Disney Store gift cards.

[Tritonman]

It says on Disney Store website thst you can use the gift cards on cruise and in parks. Can you just add them to your account to pay for palo and spa and such?

Also are they good at Disney Springs and hotel restaurants?

 

[cruisehopeful]

I have used mine for on board credit. I just have them scanned at guest services on board. Keep them as if there is any leftover money, they get issued back to the gift cards. They use those up before they start charging the credit card on file.

I don't go to WDW, but all the hotels restaurants at Disneyland accept them.

 

[Jennifer777]

Yes, you can use them for all of your on board charges. This is how we pay for ours. A couple things to be aware of though: you can't apply gift cards to your on board account before the cruise. If you don't go to guest services at the beginning of your cruise, they could end up charging the credit card on file once you spend a certain amount. We assumed the charges wouldn't happen until the end of the trip so I didn't rush down there. They charged our card after the first $500. We ended up spending a lot more than we planned so it didn't matter but if you want to put all your on board spending on gift cards, make sure to visit the guest services desk right away.

Also, hang onto any gift cards you use. If for some reason you don't spend your whole balance or end up with a credit afterwards, we were told they have to put that credit back on the card it came from, that they can't issue new ones. So if the charges you're being refunded were paid for with 1 of your 12 gift cards, it will go back on that specific card. Don't throw any of them out until you're sure you will have no refunds or leftover credits. For this reason, it's easier to have your entire gift card balance on one card. If you do have multiple cards and time to combine them onto one card using something like the Disney Vacation Account, I would definitely recommend doing that.

Last, you can get the cards at a discount using the Target Red Card and at Sam's Club so if you plan to buy a lot of them, you can save a little extra going that route.

 

[Tritonman]

Awesome thanks

 

[anricat]

I'm looking at your post title. Are you talking about Disney STORE gift cards or Disney Gift Cards. The former is a WHOLE different thing. You cannot use Disney STORE gift cards in the parks or on anything except at a Disney retail store (like at the mall). If it just says Disney Gift Card, you can use it anywhere.

 

[Tritonman]

Okay im assuming these that just say disney gift card are okay?
http://www.disneystore.com/gift-car...searchTerm=Gift+Cards&catalogFromSearch=10002

 

[anricat]

All but the one on the right that says "Redeemable only at DisneyStore.com."

 

[Tritonman]

Yep thanks

 

[Bree]

Yes, you can use them for all of your on board charges. This is how we pay for ours. A couple things to be aware of though: you can't apply gift cards to your on board account before the cruise. If you don't go to guest services at the beginning of your cruise, they could end up charging the credit card on file once you spend a certain amount. We assumed the charges wouldn't happen until the end of the trip so I didn't rush down there. They charged our card after the first $500. We ended up spending a lot more than we planned so it didn't matter but if you want to put all your on board spending on gift cards, make sure to visit the guest services desk right away.

Also, hang onto any gift cards you use. If for some reason you don't spend your whole balance or end up with a credit afterwards, we were told they have to put that credit back on the card it came from, that they can't issue new ones. So if the charges you're being refunded were paid for with 1 of your 12 gift cards, it will go back on that specific card. Don't throw any of them out until you're sure you will have no refunds or leftover credits. For this reason, it's easier to have your entire gift card balance on one card. If you do have multiple cards and time to combine them onto one card using something like the Disney Vacation Account, I would definitely recommend doing that.

Last, you can get the cards at a discount using the Target Red Card and at Sam's Club so if you plan to buy a lot of them, you can save a little extra going that route.

Yes you can apply the cards before the cruise. You just need to call DCL and tell them you want to purchase onboard credit.

 

[erionm]

You can also purchase Disney Gift Cards on the Disney Gift Card website: https://www.disneygiftcard.com/

 

[dhluvsDisney]

For the Target sale today, does the 10% get applied at the very end, cause so far I am going through the process and it is not showing up yet as a discount. Thanks!

 

[anricat]

For the Target sale today, does the 10% get applied at the very end, cause so far I am going through the process and it is not showing up yet as a discount. Thanks!

It's applied after you put in the "to" and "from" information.

 

[Jennifer777]

Yes you can apply the cards before the cruise. You just need to call DCL and tell them you want to purchase onboard credit.

I tried calling twice before our last cruise to do this and two separate reservation agents told me no. This was almost a year ago, hopefully it has changed. It made no sense to me that I could prepay tips and have an onboard credit with an OBB but I couldn't purchase an onboard credit pre-cruise with a gift card.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I tried calling twice before our last cruise to do this and two separate reservation agents told me no. This was almost a year ago, hopefully it has changed. It made no sense to me that I could prepay tips and have an onboard credit with an OBB but I couldn't purchase an onboard credit pre-cruise with a gift card.

You have to pre-purchase onboard credits via the "In Room Gifts" option on the website. You can't apply the cards directly pre-cruise, only once onboard.

 

[ariel-and-eric]

You have to pre-purchase onboard credits via the "In Room Gifts" option on the website. You can't apply the cards directly pre-cruise, only once onboard.

Apparently according to this thread you can load your gift cards to the dva account and have a specified amount added to your on board ship credit ahead of time...

http://www.disboards.com/threads/di...-adding-credit-to-my-onboard-account.3357432/

 

[Jennifer777]

You have to pre-purchase onboard credits via the "In Room Gifts" option on the website. You can't apply the cards directly pre-cruise, only once onboard.

Thank you! I will try it that way. It would be so nice to have this taken care of before we get on the ship.