Need some myth busting for trip

[tractorm3]

Ok there are alot of questions for my trip in jan 09 and i knwo Disney does there best but cant guarentee prices which I hav no problem with but as far as pricing goes i need help

Myth 1

When i book if i book a package like room, tickets, and meal plan i will save then if i bought each seperatly

myth 2

AAA discounts in the moderate resorts for that time ranges from 30%-40% (taken from disney operator) off room only however if i book totally through AAA i save enen more

myth 3

After new years the crowds seem to go away over night so the 2nd-9th of Jan09 should be pretty good time to visit




Now i just need advice on a hotel because they all seem nice and all offer the same quality of living along with the same price. its between carribean beach, riderside, and french quarter. any one like one better than the other?

 

[fosse76]

I would add that the dining plan does not ALWAYS save you. It depends on your family and their eating habits. My son is 10 and if we used the dining plan we would have to pay the adult rate for him and to save money, he would have to get an adult meal. Sometimes he likes to get a kids meal, and sometimes he and I share an adult meal. This happened A LOT on our last trip and I know I spent way less on food than if we had done the meal plan. Also, my youngest is 3. We would have had to pay for him on the meal plan. MOST times, he just shares off our plates as he eats very little. If we found he was eager to eat at any time, we would get him a side item for himself. So, my point is, it really depends on your family and their eating habits. Reviewing the menus is a great way to plan what everyone would like to get and how much it will cost one way vs. the other.

I second that. But to add, you aren't really saving money unless you were going to eat all that food anyway. Plus, it almost seems like you have to order the most expensive items for it to add up to the cost. I know generally I wouldn't have a tables service meal every day of the trip, and I know I most likely wouldn't even have a dessert with lunch, let alone dinner. So even though I may be saving money when I order those through the dining plan, I am actually spending MORE money, because those are items I most likely would not have ordered. Since I live in New York, dining at Disney is nothing to me, so I am not in any mad rush to eat at their table service restaurants. However, since I am travelling there for the free dining promotion, I am definitely saving money, since all my meals are free.