AAA or Small World Vacations

[OklahomaTourist]

If you want to use an agent, go with SWV. I say that because my own experience with AAA has been, well, a little dicey - not that they've done anything wrong necessarily, but some instances of less-than-competent staff left me very wary of leaving my vacation in their hands. I maintain an AAA membership solely for merchant discounts these days, unfortunately.

If you don't want to book things yourself, SWV isn't at all a bad choice from what I've heard.

 

[GenGen22]

I used AAA when we went to WDW. The cool thing is if you book at a certain rate because you are trying to lock in a room and if the rate changes (a discount) all you have to do is call in and they will make the adjustment. We got free dining like this!!!

 

[Lisa71]

We used SWV and loved them. They looked for offers and codes the whole time and we did not have to cal to get the deal..they just applied it for us. Very user friendly and nice .

 

[theholmesbunch]

If you do use AAA be sure to ask for a Disney Specialist. They have agents who have completed Disney Trainings and specialize in booking Disney vacations. These are the agents you want to work with.

 

[mmmbop]

I am a AAA TA, specializing in Disney vacations. So I may be biased, but you don't have to be a AAA member to enjoy the benefits. The parking pass, the discount card, Wishes viewing, AAA room rates and the story time experience are all neat little extras.
To be fair, I've heard great things about Small World Vacations. good luck and I'm sure you will have a super vacation no matter what!

 

[lncbodsmom]

We have used Kathy Atchue from Small World Vacations for 2 WDW trips, 1 Disney Cruise and just planned another WDW trip for Oct with her. She's great- always gets back to me right away and very knowledgable about Disney. I don't know as though she gets us a better price than anyone else (i think they all run the same) but she will let me know as soon as discounts come out for a booked trip and "rework" my reservation to get me the discount.

 

[kimis]

We use AAA however it does matter on the individual TA you use. Some are know more than others when it comes to Disney. I have actually taught a couple of them over the trips in the past. Check out all your options thats what I do. Enjoy!

 

[TheShea's]

I booked everything myself and then sent my local AAA office my exact itinerary and they couldn't come close to matching the price.