Hey James! Thanks so much for stopping by planDisney with your ticket and reservation question.
You are correct that all tickets, regardless of if you purchase through Disneyland or elsewhere, require a theme park ticket reservation. You can go to the
Theme Park Ticket Reservations page to see the current calendar availability for each ticket type. Please note that reservation availability can change at any time and you may actually see it change frequently throughout the day for any date.
If you plan to purchase your tickets from AAA, I encourage you to do so as soon as possible if your dates are available. Then you will need to log in to your
Disneyland account, hover over "My Disneyland" and click "Link Tickets". Here you will enter each ticket ID number to link each ticket to your account. Then, you will be able to make the reservations. To do this, hover over "My Disneyland" again and click "Ticket and Reservation Details". Next, click on "Make Park Reservations". On the next page, you will click "Book Theme Park Reservation", select each ticket you wish to make a reservation for, and continue to follow the prompts to secure your theme park ticket reservations.
James, thank you again for visiting planDisney. I hope you are successful in getting your tickets and reservations booked so you can continue to plan all the magical details of your Disneyland Resort visit.
Carrie