that while they're working to fulfill your prize, they're also working to fulfill prizes to many other winners from many different contests and promotions. Make sure that you're aware of the rules and any time tables that may be included and follow up with those that initially contacted you about the win. It will all come together. Congrats and enjoy your trip!
 
That's a great win! I understand all your concerns. Many trips have such a short window between finding out you win, and having to take the trip, I can never even enter those because I can't go on such short notice. But hopefully with an end date of March 2017 you can get your trip all worked out. I had a recent experience where I didn't want to keep bugging the sweeps administrators and sponsor (Pepsi). The prize was a meet and greet with a certain football star, to be "sometime in March, probably." Finally, towards the end of March, I wrote again to explain I needed to plan my schedule - and they said they forgot to email me, and the meet and greet was over and done with! So much for being patient! (They did fulfill the prize with a meet and greet with a more famous football player, this month, and I had a great time, but it taught me a lesson about not wanting to "bother" the sponsor.)
 
kdh58 said:
That's a great win! I understand all your concerns. Many trips have such a short window between finding out you win, and having to take the trip, I can never even enter those because I can't go on such short notice. But hopefully with an end date of March 2017 you can get your trip all worked out. I had a recent experience where I didn't want to keep bugging the sweeps administrators and sponsor (Pepsi). The prize was a meet and greet with a certain football star, to be "sometime in March, probably." Finally, towards the end of March, I wrote again to explain I needed to plan my schedule - and they said they forgot to email me, and the meet and greet was over and done with! So much for being patient! (They did fulfill the prize with a meet and greet with a more famous football player, this month, and I had a great time, but it taught me a lesson about not wanting to "bother" the sponsor.)
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But, had you bothered them, it probably wouldn't have worked out in the manner in which it did and you wouldn't have gotten to meet the more famous player. It would seem that by taking the more gentler approach, you received a greater prize.
 
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