Hi Heather,
Welcome to
planDisney! Aren't
Disney Gift Cards simply the best? I love being able to "save up" for vacation by purchasing these little guys whenever I have a little extra in my budget. And you can bet that Disney Gift Cards are always at the top of any of my wish lists. I especially love how I can
manage my Disney Gift Cards and I usually consolidate them into only a few cards.
You may use your
Disney Gift Card as a form of payment for your Walt Disney World Resort vacation package. In order to do this you will enter your Disney Gift Card at checkout. Unfortunately you cannot add them to your My Disney Experience Account prior to checkout.
Once you are on vacation and are checked into your Disney Resort hotel, you can also take your Disney Gift Card to the front desk and have it applied to your account. Just be sure that you only initially apply whatever amount you are sure you will use since the Resort hotel is unable to refund back to you anything that you do not use. I have a friend who likes to visit the front desk daily to pay her Resort hotel charges using her Disney Gift Card, but I usually only visit once or twice myself.
Heather, another nice feature of using Disney Gift Cards is you are now able to use them for
Mobile Food & Beverage Ordering! If you haven't ever used this service you should really try it. Mobile Food & Beverage Ordering really has been a game changer for my family and saves us so much time. I love being able to use the app to order and prepay for our food. Then we just head to the "Mobile Order Pick Up" sign at the restaurant and it automagically appears!
As you continue planning your family's Magical Disney vacation, please be sure to stop by and visit us again here at planDisney. We are Disney fans, just like you, and are always excited to help you plan your adventure!
Brenda