Hey Howdy Hey Lori and welcome to planDisney!
What an exciting time to visit
Walt Disney World Resort in December. There is nothing like a trip to the Most Magical Place on Earth to get you ready for the Merriest time of the year! Thank you for your question on the specifics of making a payment toward your Magical vacation. I would be happy to help you get this taken care of.
Specifically, regarding payments, you should be able to do everything all from your
My Disney Experience account. Once you log in, you should be able to look under the "My Plans, Reservations and Tickets" section and on the far right you should see an option to "Make Payment". A link will also be in the confirmation email that you should have received from Disney when you made your reservation. This is only true if you booked a vacation package with Walt Disney World Resort which includes a room at a
Disney Resorts Collection hotel and theme park tickets.
If you made a room-only reservation, unfortunately, you cannot pay in advance. When you make a room-only reservation, you make a payment of the first night's stay plus tax and the rest would be due when you check in for your reservation.
As the time gets closer to your 30-day arrival date and the time your final payment is due for vacation packages, you should also get a reminder email with a link in it as well to make a payment. That is if you wanted to wait until your trip got a little bit closer!
I hope this helped to point you in the right direction for your payment needs. We have so much to celebrate during this special time of the year, so make sure to follow along at
Disney Parks Blog for all of the latest news and announcements that might impact your trip. As always, please stop back and let us know if you have any further questions, we would be happy to help!
Have a Magical Day,
Nick