Restaurants/Food Booth and Credit Cards: Any Fees?

[LeeAnn]

Are any the the resuarants in the theme parks, resorts and Disney Springs charge a fee for using credit cards? How about the food booths at Flower and Garden at Epcot?

Any places charge fee with CC by me? Don't wish to bring cash but hat to pay extra. I'm trying to cut cost at every turn to make this weekend trip possible.

 

[erionm]

Are any the the resuarants in the theme parks, resorts and Disney Springs charge a fee for using credit cards? How about the food booths at Flower and Garden at Epcot?

Any places charge fee with CC by me? Don't wish to bring cash but hat to pay extra. I'm trying to cut cost at every turn to make this weekend trip possible.

No extra fees to use credit/cards at Disney with the possible exception of stand alone (snack/beverage) vending machines which might charge a small fee.

 

[loves to dive]

I've never been charged a fee at WDW for using a CC. You do need to bring a little cash, sometimes the CC machines are down. If you are going to be eating at the booths, or even just plan on using the CC for small purchases, I would suggest getting a gift card. They have the ones that come on wrist bands so you can wear them around your wrist and there is no pulling a card in and out all the time and a thousand little charges don't appear on your CC. You can use them for any purchases made at WDW, food - shops - drinks, etc. The only downside is you can only use them for Disney not in the outside world. Again, even with those, always have a little cash with you as a backup.

 

[tijupitonon]

I used my credit card all over Epcot, including food booths, and never got charged any extra fees. Everything showed up as regular purchases without foreign transaction or service charges.

 

[BrianL]

There are no fees for credit card use at Disney. Tehcnically, merchants are not supposed to do that as it violates their agreements with the credit card companies. That said, they often do offer a cash discount.

You should have no such concerns at Disney, though I do agree that a gift card is a great and easy way to pay, especially at the food booths.

 

[japanese maple]

Are any the the resuarants in the theme parks, resorts and Disney Springs charge a fee for using credit cards? How about the food booths at Flower and Garden at Epcot?

Any places charge fee with CC by me? Don't wish to bring cash but hat to pay extra. I'm trying to cut cost at every turn to make this weekend trip possible.

When we first go to Epcot during a festival, we stop at one of the stores and buy the gift cards they have specifically for the festival. They are themed to fest, cute and come with a rubber springy bracelet to wear on your wrist. We just add what we hope is our limit of spending. Easy to pay with these. Can use anywhere, not just Epcot. And then you can add money to it at the store if needed! A lot easier than pulling out a card each time.

Otherwise we used G-Pay, or Apple Pay if that's what you have. That's an easy option too.