Question about paying for a Disney trip booked online

[EllaDisney]

I picked out my dates, for December '08 and it says a $200 deposit is required. Now can I make payments on this or do I have to pay the remainder all at one time? Like can I do $200 a month until closer to the date?

Anyone have experience with this?

 

[everylastbreath]

You can make as many payments as you like on line reservation. Very easy- love it, always pay my vacation off like that.

 

[EllaDisney]

That's great news! Thanks so much!

 

[The TRUE Princess :)]

You can only make payments IF you book a package. I booked room only and have been told several times that I can't make payments on it at all. It makes no sense to me. You'd think they'd want my money now instead of later. It's irritating!

 

[stopher1]

If you call the 800 # and book with a live person, you also get an extra 14 days to pay your $200 deposit. That way you could pay it by check if you wanted to instead of cc. Then you can pay as often as you want until it's paid for. You have until 45 days prior to your check-in to pay it in full.

 

[The TRUE Princess :)]

I should clarify that I booked my room online and that made a difference. If you book in person you can make payments all you want. Have fun!

 

[AlyLynn]

I ran into a problem booking my trip online. Actually, I booked 3 in the next 9 months, and when I called to verify that I could make payments, the first CM told me I could. He even took my credit card info for the first payment. Then I noticed something strange about my credit card statement. When I called, the next CM told me that the first CM should never have let me make a payment!
It became a major mess, so I transferred my reservations over to Dreams Unlimited. I knew I could make "interim" payments with them, as I had done it before. And they take the Dining Reservation headaches away by handling that too. Good luck!