Using points to buy park tickets

[g8rben]

I'm going to name some specific companies as they pertain to my questions, I don't want to violate any forum guidelines by doing so however, so hopefully I don't!

We have a trip planned for January 2018 and I'm wanting to use credit card points to purchase park tickets. Through research I have found that the Barclay Arrival card will reimburse purchases deemed "travel." If I purchase tickets direct through Disney, it is apparently NOT categorized as travel. But tickets purchased through Undercover Tourist are categorized travel and points can be used to offset the cost. Using touring plans ticket calculator it appears Official Ticket Center is cheaper by $100 over Undercover Tourist. Does anyone have experience using points through Barclaycard to reimburse tickets purchased from Official Ticket Center? $100 savings is great, but we're likely going to save well over $1000 with points so I want to make sure it will all work before I make the purchase.

PS: same question using Capital One Venture card? Will likely use a combo of Barclay Arrival points and CapOne travel eraser.

That plus Southwest Rapid Reward points with Companion pass and we're going to get this trip cheaper and cheaper!

TIA!

 

[mar7967]

I don't know the answer to your question, but why wouldn't Disney be categorized as Travel? What would it be categorized as instead?

 

[uccats97]

Entertainment?

 

[g8rben]

According to thepointsguy.com Chase categorizes Disney as "Amusement Parks, Circuses, Carnivals, Fortune Tellers.” I'm not sure if that's a Chase designation or a Visa designation but I assume it's something similar for Barclays, therefore not a "travel supplier." Also fun that Disney is basically the same as fortune tellers!

 

[mar7967]

Interesting, thanks!