Hello Sara,
Thanks for bringing your question to planDisney.
That's quite a pixie-dusted delightful surprise you received! It's wonderful to have people who wish to share with you all the magic of the Disneyland Resort theme parks.
You're on the right track in wanting to
make your theme park reservations to visit
Disneyland Park and
Disney California Adventure Park.
Typically, it's pretty straightforward to
link theme park tickets to a Disneyland Resort account by typing in the ticket ID number. It sounds like you're experiencing an issue when you try to link your tickets, though, and I'm sorry to hear you're seeing that trouble spot with the message about an invalid ticket ID.
You mention that you received Disneyland Resort ticket gift cards, but I'm uncertain if you received theme park tickets
purchased for you as a gift or if you received a
Disney Gift Card.
My best recommendation is for you to reach out to the Disneyland Resort and
give a call to the tickets team at (714) 781-4636. I'm confident that a friendly Cast Member with the tickets team can provide help and guidance to you based on the specifics of your ticket type so you can get started with making all your magical plans.
Sara, if the planDisney panelists can help you with sharing suggestions as you make your plans, please come back and visit us and let us know.
Here's wishing you lots of fun when you visit the Disneyland Resort!
Jerry