AAA and free dinning

[pamouselover]

Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows if AAA will not be able to get you the free dinning and the AAA room rate. I just was give a quote from small and was told they could not do both, and either will AAA.

 

[Pokprincess]

we got free dining saved 450 dollars but lost our 150 AAAdiscount on room at wl.Saved 300 overall and getting free dining.

 

[BethR]

There has been a good deal of discussion about this on the Resorts Board's Codes and Rates Board: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=828831 It looks like it depends on the TA that you speak to at AAA.

I am trying to get the information myself. But I have yet to talk to someone from AAA.

 

[belleandthebeast]

Disney has repeatedly told me that they will not offer both discounts. One or the other.

Which discount to take actually depends on the reservation. I have clients who saved $288 by taking the dining option and clients who would have had to pay $399 more.

 

[CheapMom]

The AAA discount is room only
the free dining is a package discount
so- you have to choose to book separately or book a package- you can't do both.
Good luck!

 

[Taja]

If WDW offers free dining on Thanksgiving weekend, I have split reservations due to regular/value seasons.

So my thought is rack rate and free dining 11/23/05 - 11/27/05 (4 nights) and AAA discount 11/27/05 - 11/28/05. Including the one-day, non-hopping park ticket, I would save about $45 dollars over AAA only discount and about $50 over AP discount (estimated at 30%) and estimating food at $35 per day for both plans. Since it is doubtful I will return to WDW within 1 year, the 10-day, non-expiring hopper tickets are a better value for this trip, regardless of other savngs.

I'm basing my savings on park tickets used, rather than purchased, since they are non-expiring tickets.

If they don't offer the free dining plan, I'm quite content with my current booking!

The MYW Dining Plan is based on the number of nights in a resort. Does redemption include the number of days of the visit (i.e., 4 nights, 5 days)? That's the main reason I would go with the four-night dining plan, as I rarely manage two full meals each day. If I did one signature meal, one character meal and one other regular table service, plus the 4 counter service and 4 snacks over the five days (11/23/05 - 11/27/05), it would be perfect. My flight probably will leave early afternoon on 11/28/05, so I would just be grazing that day. Probably wouldn't eat a meal on arrival day, either, as I usually arrive at WDW around 5 or 6 p.m.

Southwest hasn't posted their schedules/fares after October 28, 2005 yet, so the times aren't set in stone.