Should I get AAA?

[Graciesmom77]

We are not members of AAA and I am not sure what the discount would be if we signed up. We would like to stay at the Pop June 1-7 with dining plan, no water parks or hoppers. The price I got on Disneys website is 2187. Can AAA save me more money than the price of the membership? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

 

[chickenskin]

AAA membership could save you 15% on the room portion only, not the package, but it could be substantial. We book all of our Disney trips through AAA and save quite a bit and you get a few perks as well. Besides, having AAA is great if you have car trouble, I've used mine many times. We have a great AAA TA and prefer to go through her anyway, the couple times we've tried to go through Disney central res. it's been a total hassle. I can email my TA with all the info. including requests and dining and she takes care of it all.

 

[WIDisneyFan]

June 1-7 would be "summer season" for Pop and from what I have read
you can usually get up to 15% off at the Value resorts (assuming of course there are any AAA discounts available - I am not sure if there is a limit on number of rooms eligible).

So if that is the case, as long as the room rate works out to more than $334.00 total (or $56.00 per night) you would be better off getting AAA (as I remember it is about $50 a year)

One thing you do need to keep in mind - the AAA room only discount can not be combined with any of the packages that are offered so as a result it is not always the best deal, but one worth looking into.

For what its worth - we are using the AAA discount for our trip this summer and have used it a number of times in the past.

 

[Bobo912]

My AAA branch (AAA South) doesn't offer packages year round. I assume that AAA in other areas of the country are the same. I plugged your dates into the AAA South website for POP and the rates that came up were the same as rack rates: Standard room $109 (Sun - Thur), 119 (Fri-Sat). -Preferred room $121 (Sun-Thur) $131 (Fri-Sat). You can go to the AAA website and check the rates for yourself. You don't have to login to look at the rates. Even if a AAA membership doesn't benefit you for this trip, I would recommend it if you travel much. Besides Disney savings, I save a lot of money on hotels and attraction tickets throughout the year.

 

[j_d_s]

We are staying June 7-13th, I orginally booked Pops with a AAA discount, it was only 10% and it was for room only. I purchased AAA just to get the discount. Overall, I was only saving $40-50, but I also figured I was getting AAA coverage for the roadtrip to Disney as well.

I understand that they only allow so many rooms for AAA discounts, so you may not want to wait to long before booking. You can also get a quote through your AAA agent. Maybe you can check with reservations to see if they still have AAA rooms available before purchasing AAA.

 

[Graciesmom77]

Thanks guys for all the info. I LOVE these boards!

 

[goofy4tink]

I bought AAA two weeks ago, and four days after I paid $45 for it, I emailed my DU agent with my membership number and she got me $63 off a three night stay at POP in Sept. Figure it's already paid for itself.

 

[Bete]

to be able to use it for a Disney discount that's a real added bonus. I'm doing it for my Dec 2008 trip.

Also, I feel next year (2009) AAA may not get these kinds of Disney discounts anymore. I started thinking about this the other day and with seeing so little public codes being offered direct from Disney this year I feel AAA's new negoitations for next year with Disney are going to change for the worse. Why would Disney give AAA such an advantage over themselves for vacation discounts? I think this year was a done deal; so, we can still use the good discounts offered by AAA.

I really don't think for your time period you can go to wrong with AAA. Also, you can experiment with other features and offers that AAA offers for the 2008.

 

[Tam1067]

AAA was about $400 for us for the Poly in August. We've saved that much the last 3 years in a row. If there are no other discounts, AAA is good.

As for 2009, who knows what will happen. I expect to see deals through Costco because Costco travel has discounts for the DCL and DL. If the AAA deal is up, then they'll probably muscle in there as well.

 

[Candikayne]

Compare the prices in the AAA Disney Brochure.

http://www.disneytravelebrochurewdw.com/aaavacations/index.aspx?agencyID=159&an=AAA%20TRAVEL&RFX_Ver=fl ash&RFX_Res=low

 

[chrismis]

AAA is the way to go we are saving over $600 by going through them.
We got the discount code for DEC,but we are going to 11 days and would have to make 3 different res. What a headache, you can't just book all 11 days. But with AAA we were still able to save more than we would have with the code.

 

[Aliceacc]

It depends on the resort and the length of stay.

If you're planning a quick 2 night trip to a value resort, then the 10% off may not pay for the price of membership. The price of membership varies with your location.

For us, it represented a great savings, not to mention all the roadside assistance benefits throughout the year.

 

[lovepooh]

I just booked throught AAA (room, dining and tickets) and when she sent me my reservation it had a bunch of stuff on there like meal vouchers to planet hollywood meal and merchandise, miniature golf, sea raycer voucher. Does anyone know if I can take this off my reservation to save me money??? I don't need these things.

 

[Aliceacc]

I think they're "complimentary" and part of the package. But give it a shot!

 

[Native NYer]

I think AAA is worth it. The discounts are good, especially when you don't have a code from Disney. Because I'm a control freak, I will not use AAA travel agents. I book directly through Disney for a room only discount. R