Disney Gift Card with new AP purchase.

[erionm]

Hi
It has been 30 days since I purchased my APs and received confirmation. I don't see any emails with the GC and I checked my spam folder. Where would the email have come from or a subject line I can search for?

Did you purchase new APs or did you renew existing APs? The GC is only for new AP purchases.

 

[davper]

Did you purchase new APs or did you renew existing APs? The GC is only for new AP purchases.

Thank You

I found it in my trash bin.

 

[davper]

Mine came from

And it came the same day that I purchased our APs. I think you should call - did you buy online or via phone call? The Passholder phone number is 407-939-7277.

Thank you

I found it in my trashbin

 

[CarolynFH]

Thank you

I found it in my trashbin

I’m glad to have helped!

 

[erionm]

This promotion ends 9/30/2025.

 

[Zubon]

Remember that you can buy now and start using it up to a year later. We are going to buy in late September for a binge year that will start next September. AP prices usually rise in October, so buying in late September is a win if you are planning to go anytime before October 2026.

 

[cruisehopeful]

Remember that you can buy now and start using it up to a year later. We are going to buy in late September for a binge year that will start next September. AP prices usually rise in October, so buying in late September is a win if you are planning to go anytime before October 2026.

I'm giving myself a mindfluff. I'm going in March for 4 days, $631.74/ticket. I'd like to go in November or December 2026. I didn't think about buying now and not activating until March. Is that really a thing? I was fine before I read this post. Now, I am massively confused on what I should do. Will it sit in my app unactivated? Does it activate when I use it for the first time in March?

 

[Zubon]

I'm giving myself a mindfluff. I'm going in March for 4 days, $631.74/ticket. I'd like to go in November or December 2026. I didn't think about buying now and not activating until March. Is that really a thing? I was fine before I read this post. Now, I am massively confused on what I should do. Will it sit in my app unactivated? Does it activate when I use it for the first time in March?

That's right. Buy it now, and it sits there inertly until you go to the parks for the first time. Your 365 days start counting on that first visit.

You're going to need to call to get the Sorcerer's Pass as a DVC member rather than a Florida resident, so you can confirm on that call. Remember that (if you are buying multiple) you can buy all but one, wait to get the gift card(s), then call back and use that gift card on the last one.

 

[juliebee]

Can you purchase the annual pass with gift cards you get from Target to save 5%?

 

[Zubon]

Can you purchase the annual pass with gift cards you get from Target to save 5%?

Yes. At least online, you can use one gift card and then a credit card, so you combine gift cards up to $1000, use that and put the rest on a credit card, and buy them one at a time so you can use $1000 in gift cards per AP/transaction.

 

[DoubleBaconBLT]

Remember that you can buy now and start using it up to a year later. We are going to buy in late September for a binge year that will start next September. AP prices usually rise in October, so buying in late September is a win if you are planning to go anytime before October 2026.

To clarify, my understanding is that you can buy the APs now and you have a year to activate them. You activate them by going to one of the parks (I think there's a place at Disney Springs that can also activate them). Once you activate, you have 365 days to use them. Out of curiosity, is there a way to activate them without being on site?

I learned this just a couple days ago, and it's so clutch because we want to buy passes, but we know we won't use them for a couple months at least. So we can still get the gift card promo. Hooray for discounted dues!

 

[DoubleBaconBLT]

Yes. At least online, you can use one gift card and then a credit card, so you combine gift cards up to $1000, use that and put the rest on a credit card, and buy them one at a time so you can use $1000 in gift cards per AP/transaction.

If you call in to get the Sorcerer's pass as a direct DVC member, do you call the Annual Pass sales office or the DVC member services line? If you use giftcards, can you do that over the phone too?