Failed Disney Launch

Kendallswim
Enthusiast - Level 3

This is so unacceptable. You clearly didn't do any load testing or planning for this Launch. I've been trying to activate my FREE 1 YEAR OR DISNEY PLUS which I have still been unable to activate after 24 hours. Your chat is the worst I have experienced and idk who designed it but it is terrible, worst UX. Who planned this? Didn't Disney give you anticipated downloads? No one prepared. This is rediculous. 

I'm just trying to find out what happened on That's So Raven

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vzw_customer_support
Community Manager
Community Manager

Kendallswim, we don't want you missing out on any shows from Disney+. My goal is to make sure that we get you up and running with this promotion. I'm sorry that you're having trouble with getting set up with Disney+. Can you please share some details as to where you're running into the issue? Were you able to add the promotion through your My Verizon (app or website)? Please keep me posted. KevinR_VZW

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wmckinnon50
Enthusiast - Level 2

I've been having issues also, I signed up, it says my account was activated, but every time I would log in, it would take me to a screen that wants to finish up and pick a payment option? 

vzw_customer_support
Community Manager
Community Manager

Sorry to hear about the issues with signing up for the Disney+ promo, wmckinnon50. We definitely want to make sure that you can take advantage of this wonderful benefit. Eligible plans include the Verizon Unlimited plan, Go Unlimited, Beyond Unlimited, Above Unlimited, Get More Unlimited, Do More Unlimited, Play More Unlimited, and Start Unlimited. Business accounts are not eligible. You can sign up for the promo here: https://www.verizonwireless.com/solutions-and-services/disneyplus/ It's been a couple days since you wrote in. Do you continue to have issues with signing up? If so, please check the Private Note that we have sent. 

RyanM_VZW

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Kendallswim
Enthusiast - Level 3

Few things about my experience:

 
1. Your chat  experience: options are not vague enough. if I see 'connect me with an agent' connect me with an agent. i understand you can use chat to pull info from your FAQs and serve them to customers easily to solve issues or trim them from the que but CMON if I know to say that then I know i cannot find what i need on the site. Also when there are no agents available it tells me to 'try again later' no if I want to sit in your que for 30 minutes so I will be next in line that is my choice
 
2. Your live agent experience - when I was connected i had to say the same thing literally 7 times in multiple ways and they either avoided the question or you have ai posing as a real person that doesn't work. If it says 'live agent' it needs to be a live person with brain cells. I work in the digital customer service industry, I know what information they need and how to probe so I communicate that way and it is very direct. my chat agent is not trained properly and it was a complete waste of time. Plus if you leave the screen (like if they tell you to do something or answer a text on mobile) it ends the chat. why. what is the point? whose idea was that. my question for the record was: should i be tring to do this on desktop vs mobile? should i go through the app or through the browser.... is that really that confusing for a DIGITAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT 
 
3. The integration between Verizon and Disney+: 3.2 million doesn't really surprise me and shouldn't have surprised you...also the integration between Verizon and Disney+ broke immediately. So you should have taken the tiles off your site....and told your chatters to stop telling people to try downloading it and that they aren't doing it right. For the record, I was attempting to do this on multiple devices from 3-11pm EST on Nov 13th
 
4. The phone wait experience: your chat is a poor experience. don't keep pushing people to go on chat especially if you don't have the resources to support it. also I am aware you had technical issues with Disney + last night. The automated message that started with the Disney + direction (that didn't work and what you were trying to fix) should have been disabled. I waited for 30+ minutes on hold
 
5. The agent I spoke to via phone: was great, helped me to the best of their ability with the resources at hand. was empathetic, competent, respectful, and transparent. I felt like they did everything they could to help me and listened to what i was saying and USED THEIR BRAIN. would give a 5/5 but only for this specific person, the rest of my experience until this interaction was horrible. and i left the call with an unresolved issue, i still have to call back tonight. 
vzw_customer_support
Community Manager
Community Manager

We value your time, and we do apologize for the hold time when trying to reach us over the phone and through chat. It does worry us to hear you experienced issues when trying to add Disney+ while speaking with multiple representatives, and we will do everything to help. You mentioned you dont see the Disney+ app. Are you referring to being able to download the application off the Google Play store?   DavidR_VZW

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Kendallswim
Enthusiast - Level 3

@vzw_customer_support 

OMG. No it doesn't show up on add-ons. Or wherever you say it's supposed to on your recorded phone prompt or the FAQs. 

No primate message from you guys to help.

Almost a week later and same issues 

vzw_customer_support
Community Manager
Community Manager

Hello Kendallswim, we're concerned to learn that you're still having issues with Disney + and we'd love to help. Please uninstall the Disney + application from your device and set it up using the following link: http://spr.ly/66011O2bx. Let us know how that works for you.

 

UbaldoJ_VZW

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Kendallswim
Enthusiast - Level 3

@vzw_customer_support gee thanks for sending that like the 5th time. Certainly this time Iit will work...not.

chatted with you today, the agent allegedly filed an IT ticket,  stillwhich I don't have a confirmation for 12 hours later...

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TINKINVEGAS
Enthusiast - Level 2

We ALL seem to be having the same issue verizon!   we go to the prompt of Disney+

to add and boom.............not there, nothing to add, nowhere to get into it!

 

Tigerstep
Specialist - Level 3

It took me under 3 minutes start to finish to have my sub and a few profiles made.

The only hiccup was service was down shortly after from the influx of new subscribers, but that didn't last long.

Verizon has nothing to do with Disney servers. Disney has also been around way longer than Verizon has so millions who don't even have Verizon were signing up too. Your post to complain at Verizon over this is counterproductive.

Kendallswim
Enthusiast - Level 3
 
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Kendallswim
Enthusiast - Level 3

@Tigerstep do you work in customer service? do you design UX or customer service platforms? Are you a digital project manager? Have you ever planned for a launch like this? do you manage sites with +1billion hits a year or day? didn't think so...

i made multiple attempts from 3pm-11pm EST and they finally told me when i called in that they had issues on their end which is why I wouldn't be able to do it last night. Nothing short about that

also the chat experience and service experience was poor and not adequetly planned for volume. 

Yes Verizon deserves it. and I will admit I am particularly salty about it considering when Hurricane Michael hit last October their service was out for MONTHS 

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vzw_customer_support
Community Manager
Community Manager

The demand for Disney+ has exceeded our highest expectations, and we apologize for the delay in responding. It’s as important to us as it is to you that we straighten this out.
Using this link what happens when logging in with your email address?

https://www.disneyplus.com/account/


DavidH_VZW

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Kendallswim
Enthusiast - Level 3

a buffering screen.... apparently the most watched show on disney+

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gator15bait
Enthusiast - Level 3

DavidH_VZW,

It says to "Start Free Trail" or to "Buy Now". No option to continue with Verizon promotion for 12 months. Please help!

kfrye
Enthusiast - Level 1

I have also been having the same issue for 2 days now.  I log in to Disney + and it immediately prompts me to start a free trial for $6.99 a month or choose the bundle.

It is now Monday, Nov. 18th.

vzw_customer_support
Community Manager
Community Manager

Sending a Private Note. BrittanyC_VZW

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TINKINVEGAS
Enthusiast - Level 2

this just took me to the Disney page/log in

Nothing about connecting "thru Verizon account"

Kendallswim
Enthusiast - Level 3

@vzw_customer_support so what is the deal. it's been +2 days. Still can't get through to anyone on chat. Still can't get the Disney+ app to show up. Still can't download it. Have you fixed your issues? Have you onboarded more staff? Do you care? 

 

Is anyone alive out there?

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mscoffee
Newbie

It takes me to a payment screen. Its almost a year later and you still haven't gotten it fix yet.

 

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