We accept Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover and Diners Club. Guests in France can also pay with Carte Bleue or Cartes Bancaires. Guests in the Netherlands can also pay with iDEAL bank transfer.
People Also Ask
We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal/PayPal - Pay Later (US only), Disney Rewards redemption, Diners Club, Discover, Disney Gift Cards and Click to Pay.
You don't NEED cash, but it's nice to have some just in case. I always carry cash for tipping the bus drivers. I feel better knowing I have cash on hand. We always do, just in case their systems go down.
Should You Bring Cash to Disney World? With the various non-cash payment options across all of Walt Disney World, some of you may be tempted to leave home without cash or your ATM card. While you could technically get away with this, we recommend you bring limited cash with you.
Aside from Cinderella's Royal Table, the only other dining location that requires prepayment to my knowledge is Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue. Nestled in Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground at Pioneer Hall, this is one of my favorite ways to add a little extra pixie dust to my vacations!
You must book tickets as part of your vacation package to qualify for Free Dining. In the past, Disney has required 2 and, most recently, a 4-day minimum ticket and a 4-night minimum stay at a Disney World resort. Every Free Dining promotion is a little different, so be sure to check the details before you book.
You'll be happy to hear that it is indeed currently possible to request leftover remnants from your meal to be packaged for you to take, even at restaurants and dining locations that may be serving a prix fixe menu.
Q: How do I make purchases using my MagicBand? A: If you're staying at a Disney Resort hotel, you can charge purchases to your room by touching your MagicBand or card against a sensor called a touch point and entering a PIN code to uniquely identify yourself.
If you're a family of five, this means a five dollar tip for your housekeeper each day. You're supposed to leave the tip separately each day, rather than at the end of your stay, because there likely will be different people cleaning your room over the course of your visit.
Ever noticed compost bins at the Parks? They collect food scraps for reuse in all kinds of ways. Walt Disney World® Resort turns food waste into compost soil used for fertilizing plants, including those at the dino-themed cafe Restaurantosaurus and the butterfly-attracting Pollinator Garden at Rafiki's Planet Watch®.
With the various non-cash payment options across all of Walt Disney World, some of you may be tempted to leave home without cash or your ATM card. While you could technically get away with this, we recommend you bring limited cash with you. There are still a handful or so things you can only pay for with cash.
Lastly, you'll want to take some spending money with you. How much spending money will you need? Around $50 per day per person is a good start. A bit of extra cash is great for buying snacks, souvenirs, and alcohol.
Disney World once offered free amenities like airport transportation and FastPass tickets. MagicBands and parking were also free to resort guests in previous years.