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Correct. You can only allow or not allow charging. The limit for charging depends on the level of resort you are in ($500 value, $1000 moderate, $1500 deluxe) and extends to any cards with charging privileges in your room.
We've given our children privileges before with clear instructions on what is allowed by us. Most of the time one of us was with them though, so no need to worry.
I give my 15 year old son charging privileges and he is clearly told he can buy a drink or a burger etc but no merchandise. He is also told any unauthorised purchases will be taken from his money and so far no problem.
so...can Disney gift cards be used to pay for what is charged to your magic bands?
I've been doing it for years.
When you check into your WDW resort, tell the CM that you'd like to use your Disney Gift Cards to establish a credit for room charging. Not every CM knows how to do this, and some might even tell you that it can't be done - but don't let that throw you. Just ask for a supervisor; all supervisors I've dealt with have known how to use Gift Cards instead of a credit card to enable room charging.
Any unspent remainder will be refunded to you when you check out.
I give my 15 year old son charging privileges and he is clearly told he can buy a drink or a burger etc but no merchandise. He is also told any unauthorised purchases will be taken from his money and so far no problem.
I like that idea. My older son is staying with his high school marching band in an offsite hotel. I have him registered in our room so he can get a magic band. On the last WDW trip, they only got $15/day for lunch and dinner. This time they only get $10 per day. This way he can charge additional food on his magic band. I was also going to let him buy a shirt there.
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One cool thing I noticed about the MagicBands and the charging privileges on my trip: the band will not allow you to purchase alcohol if the MagicBand belongs to an underage person. I left the room at one point with my son's MagicBand, not mine, with only the intention of needing it to get back in. I decided to get some wine at a shop, and I thought I'd see what happened if I used his MagicBand to try to purchase it (he had charging privileges on it). I was able to put in the PIN, but it rejected the purchase. I couldn't use it to purchase alcohol because Disney knew his age. It was not an issue, as I had my credit card and ID on me, but still -- it was good to know!
One cool thing I noticed about the MagicBands and the charging privileges on my trip: the band will not allow you to purchase alcohol if the MagicBand belongs to an underage person. I left the room at one point with my son's MagicBand, not mine, with only the intention of needing it to get back in. I decided to get some wine at a shop, and I thought I'd see what happened if I used his MagicBand to try to purchase it (he had charging privileges on it). I was able to put in the PIN, but it rejected the purchase. I couldn't use it to purchase alcohol because Disney knew his age. It was not an issue, as I had my credit card and ID on me, but still -- it was good to know!
That sounds like what they do with the cards on the Disney cruise line for those 18 -20. It's marked so that a CM knows they can be in adult areas but they also know they can't purchase alcohol on board.
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You can stop at the front desk of your resort and get a print out of all of the charges at any time during your stay.
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One cool thing I noticed about the MagicBands and the charging privileges on my trip: the band will not allow you to purchase alcohol if the MagicBand belongs to an underage person. I left the room at one point with my son's MagicBand, not mine, with only the intention of needing it to get back in. I decided to get some wine at a shop, and I thought I'd see what happened if I used his MagicBand to try to purchase it (he had charging privileges on it). I was able to put in the PIN, but it rejected the purchase. I couldn't use it to purchase alcohol because Disney knew his age. It was not an issue, as I had my credit card and ID on me, but still -- it was good to know!
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