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18 Aug 19, 10:42 AM |
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Animal Kingdom Lodge Guest
Join Date: Dec 14
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Charging to Magic Band
Hi everyone
Can you lovely Dibbers explain how the new charging on magic bands work. I know Disney put a hold on the card but I have heard stories of the hold being continuously used. If someone could help me please. I used the old system last year. Thank you |
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18 Aug 19, 10:56 AM |
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slightly serious Dibber
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We were told they charge $100. Once you have spent that much they will apply another $100 to the room/magic band and continue like that.
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18 Aug 19, 11:05 AM |
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Animal Kingdom Lodge Guest
Join Date: Dec 14
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18 Aug 19, 11:30 AM |
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slightly serious Dibber
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Yes that’s what the front desk told me at check in. They don’t charge the card the final amount until the evening before check out so if you want to pay off the balance, make sure you don’t leave it until check out day!
Edited at 11:32 AM. |
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18 Aug 19, 11:39 AM |
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Thread Starter
Animal Kingdom Lodge Guest
Join Date: Dec 14
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Thank you
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18 Aug 19, 11:58 AM |
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Just be aware that current issues, unless they have sorted it, is that it's an additional $100 Hold every time so not just that first initial Hold & whilst that isn't a charge it is also money you can't use. Holds reported to take 5-7 days to "come back"
Day 1 - Hold $100 Day 2 spend $100 - Hold is now $100+$100 Day 3 spend $100- Hold is now $100+$100+$100... They then charge the card Day 5 & it starts again but in the meantime by the time Day 10 comes you could, in theory, have $800-$1000 unavailable so you should factor that in. Been a recent thread on it so have a look & get the most up to date info, obviously like everything it's not a system designed for long stays SD
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18 Aug 19, 06:48 PM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
Join Date: Jul 16
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Is it better not to have a card linked?
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18 Aug 19, 07:38 PM |
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Imagineer
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Hard to say really, we normally always charge but have been put off with this new system, what Disney say happens & what actually happens are completely different! Some of the problems reported have included - Banks putting a security Hold due to multiple transactions, not so bad at home but a right pain if you are in the USA! For some reason when they take the balance, this isn't at check out as another poster stated, it's every 5 days or when you hit the max allowed,the don't use the Holds so you have to wait for the Holds to be released & get back into your account & it's this delay that is putting me off. we have near enough decided to just use cash & card
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18 Aug 19, 08:40 PM |
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I”m going back to some cash and loading up my Disney gift card. Still don’t know why Disney changed it, the old system was fine.
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19 Aug 19, 11:30 AM |
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Just back and none of the problems stated. $100 dollar hold at checkin. Once I had charged $100 to my room account that was charged to my card and a new $100 dollar hold put on. The day after I left the roughly $10 I had used of that hold was charged and the rest was taken off hold.
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