News Round Up 2019

[BigRed98]

News

Maria and Enzo’s Ristorante at Disney Springs Opens New Retail Space

 

[rteetz]

News

Donkey Animal Ambassadors Experience Debuts at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

I noticed them today.

 

[BigRed98]

News

Disney Cruise Line Removes Tracy Arm Fjord from Its Alaska Itineraries

 

[crazy4wdw]

I don't remember seeing this posted on this thread - The Walt Disney Company has set its next shareholder meeting for March 7th, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Looks like the baby Giraffe was born earlier this afternoon:

 

[rteetz]

Looks like the baby Giraffe was born earlier this afternoon:

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Just missed it....

 

[Lesley Wake]

If the Mickey song is the same one they have been playing at Disneyland Paris as part of the parade since October last year, it does sound better in the park I think and it is a goo song to clap along too. I remember seeing quite a few people bopping to it whilst waiting for the rest of the parade

(Sorry, I know this is late, but I just got caught up on the thread). It's a totally different song than Stars on Parade. The DLP one is more Jazz and definitely fun! I wasn't expecting it to be as head-boppy as it was! This new one is more Pop.

 

[Iowamomof4]

News

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels to Introduce New Payment Card Policy Beginning Feb. 27

 

[Farro]

News

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels to Introduce New Payment Card Policy Beginning Feb. 27

I asked this on the resort board thread, but maybe someone here can help me understand!

Someone clear this up for me because I'm reading replies and getting confused.

It's an initial $100 hold, I charge $100, they charge my card and put another $100 hold.

So if I spend $2000 on my card, the actual amount being held from my available balance would be $4000 until the $2000 hold falls off? Or am I reading this wrong?

We normally spend more than $100 a day anyways.

 

[Dentam]

Looks like the baby Giraffe was born earlier this afternoon:

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Awesome! I hope we're able to see it when we're on our Safari tomorrow morning!

 

[dina444444]

I asked this on the resort board thread, but maybe someone here can help me understand!

Someone clear this up for me because I'm reading replies and getting confused.

It's an initial $100 hold, I charge $100, they charge my card and put another $100 hold.

So if I spend $2000 on my card, the actual amount being held from my available balance would be $4000 until the $2000 hold falls off? Or am I reading this wrong?

We normally spend more than $100 a day anyways.

That’s the way I read it. Which is less than what other hotels authorize for charging privileges. RPR at universal did a $200/night authorization for length of stay to have room charging privileges.

 

[Farro]

That’s the way I read it. Which is less than what other hotels authorize for charging privileges. RPR at universal did a $200/night authorization for length of stay to have room charging privileges.

Disney is the only hotel/vacation that I charge to my room.

 

[evlaina]

I asked this on the resort board thread, but maybe someone here can help me understand!

Someone clear this up for me because I'm reading replies and getting confused.

It's an initial $100 hold, I charge $100, they charge my card and put another $100 hold.

So if I spend $2000 on my card, the actual amount being held from my available balance would be $4000 until the $2000 hold falls off? Or am I reading this wrong?

We normally spend more than $100 a day anyways.

I don’t think that’s correct. And if it is, that’s absurd they would hold so much. The way I interpret it is that there’s just always a $100 authorization on top of your balance.

I’ve worked at a hotel (non-Disney) for over 10 years. We authorize 20% of your total room cost because so many people walk out on hotel bills, smoke in rooms, or break things. Frankly I’m surprised Disney didn’t hold anything before this.

 

[Farro]

@evlaina I'm quoting myself from another thread to try to better explain how I came up with my numbers:

It's dependent on how they do it. I've had some holds where they put the hold, then charge my card for the amount I spend and the original hold falls off later. So hold for $100, I spend it and they charge card for $100, waiting until original hold falls off I would have $200 being held from my available balance.

If they don't do it that way and hold falls off immediately, then it won't happen.

But reading this description seems to me they will do multiple holds, a new $100 hold each time you hit your hold -
The authorization hold placed on the guest’s credit card on file will be any remainder due on the reservation plus an extra $100 for incidental expenses. In the event that room and/or MagicBand charges exceed the original $100 hold, supplemental holds will be added to the card on file automatically. Authorizations on the guest’s credit card will not exceed the current balance due plus the $100 incremental charges.

But isn't that assuming the first incremental hold would drop off before they place another one? Most holds stay on for a few days to a week in my experience. Potentially you can have quite a few incremental holds on your account at one time.

The hold is a hold, the actual charge for the amount you spend will go through and the hold will also still be there until it falls off. That's how I'm coming up with these large amounts.

I think it's the wording about adding supplemental incremental holds that's throwing me off.

I don’t think that’s correct. And if it is, that’s absurd they would hold so much. The way I interpret it is that there’s just always a $100 authorization on top of your balance.

I’ve worked at a hotel (non-Disney) for over 10 years. We authorize 20% of your total room cost because so many people walk out on hotel bills, smoke in rooms, or break things. Frankly I’m surprised Disney didn’t hold anything before this.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I asked this on the resort board thread, but maybe someone here can help me understand!

Someone clear this up for me because I'm reading replies and getting confused.

It's an initial $100 hold, I charge $100, they charge my card and put another $100 hold.

So if I spend $2000 on my card, the actual amount being held from my available balance would be $4000 until the $2000 hold falls off? Or am I reading this wrong?

We normally spend more than $100 a day anyways.

Not sure when you read the article and noticed there is an update. The boldes part at the end is mine as it addresses your concern

“UPDATE: The authorization hold placed on the guest’s credit card on file will be any remainder due on the reservation plus an extra $100 for incidental expenses. In the event that room and/or MagicBand charges exceed the original $100 hold, supplemental holds will be added to the card on file automatically. Authorizations on the guest’s credit card will not exceed the current balance due plus the $100 incremental charges.”

 

[evlaina]

@evlaina I'm quoting myself from another thread to try to better explain how I came up with my numbers:

I totally understand where you’re getting the numbers but I have never heard of a hotel charging this way. Last month we charged almost $2000 to our room over our stay at AKL. I paid my balance every night with a gift card because I didn’t want it to get too high and charge my credit card on file. I just can’t imagine them holding $100 every time you hit $100...lol I would be out of luck because I don’t have a credit card with $4000 on it!

I’d like to read an official Disney statement on it. The sentence “Authorizations on the guest’s credit card will not exceed the current balance due plus the $100 incremental charges” changes meaning if you take the “s” off “charges.” Heck that could be a typo and the writer meant to just say incremental charge.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

The “incremental charges” with the “s” is a bit confusing and sounds like Disney overcoming motivating things. Why not just hold like $200/night (or vary it based on hotel level) plus any charges and call it a day?

 

[Iowamomof4]

I wonder if these changes to their policy regarding credit cards/holds/room charges, will allow them to remove all spending limits based on resort level (deluxe, moderate, value). Where before you could only charge up to a certain amount ($1000 or whatever) based on your resort level, now your charging privileges will be based on your credit card spending limit. This would help us a great deal.

 

[Amy11401]

I wonder if these changes to their policy regarding credit cards/holds/room charges, will allow them to remove all spending limits based on resort level (deluxe, moderate, value). Where before you could only charge up to a certain amount ($1000 or whatever) based on your resort level, now your charging privileges will be based on your credit card spending limit. This would help us a great deal.

Whoops I never knew there was a limit based on your resort level. I guess we never hit that level when we stayed at POFQ.

 

[Iowamomof4]

Whoops I never knew there was a limit based on your resort level. I guess we never hit that level when we stayed at POFQ.

Only a limit they would allow you to get to before they sent the charges through to your card.