Final Payment Questions

[4GoofyCrew]

I have a couple of questions about final payment:

Is it available to be paid online again? I've heard/seen that it has been down for quite some time and that people have had to call. Will I still be able to apply gift cards if I have to pay over the phone?

When booking our trip it did not offer trip insurance. Is this something that I can add upon final payment? On previous trips we booked airfare via Disney so it offered the insurance right away. I am assuming there is some insurance available to cover the thousands paid upon final payment if, unfortunately, something happens? (We had a medical emergency last year and I'll be forever skittish that something like that might happen before or during a trip now!)

 

[buzznina]

If you booked a package, then yes you can pay online, I heard it was back. A RO reservation you will have to call to make payments and yes you can pay using GCs. I found it a LOT easier by combining my GCs using Disney GC site https://www.disneygiftcard.com/ You can combine up to $1,000 per card. I am not sure about your insurance question, we have never purchased any.

 

[ErinsMommy]

You can purchase trip insurance as long as its added before your final payment.

 

[4GoofyCrew]

If you booked a package, then yes you can pay online, I heard it was back. A RO reservation you will have to call to make payments and yes you can pay using GCs. I found it a LOT easier by combining my GCs using Disney GC site https://www.disneygiftcard.com/ You can combine up to $1,000 per card. I am not sure about your insurance question, we have never purchased any.

Acronym illiterate here...what is an RO reservation?

Thanks. I didn't realize there was a place to consolidate GC.

 

[4GoofyCrew]

You can purchase trip insurance as long as its added before your final payment.

Do I need to call? I don't see a spot to add it on the final payment screen or in MDE.

 

[buzznina]

Acronym illiterate here...what is an RO reservation?

Thanks. I didn't realize there was a place to consolidate GC.

Sorry RO stands for a Room Only reservation and those you have to call to make any type of payment.

 

[ErinsMommy]

Do I need to call? I don't see a spot to add it on the final payment screen or in MDE.

Yes if not added when originally booked just call and tell them you want to add it, and you can anytime prior to final payment.

 

[schalliol]

For what it's worth, many credit cards offer free trip insurance. Coupled with the 4th night free in the Citi Prestige, you might find it worth it

 

[4GoofyCrew]

Ok, thank you! It isn't a RO, a package. And I don't remember it offering an option for insurance when I booked it (it did before because of the flight). I will double check our credit card coverage.