Disney vacation account

[azcanbhm2]

Does anyone know if you can use this account to pay for dining plan for dvc members? I check the faqs and it says u can not use to pay annual dues, but nothing about dining. Thank you all for any info.

 

[erionm]

Possibly, you would need to call MS to find out. Using the DVA is processed like a Disney Gift Card and you can't use Disney Gift Cards from the member website to pay for the dining plan.

 

[nalajms]

I used it to pay for our 2 separate dining plans for our May trip. You have to go through MS, can't do it online. You just have to tell them you're using a Gift Card if they have no idea what DVA is.

 

[wendybeth75]

Sorry to Hijack but do you know if AP's can be paid for out of the account?

 

[amber_cntrygrl]

Sorry to Hijack but do you know if AP's can be paid for out of the account?

I haven't tried it myself, but I've seen several people say they've used DVA to purchase AP's.

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[erionm]

Sorry to Hijack but do you know if AP's can be paid for out of the account?

Yes. As with the dining plan, payment from a DVA is treated like a Disney Gift Card. If you purchase on-line at disneyworld.com, the option for payment is 'Disney Gift Card or Disney Vacation Account'.

 

[lawgator]

Does anyone know if you can use this account to pay for dining plan for dvc members? I check the faqs and it says u can not use to pay annual dues, but nothing about dining. Thank you all for any info.

Don't know about the dining plan, but when I called to order my TIW card to be mailed to me (I'm also a passholder) the CM had no idea what the Disney Vacation Account is. It was only a hundred bucks, so no big deal. I am planning on making our cruise final payment with it, though, and hope for no problems there.

If you have Disney gift cards loaded on it be sure you save them after you have loaded them on your account. If you have to get a refund for any reason it will go back to your gift cards.

 

[erionm]

I am planning on making our cruise final payment with it, though, and hope for no problems there.

disneycruise.com accepts DVA & Disney Gift Cards for payment on-line.

 

[nalajms]

Sorry to Hijack but do you know if AP's can be paid for out of the account?

I purchased 4 APs in March/April using my DVA. 3 of them over the phone (had to tell them to put it through as a gift card) and #4 was purchased online. The gift card payment option said "Disney Gift Card or Disney Vacation Account".

The online purchase was automatically linked to my MDE. Which was bad because I had 2 accounts and all the other tickets were on the other account!

 

[tjkraz]

Not to change the subject but is there any real advantage to the Disney Vacation Accounts? I looked into it a few months back and it appeared to be little more than an interest-free loan to Disney (they hold your money for months or years without paying out any interest.)

Why bother?

 

[erionm]

Not to change the subject but is there any real advantage to the Disney Vacation Accounts? I looked into it a few months back and it appeared to be little more than an interest-free loan to Disney (they hold your money for months or years without paying out any interest.)

Basically, yes. They will give you a $20 Disney Gift Card for every $1000 you spend out of the account (basically 2%). For CCs that offer rewards, the transactions are categorized as Travel.

 

[tjkraz]

Basically, yes. They will give you a $20 Disney Gift Card for every $1000 you spend out of the account (basically 2%). For CCs that offer rewards, the transactions are categorized as Travel.

But don't you have to let them hold the money for several months before the 2% is earned? You can't just drop $1000 into the account today...pay off a cruise tomorrow...and get the $20 gift card. They're still holding the funds for some period of time over which you're losing interest.

 

[erionm]

But don't you have to let them hold the money for several months before the 2% is earned?

The terms say the account must be active for a minimum of 120 days at the time of spending. Based on the wording, you could probably open the account with the minimum ($10) and then add the remaining funds much closer to the 120 day mark.

 

[nalajms]

I buy Disney gift cards through out the year at Target for the 5% off. Disney is already getting the interest free loan. With a DVA, I only have to type in the GC numbers once and can use when I want to for tickets and DDP. Then I dump all the $50 GC in a big folder and not have to worry about losing any.

The $20 is a bonus.