We're Going to Disney World!!---TR started 4/29!

[TPCShauna]

Well, the worst that can happen is you post on eBay and they make you take them down. I don't think it's very likely that they will do that because people sell all kinds of WDW stuff on eBay. And I mean stuff like Fastpasses, Guest Assistance Cards, etc. - all things that the poor bidders won't be able to use after they buy them.

Your tickets are at least legitimate.

 

[xoktenox]

Well, the worst that can happen is you post on eBay and they make you take them down. I don't think it's very likely that they will do that because people sell all kinds of WDW stuff on eBay. And I mean stuff like Fastpasses, Guest Assistance Cards, etc. - all things that the poor bidders won't be able to use after they buy them.

Your tickets are at least legitimate.

That's true, I went on ebay and checked out what kind of stuff was posted already and there's tons of stuff. I think I'm going to put them up there later tonight just to see if I get any hits at least, I'm not going to take anything less then what I paid for them (I think I'm going to post them for $550 with free shipping which is actually an $8 plus the shipping cost of a loss for us but if we're gonna save over $160 the other way then $8 or $10 isn't a big deal) so its worth a shot just to post them. Thanks for the advice, as always

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Maybe you can call AAA and explain the situation and book through them with the new code?

They might take the tickets back and let you do the whole trip through them?

 

[Charleston Princess]

Ughhh, I am not sure what I would do -- that is a tough call. I don't suppose you know anyone that is going to Disney soon that would buy the tickets from you?

 

[julezdisney]

Why do you think it's illegal to sell them on ebay? I've bought and sold tickets on ebay all the time. As long as they're unused, what's the problem?

I'd sell them on ebay. And I don't know how big of an ebay-er you are, but I'd make sure you do PayPal verified-only or Money Order only.

 

[xoktenox]

Why do you think it's illegal to sell them on ebay? I've bought and sold tickets on ebay all the time. As long as they're unused, what's the problem?

I'd sell them on ebay. And I don't know how big of an ebay-er you are, but I'd make sure you do PayPal verified-only or Money Order only.

Wow, you just made me feel a million times better telling me that you do it all the time. idk why I thought that it was illegal, I think I've heard it somewhere before that you're not allowed to do it but I checked on ebay and there's tons of tickets (and plenty of other stuff that I don't know if it's legit or not) on there for sale. You seriously made me feel alot better. I use ebay fairly often and have sold a couple of designer purses on there and I always say PayPal or postal money order only. I think I'm just going to list them as BuyItNow only though because I'm not willing to go any lower than what we paid for them.

Ughhh, I am not sure what I would do -- that is a tough call. I don't suppose you know anyone that is going to Disney soon that would buy the tickets from you?

I can think of one person who is going but it's her and her 5 yr old daughter so she has no use for 2 adult tickets

Maybe you can call AAA and explain the situation and book through them with the new code?

They might take the tickets back and let you do the whole trip through them?

Hmm I never thought of that...the thing is everytime I have dealt with AAA the people I speak to on the phone are never very nice. I know other people say taht they love AAA and their agent there but I have never had great experiences (and its not because I'm mean or anything, I'm extra nice! lol) But it's worth a shot, maybe I'll even ride up to the AAA branch near me and speak to someone directly there. The only issue I can see with booking the whole trip through AAA is can they use the code? And do you know if they'll charge me for booking through them?

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hmm I never thought of that...the thing is everytime I have dealt with AAA the people I speak to on the phone are never very nice. I know other people say taht they love AAA and their agent there but I have never had great experiences (and its not because I'm mean or anything, I'm extra nice! lol) But it's worth a shot, maybe I'll even ride up to the AAA branch near me and speak to someone directly there. The only issue I can see with booking the whole trip through AAA is can they use the code? And do you know if they'll charge me for booking through them?

My parents booked their trip through AAA and when a code came out for our dates, my mom called and changed the reservation to include the code. AAA doesn't charge anything. My mom's package is the exact same price as mine! But she had a travel agent do all the work for her! So if they'll let you return the tickets, you can book it with no extra fee.

I think driving there is worth a shot. They'll probably be nicer in person! But I would call first just to see what they say about returning the old tickets. I would assume that they would do it to get the extra commission from you booking a whole package rather than just tickets.

 

[michael's mom]

Hi there,
I will be in Disney the exact days as you (I'm arriving on the 18th though).

I just spent 2 hours on the phone (my PTR has more details) but was able to save myself $560 by taking advantage of the new deal. Pay for 4 days and get 3 free! We don't need 7 days in the parks, so I added the no expiration date to it so we can bring them back sometime in the future. What a deal I tell you. You should look into it because they don't cancel you're existing reservation.

Funny, we'll be in the same parks the same days as you too. Just take it easy...that's our plan.

Well, I'm off to read the rest of your report. Just wanted to give you and everyone else going the same time a heads up on the new deal!

Oh, and I started my PTR with a little over 6 months too! It's never too early to get excited. I use this as my way of talking about Disney without driving the family crazy! Hence, the title of my PTR.

 

[michael's mom]

Okay, so I should have read the whole report before my PP but my thought would be to see if you can buy some tix with no expiration like we did and save them for sometime down the road when you go.

It's worth the shot. You may still end up saving money and getting some free tix!

I also wanted to put my 2 cents in on some of your ADR's and give you a link to a thread you should join for updates on when the ADR system will be up and running.

Basically, I wanted to tell you my experience (and a friend of mines) with the Donald's breakfast at AK. I'll preface this by saying it was not at Tusker House when I was there, but it was when my friend was there (I'll leave her Dining Report for you too). The food is pretty good, but if you're looking for character interaction, this may not be the place. I had a 1 year old with me who was excited to see the characters and they came to his high chair so quickly and left so quickly that they are blurry in the pics. We had to call one of them back (Mickey I think) just to get a pic at all. My friend's experience was exactly the same, but her's was at Tusker House.

If you are going to MK, check out Cosmic Rays for CS. Not your typical CS place and very good.

Okay, below will be the links for the ADR thread and then my friends Dining report with some of the same places you're thinking of.

ADR Thread

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1977770

Friends Dining Report

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1967845

 

[xoktenox]

My parents booked their trip through AAA and when a code came out for our dates, my mom called and changed the reservation to include the code. AAA doesn't charge anything. My mom's package is the exact same price as mine! But she had a travel agent do all the work for her! So if they'll let you return the tickets, you can book it with no extra fee.

I think driving there is worth a shot. They'll probably be nicer in person! But I would call first just to see what they say about returning the old tickets. I would assume that they would do it to get the extra commission from you booking a whole package rather than just tickets.

Wow, if I could return the tickets to AAA and get them to book the package for me for the same price that Small World Vacations did I would be sooo happy!! Thank you so much for telling me about your parents situation! I'm going to call AAA in a little bit and see what they say and depending on what they say I'll take a drive up there later today. Thanks again!!

Hi there,
I will be in Disney the exact days as you (I'm arriving on the 18th though).

I just spent 2 hours on the phone (my PTR has more details) but was able to save myself $560 by taking advantage of the new deal. Pay for 4 days and get 3 free! We don't need 7 days in the parks, so I added the no expiration date to it so we can bring them back sometime in the future. What a deal I tell you. You should look into it because they don't cancel you're existing reservation.

Funny, we'll be in the same parks the same days as you too. Just take it easy...that's our plan.

Well, I'm off to read the rest of your report. Just wanted to give you and everyone else going the same time a heads up on the new deal!

Oh, and I started my PTR with a little over 6 months too! It's never too early to get excited. I use this as my way of talking about Disney without driving the family crazy! Hence, the title of my PTR.

I'm trying to use the exact same code except when I talked to them on the phone there were no rooms available with the code at Pop so we have to move to ASMo. I started my PTR so early too so I don't drive everyone insane talking about it...it's worked only slightly so far I think my BF wants to put tape over my mouth sometimes so I shut up about it I'm gonna sub to your PTR and start reading it asap.

Okay, so I should have read the whole report before my PP but my thought would be to see if you can buy some tix with no expiration like we did and save them for sometime down the road when you go.

It's worth the shot. You may still end up saving money and getting some free tix!

I also wanted to put my 2 cents in on some of your ADR's and give you a link to a thread you should join for updates on when the ADR system will be up and running.

Basically, I wanted to tell you my experience (and a friend of mines) with the Donald's breakfast at AK. I'll preface this by saying it was not at Tusker House when I was there, but it was when my friend was there (I'll leave her Dining Report for you too). The food is pretty good, but if you're looking for character interaction, this may not be the place. I had a 1 year old with me who was excited to see the characters and they came to his high chair so quickly and left so quickly that they are blurry in the pics. We had to call one of them back (Mickey I think) just to get a pic at all. My friend's experience was exactly the same, but her's was at Tusker House.

If you are going to MK, check out Cosmic Rays for CS. Not your typical CS place and very good.

Okay, below will be the links for the ADR thread and then my friends Dining report with some of the same places you're thinking of.

ADR Thread

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1977770

Friends Dining Report

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1967845

I want to book the package, get the 7 days of tickets, use whatever we're gonna use while we're down there in April and then add no expiration to the leftover days (I'm pretty sure I can do that?) It definitely sounds like a good idea to me About the breakfast ADR at Tusker House, I actually think that a little less character interaction might be better for us. Neither of us really need to be with the characters for too long, just to take a quick picture and they can go. That should be plenty for us so thank you for the info because it just made me actually want to eat there more I think I've eaten at Cosmic Ray's before when I went in 2005. It was definitely a good CS and I wouldn't hesitate to eat there again. And that link to the ADR thread will really help me out a lot because the upgrade and date changing is driving me crazy! I'll definitely take a look at your friends dining report as well. Thanks so much for reading and for the info!!

 

[michael's mom]

see post below...I have quote issues today I guess!

 

[michael's mom]

I'm trying to use the exact same code except when I talked to them on the phone there were no rooms available with the code at Pop so we have to move to ASMo. I started my PTR so early too so I don't drive everyone insane talking about it...it's worked only slightly so far I think my BF wants to put tape over my mouth sometimes so I shut up about it I'm gonna sub to your PTR and start reading it asap.

When I booked they just made the changes to my existing reservation so I didn't lose my resort. We all still have the exact same confirmation numbers except I had to split my trip into 2 reservations because my first day is a blackout day for the deal.

Anna, our fave CM just changed my initial reservation from beginning on the 18th to beginning on the 19th. Then we booked one additional day at the beginning, but she has the reservations connected so we dont have to switch rooms.

I'm guess I'd say to call back and see if they can do the same so you can at least stay at POP.

 

[xoktenox]

When I booked they just made the changes to my existing reservation so I didn't lose my resort. We all still have the exact same confirmation numbers except I had to split my trip into 2 reservations because my first day is a blackout day for the deal.

Anna, our fave CM just changed my initial reservation from beginning on the 18th to beginning on the 19th. Then we booked one additional day at the beginning, but she has the reservations connected so we dont have to switch rooms.

I'm guess I'd say to call back and see if they can do the same so you can at least stay at POP.

I tried to have us stay at Pop still, 2 different times with 2 different CMs, there are no rooms with the code there Luckily, it's not a big deal for us to switch to ASMo though.

 

[michael's mom]

I tried to have us stay at Pop still, 2 different times with 2 different CMs, there are no rooms with the code there Luckily, it's not a big deal for us to switch to ASMo though.

The one good thing about your trip plans is that you are very flexible and have a "go with the flow" attitude. First, it will save you some $$ on room fees, and, you will definitely experience Disney better that way.

 

[xoktenox]

The one good thing about your trip plans is that you are very flexible and have a "go with the flow" attitude. First, it will save you some $$ on room fees, and, you will definitely experience Disney better that way.

Thank you and I agree! Plus, like I said in an earlier post, I'm a struggling college student (aka I'm broke/poor) so I'm not real picky if it comes to saving some money!

 

[xoktenox]

So I just called AAA to see if they would take back my tickets if I had them book my entire new reservation with the promotion code through them. (Thanks Swans!) The agent was VERY NICE, I was in shock! Anyway, no good news Disney told her there are NO ROOMS IN VALUE RESORTS LEFT for the promo! They're all gone!! So there goes that idea of giving the tickets back to AAA. At least I do have a room reserved through Small World Vacations until the 13th though or else I'd be really upset.

Oh and btw, I put our tickets up on ebay!! 2 adult 4 day MYW tickets with WPF&M option and a AAA diamond parking pass for $545 buy it now price. I started the bidding at $540...I didn't leave much room for bargaining because I'm not going to take much less than what we paid for them. So, alert all your friends and family who are going to Disney and don't have tickets yet to buy them from me on ebay!!

 

[mickeysmyboy]

Yikes!! I'm sorry the new deal isn't working out that easy for you!! Good luck! I hope you can sell the tickets!

 

[xoktenox]

Yikes!! I'm sorry the new deal isn't working out that easy for you!! Good luck! I hope you can sell the tickets!

Thanks I'm definitely trying!!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Thanks I'm definitely trying!!

Any bids on the tickets?

 

[xoktenox]

FYI to anyone who cares::

I lowered my ebay price on my tickets I'm trying to sell. The bidding now starts at $527 and Buy It Now for $535. I figure since we'll save $162 if we got back exactly what we paid for them, losing $30 or even up to like $50 on the tickets would still be a win-win situation for us, especially since we'd be saving money AND getting more days worth of tickets. My ebay ID is xoktenox if anyone is interested!