Why Magical Journeys (Intercot Sponsor)?

**kim1st** · 10-06-2007, 06:19 PM

Wow - I really wish I had thought to use MJ instead of booking directly through Disney. I don't even want to think about the money I could have saved!

A couple of questions...

Do they book air? For pretty much all airlines? (We really like to fly Jet Blue.)

Are they able to look at the flights and sort of arrange your trip so that you get the best deal on airfare? (We don't necessarily care whether we travel weekday, weekend, etc.)

Ditto for hotel or package pricing? We'd like to go sometime in the fall (probably while MNSSHP is running) but beyond that we're not too picky about dates.

I'm assuming you're still on your own for ADRs, right?

Are there also deals/better rates/specials, etc. offered for the deluxe resorts, or is that pretty much only for the value resorts???

THANKS!!!!

**Strmchsr** · 10-06-2007, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by kim1st

A couple of questions...Do they book air? For pretty much all airlines? (We really like to fly Jet Blue.)

I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think so. You're usually better off using the airline website to book your own airfare anyway.

Are they able to look at the flights and sort of arrange your trip so that you get the best deal on airfare? (We don't necessarily care whether we travel weekday, weekend, etc.)

See above, though you can usually do that on the airline's website. I know you can on SW.

Ditto for hotel or package pricing? We'd like to go sometime in the fall (probably while MNSSHP is running) but beyond that we're not too picky about dates.

This is where they excel. They can absolutely help you get all the discounts available and warn you now that Disney has gone to by day pricing if your trip will overlap between value and regular seasons.

I'm assuming you're still on your own for ADRs, right?

Yep. Gotta make your own there.

Are there also deals/better rates/specials, etc. offered for the deluxe resorts, or is that pretty much only for the value resorts???

No, they have discounts for deluxe resorts, too. I suggest you get with an MJ agent ASAP and they can help you get started. It's never too early too look at your options!

**crltkcagle** · 10-07-2007, 03:30 PM

I was very iffy about mj. i was first contacted by debbie kuhns. she found a wonderful package for me and asked for my credit card info for the deposit. i wrote her an email asking her if she was crazy. how could possible give out my credit card number to someone i never met or spoken with? she assured me that she was a valid mj agent and i could call her if i felt better doing it that way. LOL well i just booked my grandma's trip and am getting ready to book our second from debbie. she is wonderful and always responds to my emails promptly. i love mj!

**kim1st** · 10-07-2007, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Strmchsr

I suggest you get with an MJ agent ASAP and they can help you get started. It's never too early too look at your options!

Thanks - will do!

**FatherForce** · 10-09-2007, 01:01 PM

Just a quick addition to the overwhelming praise for MJ and Nanci in Particular.

She puts up with me and my family's incessant emails with inane questions with patience and good humor.

I'll never work with another TA again.

You can't make me!

**BMan62** · 10-09-2007, 03:48 PM

DW IM'd me this morning about trying to plan a trip the week following Thanksgiving. I shot off an e-mail to Denise at MJ and within a few hours, and a few e-mails, we are booked for 7 nights/8 days in the Happiest Place On Earth!

I did a little research myself, in between e-mails, and Denise/MJ saved us in the neighborhood of $200 vs. the best deal I could find online!

Thank you, Denise & MJ!!!!!

**youngOx96** · 10-15-2007, 04:48 PM

MJ truly rocks! Let me tell you all a little story about how MJ helped me out in a jam.

In Feb. 2007, my wife and I booked our Disney vacation through a local travel agent for Sept. 2007 in anticipation of the Free Dining being offered again. We explained to our t/a that should the free dining be offered we would need to re-book our trip so we could take advantage of the offer. The t/a was very "wet behind the ears" when it came to anything Disney. When the Free Dining was announced, our t/a dropped the ball. Despite being told about the upcoming announcement by my wife and I, our T/A did not start working to re-book our vacation until 11:00AM the morning the Free Dining was announced. Needless to say, once she finally started working on things, she quickly found out that everything was sold out - at least that's what she told us. So, we eneded up canceling our booking with that agency in the hope that we might be able to salvage something on our own.

Enter Nanci at MJ. Luckily my wife had heard all of the positive feedback about MJ and told me to call. When I called, I got in touch with Nanci who was able to get us exactly what we wanted WITH the free dining at the resort we wanted. Without MJ and Nanci, we would not have had such a great vacation this year. That's why we will use MJ for our Disney vacations in the future.

THANK YOU Nanci, you are AWESOME!!!

**BriarRose0708** · 10-17-2007, 10:56 AM

...or, Why I LOVE Magical Journeys

I was planning my first full Disney vacation and had no clue where to start. I didn't know a Dining Plan from a Fastpass. Thanks to the fine folks at INTERCOT I was pointed in the direction of Magical Journeys.

After surfing their extensive and extremely informative website (WHAT? Their services are FREE??) I was sold. I filled out the questionaire and within a few hours I got a response back from my MJ agent Wendy. Wendy ROCKS! All the ladies at MJ are fantastic. It was so simple to book my vacation and Wendy answered all my neophyte silly questions. The only time I had to call Disney directly was to make ADRs.

The best part about their services is that any time a discount was announced Wendy sent me an e-mail to ask if I wanted to apply it. She also worked super hard to get me a discount just a few weeks before my trip.

I'll always book with Magical Journeys from now on for my Disney vacations! Thank you Nanci, Wendy, Melissa, Karen, and everyone else who work so hard to make our vacations as magical as possible!

**Ian** · 10-19-2007, 04:25 PM

Somehow I missed this thread before now, which is odd because I never miss a chance to extoll the virtues of MJT!!

Our MJT agent, Karen, has attained something near mythical status in our household. Why?

Here, let me demonstrate with a sample email string between Karen and myself:

Originally Posted by Ian

Hi Karen! We're thinking of taking a trip to Disney World again. Could you price out Beach Club, Poly, Contemporary, Yacht Club, Swan, Dolphin, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Wilderness Lodge, and any other hotel I forgot to ask about?