Thanks for bringing another great question to the Disney Parks Moms Panel, Lorna!
It looks like your best bet for an international Disney Gift Card purchase will be to purchase a
Disney Gift Card eGift via the
disneygiftcard.com site. According to
shopDisney.com, eGift cards can be purchased internationally, but there are some restrictions. I checked the
list of restricted countries, and it looks like Ireland is good to go! I know that there’s something different about holding an actual Disney Gift Card in your hand, but the eGift option is great in a pinch.
If you have any Disney Gift Cards left from one of your previous trips, you can reload those with funds once you arrive at
Walt Disney World Resort or
consolidate or transfer balances between Disney Gift Cards, too, via disneygiftcard.com. If neither of those options works for you, I would draft up a cute little “IOU” for your girls and then wait to purchase the physical gift cards when you arrive. When you purchase a Disney Gift Card at one of the
Walt Disney World Resort shops, you’ll have lots of adorable options to choose from. Disney Gift Cards can be purchased in any of the
Theme Parks,
Walt Disney World Resort hotel shops and
Disney Springs as well. You can even purchase them at Disney’s “EarPort” Store at Orlando International Airport!
Hopefully one of these options will work for you, Lorna. Please let us know if there’s anything else we can do to help you as you plan your next visit to The Most Magical Place on Earth.
Amy