Lots of people dine at Disney restaurants when staying at the Bonnet Creek resorts, Hotel Plaza Drive hotels, etc. I almost exclusively stay at the Four Seasons or Waldorf now and I eat mostly at Disney hotel restaurants.
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News Disney to pilot electronic-only transactions at its resort hotels
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Lots of people dine at Disney restaurants when staying at the Bonnet Creek resorts, Hotel Plaza Drive hotels, etc. I almost exclusively stay at the Four Seasons or Waldorf now and I eat mostly at Disney hotel restaurants.
nickys
Premium Member
A) pretty high I'd guess - 90%
B) low - maybe 10%, boosted by Cape May, Ohana, CM, Park1900 and breakfasts especially.
I've also seen people pay using cash at buffets, where the price is fixed and it's easy to budget. Even families staying onsite. So at least 0.00000000000000001% then
21stamps
Well-Known Member
I guess I just didn’t realize that many people still use credit cards that have foreign transaction fees. I’d be scared to death to travel with that much cash.
Maybe, I just can’t imagine that it’s a large percentage of the restaurant at any given time. Hopefully Disney will have the policy listed on the restaurant page.
nickys
Premium Member
Well before we had currency cards, we used to take some cash (say $500) and then use CCs to take out $200 each time. We used the CCs for big spending (major souvenir shopping, entrance to KSC or Legoland) but pay cash for QS type meals and smaller purchases (less than $50 maybe). Once we started staying onsite we charged to the room when at WDW.
I know a lot of people who still do this whenever they travel anywhere Use the CC to withdraw a couple hundred dollars at a time (or equivalent) and use that to avoid lots of transaction fees.
A lot of our currency cards still have various fees. I use Caxton which I load from my debit account; I pay a currency conversion charge at that point, but any spending on it is fee-free. Others charge a fixed fee every time the card is used.
Calmdownnow
Well-Known Member
Another UK resident with credit cards that charge fees for international expenditure. I take my ccs to Disney but don't use them -- they are kept in the safe and are my emergency funds in case I need medical treatment. This is following an incident when my sister was refused medical treatment in Florida because she didn't have a credit card with her. I also have had a bad experience at Animal Kingdom Lodge where I was up-graded to a one-bedroom (no, I didn't request an up-grade) and the front desk wanted a cc to charge the up-grade to. If I had done on-line check-in with a cc, I would not have discovered the up-grade charges until I opened the envelope on my door as I got ready to leave the hotel.
RustySpork
Oscar Mayer Memer
Even if you're staying on-site, chances are you're going to hop to another resort to eat while you're visiting. Don't forget the people renting condos and houses around the bubble as well. It would be absurd to assume anyone staying at the DoubleTree Disney Springs for example wouldn't book say Jiko or Ohana while they're in town.
21stamps
Well-Known Member
The person would have a magic band If staying on site, regardless of resort.
willtravel
Well-Known Member
Just curious if this pilot program will continue into March and how it is going?
BigThunderMatt
Well-Known Member
If it's started yet, it's certainly not property wide by any means. Something this big is gonna take a little while to get off the ground.
Rteetz
Well-Known Member
It’s only at AKL.