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[MHTeacher]

I also booked 3 rooms last week with the AP discount by agreeing to purchase the AP. Can I cancel the AP if something else comes out?

Did you already purchase the AP, or get the AP rate, knowing you'd purchase one before your stay ?

I believe you have to show the AP voucher or an activated AP at check-in to actually receive the discounted room rate. SO, if you don't buy one, you just won't get the discount.

Now....if you've already purchased your AP, I'm not sure how that would work, but I don't think that WDW would let you "downgrade" your pass. Someone can correct me if this is incorrect.

As I'm typing this, the new discount is released. For me, it doesn't beat the AP rate and the difference I'll get in the room discount at peak season. So I'm staying with what I have !

 

[rabx5]

I just got an email from AAA agent and she said that if I got the package I couldn't get the AAA room rate, which makes sense to me because you can't combine discounts. So for me, since I don't really plan on hopping or going to water parks, this code doesn't really help .

But could your agent get you what WDW can for the package? I mean, not give you the AAA discount, but still apply the MYW plus WP and more to your existing ressie for the same price WDW is charging with the code? I ask because I want to keep my POFQ but WDW said there is nothing left there for my time frame She (wdw) said she can't touch any ressies made through AAA. I am so darned confused.

 

[jjohnson]

so I could get a 7 day hopper, without the price changing on the package?

I am confused.

No the price would increase to the difference in price between a 1 day ticket & 7 day base ticket.

If your the only AP holder & decide to go with this deal, I would get the 10day passes & add the no expiration to the rest of your family when you get there. Keep your pass until your AP expires and apply the credit to the new one. You go often enough that it would be worth it.

 

[ProudMomTo3Boys]

But could your agent get you what WDW can for the package? I mean, not give you the AAA discount, but still apply the MYW plus WP and more to your existing ressie for the same price WDW is charging with the code? I ask because I want to keep my POFQ but WDW said there is nothing left there for my time frame She (wdw) said she can't touch any ressies made through AAA. I am so darned confused.

Yes she can get the package, but then I wouldn't get the discount on the room part. Since we don't hop or go to waterparks, it doesn't really pay for us to get the package, because then I would have to basically pay an extra 167 dollars which was my discount on the room just to get the free hoppers and water parks. Does that make sense.

 

[lillygator]

No the price would increase to the difference in price between a 1 day ticket & 7 day base ticket.

If your the only AP holder & decide to go with this deal, I would get the 10day passes & add the no expiration to the rest of your family when you get there. Keep your pass until your AP expires and apply the credit to the new one. You go often enough that it would be worth it.

nope the three of us all have AP's..the baby doesn't need one until next year....

 

[jjohnson]

nope the three of us all have AP's..the baby doesn't need one until next year....

Well then for me personally I would wait/hope for AP rates instead.

 

[HACAM]

This is great for us...just means that instead of waiting for the possibility of free dining in August, we are going in May instead...virtually the same savings for us, as we always get the Park hopper and water park option. Works out well for me!!!! Thank you WDW!!!

 

[rabx5]

Yes she can get the package, but then I wouldn't get the discount on the room part. Since we don't hop or go to waterparks, it doesn't really pay for us to get the package, because then I would have to basically pay an extra 167 dollars which was my discount on the room just to get the free hoppers and water parks. Does that make sense.

It does make sense See, we were going to buy a few days of waterparks and more for my teens when we got to WDW. With this new plan, its $20 cheaper through Disney than my AAA (which was $148 less than Disney with 7 day PH and dining) but it gives us the waterparks now. AAA got a room discount, but Disney gets me a 7 day base rate ( saving me $$ from parkhoppers I purchased through AAA) and I get the waterparks. I hope that isn't as confusing as it sounds.
I just want my AAA agent to give me the same price as Disney with the room already reserved because POFQ is booked according to Disney. Understand?

Iyiyi

I'm waiting to hear back from my AAA agent.

 

[lillygator]

Well then for me personally I would wait/hope for AP rates instead.

I think that is what we'll do...I mean we have the DDE as well so 20% off most TS restaurants anyway...

ETA: also, if I wait and book on the phone for AP rates, no harsh cancellation and no paying 45 days before travel either.

 

[amy2girls]

Ok so hear is my deal.... I think my AAA agent thinks I am crazy!!! I called her this AM with this new info, she was unable to get me this deal. I don't know why. Anyway, I called Disney for a price check and I can get the same thing I have booked now with AAA which is 6 nights a POR with MYW plus dining and the ticket upgrade for $4 less than my current package with AAA which does not include my ticket upgrade. So what should I do? Cancel with AAA and rebook with disney? I love planning and DIS, but now I am going nuts!!! No really I think I am going nuts

 

[Tess]

Ok so hear is my deal.... I think my AAA agent thinks I am crazy!!! I called her this AM with this new info, she was unable to get me this deal. I don't know why. Anyway, I called Disney for a price check and I can get the same thing I have booked now with AAA which is 6 nights a POR with MYW plus dining and the ticket upgrade for $4 less than my current package with AAA which does not include my ticket upgrade. So what should I do? Cancel with AAA and rebook with disney? I love planning and DIS, but now I am going nuts!!! No really I think I am going nuts

For you it seems to make sense. While the savings is nominal, if your figures are accurate, you will enjoy the park hopping and water parks (and more) that you would not have been able to use w/o the package (if I'm understanding your AAA booking correctly).

 

[rabx5]

Ok so hear is my deal.... I think my AAA agent thinks I am crazy!!! I called her this AM with this new info, she was unable to get me this deal. I don't know why. Anyway, I called Disney for a price check and I can get the same thing I have booked now with AAA which is 6 nights a POR with MYW plus dining and the ticket upgrade for $4 less than my current package with AAA which does not include my ticket upgrade. So what should I do? Cancel with AAA and rebook with disney? I love planning and DIS, but now I am going nuts!!! No really I think I am going nuts

I would ask her again. She can not give the AAA room discount and this WDW upgrade, but she can certainly switch it over. I am saving $20 with the upgrade package compared to my AAA ressie and I am getting the water parks now I don't get the $25 disney gift card though, which is okay with me. Call her again, or call and ask for a different agent

UPDATE:
My AAA agent got everything switched over for me and I DO get the $25 disney gift card to boot. I am soooo happy. This saved us some major money.

 

[planning06]

Not worth it to me unless I was staying at a value. If I renew my AP an they release AP discounts for May I will be better off with that assuming the discount is 75-100 off deluxes, even buying the hoppers for the rest of my family. It's about a break even for a moderate and given the choice I will renew my AP. We don't typically do water parks so I didn't include that in my analysis.

 

[emmabelle]

what should I do? Cancel with AAA and rebook with disney?

Just be careful that your AAA agency doesn't charge a cancellation fee, mine does unfortunately.

 

[sconnell]

Ok, maybe I'm missing something. What EXACTLY is the code for? I read the thing on the DISCOUNTS section. It says, minimum of 3 nights, but it includes a 7 day ticket?
Maybe I'm not with it yet this morning...
Here's a for instance... (Just dreaming, no way DH would let me go without him and DS! lol)
Me & DD 4 (for her 5th birthday) for the minimum 3 nights at say POFQ. No dining plan necessary. What are the ticket options?

 

[Tess]

Ok, maybe I'm missing something. What EXACTLY is the code for? I read the thing on the DISCOUNTS section. It says, minimum of 3 nights, but it includes a 7 day ticket?
Maybe I'm not with it yet this morning...
Here's a for instance... (Just dreaming, no way DH would let me go without him and DS! lol)
Me & DD 4 (for her 5th birthday) for the minimum 3 nights at say POFQ. No dining plan necessary. What are the ticket options?

You are simply receiving the park hopping and water park options without additional cost. So, if you were only purchasing a "base ticket", the least costly option, you would not be paying the $45 and $50 fees associated with the add ons, i.e., park hopping and water parks, etc. Someone else said there was also a "discount" on the room rate, but I do not have the figures to prove the statement since this is not a time frame or package of interest to me and I've done no actual "research" w/Disney.

 

[sconnell]

You are simply receiving the park hopping and water park options without additional cost. So, if you were only purchasing a "base ticket", the least costly option, you would not be paying the $45 and $50 fees associated with the add ons, i.e., park hopping and water parks, etc. Someone else said there was also a "discount" on the room rate, but I do not have the figures to prove the statement since this is not a time frame or package of interest to me and I've done no actual "research" w/Disney.

Thanks! Didn't they run this same thing last year? If I'm remembering right, we did this last year. Free water parks and more...
It was fun, but I don't think it's enough to plan a trip for. Now if we were going anyway...

 

[PiratesCove]

Even though its not the exact deal I was hoping for, I booked at 7am this morning. The person I was dealing with at WDW didn't even know of the codes at that point since I was his first customer of the day. Looks like it will save me about $150 plus give me an extra day at the parks and the park hopper option...

 

[amy2girls]

Ok so here is what I did, I called my AAA agent back and she called Disney again (she said they were very overwhelmed and actually yelled at her). Any way, my previous package was for 6 nights at POR with MYW dining and park hopping through AAA for $2539.36. She rebooked for me for 6 nights at POR with MYW plus dinning and park hopping with water parks for $2534.00. So for $5 less I got water parks included. Not bad. Thanks for the heads up!!!!

 

[sconnell]

Wait, here's a thought... If we went for the 3 night minimum, bought 10 day non-expiring myw tickets, would that make them park-hoppers with the water parks and more option?