Brenda, welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel!
I am big on budgeting, so my family brings Disney gift cards on vacation with us when visiting the Walt Disney World Resort. We mainly purchase them for my children so they have a set souvenir budget. They then have a set amount to spend and can keep track of their own balances, as the remaining balance prints out on the receipt each time they use the cards. My boys have used their gift cards at each Theme Park and in the Downtown Disney area. We have had a bit of problems in the past in the Downtown Disney area at stores that are non-Disney merchants, as they use a separate system to process the gift cards. Each time we asked them to hold on to our purchases and we came back at a later time to complete the transaction. This is very rare, it has only happened to us twice in the several times we have visited over the years.
A little money saving tip for you - you can purchase the gift cards at Target using your Red Card and save 5%! It isn't much but every little bit sure helps.
Wishing you and your family a magical vacation, Brenda!
~Rachel
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