The New Disney Gift Card!

[JPVonDrake]

Building on the success of the Walt Disney World Shopping & Dining Gift Card, the Disneyland Resort Gift Card, the disneyshopping.com Gift Card, and the Disney Store Gift card, starting May 1st Guest will be able to purchase the all new "Disney Gift Card" which can be used for all of the above plus the Disney Cruise Line. Existing Gift Cards will continue to be accepted as indicated on the card (i.e. Disneyland Resort Gift Cards will still be valid at Disneyland Resort only)

The new card will be available for purchase at select merchandise locations across the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, as well as at Disney Store locations and disneyshopping.com As of now the card will not be able to be purchased through the Disney Reservation Center or onboard the Disney Cruise Ships.

At Walt Disney World:
Starting May 1st - you can use this card for on site purchases of merchandise, dining, recreation and admission ticket media at Disney Ticket Windows.

Starting Late May / Early June - you can use this card when booking prepaid dining experiences through Disney Dinning (1-407-WDW-DINE) as well as for ordering from the Walt Disney World Florist. Also Guests will be able to use the card to purchase La Nouba tickets at the Cirque Box Office.

Starting Late 2006 - you can use this card at for Resort Vacation Packages and room-only reservation deposits and payments, admission tickets purchased through the Disney Reservation Center and at the Front Desk to settle room expenses and add admission tickets to Resort ID cards.

On Disney Cruise Lines:
Starting May 4 - Guest aboard the Disney Wonder can use the card as a form of payment for shipboard expenses.

Starting May 6 - Guest aboard the Disney Magic can use the card as a form of payment for shipboard expenses.

Starting Summer 2006 - Guest can use the card for cruise vacation package reservation deposits and payments made through the Disney Cruise Reservation Center.

Hope this helps! :sohappy:

 

[Connor002]

Hmmm... perhaps this could lead to the end of Disney Dollars...

 

[Chape19714]

Hmmm... perhaps this could lead to the end of Disney Dollars...

More than Likely

Sounds Great!

 

[Magic Maker]

Disney Dollars is a tradition, both can exist

 

[JPVonDrake]

Also keep in mind, unlike Gift Cards, only about 40% of the Disney Dollars purchased get redeemed for merchandise. Most Guest like to save and collect them as souvenirs. With that kind of return, there is no reason to stop printing Disney Dollars any time soon.

:sohappy:

 

[cobbler]

Can you buy these giftcards online or by calling? Or are they strictly sold in the parks?

 

[Nemo14]

Also keep in mind, unlike Gift Cards, only about 40% of the Disney Dollars purchased get redeemed for merchandise. Most Guest like to save and collect them as souvenirs. With that kind of return, there is no reason to stop printing Disney Dollars any time soon.

:sohappy:

I always felt this was one of Disney's most brilliant marketing schemes. I know DH and I have Disney Dollars collected from previous trips, while Disney has our real dollars.

 

[JPVonDrake]

Can you buy these giftcards online or by calling? Or are they strictly sold in the parks?

Starting May 1st, the Disney Gift Cards will be available to purchase in person at select merchandise locations at the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, as well as at Disney Store locations across the country. They will be available by phone, mail or internet through disneyshopping.com. As of now the card will not be able to be purchased by phone through the any of the Disney Reservation Centers (WDW, DL or DCL) or on board the Disney Cruise Ships.

Hope this helps! :sohappy:

 

[Mr Disney]

Building on the success of the Walt Disney World Shopping & Dining Gift Card, the Disneyland Resort Gift Card, the disneyshopping.com Gift Card, and the Disney Store Gift card, starting May 1st Guest will be able to purchase the all new "Disney Gift Card" which can be used for all of the above plus the Disney Cruise Line. Existing Gift Cards will continue to be accepted as indicated on the card (i.e. Disneyland Resort Gift Cards will still be valid at Disneyland Resort only)

The new card will be available for purchase at select merchandise locations across the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, as well as at Disney Store locations and disneyshopping.com As of now the card will not be able to be purchased through the Disney Reservation Center or onboard the Disney Cruise Ships.

At Walt Disney World:
Starting May 1st - you can use this card for on site purchases of merchandise, dining, recreation and admission ticket media at Disney Ticket Windows.

Starting Late May / Early June - you can use this card when booking prepaid dining experiences through Disney Dinning (1-407-WDW-DINE) as well as for ordering from the Walt Disney World Florist. Also Guests will be able to use the card to purchase La Nouba tickets at the Cirque Box Office.

Starting Late 2006 - you can use this card at for Resort Vacation Packages and room-only reservation deposits and payments, admission tickets purchased through the Disney Reservation Center and at the Front Desk to settle room expenses and add admission tickets to Resort ID cards.

On Disney Cruise Lines:
Starting May 4 - Guest aboard the Disney Wonder can use the card as a form of payment for shipboard expenses.

Starting May 6 - Guest aboard the Disney Magic can use the card as a form of payment for shipboard expenses.

Starting Summer 2006 - Guest can use the card for cruise vacation package reservation deposits and payments made through the Disney Cruise Reservation Center.

Hope this helps! :sohappy:

To add to all of this, I would like to inform everyone that these gift cards are also good for purchases of Pleasure Island single club and multi club tickets. I'm not sure if they are good toward the 5 day extensions on the tickets as well, but it only makes sense that they would be. :king:


Oh... and happy 200th post to me.

 

[SpenceMan01]

Here they are!

http://disneyshopping.go.com/DSSectionPage.process?Section_Id=13544&Product_Id=195671

Bring smiles to your family and friends with the Disney Gift Card. Disney Gift Cards can be used online at DisneyShopping.com, Disney Store locations in the U.S, participating locations at Walt Disney World® Resort, Disneyland® Resort and Disney Cruise Line®. Each Gift Card arrives in its own special package with your personal message and ordering instructions. Free Shipping to any U.S. address. Give the gift of Disney Magic today!

 

[lawyergirl77]

Here they are!

http://disneyshopping.go.com/DSSectionPage.process?Section_Id=13544&Product_Id=195671

Bring smiles to your family and friends with the Disney Gift Card. Disney Gift Cards can be used online at DisneyShopping.com, Disney Store locations in the U.S, participating locations at Walt Disney World® Resort, Disneyland® Resort and Disney Cruise Line®. Each Gift Card arrives in its own special package with your personal message and ordering instructions. Free Shipping to any U.S. address. Give the gift of Disney Magic today!

:brick: :brick:

"International shipping not available on this item"

I was really hoping to use these as a way to save up for my next trip... *sigh*

 

[eastvillage]

I was in the NYC World of Disney store today trying to buy Disney Dollars for my upcoming trip and went to guest services to buy them. They told me that they no longer carried the Disney Dollars and that they instead had the gift cards. They said they weren't getting any more Disney Dollars in and that I most likely wouldnt be able to get them anywhere else as they were "moving away" from the use of Disney Dollars.

 

[shopgirl]

I spoke to someone in guest services about 3 weeks ago and they said because the disney stores were no longer owned by disney it is up to them whether or not they will have the disney dollars.
I went to disneyshopping.com and it says that the cards are still unavailable-- I wonder for how much longer since I wanted to purchase one for my mom for mother's day-- we are going shortly there after.

 

[lawyergirl77]

I spoke to someone in guest services about 3 weeks ago and they said because the disney stores were no longer owned by disney it is up to them whether or not they will have the disney dollars.
I went to disneyshopping.com and it says that the cards are still unavailable-- I wonder for how much longer since I wanted to purchase one for my mom for mother's day-- we are going shortly there after.

Yup, I just saw that... I was going to try and buy a card in spite of the international shipping restrictions (sometimes Canada isn't considered "international" for shipping purposes... :lookaroun ) because the Canadian dollar is doing phenominally well today!!!

The cards were available last night - anyone know what happened in the interim?

 

[hansel1]

Can anyone tell me what the disney dollar is? What they look like? How to get them?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Captain Hank]

Disney Dollars are pieces of currency printed by the Walt Disney Company, and are accepted as cash at U.S. Disney Theme Parks and Disney Stores. Here's a link to a page all about them: http://www.willcad.org/disney_dollars.html

I actually really like the idea of an all-encompassing Disney gift card. It was really cumbersome to explain to guests that the Disney Store gift card could be used in-store only, while Disney Dollars could be used at the parks. Now, either choice will work anywhere (except for Disney Dollars online).

 

[TiggersPooh]

its interesting to see that you would be able to use it at The Disney Store...seeing that its Childrens Place...and a HORRID place to work.

 

[bob0012]

Also keep in mind, unlike Gift Cards, only about 40% of the Disney Dollars purchased get redeemed for merchandise. Most Guest like to save and collect them as souvenirs. With that kind of return, there is no reason to stop printing Disney Dollars any time soon.

:sohappy:

What your missing hear is that Disney Dollers are easy to counterfit, and so they are moving toward the more secure gift card, just like most major companies.

 

[shoppingnut]

What your missing hear is that Disney Dollers are easy to counterfit, and so they are moving toward the more secure gift card, just like most major companies.

Well I'd rather receive disney dollars than a gift card. The dollars seemed to be more personal and fun. Gift cards are so boring.

 

[shoppingnut]

I spoke to someone in guest services about 3 weeks ago and they said because the disney stores were no longer owned by disney it is up to them whether or not they will have the disney dollars.

This wouldn't apply to the NYC World of Disney store since it is still owned by disney and not the children's place. It is so sad to see the dollars go, I loved getting them for gifts for the kids because they understand that it is money.