Michellie, thank you for visiting us at
planDisney. You have an awesome question that I have personal experience with. I love saving for my trips buying gift cards and holding onto them leading up to our stay.
MagicBand+ is an easy way to store your theme park tickets, key for your room,
Lightning Lane,
Virtual Queue and paying for items if you decide to add a credit card for convenience. Your visit is not far away but it is still far enough away to order your MagicBands. If you are staying at a
Disney Resorts Collection hotel you whould have an option for a discount as long as you order them at least 10 days before your trip. If you order them between 10 and 6 days they will be waiting for you at your resort. If you order them less than 5 days from your trip you do not qualify for the discount. On one of our most recent trips I was looking to buy our discounted MagicBands with Disney Gift Cards. When I called in to speak to someone I was notified I would need to purchase them with a credit card or debit card to receive that discount. Unfortunately gift cards are not accepted for that particular purchase. You still do have options to purchase them with the gift cards just not with that discount. If you visit the Disney Store website you can purchase them with your gift card, another option is waiting until you arrive and purchase some really cool ones inside the parks or at your resort.
When you arrive if you are a fan of art,
EPCOT has a great festival that is a must-do. The
International Festival of the Arts is the place to be when it comes to Disney-inspired art. Some pieces are huge like the paint-by-number mural you can participate in, this is not available for purchase but once you paint in your designated spot you can see the final mural. There are also pieces of art from fit in your suitcase postcards, to wonderfully framed works of art that you need to have shipped home. There is live art happening all the time, chalk art included. That is someone I always marvel at, because back home the chalk art in my driveway looks nothing like what they are creating.
This trip is just around the river bend, it is going to be here before you know it. Get packing and have a wonderful trip.
See ya real soon,
Jeremy A.