Hiya Mary Ann! Welcome back to planDisney!
Oh, boy... your magical vacation is almost here! How exciting to be visiting in the lovely Spring season, my absolute favorite time of year at Walt Disney World. I often use Disney Gift Cards on my family's Disney trips, so let me give you a few tips on how this can work with your
MagicBand.
When I leave my Disney Resort in the morning and head to the parks... I absolutely love leaving my wallet and cares behind! Using my MagicBand for everything during our Disney Day is one of my favorite things about the immersive on-site experience. It sounds like you plan to charge your food and merchandise purchases on your MagicBands. This is so handy and convenient to do! If you are a Disney Resort guest, when you charge purchases to your MagicBand those charges are actually placed on your Disney Resort room account. Then if you'd like to use a Disney Gift Card to pay off that balance, just stop by your resort front desk any time before check-out day and a Cast Member can help you apply your gift card towards that balance. If you're staying off-property, this method won't work... you'd probably want to use Disney Gift Cards directly when making a purchase.
Another handy feature to monitor these purchases is by viewing your room charges inside the
My Disney Experience app, which can help you keep an eye on your balance. From the app home screen, just select the "≡" icon in the lower right, find your resort reservation details, and you should also see a link to display room charges. If you need to select your PIN number for MagicBand charges you can also do this in the app, under Account - MagicBands & Cards, select the guest, and on the far right is a "PIN" tab where you can select the number you'd like to use.
I hope you have some time in your plans for EPCOT
International Flower & Garden Festival, it's absolutely gorgeous right now and the topiaries are so impressive. There's a free Garden Rocks Concert Series too, if you are there in the evening. So much fun to had!
Wishing upon a star for you to have a magical trip!
Tami