Hello there, Staci! Welcome to planDisney. You've brought your question to the right place. We love helping Guests get the answers to all of their planning questions.
Disneyland Resort is one of my favorite places to bring my family and since we live close by, it's usually a day trip. However, sometimes we want a slower trip and that requires some extra time and budgeting. Your payment options all depend on how far out you are booking and what you are purchasing. There is an option to make a down payment and then make payments or wait until 30 days before your arrival to pay the remainder for
Disneyland Hotel Vacation Packages or
Good Neighbor Vacation Packages. These packages bundle both your tickets and your hotel accommodations. If you are just purchasing theme park tickets, payment is due in full. However, one of the payment options is Paypal or Paypal - Pay Later, which would give you the option to make payments or pay later through them.
Once you have tickets and accommodations figured out, then I start budgeting for meals and extras. The easiest way I have found to do this is when I have some extra money to put towards the trip, I will purchase a Disney Gift Card. You can keep purchasing Disney Gift Cards and then register them on the
Disney Gift Card website and combine them into one for convenience.
Staci, thanks so much for stopping by. Please come back and see us again!
Carrie