Before I Bother Anoterh CM...Do you think this can be done??

[Wendybird55]

To try and make a long story somewhat shorter..

I booked a trip for Sept (4 nights) at POP for MNSSHP. We have APs. Bought TKTs for MNNSHP yesterday. Don't want dining as DH plans to eat and drink his way through F&W plus we will probably get TiW for our Aug. trip.

Just found out there's a room rate promotion for Sept. that will save me $120 on my POP room. Right now only Disney Visa cardholders can get it. CM couldn't tell me when it will be opened to general public.

I have Disney Visa - it is a debit card. My POP reservation is paid in full on another card. Yes I can pay POP reservation with Disney debit to save money and have previous payment credited to other card HOWEVER...I am in middle of mortgage refinancing and need to keep credit card actions to minimum. Plus it could take up to 2 billing cycles to refund $ to card and if closing for mortgage is before then the card payment is on may be closed by the time it is refunded.

For the $120 you may say it's not worth all the efforts...and that's true. However, I'm going to spend money when I'm in Disney in Aug. and Sept. and the money already charged to my credit card for my POP res. can be used for other things like food & souvenirs...right?

So here's the question...I know Disney can apply the money I already gave to something else and I can pay for the room on my Disney card for savings. Do you know if I can use that extra money to buy Disney gift cards through Disney? I would feel much better to have a gift card on hand for the amount I already paid then have it on file somewhere in a computer so it can be credited to my room for charges...plus my stay in Aug. (the big trip) is a split stay using DVC points which will make it more complicated to credit the money for that trip so it will have to be used on the Sept. trip. If I had a gift card I can use it for any of the trips...

Does this make sense? Do you think I can use that money for Disney gift cards?

 

[ConnieB]

I don't know much about it, but there is that new "Disney Vacation Club" or something like that, which to me sounds like the old "Christmas Club, where you pay into it each month and then when you're ready you can get the money. Perhaps they could put your "refund" into the Disney Vacation Club?

 

[Wendybird55]

I've heard of that as well. People use that to pay for trips, etc. My trips are paid for so this will be spending money for food and such. I guess I just like to have everything in order before I go. If I can get a gift card mailed to me and have it on head to use when we go in August I would be happy, but I guess with a DVA account I can jeep track of $ and add more if I want. Looks like I'm going to have to bother another CM...

 

[GotLabradors]

I don't know much about it, but there is that new "Disney Vacation Club" or something like that, which to me sounds like the old "Christmas Club, where you pay into it each month and then when you're ready you can get the money. Perhaps they could put your "refund" into the Disney Vacation Club?

 

[Mrs D]

To try and make a long story somewhat shorter..

I booked a trip for Sept (4 nights) at POP for MNSSHP. We have APs. Bought TKTs for MNNSHP yesterday. Don't want dining as DH plans to eat and drink his way through F&W plus we will probably get TiW for our Aug. trip.

Just found out there's a room rate promotion for Sept. that will save me $120 on my POP room. Right now only Disney Visa cardholders can get it. CM couldn't tell me when it will be opened to general public.

I have Disney Visa - it is a debit card. My POP reservation is paid in full on another card. Yes I can pay POP reservation with Disney debit to save money and have previous payment credited to other card HOWEVER...I am in middle of mortgage refinancing and need to keep credit card actions to minimum. Plus it could take up to 2 billing cycles to refund $ to card and if closing for mortgage is before then the card payment is on may be closed by the time it is refunded.

For the $120 you may say it's not worth all the efforts...and that's true. However, I'm going to spend money when I'm in Disney in Aug. and Sept. and the money already charged to my credit card for my POP res. can be used for other things like food & souvenirs...right?

So here's the question...I know Disney can apply the money I already gave to something else and I can pay for the room on my Disney card for savings. Do you know if I can use that extra money to buy Disney gift cards through Disney? I would feel much better to have a gift card on hand for the amount I already paid then have it on file somewhere in a computer so it can be credited to my room for charges...plus my stay in Aug. (the big trip) is a split stay using DVC points which will make it more complicated to credit the money for that trip so it will have to be used on the Sept. trip. If I had a gift card I can use it for any of the trips...

Does this make sense? Do you think I can use that money for Disney gift cards?

I'm pretty sure all refunds must go back to their original source. It's not like at Target where they can give you a store merchandise card. Walt Disney Travel Company is actually a separate entity from Disney Parks.

The room only offer for 8/29 - 10/3/14 that is Disney Visa only will open to the general public tomorrow. You can call tomorrow can have the apply the discount to your reservation (if available) and have the difference refunded to the original card.

 

[JanaDee]

To try and make a long story somewhat shorter..

I booked a trip for Sept (4 nights) at POP for MNSSHP. We have APs. Bought TKTs for MNNSHP yesterday. Don't want dining as DH plans to eat and drink his way through F&W plus we will probably get TiW for our Aug. trip.

Just found out there's a room rate promotion for Sept. that will save me $120 on my POP room. Right now only Disney Visa cardholders can get it. CM couldn't tell me when it will be opened to general public.

I have Disney Visa - it is a debit card. My POP reservation is paid in full on another card. Yes I can pay POP reservation with Disney debit to save money and have previous payment credited to other card HOWEVER...I am in middle of mortgage refinancing and need to keep credit card actions to minimum. Plus it could take up to 2 billing cycles to refund $ to card and if closing for mortgage is before then the card payment is on may be closed by the time it is refunded.

For the $120 you may say it's not worth all the efforts...and that's true. However, I'm going to spend money when I'm in Disney in Aug. and Sept. and the money already charged to my credit card for my POP res. can be used for other things like food & souvenirs...right?

So here's the question...I know Disney can apply the money I already gave to something else and I can pay for the room on my Disney card for savings. Do you know if I can use that extra money to buy Disney gift cards through Disney? I would feel much better to have a gift card on hand for the amount I already paid then have it on file somewhere in a computer so it can be credited to my room for charges...plus my stay in Aug. (the big trip) is a split stay using DVC points which will make it more complicated to credit the money for that trip so it will have to be used on the Sept. trip. If I had a gift card I can use it for any of the trips...

Does this make sense? Do you think I can use that money for Disney gift cards?

You are canceling one reservation and making another one. The canceled reservation will be credited back to the original form of payment only. It will not be applied to anything else.

 

[bumbershoot]

The room only offer for 8/29 - 10/3/14 that is Disney Visa only will open to the general public tomorrow. You can call tomorrow can have the apply the discount to your reservation (if available) and have the difference refunded to the original card.

Good info!

if closing for mortgage is before then the card payment is on may be closed by the time it is refunded.

Why would you close the card? Eh, no matter, it could still be refunded and the money somehow gotten to you.


Disney Vacation Account has very specific terms and conditions and ways of using it, and it really behooves everyone to really read through everything about it before deciding to use it. And since almost no CMs actually know what it is or how to use it, the likelihood of anyone knowing how to put a refund to it (even if that could be done, which I totally doubt) is low.