Hi there, Angela!
Welcome to planDisney and thank you for coming to us with your question! I bet your students are thrilled to be partaking in Disneyland Resort
Grad Nite 2023! I have a friend whose daughter is participating in the event as I write this and we're all so excited for her. This is such a tradition for many California families that we were all happy to see it return.
How very generous of you to want to provide Disney Gift Cards for your students! That is indeed a large bulk order which would be very tedious to place individually. However, you are in luck! I spoke to a Cast Member from the
Imagination Campus who stated that there is an option to purchase Disney Gift Cards online at the same website through which the Grad Nite tickets were purchased. She said to look under the "Extras" tab and you should see an option to click "Gift Cards." You would select the number of cards and the amount you would like on each card. Finally, a credit card payment would need to be provided. If you need assistance, they said to have your Grad Nite Coordinator call the
Imagination Campus at (714) 520-7053. I would encourage you to act quickly, because she said that she would still be able to ship the Gift Cards to you before your trip as of the time of this response. If you aren't able to purchase direct from Disney, an alternate solution would be to purchase the Gift Cards from your local big box store.
I recently chaperoned my daughter's high school trip to the Disneyland Resort and it was so gratifying to see her having so much fun with her friends at the Happiest Place on Earth! Your students are about to make a core memory as they celebrate moving to the next chapter in their lives, and I can't think of a better place than the Disneyland Resort for the party!
Fun Fact: the
first Grad Nite was held at Disneyland Park on June 15, 1961 and drew 8,500 graduating seniors. Within the next ten years, that number would approach 100,000!
I hope that was helpful for you, Angela, and that your students have the time of their lives at Grad Nite! If you have any further questions for us, please reach out again anytime!
Have a Magical Day!
-Al