Get Away Today

Heidi S. from Orem, Utah wrote the following review for Getawaytoday.com:

"We always use Get Away Today to plan our Disneyland Vacation because we can package everything together. We dislike driving and dealing with parking and California traffic so we always fly but we book our flights through any online travel agency. Get Away Today works on a voucher system. They send you a copy of your Disneyland Park Entrance/Meal information which you present to the ticket booth. The Disney Cast Members know exactly what to do and just ask for your picture ID. I have never had any problems. Disney prints out your entrance tickets and also vouchers for all your meals i.e. Ariel's Grotto, Character Breakfast. You receive a voucher for your hotel which you present upon check-in. And vouchers for any transportation which you book. They also give you a lanyard with a pocket to keep your vouchers and tickets in. Their customer service is amazing!  They are very friendly and knowledgeable.
Airport - We used to fly to LAX but have found a direct flight from SLC to Long Beach is cheaper and closer to the park.

Transportation - Get Away Today offers bus services and we rent a private van (Airport Shuttle) to pick us up from the airport and take us back at the end of our vacation. Cost is $85 each way and seats up to 8 people (Longbeach). Get Away Today has had issues with the airport transportation company. This last trip the company put us in a group van with other visitors and had issues with our voucher. I programmed Get Away Today's phone number in my cell and called them. They informed me they had had issues with this company and not to give them any additional funds and spoke directly with the driver and resolved the matter. You can also buy bus transportation from LAX for @ $13 each way.

Universal/Sea World/Knotts Berry Farms, etc. - GetAway Today also sells tickets to other parks around the area. You receive a voucher with the bus reservation number on it. You need to call 24 hours in advance. A bus picks you up outside your hotel and drops you off at their central station. You stand in a line and present your voucher to the agent and they print out your admission ticket and bus ticket and inform you which lane your bus will be in. The driver takes everyone to the park and then picks you up and drops you off at your hotel in the evening. They have vouchers for a tour which basically gives you free transportation and you just pay for your entrance fee. It is packaged so don't buy them seperately. We were told about it from a Get Away Today employee and saved us a ton of money. Make sure you get on the bus at the end of the day when the driver tells you he is departing. Otherwise you are looking at a taxi ride. Always tip the driver at the end of the day. Some people are too cheap but we always do $2-$3 dollars a person.

Hotel - We like to stay across the street from the park so we do not have to walk after a long day in the park. We usually stay at the Best Western Park Place which is across the street next to Captain Kidd's restaurant. They serve a complimentary breakfast upstairs in the restaurant and is one of the better hotel breakfasts. Eggs, toast, bagels, fruit, donuts, pastries, juice, milk, etc. The rooms are not anything great but then most of the hotels seem to need some updating.  We stayed at the Castle Inn & Suites which said it was across the street but it was at the end of the block by Subway and the rooms were really old. Probably would not stay there again.

We would love to stay at the Disneyland Resort but usually we can get our hotel and 3-day park hoppers for @ $1200 - $1500 for five adults and it is over $3000 for the Disneyland Hotels. If anybody has tips about how to get it more affordable I would love to hear it. I can't justify spending that much money when we are not in our room very long."

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