New to Boards- ? about CAA booking

[dwnnp]

Hi there,

I'm new here and have not been to Walt Disney World since i was 13 yrs old ( ok, so that's a pretty loooooong time ago, LOL!!) I was hoping someone here could help me out with this question- there seems to be such a wealth of info here!!
I am planning a trip with DH, DS (8), DS (5) and DD (3) for early december'07. My inlaws are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and this is to be a whole family trip with DH's parents and siblings and their families.

My question is regarding CAA discounts for staying onsite. My understanding is that a discount only applies when booking room only. But.... when i called the disney reserv'ns number the guy i spoke with gave me the impression that if I booked with CAA travel agents that there would be a discount for booking a package???
Does anyone know if this is true????

(I don't actually have a CAA membership but am definitely thinking it would be a worthwhile investment (at least the a la carte membership) in order to get discount for dis. resorts....)

any help with this would be appreciated, thanx in advance!!!

 

[tmli]

If you book with CAA, you can book a package and the room portion is discounted. There are also perks to booking with CAA/AAA as well. Definitely worth looking into! I would call around your local CAA's and see if there is a Disney World Specialist.

 

[dwnnp]

Thanks, I will definitely look into using CAA travel agents for this!

 

[tmli]

Oh yeah....welcome to the dis!!!!

 

[dwnnp]

thanx for the welcome tmli !

I have found so much info on the DIS boards in the past couple of days, pretty cool

 

[Kurby]

if you get a number for CAA that has a Disney specialist can you post it.

i've gone to my local one and even called and they can't do any better then calling direct.

thanks.'

 

[calgarygary]

The confusion lies in that Disney CRO can give a room only AAA discount but can not give a AAA package discount. Your AAA travel office can give both a AAA room only or pkg discount.

 

[BellyBaby]

Hi lo!!

Does anyone know exactly how much of a room only discount CAA gives? My GF had called and got VERY vague information, that was pretty useless, actually, and said there was a $100 charge for organizing our "grand gathering". So how can we decide to use her is we don't know the discount? (We are already getting a discount directly through Disney on room only, and would like to compare).

Overall, was not impressed by the CAA lady.

Thanks!

 

[Stittsville]

According to the AAA book I received when booking through CAA, it is a percentage of the room portion of the package:

Value and Moderate Resorts: 20% off in value season, 15% otherwise
Deluxe Resorts: 15% off in value season, 10% otherwise
Swan and Dolphine 35% year round

 

[Charleyann]

Can you get a discount from AAA and then apply an AP discount as well?

Thanks

Charleyann

 

[Disney5Mom]

You can only use AP or CAA discount. They won't allow you to choose both.If you work out the numbers you can see which is a better deal for you.We have done it both ways.

 

[Charleyann]

Thank you for your quick reply! I have two reservations booked for Disney . First one is from Dec 18th - Jan 1st using the 40% off code I received via email. The second reservation is regular rate from Jan 1St - Jan 4th/ 08. Can I see now if AAA can be applied to the January reservation or do you have to wait for the room discounts at certain times?

Thanks again

Charleyann

 

[Disney5Mom]

I would call and ask Disney when the CAA rates for January will be out. I can't remember when they come out but it is at one time for the whole year. Also book early we tried to get CAA rates for jan 1-6 this year and for march at CSR and they were all sold out! Good luck planning and have a great trip. We are leaving now for a week at Disney/Universal.

 

[Disney5Mom]

If you do go the AP route be sure to get a DDE card-Disney Dining Experience which gives you 20% off at most Disney sit down meals.You would easily make back the cost with such a large crowd.It is available to AP holders from Disney for 60.00. Ours has already paid for itself!

 

[Charleyann]

I would call and ask Disney when the CAA rates for January will be out. I can't remember when they come out but it is at one time for the whole year. Also book early we tried to get CAA rates for jan 1-6 this year and for march at CSR and they were all sold out! Good luck planning and have a great trip. We are leaving now for a week at Disney/Universal.

Hope you have a wonderful vacation! May lots of prizes come your way


Charleyann