I don't remember seeing anything in any of the programs I belong to but I thought'd I'd ask:

Do any programs (air, hotel, credit card, etc.) let you redeem points for Disney admissions or discounts?

thanks,
Alan

Marriott and Hilton have Disney tickets for points. Marriott, Best Western and Priority Club also have Universal tickets for points.

AMEX MR also does points for admission.

AMEX MR ended their relationship with Disney a year or so ago. Now they do Sea World/Busch Gardens.

Starwood can get you into the Swan or Dolphin hotels in-park. Not admission tickets that I know of.

Bank One has a Disney Visa card that earns points that spend like cash at all of the Disney parks.

Chase is now pushing a Disney Rewards card. Has anyone evaluated it on Flyertalk?

You can use AAdvantage miles to book air+ground and ground-only packages at the AA vacations web site. And if you have a Citi credit card that is AAdvantage affiliated, you get a 10% discount by going through this link to get the AA vacations:
http://aavacations.com/jp_citidiscount.asp?ref=citi
You also can stack this discount with other Disney discounts, such as the current 7 nights for the price of 4 offering. AA vacations will tell you about these discounts.

There are thousands of possibilities worldwide, of which Disney is a small fraction.

We go to Disney World almost annually, and we alternate using AAdvantage miles to stay at a Disney resort and using Hilton points to stay at either the Doubletree or the Hilton at downtown disney. Also, Hilton has two new resorts effectively within Disney World, on land that somebody refused to sell to Walt Disney way back when.

Not to mention that the downtown disney hotels include a Holiday Inn, and perhaps others that could be booked with points:
http://www.downtowndisneyhotels.com/

Edited to add: of course, the value when using AAdvantage miles to book ground is not great. Even with the 10% Citi discount, it comes to about seven-tenths of a cent per mile. But to me, the trips with my young'n are priceless, and would not happen without use of points and miles. Also, stacking miles with the Citi discount, with 7-for-4 discount at the Grand Floridian -- beyond priceless.

ZeppoX- Thanks for the helpful info and I appreciate it. I also wanted to know about the Disney Rewards card that Chase is pushing right now without starting another thread.

Quick question about the Hilton resorts within Disney World? Would the be the HGVC resorts on International Drive?

Disney also pushes the Disney Rewards card. I have evaluated it many times and so far by AAdvantage credit card is a better opportunity for me. I won't say "better deal." I am getting to the bookings I want faster using the Citi AAdvantage card than I could with the Disney Rewards card because I have many other sources of AAdvantage miles.

However, your question has given me an idea.
Now I am splitting my CC spend between a HHonors Amex and the Citi AAdvantage card. The Amex gets the charges that earn 6 points per dollar and the AAdvantage card gets everything else.
I should evaluate changing that to the Citi AAdvantage card and the Disney Rewards card. The combination has rewards has potential.
It is a complicated YMMV situation.

No. The HGVC are closer to Sea World. (Also all HGVC units in Orlando area are one king bed, in case that matters)
See the link in my previous post for downtown Disney resorts list and info.
Also go to hilton.com and search for properties in Lake Buena Vista Florida.
There is a new Waldorf, I think a new Conrad not sure, and a new Hilton sort of "on" Disney World property.
Use maps on something like MSN.com to see where things are.

Beginning to wonder if this belongs over in the Florida/Disney forum.

Edited to add: go here: http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors...ns/index.jhtml
And click on Great Beginnings in Orlando to see the Waldorf "on" Disney World.
And on Incredible Possibilities in Orlando for more about these new things.

The Disney Visa is not worth it for general everyday spending, as it amounts to 1% Disney credit (1 point per dollar).

But periodically they offer 5 points per dollar for a specific month's spending, with a limit. That is worth doing.

There are various 10% discount offers that could be of use, like at www.disneyshopping.com or www.disneyoutlet.com. Or you might get free shipping. Some discounts at restaurants near Disneyworld. A free character photo at Disneyworld.

You also get 6-month-same-as-cash for spending on a Disney package or buying DVC timeshare points. This might be worth something.

Chase regularly sends me checks to use, up to my Disney CC limit, with the principal not to be repaid for 6-9 months, 0% interest. In the old days, with a $75 max fee, that worked out fine. Now it's a 3% fee, so not so fine.

Since it's free, why not? When you aren't using it, keep it in your sock drawer.