Charging to Room Card

SilentRascal · 07-25-2003

I understand that when you check-in, you can have your room card used as a charge card if you wish, using one of your credit cards to back it up. Does this work for any eating place and gift shop in the world? I think it would come in very useful for meals and gifts, but cash for quick-eating stands or things like that.

**mickey** · 07-25-2003

Yes, you can use it anywhere on property. I think there are a couple of the non-Disney restaurants that don't accept it, but I am not sure which ones. I haven't had any problem using it anywhere, including most of the food carts.

wdwspider · 07-25-2003

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Originally posted by SilentRascal
I understand that when you check-in, you can have your room card used as a charge card if you wish, using one of your credit cards to back it up. Does this work for any eating place and gift shop in the world? I think it would come in very useful for meals and gifts, but cash for quick-eating stands or things like that.

You got it. You can even use it at non-Disney owned places like the Rainforest. As long as it is located on Disney property. Although I am not sure about some non-Disney places like the McDonald's and the Gas Stations.

markypooh · 07-25-2003

Very handy! We charged evrything on our key for a couple of days and then just went to the front desk of our resort and paid it off with travellers checks.

CaribBeachNut · 07-25-2003

The only place I was aware of where the card wasn't accepted, was the old wood carver shop in Frontierland. But now it is a hat shop. There may be some places within WDW that it still isn't accepted, but they are rare indeed.

tinkerbell · 07-25-2003

what I like about this option is also the "express check-out" so you dont have to take any time out of your last day to go down to the lobby and check out. Last day I have bell service store our bags and we take off to which ever park. of course on the down side sometimes you dont realize how easy it is to spend that money when all you do is pull out your room key and hand it to them.

ajbdk5 · 07-25-2003

It's one of the greatest perks of staying on site, I think!;) :D
It is soooo convenient........maybe too convenient, LOL:whistle:

Amy

ArielBelle · 07-25-2003

Clear this up for me...I may not have to bring any cash into the parks??? Not even for lunch or an ice cream after lunch?;)

tinkerbell · 07-25-2003

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Originally posted by ArielBelle
Clear this up for me...I may not have to bring any cash into the parks??? Not even for lunch or an ice cream after lunch?;)

the carts do not take the card, the small carts that sell popcorn/cokes/ice cream ..those do not take them ..but any counter service or restuarant will take it your room key/park pass if you have set up for charging.

mickaholic4077 · 07-26-2003

It's a great concept,but it's much to easy to forget that you are spending real money,which I'm sure is the idea behind the feature.:D :D

MrDisneyfan1 · 07-26-2003

Yes, It does allow you to spend a lot more $. Also, be very careful not misplace or loose the key. I just read from the Passporter, that it's a good idea to write down the number on your ticket/pass so if you loose it, Disney can work their magic and cancel it out of the sytem, and sport you a new pass.
You never know, i guess it's worth the 2 minutes to do!
Den;)

ilvminnie · 07-26-2003

Tink is right...the portable carts that sell ice cream or water & stuff don't take anything but cash. But I've never had an occasion where the room key card wasn't accepted anywhere else in WDW. And it's nice because even the kids can get one. I always made sure DD asked before she used it, but it gave her such a feeling of being grown-up when she was 12 & paying for her own stuff with plastic!!! It does, however, make it very easy to lose track of how much you've spent. I generally take all the receipts at the end of each day & run a total on them so I know how crazy I was that day & if I need to slow down the next. But then maybe that's just the accountant in me!!!

tinkerbell · 07-26-2003

lol I have reciepts from as far back as 1992 I think. Between being able to have your purchases sent to your resort and using your card to pay for them .. its double easy to buy buy buy money bye bye *grin*. I know for a fact I would buy less if I had to tote it around the parks

WEDINDISNEY · 07-26-2003

We used our room cards for certain purchases so that we wouldnt spend alot more money than we wanted to.
We used it for all our meals and souviners and then just paid it off when we checked out. I used cash and a debit card at the end of our stay to pay everything off.

WEDINDISNEY · 07-26-2003

We used our room cards for certain purchases so that we wouldnt spend alot more money than we wanted to.
We used it for all our meals and souviners and then just paid it off when we checked out. I used cash and a debit card at the end of our stay to pay everything off.

07-25-2003	#1 (permalink)
SilentRascal Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Not close enough to WDW Posts: 229	Charging to Room Card I understand that when you check-in, you can have your room card used as a charge card if you wish, using one of your credit cards to back it up. Does this work for any eating place and gift shop in the world? I think it would come in very useful for meals and gifts, but cash for quick-eating stands or things like that. __________________ "Oh please. A pinky no more needs a ring than a neck needs a gold medallion." - Dr. Frasier Crane Resort Stays: Polynesian (2x), Wilderness Lodge (2x), Boardwalk Villas (1x), Caribbean Beach Resort (1x), Fort Wilderness Campground (1x), Offsite (1x)

07-25-2003	#2 (permalink)
mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,232	Yes, you can use it anywhere on property. I think there are a couple of the non-Disney restaurants that don't accept it, but I am not sure which ones. I haven't had any problem using it anywhere, including most of the food carts. __________________ Frank Costanza: You can drop a grand in Disney World, like that.

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markypooh Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 225	Very handy! We charged evrything on our key for a couple of days and then just went to the front desk of our resort and paid it off with travellers checks. __________________

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tinkerbell Neverland Tour Guide ® Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Ark-La-Tex Posts: 7,596	what I like about this option is also the "express check-out" so you dont have to take any time out of your last day to go down to the lobby and check out. Last day I have bell service store our bags and we take off to which ever park. of course on the down side sometimes you dont realize how easy it is to spend that money when all you do is pull out your room key and hand it to them. __________________ Stinkerbell, so named by Darth Official Defender of Swiss Family Treehouse MB chitchatter. We don't need no stinkin' post counts Protect Texas!!! Arm A Dillo

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ajbdk5 Mouse Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,326	It's one of the greatest perks of staying on site, I think!;) :D It is soooo convenient........maybe too convenient, LOL:whistle: Amy __________________ ~Amy~ It's about quality, not quantity. It's about info, not popularity. POLY 1979, POLY 1983, CBR 1992, CBR 1993, CBR 1995, Grosvenor 1999, Dixie Landings 2001 Pop Century 2004, ~CBR and MVMCP Dec. 2004!~

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07-25-2003	#5 (permalink)
CaribBeachNut Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 910	The only place I was aware of where the card wasn't accepted, was the old wood carver shop in Frontierland. But now it is a hat shop. There may be some places within WDW that it still isn't accepted, but they are rare indeed.

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ArielBelle Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Saratoga Springs Posts: 802	Clear this up for me...I may not have to bring any cash into the parks??? Not even for lunch or an ice cream after lunch?;) __________________ WDW 1984 WDW1991 May-June 2001 Disneyland Hotel August 2003 Wilderness Lodge May 2007 Riverside

07-26-2003	#10 (permalink)
mickaholic4077 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 90 miles from The Mick!!!!! Posts: 6,181	It's a great concept,but it's much to easy to forget that you are spending real money,which I'm sure is the idea behind the feature.:D :D

07-26-2003	#11 (permalink)
MrDisneyfan1 Mouse Meister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,287	Yes, It does allow you to spend a lot more $. Also, be very careful not misplace or loose the key. I just read from the Passporter, that it's a good idea to write down the number on your ticket/pass so if you loose it, Disney can work their magic and cancel it out of the sytem, and sport you a new pass. You never know, i guess it's worth the 2 minutes to do! Den;) __________________ As a Connecticut Annual Pass Holder some of our highlights were: Port Orleans - Engaged Wilderness Lodge - Honeymoon Dolphin & boardwalk Treehouse Villa (great free upgrade!) Old Port Royal & Animal Kingdom Lodge Cabins & The Disney Wonder Disney Wonder & PC 2004 Disney's Grand Californian 2005 DISNEYLAND HONG KONG 2006 BEST DISNEY MOMENT: Navigating the Mark Twain throught the Rivers of America at Disneyland and sounding the whistle!!

07-26-2003	#12 (permalink)
ilvminnie House of Mouse Hostess Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 2,443	Tink is right...the portable carts that sell ice cream or water & stuff don't take anything but cash. But I've never had an occasion where the room key card wasn't accepted anywhere else in WDW. And it's nice because even the kids can get one. I always made sure DD asked before she used it, but it gave her such a feeling of being grown-up when she was 12 & paying for her own stuff with plastic!!! It does, however, make it very easy to lose track of how much you've spent. I generally take all the receipts at the end of each day & run a total on them so I know how crazy I was that day & if I need to slow down the next. But then maybe that's just the accountant in me!!! __________________ I WISH I WAS IN DISNEYWORLD NOW!!!

07-26-2003	#13 (permalink)
tinkerbell Neverland Tour Guide ® Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Ark-La-Tex Posts: 7,596	lol I have reciepts from as far back as 1992 I think. Between being able to have your purchases sent to your resort and using your card to pay for them .. its double easy to buy buy buy money bye bye grin. I know for a fact I would buy less if I had to tote it around the parks __________________ Stinkerbell, so named by Darth Official Defender of Swiss Family Treehouse MB chitchatter. We don't need no stinkin' post counts Protect Texas!!! Arm A Dillo

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WEDINDISNEY Mouse Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NOW NJ SOMEDAY WDW Posts: 1,587	We used our room cards for certain purchases so that we wouldnt spend alot more money than we wanted to. We used it for all our meals and souviners and then just paid it off when we checked out. I used cash and a debit card at the end of our stay to pay everything off. __________________ 2009 AKV KIDANI VILLAGE 2008 OKW 2008 WLV 2007 AKV & SSR 2007 OKW 2006 SARATOGA SPRINGS (X-MAS) 2006 POFQ 2005 WYNDHAM PALACE DTD 2003 AKL 2002 POLY (WEDDING & HONEYMOON) "YOUR DREAMS CAN COME TRUE IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO PURSURE THEM." WALT DISNEY "WHEN YOU'RE CURIOUS, YOU FIND LOTS OF INTERSTING THINGS TO DO." WALT DISNEY Members I have met: timkelmom & dznycropper My Disney Countdown Counting down to:

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WEDINDISNEY Mouse Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NOW NJ SOMEDAY WDW Posts: 1,587	We used our room cards for certain purchases so that we wouldnt spend alot more money than we wanted to. We used it for all our meals and souviners and then just paid it off when we checked out. I used cash and a debit card at the end of our stay to pay everything off. __________________ 2009 AKV KIDANI VILLAGE 2008 OKW 2008 WLV 2007 AKV & SSR 2007 OKW 2006 SARATOGA SPRINGS (X-MAS) 2006 POFQ 2005 WYNDHAM PALACE DTD 2003 AKL 2002 POLY (WEDDING & HONEYMOON) "YOUR DREAMS CAN COME TRUE IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO PURSURE THEM." WALT DISNEY "WHEN YOU'RE CURIOUS, YOU FIND LOTS OF INTERSTING THINGS TO DO." WALT DISNEY Members I have met: timkelmom & dznycropper My Disney Countdown Counting down to:

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