AAA Passport Plus Tickets/Magical Extras Booklet

[Disneylandfan1]

Did your AAA office have a Disneyland AAA Vacation brochure? The one I got last summer was about 9" x 11" and 23 pages. It spelled out all the benefits of the packages (including the MTTMM). The only thing the the brochure got wrong was that they gave us a pin and lanyard, which wasn't in the list of benefits. How did it come out to $72.50 more, if you don't mind my asking? We were charged the fee if $13, too, but I'm wondering what would make it $59.50 more.

Thanks!

By the way, they had the brochures in the office, I got it from the travel agent who ordered the tickets, not the counter. Maybe you have to be a AAA member to get it?

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I did pick up the 2012 AAA vacation brochure (with Alice on the cover), and I even still have the 2011 brochure (with Minnie cover). In both booklets on page 22 it lists the Passport Plus ticket options and neither one mentions the MTTMM benefit on that page, so perhaps that's what she was reading!? (On the back cover of these booklets it lists the AAA vacation benefits when you book the hotel + tickets through AAA, and there it lists MTTMM.) So I'm hoping she's just wrong and those vouchers would be included. We did a AAA vacation package (hotel + tickets) last year and the MTTMM vouchers are included in the same booklet with the other vouchers and diamond card. This year we didn't want to commit to a vacation package with the restrictions, so we booked our own room-only reservations, and now I just need park hoppers.

Again, I'm just going by what she's told me, so here's the price break down:
I need 5 5-day park hoppers, 3 adults + 2 kids. The Passport Plus ticket option is $246 adults, $226 kids. They told me they sell 5-day park hoppers in their office for members only to purchase, and those are priced at $233.70 adults, $214.70 kids, but do not come with any of the discounts or vouchers. If what she's telling me is accurate, that's a price difference of $12.30 adults, $11.30 kids. That's a $59.50 price difference for 5 tickets, plus add to that the $13 handling fee, comes to $72.50 more for the Passport Plus option over the in-office park hoppers. However, I have to calculate what discounts I would use with the diamond card, such as the free kids meals at Rainforest Cafe and other restaurant discounts, plus trading pins, so in the end it's not really that much more. Since we're flying and don't need the free parking perk, it makes it less valuable to us. I'm still leaning towards doing the Passport Plus option in hopes of getting the MTTMM vouchers as well....a bit of a gamble.

Another factor we have to decide is if we might want to get 6-day park hoppers so we can go in the parks for a few hours, but I'm not sure we'd use the that 6th day. The only option for the 6-day park hopper is to order it with the Passport Plus package (they only carry 3-day and 5-day tickets in the office).

I'm starting to worry about the in-office tickets. What if they quoted me the wrong price, or what if they're not park hoppers. I guess I have more investigating to do. Again, I'm leaning toward the Passport Plus option.

 

[Disneylandfan1]

I paid in full for my passport plus package back in January (and added on a character breakfast so it would be one less expense when trip time comes, plus the vouchers you get when you prepay include tax and tip)

I received my documents the about 110-14 days ago.

I DO have MTTMM vouchers in mine! I was very happily surprised to see this!

Thank you for the update! That's a great idea to order the Character Meal vouchers. I think I'll do that for Goofy's Kitchen dinner, then it's paid ahead of time. Thanks for that tip!

 

[Butterfly123]

You are right, Disneylandfan, it doesn't mention MTTMM in the brochure...but we did get it with our Passport Plus tickets! Hmmm...I didn't realize that. The only thing we didn't get in terms of benefits was the character call (we didn't book a hotel through AAA). We did get a lanyard & pin voucher (no luggage tag), diamond card, free parking, preferred seating, souvenir ticket with one magic morning entry and the MTTMM. We bought 6 day tickets for 5 days in the park, plus one evening. We wanted to go over and see the firworks and get in a few rides after we arrived. It was worth it, as it was only $5.00 extra per person for the extra day.

Oh, and our tickets with the Passport Plus were the same price as Disneyland was selling just the tickets for online. We just had to pay the $13.00 handling fee. But we are AAA members, maybe that makes a difference?

Good luck with whatever you decide! Let us know how it turns out!

 

[Minuet888]

I was told the only way to get into magic mornings on the other thread was to be staying on property!
THis isn't really fair for those that have annual passes (especailly the premium ones, and spent a hell of a lot of money on it), I wonder if we can get those booklets for free or cheaper at the kiosk.

 

[Butterfly123]

Minuet888...every park hopper ticket that is for 3 or more days has one Magic Morning entry. If you stay on property you are allowed to enter on every Magic Morning of your stay (usually Tues. Thurs, Sat, Sun). Mickeys Toon Town Morning Madness...MTTMM... is different than early entry to the park.

 

[8timesblessed]

Good to know they are still there. Can anyone help with the price?

Well when I went on 2/29 I was hoping to get them so my son and I could get into toon town early and the lady in there was really snotty and said they haven't had them in there and she's worked there for 5 years and people come in saying you can get them and so and so told them that and they haven't worked there in 4 years. She wasn't very nice at all. Needless to say I thought you couldn't get them. Glad you had a better experience!