Does it cost more if you don't pay ....

[nikki&petey]

Does it cost more if you don't pay for everything right away? Does Disney charge interest on unpaid balances?

 

[DisneySherpa]

Nope!

If you booked a package, you're required to pay $200 as a deposit. You then have up until 45 days prior to your actual arrival to pay off the remaining balance of your trip. If you do NOT pay by the 45 day mark, your package will in fact be canceled... typically without notice.

If you booked a room only reservation, your deposit is the first night rate and the remainder is due upon check-in at the actual resort. You are not allowed to pay off your remain resort stay balance before physical check-in.

There are no penalities, no fees, no interest. I feel Disney handles the "financing" of a trip pretty well!

 

[mickeystoontown]

Absoulutely not! That's why I always book as far in advance as I can. I can make payments on my package as often as I like.

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

Nope!

If you booked a package, you're required to pay $200 as a deposit. You then have up until 45 days prior to your actual arrival to pay off the remaining balance of your trip. If you do NOT pay by the 45 day mark, your package will in fact be canceled... typically without notice.

If you booked a room only reservation, your deposit is the first night rate and the remainder is due upon check-in at the actual resort. You are not allowed to pay off your remain resort stay balance before physical check-in.

There are no penalities, no fees, no interest. I feel Disney handles the "financing" of a trip pretty well!

Yes, you can pay all of it when you book or make payments on it, or pay all at check in. If you do the online check in and you list a CC, they will charge the balance to that card prior to arrival.

Suzanne

 

[clanmcculloch]

In addition, there is no discount offered for early payment.

 

[mking624]

CMs have stressed to me, and I have friends this actually happened to, that if prices happen to go up while there is still an unpaid balance, you could be held responsible for paying the difference. This is only the case in an unpaid balance, not with those paid in full. It's never happened to me since we've always paid before any price increases...but I do have a few friends that had to pay the difference when ticket prices were increased and they still had an unpaid balance.

 

[mking624]

NIf you booked a room only reservation, your deposit is the first night rate and the remainder is due upon check-in at the actual resort. You are not allowed to pay off your remain resort stay balance before physical check-in.

I've been able to pay in full for room only ressies prior to checking in.

 

[mickeystoontown]

CMs have stressed to me, and I have friends this actually happened to, that if prices happen to go up while there is still an unpaid balance, you could be held responsible for paying the difference. This is only the case in an unpaid balance, not with those paid in full. It's never happened to me since we've always paid before any price increases...but I do have a few friends that had to pay the difference when ticket prices were increased and they still had an unpaid balance.

Hum.....I've booked almost a year in advance and that's never happened to me. Thank goodness!

 

[clanmcculloch]

CMs have stressed to me, and I have friends this actually happened to, that if prices happen to go up while there is still an unpaid balance, you could be held responsible for paying the difference. This is only the case in an unpaid balance, not with those paid in full. It's never happened to me since we've always paid before any price increases...but I do have a few friends that had to pay the difference when ticket prices were increased and they still had an unpaid balance.

If you don't make any changes to your package then it's highly unlikely that you would be charged any differences if/when ticket prices increase. If you do make a change after those kinds of ticket increases happen then your newly priced trip will include the higher priced tickets. If you book a room only reservation then buy your tickets when you arrive then you'll pay the ticket price that's current at the gate.

 

[mking624]

If you don't make any changes to your package then it's highly unlikely that you would be charged any differences if/when ticket prices increase. If you do make a change after those kinds of ticket increases happen then your newly priced trip will include the higher priced tickets.

As I said, I've had friends this happened to. They made no changes to their reservation. The ticket prices went up, and they had to pay the difference. Perhaps not everyone experiences this, but it has happened. It was also stressed to me at my latest booking. Also, here's what it says in the disclaimer for my reservation:

All prices are in U.S. dollars and are subject to change until package is paid in full. After package is paid in full, package price is subject to change due to imposition of taxes or other charges of governmental authorities.

Is it guaranteed to happen? No. Is it possible? Yes, and it has happened. Just something to keep in mind.

 

[PinkRhombus]

CMs have stressed to me, and I have friends this actually happened to, that if prices happen to go up while there is still an unpaid balance, you could be held responsible for paying the difference. This is only the case in an unpaid balance, not with those paid in full. It's never happened to me since we've always paid before any price increases...but I do have a few friends that had to pay the difference when ticket prices were increased and they still had an unpaid balance.

I doubt that would happen even though it is in their terms. Wouldn't make any longtime fans if they did that much. I know of no other hotel chain that would do so.

 

[mking624]

That makes no sense whatsoever. If that were the case, they would just be tacking on extra dollars at will and would cause a BIG uproar. I'm guessing up to the point of Attorney General of the State of Florida involvement.

If you've agreed on a price, unless there is some new tax involved, I know of no other hotel chain that would raise rates after a reservation was made whether or NOT it was paid or not paid-in-full.

Pretty much any place reserves the right to change the price if not paid in full (and almost always include a disclaimer stating this). Your reservations will also include this disclaimer. They are within every legal right. Again, I quote the disclaimer...

All prices are in U.S. dollars and are subject to change until package is paid in full. After package is paid in full, package price is subject to change due to imposition of taxes or other charges of governmental authorities

 

[Manda]

CMs have stressed to me, and I have friends this actually happened to, that if prices happen to go up while there is still an unpaid balance, you could be held responsible for paying the difference. This is only the case in an unpaid balance, not with those paid in full. It's never happened to me since we've always paid before any price increases...but I do have a few friends that had to pay the difference when ticket prices were increased and they still had an unpaid balance.

The only time I recall this happening is when the tax rate increased and Disney really didn't have any control over that, of course (anyone remember that?? It's a vague memory). I've booked before a ticket price hike (and I never pay in full until I have to) and have not had to pay anything additional. And then you get the new ticket prices towards your upgrade even though you paid old ticket prices.

 

[clanmcculloch]

As I said, I've had friends this happened to. They made no changes to their reservation. The ticket prices went up, and they had to pay the difference. Perhaps not everyone experiences this, but it has happened. It was also stressed to me at my latest booking. Also, here's what it says in the disclaimer for my reservation:

Is it guaranteed to happen? No. Is it possible? Yes, and it has happened. Just something to keep in mind.

Can you find out from your friends when this happened and what type of reservation they had and how they were contacted by Disney? I think that many of us would like to know if there are any particular circumstances that would make it more likely for this to happen. It just seems like so much work on Disney's part to contact all the people with reservations regarding their price increase.

 

[mking624]

I doubt that would happen even though it is in their terms. Wouldn't make any longtime fans if they did that much. I know of no other hotel chain that would do so.

Though it has happened. Perhaps not very often, but it has. I know people who have been through it...good friends of mine. Their cost difference wasn't very much at all and they had been expecting a ticket increase anyway so it wasn't a big deal to them, but they did experience it. I'm only stating it so that way the OP isn't being told it will NEVER happen when there is a slight risk. It just wouldn't be from interest or something like that.

 

[mking624]

Can you find out from your friends when this happened and what type of reservation they had and how they were contacted by Disney? I think that many of us would like to know if there are any particular circumstances that would make it more likely for this to happen. It just seems like so much work on Disney's part to contact all the people with reservations regarding their price increase.

They had a package reservation. They were notified three different ways...phone call, snail mail, and email about the new price when ticket prices increased. I wasn't even aware of this happening until one of them showed me the paper. I knew of the disclaimer, just didn't pay much attention to it until they showed the new total to me.

 

[clanmcculloch]

They had a package reservation. They were notified three different ways...phone call, snail mail, and email about the new price when ticket prices increased. I wasn't even aware of this happening until one of them showed me the paper. I knew of the disclaimer, just didn't pay much attention to it until they showed the new total to me.

WOW!! It seems as though with the difference in price when tickets increase that it cost Disney as much as they'll gain in revenue just to do all that contacting of people. I'm shocked!! Was this within the past year or two?

 

[mking624]

Again, I am just mentioning this to keep the OP informed. I've never personally experienced it and many people I know haven't either. But it doesn't mean it has never happened nor does it mean it couldn't. Not trying to cause any trouble here...just stating what Disney is stating in their disclaimer and what I've seen happen. Better to be informed than caught completely off guard.

 

[mking624]

WOW!! It seems as though with the difference in price when tickets increase that it cost Disney as much as they'll gain in revenue just to do all that contacting of people. I'm shocked!! Was this within the past year or two?

It was different people on two different occasions...
One was maybe a couple of years ago and the other was a year or two before that. I can't recall the exact timeline, but that's roughly when it was.

 

[clanmcculloch]

Again, I am just mentioning this to keep the OP informed. I've never personally experienced it and many people I know haven't either. But it doesn't mean it has never happened nor does it mean it couldn't. Not trying to cause any trouble here...just stating what Disney is stating in their disclaimer and what I've seen happen. Better to be informed than caught completely off guard.

I hope you don't think I'm trying to argue with you are question the validity of what you're saying. I'm honesty not though unfortunately because this is a message board and you can't hear the tone in my voice I can see how you could easily interpret it that way. I'm just trying to find out more info because it's helpful to know. You've got valuable knowledge. I'm just in total shock because like you, I've never experienced it and until now I had never heard of it being done even though yes I've seen that disclaimer in my confirmation which I know technically gives Disney the right to do it but it just seems as though it would cost Disney more than they'll make to actually do this so again, I'm shocked. Thanks for sharing this story.