AAA and pin code?

[Melh2os]

I went to AAA today to compare their resort room-only rates vs. the rates I was researching online (which was a pain in the BUTT) using the 15 digit pin I just received via snail mail. The AAA agent, despite them having a huge MK poster in the window and signage about their Disney expert-dom, looked at me like I was from Jupiter and swears she has never heard of a 15 digit pin. She called WDW reservations while I was there and did get the rate quotes for me, which were the same as what I was finding when I was able to enter my pin online. Our last trip in 2008, I booked through AAA at WL and got the diamond parking and other perks. This time, AAA told me that they could make the reservation for me using the better pin code rate, but I would not get any AAA perks. What the hell is the point in that?? I could call WDW myself. Anyone encountered this cluelessness from AAA? I swear last time we used a pin as well, and not the AAA rate, and they still handled the arrangements for me. The AAA room only rates were significantly higher, no surprise. I have a deal through Wyndham timeshares to get a 15% discount on park hopper tix, and that is better than anything disney.com or AAA can do for me which is why I was thinking of booking room only with the pin discount and then doing park tix separately for the best deal.

 

[su_A_ve]

AAA Diamond card and other perks are available with a resort package reservation.

That said, if you are buying tickets as well, the PIN offer can be used towards a package. It will require a $200 deposit and pay in full would be 45 days before arrival. The AAA TA can make this for you and you'll qualify for the Diamond card and such.

 

[Melh2os]

The AAA agent said they would not give me AAA benefits (like parking) even if they book the package for me using my 15 digit PIN. So...really no use in me using AAA, is there???

 

[Lferguson78]

That seems really odd, maybe a misinformed agent?

 

[IhrkeFamily]

I agree that it is probably a misinformed agent. We used AAA for many trips. Booked at AAA rate and changed to PIN offer later. My TA handled all of it and then gave us our perks for being AAA members. Any other AAA TA's you can check with? Some are independent of the main office, but still a AAA rep. Good luck!

 

[tina Jucius]

I just picked up my park tickets and got the diamond parking pass.
I am staying offsite...

 

[Melh2os]

The trip is booked thru AAA, they did a lot of leg work for me, but wonder if I can go to another office and explain it to them and see if I can get the AAA benefits?? All I really care about is the diamond parking!! I really did like the agent I used, even if she didn't know about this aspect...hoping someone somewhere else at AAA can rectify it!!

 

[blana]

I agree that it is probably a misinformed agent. We used AAA for many trips. Booked at AAA rate and changed to PIN offer later. My TA handled all of it and then gave us our perks for being AAA members.

That's been our experience.