Disney Visa - how long until I get my $200 gift card?

[iheartgoofy]

I recently got the premiere card in order to get the $200 gift card. I met the "charge $500 within 2 months" requirement right away. My statement was dated Aug. 22... by now I was hoping I would see some kind of acknowledgement that I've earned my $200 gift card and it's on its way, but nothing is showing up in my account.

Anyone have experience with this? How long did it take to receive your $200 GC? And did your account show anything about it, or did the card just appear in the mail?

 

[ateam79828592]

You don't actually get a gift card, you get enough Disney Reward Dollars on your account that you could redeem for a $200 gift card. There are several ways you can redeem your points. I think the easiest is via chase's website. If you log into your account, you will see the # of Disney Reward Dollars and you can follow links to redeem it. Reward Dollars (promotional or regular ones) are added to your account with every statement. They don't come mid-cycle.

Hope that helps some.

 

[iheartgoofy]

I guess that's where I'm confused. My statement date was Aug. 22. I have $40 reward dollars that show up in my account (because of the charges I made) but no mention of the $200 gift card/rewards dollars/whatever. Just wondering when that appears since I met the requirements right after getting the card and way before the statement date....

 

[kayemgi]

Once I reached the $500 spending requirement, I received my $200 gift card in about 10 days. I didn't receive any notification that I had met the requirement or that my gift card was coming, it just showed up in the mail. If it's been longer than 2 weeks since you reached the requirement, I would call and see what's up.

 

[kayemgi]

You don't actually get a gift card, you get enough Disney Reward Dollars on your account that you could redeem for a $200 gift card. There are several ways you can redeem your points. I think the easiest is via chase's website. If you log into your account, you will see the # of Disney Reward Dollars and you can follow links to redeem it. Reward Dollars (promotional or regular ones) are added to your account with every statement. They don't come mid-cycle.

Hope that helps some.

I received a gift card. If you signed up for the card with the $200 gift card promo (spend $500 in the first three months of having the Disney Rewards Visa), you do indeed receive a physical card in the mail.

 

[missbrooke06]

I have the other card with the $50 GC offer. I got my card today, about 10 days after making the necessary purchase.

 

[iheartgoofy]

Well this stinks. I just called them - they said I won't get the $200 GC until 3 months after I opened the account. I swear I read somewhere that as soon as you charge $500 you get the card but I guess I misunderstood!

So now I won't get the card until AFTER my Disney trip. I'm so disappointed. I'll have a $200 gift card that I won't really use because I don't buy much Disney stuff unless I'm in the parks. So bummed!

 

[kayemgi]

I feel like whoever you talked to may have been misinformed, or perhaps we here are talking about two different things. I applied for the Disney Rewards Visa on August 2, received our credit cards on August 9, had reached the required $500 amount by August 16, and had the $200 gift card in hand on August 26. That's less than one month, and certainly not three!

 

[iheartgoofy]

That makes me feel better. That's the exact program I'm in too. I think I'll call and talk to someone else! Thanks for the info

 

[Grumpy1977]

Took a little more than a week to get my GC.

 

[mtnat]

Here's my timeline...

8/2 - applied/approved over the phone
8/8 - received card & had vacay balance applied
8/19 - received $200 GC!

Not bad

 

[iheartgoofy]

Thank you all for the info! I called again and got a totally different answer this time. They said it's 'in process' and I should have it within a couple weeks. Much better answer than before. Glad you all shared your info with me - it was helpful!

 

[lisaross]

Does anyone know if they are offering good deals on applying for the card now? I do not have any card as of now - had but closed them. Now that i'm planning a 2015 card - i'd like to start accumulating reward points

 

[mtnat]

Does anyone know if they are offering good deals on applying for the card now? I do not have any card as of now - had but closed them. Now that i'm planning a 2015 card - i'd like to start accumulating reward points

Mine came as a offer through the mail. I've heard that if you request the WDW vacay planning DVD that you often get put on a mailing list for special offers. We did request the DVD & paid our deposit in May for our September trip so I can only assume that it was one of this two events that got us our offer.

 

[DWisher]

Does anyone know if they are offering good deals on applying for the card now? I do not have any card as of now - had but closed them. Now that i'm planning a 2015 card - i'd like to start accumulating reward points

I was just approved w/ 200.00 g/c here is the link:

http://disneyrewards.com/apply/disney-premier-credit-card/?CELL=62FV19

Hoping the gc comes quick before our Nov trip. C

 

[disneylandette]

Ok so I was wondering the same thing! I received my card and was going to put our park hopper passes on it (we leave for Disneyland Oct 19-24) but was wondering how and when I receive the $200. So I called and the representative told me it will be a credit on my first or second statement of $200 not a gift card!?!? Which I guess is all relative but now I hope I get some kind of credit/gift card

 

[tinker&belle]

I got a gift card in a couple weeks.