Hey, Ashley, and welcome to planDisney. I think it is awesome that you are staying at my family's first and favorite Walt Disney World Resort hotel this April. The
Hippy Dippy Pool is so groovy you may just do "The Twist" poolside.
With a room-only reservation, you can pay the remaining balance once you arrive at
Disney's Pop Century Resort hotel. Also, you may use
Online Check-In but will eventually need to visit the front desk to pay the balance. You do have the option to pay with a different form of payment than your original deposit. Many times I have used a
Disney Gift Card to pay the room reservation balance when I used a credit card for the deposit.
One of the benefits of Guests of certain
Walt Disney World Resort hotels is that they may charge food and merchandise purchases to their
MagicBand. Just link a credit card to your "Payment Method" in the
My Disney Experience Mobile app or chat with the Cast Member at the front desk about payment options when you settle your Resort folio when using your MagicBand.
planDisney ProTip: One of the overlooked nuggets of fun at Disney's Pop Century Resort is the running trail year signs. It is a really cool history lesson. Some say, "a blast from the past."
Ashley, please let us know if you have any other questions to help make your pixie-dusted Disney vacation even more special.
Enjoy making many Magical Memories.
~Jason