Keenfamily 0 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Based on the advice here, we were planning on booking a site via fax, five days before we checked in. When we went on to do some Disney Planning tonight, we were given the option of checking in on-line, with the option of selecting loops. Has anyone used this on-line check in service, and how well does it work? Should we still fax in information afterwards? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
djsamuel 322 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 The online checkin saves you some time when you arrive, and does allow you to specify a loop and other requests. However, if you have a specific site in mind, I would also fax in the request. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cortezcapt (Derek) 156 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 It wouldn't hurt to do both. Most of the time I do check in online but there have been times I havent, I don't see were it really saves any time but it doesn't hurt either. Neither will guarantee you get the site or loop you requested. They do their best however to meet requests when able. It will all depend on how busy they are at the time. If you don't like the loop or site they put you in you can always request another. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 We checked in today. Did online check-in weeks ago, faxed a site request a week ago. Got our first pick site. :) Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 We checked in today. Did online check-in weeks ago, faxed a site request a week ago. Got our first pick site. :)Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Oh... praying that works for us! Especially since I'm the one, backing in the trailer (Tom will join us a day later). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Trying to decide if I should do the on line check in. Already faxed in our site requests. Now here's my big question. Do they charge your credit card at the time you do the on line check in? I did it once, and I thought that they did, but I think someone else had posted that their card wasn't charged until the morning of check out. I have some gift cards I want to use for the site payment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 I would then wait until you arrive. Do not do online check-in. My card has always been charged the site fee, morning of checkin with online checkin. djsamuel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 3 hours ago, mouseketab.....Carol said: ...My card has always been charged the site fee, morning of checkin with online checkin. Ditto. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CampMode 0 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 We use online checkin and the credit card on file gets charged. The day before we leave we go to the concierge at the Outpost and have them back out the credit card charge and then charge the balance due to the gift card (we consolidate all of the gift cards to one card). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 10 hours ago, CampMode said: We use online checkin and the credit card on file gets charged. The day before we leave we go to the concierge at the Outpost and have them back out the credit card charge and then charge the balance due to the gift card (we consolidate all of the gift cards to one card). This seems complicated. Why not just wait and use the gift cards when you check in, and save yourself a trip to the front desk at the end of your trip? When I've had things charged to my credit card by Disney, and had the charge reversed, it has taken at least 7 days for the credit to show up. I like to pay cash when I can, and found out the hard way that it's too late to pay cash at check-in if you use on-line check in. Since there is no dedicated on-line check-in lane at Fort Wilderness, there really is no advantage to using on-line check in. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaddysCoolTV 4 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I've used the online check in 3 times.. The first time it was great they sent me a text before I arrived with my site #, I entered through the overflow parking gate with my magic band and went straight to my site... never had to mess with the guard or the check in lanes. The other 2 times they never sent me a text so I had to call on the way to the fort to get my site # and then again entered through the overflow parking gate with magic band and straight to my site.. To me it was a lot faster not having to mess with the guard and the check in lanes.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
djsamuel 322 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 4 minutes ago, DaddysCoolTV said: I've used the online check in 3 times.. The first time it was great they sent me a text before I arrived with my site #, I entered through the overflow parking gate with my magic band and went straight to my site... never had to mess with the guard or the check in lanes. The other 2 times they never sent me a text so I had to call on the way to the fort to get my site # and then again entered through the overflow parking gate with magic band and straight to my site.. To me it was a lot faster not having to mess with the guard and the check in lanes.. You're the first person I've heard of to get a text message with site number. I use the online check in every time I go, but have never been lucky enough to get that (as long as it is a site I want). You should have played the lottery! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 So I got an email from Disney saying to go ahead and do the online check in. Based on the above stories that I may or may not get a nifty text that my site is ready and to come on down, I thought I'd give it a try. So I did my loop choice (1500), arrival time of 10, check out at 1 and filled in my cell phone #. There was a red notice by the credit card part, but I ignored it and clicked submit figuring since red means stop it wouldn't go thru. It did? So I quickly went back in to see what the red was. It just wanted a confirmation of my card on file. I noticed it was my older debit card that had gotten compromised and was inactive but still had a good expiration date, so as an experiment I left it in there. So, if they try to charge my site, it shouldn't go thru, and I'll be able to present my gift cards at check in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Travisma said: So I got an email from Disney saying to go ahead and do the online check in. Based on the above stories that I may or may not get a nifty text that my site is ready and to come on down, I thought I'd give it a try. So I did my loop choice (1500), arrival time of 10, check out at 1 and filled in my cell phone #. There was a red notice by the credit card part, but I ignored it and clicked submit figuring since red means stop it wouldn't go thru. It did? So I quickly went back in to see what the red was. It just wanted a confirmation of my card on file. I noticed it was my older debit card that had gotten compromised and was inactive but still had a good expiration date, so as an experiment I left it in there. So, if they try to charge my site, it shouldn't go thru, and I'll be able to present my gift cards at check in. But, there's no way they're going to text you your site number until they have your payment. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swimmarz 72 Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I always pay in full before i get there, for example when i booked Halloween last year i paid for 1 ( as you normally would) of the 4 nights at the time of the reservation, I just paid for 2.5 more nights were 14X days out and all i owe is $50 still and ill take care of that next month, to me its nice to go on vacation and have no bills waiting for you once I do have the final payment made, that $ i was using monthly now goes to a separate account as spending money while I am there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said: But, there's no way they're going to text you your site number until they have your payment. TCD But , but, I want Disney Magic! It's no big deal if they do or don't. I would figure that if they run the card and it doesn't go thru I would get a call or email from them asking if I had a problem with my card. It was more of an experiment than anything, since I would need to stop at check in anyway to give them the GCs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 11 minutes ago, Travisma said: But , but, I want Disney Magic! It's no big deal if they do or don't. I would figure that if they run the card and it doesn't go thru I would get a call or email from them asking if I had a problem with my card. It was more of an experiment than anything, since I would need to stop at check in anyway to give them the GCs. I like experiments. Please report back and let us know what happens. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Tri-Circle-D said: I like experiments. Please report back and let us know what happens. TCD Will do... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beccaewert 10 Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Soooo for seasoned FORT FIENDS..... what was the final deliberation.... do you do online checkin? Or don't mess with it? We will be checking in, in 6 days, staying for 2 weeks. I've faxed my loop requests--and was just wondering what do you like to do? Or do you honestly think it doesn't matter at all? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 I do online checkin, not for the time it saves, but to keep my credit card put away. I put my credit card in their system online, I use room charging, and purchase gas cards at home for the drive so that my credit card has as little exposure as possible out and about while on vacation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 We've done it the last several trips. We also fax our site requests. I'm not sure if or how one really effects the other as we're about 50/50 on getting our specifically requested site in that time, but we also typically check-in on a Friday and I think that works against us sometimes more than anything. Online check-in does seem to speed the check-in process up nicely - unless you're assigned a site you don't want or can't fit in and you have to go through the process of picking something else (if possible). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
disneylitch......Debbie 61 Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 We do on line check in and also fax our requests. Also, we pay in full with Disney gift cards in advance. Just call Disney reservations and pay over the phone with your gift cards. Then do on line check in. By doing this, you don't need to have a credit card on file. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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