What kind of discounts will I get with my new AAA?

[weesignlanguage]

I am going to join the Alabama AAA (it's only 54.00 the first year and 44.00 afterwards) and wanted to know what kind of discounts I can expect for trips to WDW? Anyone??

 

[su_A_ve]

You should know that discounts are NOT stackables. So you can either use a public code, a PIN, or AAA, be it for a room-only rez, or a package.

As an example, room-only gives you a 15-30% off depending on season and type of property.

Packages are also discounted but the savings are based only on the room part of it. I.e. if you price a room-only with AAA, and tack on tix, you'll spend about the same on a package.

Now, local AAA offices sell tickets with a discount, but some vary in lenght and some require the water option.

Finally, the only other 'perk' you get is a parking pass to the AAA diamond lot on MK.

 

[weesignlanguage]

Yeah...I knew I couldn't apply more than one discount at a time...that would be tooooo good to be true, huh?

So...does AAA come out with different discounts at different times of the year or is it a standard % off?

How close is the AAA parking and is it at all parks?

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

You should know that discounts are NOT stackables. So you can either use a public code, a PIN, or AAA, be it for a room-only rez, or a package.

As an example, room-only gives you a 15-30% off depending on season and type of property.

Packages are also discounted but the savings are based only on the room part of it. I.e. if you price a room-only with AAA, and tack on tix, you'll spend about the same on a package.

Now, local AAA offices sell tickets with a discount, but some vary in lenght and some require the water option.

Finally, the only other 'perk' you get is a parking pass to the AAA diamond lot on MK.

I was wondering about this same thing. Up until now, I've only booked MYW packages. But we are doing some preliminary planning for a trip late next year, and I was intrigued by the 15-30% off that you can get on room reservations. So are you saying that getting the discounted room and the tickets separately would cost the same as just getting the package?

 

[Luv2Roam]

I have not booked through AAA, so not speaking from experience. However what I have read here, some book a room only through AAA, and then buy discounted tickets separately, also through AAA.
That is fine, unless you want a Disney dining plan. Then you must buy a WDTC package through AAA. And unless you are a WDW AP-er, then you must also buy at least a one day ticket for everyone on your res.
Under a package I think the only discount is on the room.
So it all depends on if you want a Disney dining plan.
We often read where someone has booked a room only, whether it be through Disney, AAA, Expedia, etc. Then tickets separate through a discount place, again such as AAA.
Then they try to figure out a way to add a DDP onto their room only and separate tickets.
No can do. The DDP is a WDTC exclusive. So a WDTC package must be purchased, with very few exceptions, such as DVC staying on points.

 

[snykymom]

If you go to the AAA.com website, click Travel and then Disney, you can view their on-line brochure which tells you how much of a discount you can get for each type of resort (value, mod, deluxe, etc.) during which season (value, regular, peak), and the dates for each.

We booked a room-only moderate for January and got 20% off. We also bought discounted tickets (not through AAA, but that's another story), because the DDP doesn't save anything for us. The money we save on the room & tickets will pay for a big chunk of our dining!