rabx5 said:
Thank you for reading this. I have been searching on here and I am just plain ol confused.
We( 2 adults,2 kids-over12) are planning a trip to WDW June 24th- July 1st of this year. We have just decided this in the past week.(better late than never
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We would like to stay at Pop Century. I would really like a discount. I see there are AP discounts and AAA discounts.
Where do I find out the exact discount for these services? I am looking at the room along with MYW 7-day park hopper tickets.
Do they only discount the room price or can I get a discount on room and MYW tickets?
I just want to make sure it is worth purchasing either the AP or AAA membership.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I feel my eyes are crossing staring at the computer monitor all week trying to find good prices. I already called Disney and have no code pinned to my name or my hubbys
Thanks again- this is such an informative site.
Jodi
This is long, but hopefully it will help you
First of all, we really like Pop! We are staying there again 6/29-7/7! 2 adults. My best friends & their kids loved it too.
The Pop rate for the time you want to go, booked through AAA or through WDW is $84 per night + 11.5% tax. That is a 15% discount off of the "rack rate". The AP rate booked through WDW is $74 per night + 11.5% tax. That is 25% off the rack rate. I don't know if the AP rate is sold out yet or not. You'll have to call WDW directly to find out. You can only book AP rates through WDW, not through AAA.
We use AAA as opposed to WDW because WDW won't let you get the AAA discount on a package- plain and simple. Also, AAA never "sells out" at their rate when you book directly through them so you can even get their discount last minute. We are required to give our membership number upon booking but I'm guessing they would give you a quote even before you join- to entice you to join. AAA abides by all of WDW's rules and prices. When you call AAA to book for you, they provide you the service of calling WDW on your behalf, without charging you a service fee to do so. This is a benefit of being a AAA member. Since we book directly through AAA, we are never asked for our membership card at check in. If you book through WDW for a AAA rate, they are going to ask you for the card at check in to prove you are a member.
AAA also does "room only" reservations.
AAA, like WDW, will hold/book a trip for you and you will have 14 days to cancel with no penalty. Again, like WDW, if you don't pay your $200 deposit (required for a package) in 14 days, the trip automatically cancels itself and they do not contact you. Our discount was 15% off the hotel. The Plus Dining ($34.99/day/adult), travel insurance ($49.50 per adult), and tickets are the same prices as WDW.
This might help you do the math to decide whether paying to join AAA will be worth the savings on your WDW trip. we pay $137 dues to AAA Mid-Atlantic for a year, for the two of us to belong to AAA. Our 15%- 8 night discount was $135. So, the membership basically paid for itself and beyond that, we still get all the benefits of AAA for other travel, restaurants, roadside service, towing, etc... Mind you- if just one adult in your family joins AAA, it will very likely be way less than $137!
Their travel reps are wonderful! 1-800-436-4222. No I don't work for AAA. Ha ha. I'm just a satisfied member
AAA, like WDW will not charge you to make a change to your trip up until the 45 day mark, but they will charge you a $50 fee to make changes to your trip when you are within 45 days or less of travel. This is WDW's rule- they call it a "document change fee", as they print all of your travel documents on day 45 and mail them out. So they'd have to make you a whole new set of documents if you change details.
Good luck! I hope this helps.
Long story, but I posted it anyway 
