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[Illuminations_Rocks]

Just an FYI - the quote they gave you for 2, is the quote I got from the Disney website using their special link for the discount offered oct-dec. So, that part's right, at least. And, if I worked out the price for the room, tickets, and dining without the deal/package price.... it's pretty much almost exactly as if I am getting the dining for free and paying full price for the rest.

 

[beth_cam]

Very often people come in and talk about some absolutely great deal that they got and upon further inspection we find that something has not been included in their quote. Many times when the person calls back to confirm since the are absolutely positive they got what they said and there is no way on here we could possibly know what we were talking about, they have found that the dining or ticket add ons were left off of the quote.

Try getting a quote again or just tell them you want to book it. they should give you an option of having 2 weeks to put the money down and they will hold it for you. They should folllow that with a written (email or reg mail) confirmation of exactly what you have booked not some garbled version of what they have available. Some Double checking is definitely in order. I mean throwing in changing your party size was just plain confusing. Your party is what it is changing it won't help. Using Disney's link to the current GP code for the fall, I get the 2450ish number with 2 adults one child and 10 day base tickets (no hopper/wp). And I got the 2060 number by using the GP link with the 2 adults 1 child 10 day hopper/wp exactly as you stated. This doesn't include the dining. SO if you are infact getting dining with this it would look as if it is free. However that would mean you are already getting a few hundred savings from your room cost (the GP code) then on top of that meaning you got your dining for free. Disney won't allow that so that means that AAA would be paying disney about 800 towards your vacation because disney will still be asking for that total. That doesn't make sense.

 

[lam712]

I went to our local AAA office yesterday to attempt to get quotes for our planned WDW trip next August. The Disney "specialist" was helping another customer and while I was waiting I overheard their conversation. Let me just say that I am not so certain I will be booking through this office unless there is a huge AAA savings. The TA apparently knew less than I do about WDW. The customer in front of me was elderly and was planning a trip to WDW with her teenage grandson. She also said a friend told her there was a dinner with the characters and she would like to reserve that -the TA said "Oh, that's Cinderella's Royal Table." I seriously doubt a teenage boy would be interested in that one! The grandmother obviously knew nothing about Disney and was asking for two connecting rooms for the two of them. The TA told the lady if she wanted a refrigerator she would have to stay in the moderate or above, she never told her the nightly rate for any of the rooms, and she then told her most of the rooms were unavailabe due to an earlier free dining discount for that time period. The grandmother about cried when she got the quote of more than 3000.00 for each room. Also, the TA kept pushing the grandmother to purchase the DDP- and since her reservations were during the free dining in just a few weeks, I seriously doubt she could get any ADR and especially not at CRT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I left without seeing the outcome, but I felt like jumping in to help the poor grandmother plan her trip!!!!
PS Anyone know a good AAA travel agent I can contact for quotes?

 

[helenk]

I was just reading this and wondering how the OP made out with the quote. I know that the quote was for this year and not next, but it would be interesting to see the outcome.
It does appear that when the OP went in to get a quote from the Disney website she did not go in and get the quote using the special that is going on but rather got the rack rate quote.
I put in her dates using the special link and for 2 adults and one child the price through Disney is 2830.75 including the trip insurance and not the 3463. that she posted.....however 2830.75 is still quite a lot more than the 2065.16 that AAA quoted her .
It actually looks as though the AAA quote could be 1 adult and 1 child, when I put those numbers in I get a quote from the Disney website of 2045.66, this is before the trip insurance which does not seem to be included in the AAA quote.

 

[motherof4]

Just an FYI - the quote they gave you for 2, is the quote I got from the Disney website using their special link for the discount offered oct-dec. So, that part's right, at least. And, if I worked out the price for the room, tickets, and dining without the deal/package price.... it's pretty much almost exactly as if I am getting the dining for free and paying full price for the rest.

When I booked my fall package discount through disney the CM on the phone, told me that it was basically free dinning, with the savings! So I suppose it is whatever lingo they want to use, and people will take them literally, when really it is a savings of $$ rather then a free dinning promotion!

 

[pugdog]

When I booked my fall package discount through disney the CM on the phone, told me that it was basically free dinning, with the savings! So I suppose it is whatever lingo they want to use, and people will take them literally, when really it is a savings of $$ rather then a free dinning promotion!

I'm not even sure CM's should be saying that. With the discount that we switched to we are saving $52 a day. That is not even close to the price of the 3 adults that are going on our trip. It's still a nice savings and will be used else where on our trip but not " free dining" savings worth.

 

[beth_cam]

However if your party was 1 adult, 1 child the $52/day would be greater than the 50 a day dining would cost, or if you are alone. The cm was saying in the pp posters case that it was 'basically free dining' as in the savings for that poster worked out as well as free dining. It is still misleading to someone who doesn't know enough to understand the differences, though.

 

[Seahunt]

Just my .02, but I think someone messed up at the AAA office. This is what I don't understand about their offer - in the AAA info it says "We also priced this exact package based upon just 2 adults traveling and the rate is $2,452.70.(Your eyes are not playing tricks on you, 2 is more expensive than 3 in this case). What?

How could 2 be more expensive than 3, when 3 is supposedly quoted from them with dining and tickets (PH + Water Parks) = just based on those items alone, 3 would have to be more than 2, wouldn't it?

Too bad you couldn't jump on that deal - I bet someone would be in trouble and it wouldn't be you!

 

[MarksMom2006]

Just my .02, but I think someone messed up at the AAA office. This is what I don't understand about their offer - in the AAA info it says "We also priced this exact package based upon just 2 adults traveling and the rate is $2,452.70.(Your eyes are not playing tricks on you, 2 is more expensive than 3 in this case). What?

How could 2 be more expensive than 3, when 3 is supposedly quoted from them with dining and tickets (PH + Water Parks) = just based on those items alone, 3 would have to be more than 2, wouldn't it?

Too bad you couldn't jump on that deal - I bet someone would be in trouble and it wouldn't be you!

Hi...I just repriced it out for you. I am a former AAA agent and can still log into the site. Not that I ever book for anyone on there, but I do a lot of comparing. Unfortunately, the agent that sent you that quote DID miss something. I am figuring it was your child. I priced it out with a child of 9 years old, just to get a price. This is what I got

Rooms and Tickets
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
Check In November 27, 2007 Check Out December 06, 2007 Staying for 9 nights, 10 days Adults 2 Children 1 Room Type Standard View Tickets 10 Day Magic Your Way Ticket with Park Hopper® and Water Park Fun and More Options Package Magic Your Way Package Plus Dining Package includes 2007 Package Inclusions

Special Rate Oct. to Dec. Magic Your Way Plus Dining Offer Flight Transportation
This offer does not include flight transportation.

SummaryTotal† $2,710.85 Insurance Declined
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Grand Total $2,710.85


If the child is 10 or older, the price goes up to2997.99

I hope that you can get this worked out!!