Originally Posted By grrrrcat Hi- So many decisions to make. We have decided to try the Ayeres Hotel Anaheim. It was a little hard to give up doing a AAA package because we like the lanyerds and stuff that comes with it. We also love Hojo's and Candycane Inn, however, in the last year we have discovered our children are gluten and lactose intolerant. Kinda hard to take advantage of CCI breakfast when it is all muffins, bagels ect. Ayers says it has eggs, some sort of meat and hashbrowns as well as the other more traditional breakfast buffet stuff. Also there are fridges and microwaves in the rooms, so I think this will help with food issues- we'll have a place to store almond milk and goatmilk for cereal snacks... Anyway they don't have a shuttle from Anaheim Ayeres like they do for the Orange Ayeres (trip advisers gave Anaheim Ayeres better marks)so I bought the Disney pass's from AAA for the free parking... You have to buy your tickets from travel services if they are for more than 3 days, which made it a "travel package". While on the phone the person setting up the tickets said "No she doesn't want the souveniers" When he was put on hold, I asked him what that meant- "What souveniers don't I want? and how much do they cost?" I got the lanyerds, luggage tags, coin and early entry added to our "package" for an extra $3 a person!I am so excited that we still get the Disney envelope from AAA. They also asked if I wanted to add a meal plan, tour or character breakfast with the AAA discount. I declined, but was told that I could bring my reciept to the AAA office in downtown Disney and still buy the extra items if I wanted to with a discount. All this because the 4 day ticket turned from passes to a travel package!
Originally Posted By ABBY Hey, that's awesome! I think I will give AAA a try for my next trip. I booked my honeymoon trip to WDW through AAA 12 years ago. I don't know why, but I have never thought about booking a trip to DL trough 3A. ???
Originally Posted By Minnie1955 If you buy tickets from AAA, do they need to order them so you need to wait a few days before receiving them? Or do they have tickets in their offices already to give you as soon as you purchase them?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains It depends on the office - if the office has a travel service in it they usually have the tickets there - I have walked in and walked out with my tickets.
Originally Posted By WendyT Just called AAA and got mine. It was closer to $7 more per ticket than the online price, but worth it with all of lanyard, dream coin, early entry, free parking,Downtown Disney Fun card and special pin. I also found out that these tickets are eligible for upgrade to an annual pass - which we will do during our stay. I had to call twice though. The first time I said that I wanted to purchase Disneyland tickets and they said they don't do that on the phone. When I called again the agent told me that I was purchasing a "Passport Plus". Apparently those are the key words to get this package deal through AAA. Thanks for the great tip!
Originally Posted By WendyT No I did not get the ToonTown and priority seating passes-that I am aware of. I don't have my package yet but it was not mentioned. I would not have used either of those items, so it did not occur to me to ask. I am sure if you give them a call they will answer all of your questions and check into all available options. This was particulary nice for me since the hotel where we are staying had no remanining AAA vacation packages available. We were able to book our hotel directly with the AAA discount and now still get a few package perks with our tickets.
Originally Posted By grrrrcat Hi- my agent caled all cheery and happy to tell me my "vacation package" had arrived, this was on Friday. I ordered it on Tuesday. So that was a three day wait. They had 2 and 3 day pass's there in the office to purchase, however the passport plus takes a couple of days. I did ask why it was more $ than at Disney on-line and they said the prices were all changing- so I don't know about $3 or $7. Also- I can't wait to get the envelope and I have to! I pick it up on Monday. cheers, grrcat- formerly magicbeinghad, before I forgot my password.
Originally Posted By WendyT Hey Mater Just got my package today and it included my 4 day ParkHoppers, luggage tags, free parking, one early entry day, vouchers for every person to get a AAA lanyard and pin, a dream coin, a 10% off coupon for a merchandise purchase over $50, a coupon for 10% off any $15 purchase at Marceline's,a California Fun Card that offers various discounts throughout Downtown Disney, and I think that's it! There were other options that I could have added on, but I chose to skip them.
Originally Posted By grrrrcat Ditto! I picked up my package yesterdaqy evening and am going through it right now! LOL. It's darn busy in my house if I had this thing for 18 hours before I could go through it- and I could of picked it up last Friday to boot! Oh Tinkerbell. I can't wait to leave this reality and enter yours! Please, please let the beds at Ayers be comfortable and snuggly, the blinds dark and cozy, the freeway noice non-exsistent and the bedbugs far, far, away with Shrek somewhere else! My AAA trip envelope had all the same stuff in it that WendyT did. We leave on Sunday. Happyhappychairdance.
Originally Posted By dsnynana1 Does anyone know if AAA offers the enhanced fast pass anymore? That was the BEST perk for the AAA package.
Originally Posted By mater4 Sadly they don't unless they have recently started including it for 2008 packages. To my knowledge it is not in packages for 2008.
Originally Posted By WendyT We just did that on our Christmas trip. It worked fine for us to upgrade our 4 day AAA passport to a Deluxe or Premium AP.
