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Yes, you'll want to do that. You set your master Credit Card in your My Disney Experience profile, where it's saved and secured. Then, when you do Online Check-In for your resort stay, it will ask if you want to link a Credit Card.
If so, you just select the saved one from your profile. They'll have to confirm the card at actual check-in. I believe they either look at the last 4, or they'll actually swipe it through a reader. Anytime you use your Magic Band to make a purchase, you also have to enter a 4-digit PIN (like at an ATM). So if you were to lose your band, someone else can't charge to your room or use Dining Plan credits, unless they also know your pin.
Also, when you realize you've lost a band, you can go into My Disney Experience and de-activate it. That way, if someone finds it, it's useless. A trick that a lot of people use is to pay the balance off before it gets charged to their credit card, using Disney Gift Cards. Lots of people save for their trips by buying Disney Gift Cards. There are various reward programs and a few ways to get discounted DGCs, so some people will go to WDW with a stack of them and use them to pay off outstanding package balances, or for daily expenses. But DGCs can't be linked to your room charging account any more (they used to, and it was great). So instead, the Guest will go to the front desk periodically and pay off any outstanding balance with the DGCs.
This can be done because when you charge things using your MagicBand, your credit card is not charged until you reach a certain threshold, which varies depending on your resort level. At Value resorts the threshold is $500, at Moderates it's $1000, and at Deluxes it's $1500. If you pay off your charges before they hit the threshold, it resets, and your credit card is not charged. This nothing new and is the same way every hotel in the world operates. All your doing is leaving your credit card on file with the hotel (which you have to do at every hotel, Disney or not). When you check in the cast member will verify your card on file and ask if you want to use that one or a different one for room charges.
While at the parks you are using your magic band, and pin number, to bill to your room. When your stay is done all of your room charges are billed to the card you left on file. The CC is not directly linked to the Magic Band. This operates the same way the Key To The World Card did except that was less secure as it had your name, length of stay and I believe your room # on it and the card was in your pocket and the MB is on your wrist.
If at the end of your stay you review the charges and find something you did not authorize then let Disney know. There are enough cameras around property they can verify if you made the charge or if it was done fraudulently. We used it all the time while we were at the park. As has been mentioned before, it's secured by your four digit PIN (so in essence, it's no different than using a debit card around the park, except it's probably a lot more obvious when you've lost your Magic Band compared to loosing your debit card). Since they accept it essentially everywhere on Disney property, we were able to leave our wallets in the hotel safe and just bring ID while we were at the park. So, in that regards, it was even more safe because we didn't have to worry about losing our wallets or having our wallets pick-pocketed.
This nothing new and is the same way every hotel in the world operates. All your doing is leaving your credit card on file with the hotel (which you have to do at every hotel, Disney or not).
When you check in the cast member will verify your card on file and ask if you want to use that one or a different one for room charges. While at the parks you are using your magic band, and pin number, to bill to your room. When your stay is done all of your room charges are billed to the card you left on file. The CC is not directly linked to the Magic Band. This operates the same way the Key To The World Card did except that was less secure as it had your name, length of stay and I believe your room # on it and the card was in your pocket and the MB is on your wrist. If at the end of your stay you review the charges and find something you did not authorize then let Disney know. There are enough cameras around property they can verify if you made the charge or if it was done fraudulently.
We used it all the time while we were at the park. As has been mentioned before, it's secured by your four digit PIN (so in essence, it's no different than using a debit card around the park, except it's probably a lot more obvious when you've lost your Magic Band compared to loosing your debit card). Since they accept it essentially everywhere on Disney property, we were able to leave our wallets in the hotel safe and just bring ID while we were at the park. So, in that regards, it was even more safe because we didn't have to worry about losing our wallets or having our wallets pick-pocketed.
If you are at a kiosk or in a store, there will be a credit card reader at the checkout that will have the MagicBand touch point. You simply tell the cashier that you want to pay with your MagicBand, touch your band to the touch point, and the display on the credit card reader will prompt you exactly like if you were using a debit card (i.e.
It will ask you to validate the amount, then it will ask you to manually enter your PIN on the credit card reader. If you are in a resturant and want to pay your tip on your card, they have a hand held smartphone/tablet that they will hand to you and you will enter your own PIN that way. In all cases, your PIN stays exclusive between you and the device where you are entering it (it's not like you have to say your PIN out-loud to the cashier/waiter).
. Website Disney pin trading is the featuring characters, attractions, icons, events and other elements. The practice is a officially supported and promoted by Disney. Many thousands of unique pins have been created over the years. Pins are available for a limited time; the base price for a pin is 7.95. Limited edition pins, and special pins (e.g.
Pins that have a dangle, pin-on-pin, flocking, lenticular, light-up, moving element, 3-D element, etc.) cost up to $14.95. Featured Artist and Jumbo Pins cost between $20 and $35 and Super Jumbo pins cost upwards of, and sometimes beyond, $125. Pins are frequently released at special events, movie premiers, pin trading events or to commemorate the opening day of a new attraction. Some pins have appreciated well on the and have reached prices of over US$2000 at venues such as. Most Disney pins are enamel or enamel with a metal base. The backs of each pin are very sharp and should be used with care by young collectors.
Contents. Pin trading history Pins have always been present at Disney, but it wasn't until 1999 as part of the that Disney Pin Trading at the was introduced. The next year, the craze spread to the, which has become the home of most Pin Trading events, but is most popular in Disney World.
Since then, Pin Trading has spread to, and with each location creating their own pins and traditions. Although the trading of pins has been suspended in, pins are still offered as prizes at carnival games, and a relatively small number of pins are available. Current pin trading In all Disney resorts, a large variety of pins are available for purchase and trade. Most merchandise wear pins on around their necks, or on a pin display card or hip lanyard – a 4 by 5 in (10 by 13 cm) piece of colored nylon fabric – clipped to their belt. Additional cast members may wear lanyards if pin trading does not distract from their responsibilities; some managers choose to wear lanyards, but ride operators are not permitted. Some cast members wear a teal colored lanyard at Disneyland and a green lanyard at Walt Disney World with pins tradable to children and adults of all ages.
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Each lanyard contains around a dozen unique pins, and cast members must trade with guests if they are presented with an acceptable pin. The cast members may not decline a particular trade based on preference or rarity of the pin, but may decline if the pin is not acceptable or pin trading rules are not being observed. Each guest may only trade two pins with the same cast member in one day. If the cast member gives his or her lanyard to a different cast member, a guest may trade again with the new cast member even though the physical lanyard is the same.
The specifics of what make a pin acceptable for trading varies from park to park. At Disneyland and California Adventure parks, the cast members are instructed not to accept pins that have a clasp or brooch-type backing (as with jewelry). This limitation is new as of 2008, and notable because it bars cast members from accepting pins that Disney specifically designed and made in the 1980s. The new rule about the pin backing type is printed on brochures and certain informational boards. In Disneyland Paris, the cast members are instructed not to accept pins with any of the following origins: Euro Disney, Spain (also called sedesma pins), or Germany (also called ProPins).
This is a partial list of the Disneyland Paris cast member instructions; the full instructions are in French, and worn on the cast members' trading lanyards. Pin collectors can customize displaying their pins because of the wide variety of pin products Disney produces. Lanyards are available in a wide variety of colors and designs as are lanyard medals. There are many ways to store and display a collector's pins: pin bags, notebooks, frames and cork boards.
Collectors can be very creative in displaying their pins and are often easy to spot in the parks with their pin-covered vests, hats, lanyards. Pin etiquette Disney has published a pamphlet on how to trade pins, and tips on Pin Etiquette. Among these tips include:. To trade a pin with a Disney cast member, the pin must be made of metal and have a representation of a Disney character, park, attraction, icon, or other official affiliation.
Additionally, the pin must have a Disney copyright on its back. Guests must trade with Cast Members, one pin at a time, with the pin back in place (pins have functional sharp posts). Guests can make up to two pin trades per cast member per day. Refrain from touching another person's pins or lanyard, ask to see the pin so they can bring the pin into closer view. The pin that is traded to the cast member cannot be a duplicate of any pin they already have on their lanyard.
No money can change hands on Disney property in exchange for a pin. Note that this pin etiquette pamphlet is only a partial list of restrictions, and restrictions as indicated in the above section 'Current Pin Trading' also exist. Official Disney pin release locations.