Hi Marty!
Welcome to planDisney! I'm glad to hear that you are a
Disney Visa Cardholder because you will be able to both earn Disney Reward Dollars and redeem Disney Reward Dollars during your Walt Disney World Resort vacation. I love using all of the Disney Reward Dollars that I have earned throughout the year for merchandise, dining, or even our theme park tickets during our vacation!
MagicBands are awesome additions to a Walt Disney World Resort vacation because they will allow you to access your
theme park tickets,
Lightning Lane reservations and
Disney PhotoPass account with just the touch of your wrist. While Guests who are staying at Disney Resort hotels can use their MagicBands to make purchases to charge to their room accounts, unfortunately, there is no way to directly link a credit card or gift card to your MagicBand. So if you will not be staying at one of the Disney Resort hotels, you won't be able to use your MagicBand to make purchases.
Since you want to make the most of your Disney Visa Card benefits, I recommend that you use your Disney Visa Card for your purchases during your trip. Disney Visa Cardholders receive a 10% discount on select merchandise purchases over $50 and 10% off at select dining locations, but in order to receive that discount, you must be paying with your Disney Visa Card. So if you use your Disney Visa Card throughout your trip, it will allow you to take full advantage of your discount!
Let us know if you have additional questions as your trip approaches. T-T-F-N, ta ta for now!
~Crystal