I have used a AAA travel agent the last two times that I have visited WDW, and I don't think that I would do anything else. The first time we went to her, she notified us that if we traveled a week later, we could do free dining, she also got us a waterside room at CBR for the same cost as a non waterside room. I also
LOVE
that I can give the travel agent the places that I want to book my reservations for meals and she takes care of it all. She also took care of my other bookings like magical express. And was able to answer any questions that I came up with over the time of planning my trip, and she kept me sane when I booked my last trip for a party of 10. And for the party of 10 trip, only one of us had to be a AAA member to use the services (even though most of us were members). I totally recommend the travel agent route. I am sure that it is not for everyone, but it really worked for me.