Worth it to book through Disney Vacations?

[natsprat04]

Is it worth it to get the bonuses that Disney Vacations offer: souvenir park hopper vs the paper tickets, lanyard w/pin, luggage tags, Fun Card, souvenir coin, early entry to Toontown, preferre seating to CA shows... hmmm what else?

Can anyone tell me what is the Fun Card? It is a discount card? Can it be used throughout the park?

I have checked & it would be cheaper ($150) if I didn't book through Disney Vacations so just wondering if all the "extra" stuff is worth it.

 

[Adi12982]

I got all of those bonuses through Costco - plus a free character breakfast per person AND a $20 gift card (just one).

 

[Hambletfamily]

We got all those bonuses (except Character meal card) plus 15% discount on hotel fees through AAA - We actually paid $350 less then Costco and Disney

 

[mrs.beast]

one perk i have been told is that guests who book through disney get their special room requests at a priority over other booking agencies (connecting rooms, etc)

 

[squidmo]

In the past I've found that the packages usually end up being the same price, or slightly less than booking all the separate components yourself. One important thing to remember- the packages already include all taxes. Since the bed tax in Anaheim is 15%, this definitely needs to be factored into comparison shopping between booking everything separately, and booking as a package.

 

[onederland]

it is mostly for stuff in DTD 10% off dining, free kids meal at Rainforest, and discounts at the stores, like BAB and Lego, WOD etc....

 

[jtoast]

Is it worth it to get the bonuses that Disney Vacations offer: souvenir park hopper vs the paper tickets, lanyard w/pin, luggage tags, Fun Card, souvenir coin, early entry to Toontown, preferre seating to CA shows... hmmm what else?

Can anyone tell me what is the Fun Card? It is a discount card? Can it be used throughout the park?

I have checked & it would be cheaper ($150) if I didn't book through Disney Vacations so just wondering if all the "extra" stuff is worth it.

It wasn't for me.

Booking through Disney was ~$2400 for the timeperiod 7/3-7/10. This was hotel and tickets only and staying offsite at the Homewood suites, with AAA discount.

By purchasing everything individualy I spent a grand total of ~$1884($1030 for the room and $854 for 6(4 adult/2 child) 3 day parkhoppers) That's a savings of almost $600.

I am dealing with paper tickets.

 

[bouncy54]

I think it depends on your circumstances. When the kids were younger, I always booked through Disney...different circumstances now.

Disney package for our November vacation would have cost us $2410 for 4 Adults. This would have included 1 room, for 8 nights at HoJos, four 5-day park hopper tickets, 4 Knott's tickets, 4 Universal tickets and 4 Medievil Dinner show tickets.

By booking seperate I got everything above, plus another room at HoJos for a total of $2189. Having 2 rooms was important because the 2 sons who are going with us are nearly grown men now and it would have been really crowded in the hotel room.

 

[ter-moo]

I've always found it to be WAAAAAY cheaper to book everything separately myself. The perks don't really do much for me.

The only perk to getting a package is that you can make payments gradually and have it all paid for by the time you go. If you're disciplined enough, you can do all of that through a savings account of your own and earn your own interest.