Disney Visa Question

[BrerGnat]

So, we just applied and were approved for a Disney Visa card. When the flyer showed up in the mail, and the offer was for a free $200 gift card after spending $500, we couldn't resist!

My question is, if you use the card to take advantage of the 0% vacation fiancing, do they keep that charge separate, or is it one of those deals where if you then charge something else, you will have to pay interest on the total?

We have decided to tack on a 3 day cruise to the front end of our week at WDW in August and want to pay for that with the Disney visa card for the 0% for 6 months financing, but we also plan to use that card exclusively between now and our trip to rack up as many reward dollars as we can to use during the land portion of our vacation. I just want to make sure that the charges will remain separate and I can apply separate payments to the cruise portion over the period of 6 months.

[TinkerbellT421]

I did some searching because for some reason I think you get extra reward dollars too and wanted to let you know if you do, if its a disney vacation but I couldn't remember. But I did find something that says you get an extra $50.00 "on board credit" when you use the card for a disney cruise! So make sure you get that!

[MargaretMessler]

I don't know if you can designate where your payment is applied exactly, but the amount of your vacation will remain interest free despite other charges being applied...might want to call Chase and ask about it.

On the subject of racking up Disney rewards dollars though, don't forget to pay for whatever household bills you can with it (and then just send a check, or online pymt), you would be surprised how THAT adds up. I always pay my phone/car insurance etc.

[BrerGnat]

I don't know if you can designate where your payment is applied exactly, but the amount of your vacation will remain interest free despite other charges being applied...might want to call Chase and ask about it.

On the subject of racking up Disney rewards dollars though, don't forget to pay for whatever household bills you can with it (and then just send a check, or online pymt), you would be surprised how THAT adds up. I always pay my phone/car insurance etc.

Yes, we currently use an AMEX Gold card for all our daily expenses. We rack up a lot of rewards points that way that we use for free airfare. However, we recently used up most of those points, so our points balance is low. Once we get this Disney Visa, I will be using it rather than the AMEX for awhile, at least.

[BrerGnat]

I did some searching because for some reason I think you get extra reward dollars too and wanted to let you know if you do, if its a disney vacation but I couldn't remember. But I did find something that says you get an extra $50.00 "on board credit" when you use the card for a disney cruise! So make sure you get that!

I did see that. Thanks for the reminder!

[Cass&KenziesMom]

This is the same info I was interested in also. I just applied and was approved for my Disney Visa! Can't wait to get it and start racking up dollars for our next Disney vacation!

[AmandaChan]

So, we just applied and were approved for a Disney Visa card. When the flyer showed up in the mail, and the offer was for a free $200 gift card after spending $500, we couldn't resist!

My question is, if you use the card to take advantage of the 0% vacation fiancing, do they keep that charge separate, or is it one of those deals where if you then charge something else, you will have to pay interest on the total?

We have decided to tack on a 3 day cruise to the front end of our week at WDW in August and want to pay for that with the Disney visa card for the 0% for 6 months financing, but we also plan to use that card exclusively between now and our trip to rack up as many reward dollars as we can to use during the land portion of our vacation. I just want to make sure that the charges will remain separate and I can apply separate payments to the cruise portion over the period of 6 months.

my husband applied and got a whole new card for our last trip and he got a $250 gift card, and of course that trip was 0% financing.

[Tekneek]

My understanding is that 0% financing is for any qualified vacation package.

"Get 0% APR Special Vacation Financing for 6 months on select Disney Resort packages, all Adventures by Disney® packages, all Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawai‘i vacation packages, all Disney Cruise Line® packages (collectively, Disney Vacation Packages), and all purchases of a real estate interest in a Disney Vacation Club® Resort. The rate applies to purchases of $101 up to a maximum of $10,000 per transaction."

[Itchy]

I have had my Disney Chase card for some time now. I think the question was do they charge interest on the vacation after the grace period or is it the total.

When I have charged a Disney vacation the statement will show the charge for the vacation. It will show separate charges such as food, gas, or other non Disney charges.

They will charge interest on the non Disney vacation items and not the vacation items until you reach you 6 month date.

It is pretty clear. For the rewards you must have at least 20 before you can get the rewards card, after that you will only need 10 to load on the same card.

Hope this helps...

[BrerGnat]

I have had my Disney Chase card for some time now. I think the question was do they charge interest on the vacation after the grace period or is it the total.

When I have charged a Disney vacation the statement will show the charge for the vacation. It will show separate charges such as food, gas, or other non Disney charges.

They will charge interest on the non Disney vacation items and not the vacation items until you reach you 6 month date.

It is pretty clear. For the rewards you must have at least 20 before you can get the rewards card, after that you will only need 10 to load on the same card.

Hope this helps...

Do you know if you can apply payments to the vacation portion of the bill?

Example:
Vacation portion is $2000
Monthly charges are $3500
I send in a payment of $4000. Can I have it set up such that the $3500 gets paid off and the additional $500 goes to the vacation? Or, will they apply any payments first to the 0% portion of the bill and then to the rest? That is what I am wondering about.

I don't want to pay interest charges.

[Itchy]

I have seen that they do as they want to get interest from the non Disney charges.
They have applied my payments to the Disney charges.

I also think that the customer would get upset if they saw that their vacation balance was not going down.

I really like my card since I visit probably more than I should...

Another trip in December and more reward points. Darn!

[Donald's Girl]

Here's how you avoid paying any interest on your Disney Visa if you are carrying an interest free promotion:

Each month, make sure you pay off any other charges you have put on the card. (It clearly shows current charges on the top of the statement.) Then, to that total, make sure you add the minimum payment required.

They will apply all of the total to cover current charges then apply the balance to the promotional amount.

We have used this card for years and, in fact, have upgraded to premium with the annual fee and double points on dining, groceries, gas and anything Disney. Now we have accumulated well over $1000 in Rewards $$s.

[Tekneek]

My apologies for completely misunderstanding the question. Sorry about that.

[TheVBs]

I always pay my phone/car insurance etc.

We've had the card for daily expenses for awhile now, and it only recently occurred to me to see if I could put monthly bills on it, like you mentioned. Otherwise, I just pay with old fashioned checks. I have to look into this! Did you have to set it up as an automatic, recurring monthly payment, or do you manually pay each month?

[VWL Mom]

We've had the card for daily expenses for awhile now, and it only recently occurred to me to see if I could put monthly bills on it, like you mentioned. Otherwise, I just pay with old fashioned checks. I have to look into this! Did you have to set it up as an automatic, recurring monthly payment, or do you manually pay each month?

I think it depends on the company you're dealing with. I have JCP&L and Verizon set up on auto pay so they do it automatically every month. For some smaller vendors I need to go in each month and pay by CC.

Be careful though, some vendors do charge a % to pay by cc, PSE&G and my RE taxes both want 3%. It's disclosed when you try to sign up.

[MargaretMessler]

We've had the card for daily expenses for awhile now, and it only recently occurred to me to see if I could put monthly bills on it, like you mentioned. Otherwise, I just pay with old fashioned checks. I have to look into this! Did you have to set it up as an automatic, recurring monthly payment, or do you manually pay each month?

I'm sure you can do either, but I just make my payments manually. Then once it posts to my Disney Visa I just send Chase a payment from my checking account.

[KylesMom]

Natalie, they accept your payment first on the non-package portion, and then apply the remainder of your payment towards the 0% portion.

Note that I mentioned package. I am sure that the cruises are a whole separate gig, but from experience I know that to get the 0% financing for a Disney World vacation it must be a package which includes room and park tickets. We've only been able to use the 0% on two occasions, as we were passholders and it was much better to get the A/P discounts versus the 0% financing.

We still have one day base tix each from 2009 when you had to purchase a minimum of a one-day park ticket to be considered a package. I am sure MJ can clarify any details for you!

[BrerGnat]

Carol, Cruises count towards the 0% financing offer as well. It is stated explicitly in the paperwork as well as on the Disney Cruise Line website.

Other than that, we NEVER get packages.

[Donald Duck]

Just wondering if there is a way to apply for the Disney Visa card and get the $200 gc promotion other than it being offered to you ?

Thanks.



Donald Duck

[BrerGnat]

Just wondering if there is a way to apply for the Disney Visa card and get the $200 gc promotion other than it being offered to you ?

Thanks.



Donald Duck

Not that I'm aware of. When you go to apply, they ask for a specific "invitation" number that is located on the mailing sent.

You can apply for the Disney Premier Visa and the current offer is $100 Gift Card, but that card carries a $49 annual fee.