PrePaid Visa

[jcatron243]

For this trip (April 5-10) I am trying to prepay for as much as I can. So far my tickets and hotel are paid for, as well as plane tickets. I bought Disney gift cards to pay for Savi’s Workshop. I am thinking about getting PrePaid Visa’s for food and souvenirs. Has anyone used them in the in the Parks/Downtown Disney? I don’t want to limit our purchases to Disney only.

Also do churro carts accept Disney gift cards?

 

[Winnowill]

Also do churro carts accept Disney gift cards?

They do not, sadly.

 

[Cal-Pie]

I've used Disney gift cards at churro carts MANY times. I can't answer your prepaid Visa questions though. I used to use gift cards for nearly everything, but then when mobile ordering came to be, the system wouldn't let you use Disney gift cards, so I stopped buying so many.

 

[ParkHopper1]

They do not, sadly.

They do actually. Anywhere in park that takes credit cards also takes Disney Gift Cards (with a few rare exceptions)

 

[Winnowill]

They do actually. Anywhere in park that takes credit cards also takes Disney Gift Cards (with a few rare exceptions)

Hmm. The one we went to last time did not.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Hmm. The one we went to last time did not.

When was your last DLR trip? It was a while ago, right? That might have been right before the newer card readers were installed on most/all of the carts. OP: most carts should accept Disney gift cards (don't know about the Visa gift cards because we haven't used those), but be prepared to find a few places that may not. YMMV -- which is typical of any DLR experience!

 

[BadPinkTink]

I use a pre paid Mastercard every year. I use POST FX which I get at my post office and its linked to my social security number. I'm from Ireland and the card is in US Dollars. I bring my Euros cash to the post office, they convert the cash to US Dollars and then load the card.

I find it handy as I can save during the year and add money when I have it.

In June 2019 I added it as a payment card to the Disneyland App and was able to use it for mobile ordering.

The only thing is you need to keep a track of your spending, as the card will get declined when the money is gone.

I can also log in online and check the balance and top up.

 

[Winnowill]

When was your last DLR trip? It was a while ago, right? That might have been right before the newer card readers were installed on most/all of the carts. OP: most carts should accept Disney gift cards (don't know about the Visa gift cards because we haven't used those), but be prepared to find a few places that may not. YMMV -- which is typical of any DLR experience!

Yeah, last time I was there was nearly two years ago. And last time I tried to buy a churro with a gift card was even longer.

 

[mouschievous]

I use a pre paid Mastercard every year. I use POST FX which I get at my post office and its linked to my social security number. I'm from Ireland and the card is in US Dollars. I bring my Euros cash to the post office, they convert the cash to US Dollars and then load the card.

I find it handy as I can save during the year and add money when I have it.

In June 2019 I added it as a payment card to the Disneyland App and was able to use it for mobile ordering.

The only thing is you need to keep a track of your spending, as the card will get declined when the money is gone.

I can also log in online and check the balance and top up.

Adding it to the app is BRILLIANT!

 

[BadPinkTink]

Adding it to the app is BRILLIANT!

Yep game changer, lol. As long as your prepaid is Visa or Mastercard, the Disneyland App will accept it. The Disneyland App does not accept Disney Gift cards, as they are not on Visa or Mastercard system

 

[mouschievous]

Now i just have to figure out if there's any way to combine all my little $25 Visa gift cards into one big card that I can load in the app. Otherwise it's going to be a pain!

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Yeah, last time I was there was nearly two years ago. And last time I tried to buy a churro with a gift card was even longer.

Well then, it's high time to get you back! I mean, even just for research, right? You've got to update your churro files!

 

[Winnowill]

Well then, it's high time to get you back! I mean, even just for research, right? You've got to update your churro files!

Will be there over Memorial Day!

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Will be there over Memorial Day!

Hooray!