Hi there, Jennifer! Thank you so much for reaching out to planDisney with your question and it'll be a pleasure to help you out today!
I think we have something in common because I'm constantly looking for little ways to make technology work for me (and not the other way around!) While you can certainly use your
Disney Gift Card to make purchases within the
My Disney Experience mobile app, unfortunately, I'm not aware of a way to store your gift card information as your preferred payment method at this time. Instead, you'll need to manually enter the card number or use your mobile device to scan the barcode for your Disney Gift Card at the point of your order checkout. I'll admit that this does take an extra step or two, so one recommendation I've used in the past is to save the gift card number (and any corresponding security numbers) in a note on my phone, or even a text message to myself. Then you can simply copy and paste it into the payment information as you complete your transaction on your mobile device. I know it doesn't sound particularly sophisticated, but it does work!
One of the best ways I use the My Disney Experience mobile app is by placing
mobile food and beverage orders for some of my family's favorite snacks around Walt Disney World Resort theme parks, Disney Resort Collection hotels, Disney Springs, and more. It saves us time, especially with my little ones who suddenly go from "not hungry" to "ravenous" in mere minutes! I hope this has been a helpful set of suggestions for you, Jennifer. If we can help with anything else in the meantime, I do hope you'll feel welcome to come back to
planDisney and drop us another question or two! We're always happy to help.
Magically yours,
Tishra