Paying Balance on DVC Cash Trip

[DisneyStarWisher]

I remember reading on here that if you have a DVC reservation booked on cash with a member discount that you need to call a few days beforehand to pay your balance if you want to use a Disney GC. Something about if you don't they may charge your credit card instead. I called the front desk this morning. They said they can't accept payment and transferred me to Disney Reservations who told me I had to call MS. I called MS and they told me they can't accept any further payments, that I would have to pay at check-in. Can someone explain exactly how I can pay the balance with a GC? TIA!

 

[DebbieB]

I remember reading on here that if you have a DVC reservation booked on cash with a member discount that you need to call a few days beforehand to pay your balance if you want to use a Disney GC. Something about if you don't they may charge your credit card instead. I called the front desk this morning. They said they can't accept payment and transferred me to Disney Reservations who told me I had to call MS. I called MS and they told me they can't accept any further payments, that I would have to pay at check-in. Can someone explain exactly how I can pay the balance with a GC? TIA!

Did you do online checkin? If so, they will charge the card on file. If you have, call and see if you can have it deleted.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

Did you do online checkin? If so, they will charge the card on file. If you have, call and see if you can have it deleted.

I did not do online checkin and had not planned to. So am I good to pay with the GC when I arrive to check in?

 

[CarolynFH]

They may still charge the CC on file early the morning of checkin. If so, when you arrive and go to the desk you can have them reverse the CC charge and pay with the GC.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

What credit card on file? How would they have my card number? I understand the previous post about doing online checkin but how else could they have this info?

 

[CarolynFH]

What credit card on file? How would they have my card number? I understand the previous post about doing online checkin but how else could they have this info?

Did you pay a deposit or anything else with a CC? How are you holding the room? Do you have a CC linked to your MDE account, and this reservation also linked to the same MDE account?

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

Did you pay a deposit or anything else with a CC? How are you holding the room? Do you have a CC linked to your MDE account, and this reservation also linked to the same MDE account?

I used a credit card to pay one night. So the front desk would have access to what MS used?

I’ll need to check to see if I have a cc on file with my DVC account. I don’t have my room linked to MDE.

 

[CarolynFH]

I used a credit card to pay one night. So the front desk would have access to what MS used?

I’ll need to check to see if I have a cc on file with my DVC account. I don’t have my room linked to MDE.

The business office for the cash resorts (not necessarily the front desk itself) has a record of the CC you used for the one-night deposit and might charge that CC on morning of checkin day. If they do, you can ask the front desk to reverse that charge and let you pay by GC. I’m surprised that the Disney Resort Reservations line wouldn’t take a payment, because it sounds like you have what amounts to a room-only resort reservation, and people frequently pay those off by calling in prior to checkin (can’t pay online as with packages but have to call - I think there’s an automated process?).

Did you get an email confirmation? Does it say anything about final payment?

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

The business office for the cash resorts (not necessarily the front desk itself) has a record of the CC you used for the one-night deposit and might charge that CC on morning of checkin day. If they do, you can ask the front desk to reverse that charge and let you pay by GC. I’m surprised that the Disney Resort Reservations line wouldn’t take a payment, because it sounds like you have what amounts to a room-only resort reservation, and people frequently pay those off by calling in prior to checkin (can’t pay online as with packages but have to call - I think there’s an automated process?).

Did you get an email confirmation? Does it say anything about final payment?

It wasn’t booked through them. It’s a cash reservation with a member discount booked through MS. This is good to know that they will reverse the charge if it happens. Thanks for the information!

 

[DisTravels]

If you charge anything to your room, make sure to pay them with GC's before going to bed your last night.

The resort couldn't reverse the charge and take gift cards and I had to call someone to get the credit card charge reversed then use the gift cards for payment.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

If you charge anything to your room, make sure to pay them with GC's before going to bed your last night.

The resort couldn't reverse the charge and take gift cards and I had to call someone to get the credit card charge reversed then use the gift cards for payment.

Yes I have done this in the past at WDW. I would always pay the charges off the night before and then just use the GC the day of checkout. At HHI we don’t buy as much since we eat off-property. We usually just carry the GC with us to buy our Dole Whips.