Originally Posted By gloria hi. my boyfriend and i and another couple are going to disneyland this summer. we want to go for 3 days. anytime from late june to mid august. is it cheaper to do a good neighbor deal at triple a, or is there a better way to do it? also when is the better time to go between late june to mid august for lines and prices and such? please help, eveyone in this group is cheap and we're kind of clueless on what to do. thanks!
Originally Posted By DlandDug Any travelers out there with answers? (Since I live here, I really don't know much about staying in Anaheim. Sorry.)
Originally Posted By serendipityaey Doing a good neighbor deal through triple A is a nice, easy way to do it, tho you can usually find better deals doing each thing separately. I use kayak.com to check hotel deals, I've gotten some pretty good deals there. You could probably get a better deal at a site where you bid, but I really don't want to mess with that. We're going in late June and I had a really hard time finding deals. I ended up booking one of the BW's, the one on Katella, through AAA, and I'll go in to the office to get tickets sometime, you also get free parking with AAA parkhoppers. We're going in late June for the pirates premiere, so know that for a couple weeks they will be setting up and taking down bleachers and the big screen, fantasmic! will be dark for awhile, and on the 24th there will probably be mayhem (but it will be fun 4th of July will be busier, weekends will be busier, and the more into the summer you get, the hotter it will get. Hope this helps
Originally Posted By Dr G I've generally found that AAA is more expensive than booking the pieces separately myself, though the free parking is nice. You might see if you can buy the tickets through AAA, thus still getting the free parking but not overpaying for the hotel. For our trip next month, I actually found that Get Away Today was cheaper than booking the pieces separately. GAT (and other travel places too, I imagine), can sometimes get you into a hotel that is "booked", since they buy blocks of spaces in advance. <a href="http://www.getawaytoday.com/" target="_blank">http://www.getawaytoday.com/</a> Good luck! I don't know anything about when is best to visit in the summer. We have our first summer trip the first week in June.
Originally Posted By happyingilbert I second Get Away Today. The prices are great nad they take care of everything, like tax, hidden fees, etc. that this deal packages don't always include. I would just go to their website and plug in as many different dates as you want and compare the prices. I have really enjoyed using them, which we will be doing in four days!
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Between late June and mid August, it's a coin toss. It's crowded that whole time period with even more extreme crowds over July 4th holiday.
Originally Posted By disnyfans We also use Get away today and love them. we recommend them to everyone!! Great prices and great hotels etc. have fun
Originally Posted By dizzdis We usually check prices etc and then call the Hotels direcly and book a room. Then we buy tickets at Costco, or Disney Store or just at the gate. Unless you really need the LITTLE bells and whistles that come with a pkg, go it separately. Anyway you go, have fun!
Originally Posted By SuzieQ All tickets have fastpass available. If you want the option where you can hold more than one fastpass for each fastpass ride at the same time, you have to book a AAA package at a Resort hotel. Purchasing a ticket ahead of time gets you EE from most vendors. You can even buy them online from the Disneyland website. I just bought my husband a 5-day hopper for $40 off the gate price.
Originally Posted By AZDLDad If you go the Getawaytoday route, you get a voucher that you must redeem at the Ticket Booth for your park tickets. We got our tickets the night before so we did not have to wait for the ticket booth to open in the morning and stand in another line.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ <<If you want the option where you can hold more than one fastpass for each fastpass ride at the same time>> Darn it! I worded that wrong. Started typing one thing and ended with another thought. Even with the AAA package fastpass option, you can only hold one fast pass for each fastpass ride. Without the AAA package, you can hold one fastpass at each park. Once your fastpass becomes valid or 2 hours passes after you got the fastpass (whichever comes first) you can get another.
Originally Posted By DisKid Do the Bonus tickets that you get when you book using a Disney travel package at a DL Resort hotel always include premier seating for some of the shows? I thought that it did, but some of the links I see where they explain what is included with that type of ticket don't mention that feature?
Originally Posted By hayden I you have AAA fastpass and are staying at the resort you can pick up as many fastpasses as you like.. They must be for different rides.. you can only have one for splash mt. untill your ride time but you may collect all over the park and CA for any other rides.. Also fast passes can not be used until the time noted but they do not run out untill Midnite no matter if it say 9am or what.. We were there in May and sent our oldest out to collect fastpasses for all the rides for the rest of us...
