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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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im sure this question has been answered numerious times but when i search i just cant seem to find it ( i dont think the search feature likes me very much) im going to disney in august so im starting to save up and plan now....i was wondering about peoples thoughts on using a disney gift card for things such as alcoholic drinks and souvenirs and tips? i have the deluxe dining plan so MOST if not all of my food should be covered.....i just dont want the hassle of having to carry around tons and tons of cash so i thought the gift card would be a good way of avoiding that, but im not sure if everywhere takes it ? i assume most places in the parks do but im wondering about the resorts and dtd/pleasure island/west end? does anyone have any thoughts on this? any help is greatly greatly appreciated!
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If you are on site, you can just use your room key (KTTW card). Travel cards (like Visa's) can be convienient, but have fees. When you check in, you give them you credit card to charge things to. The gift cards can be helpful if family and friends want to give you something for your trip...
We are saving for our trip next month with Disney GCs. Everytime I open a new acct. for a customer where I work and get rewarded with cash, I go right down to the DS in the mall and put money on my card. It's an easy way to save.
I'm in the exact position you are. We're going in August too and we have the Deluxe Dining Plan. I put money on Gift Cards beause I do not want to charge the tips, souvenirs, room charges, etc. I asked Disney and they said the hotel bill can be paid with the Gift Cards so you have a choice of charging everything to the room with the key and then paying the hotel with the Gift Card or just use the Gift Card itself. It should be accepted everywhere. I've been told that you can pay for your tips and any extras at the restaurants with the Gift Card. I used it as a savings plan so as not to come home with credit card bills. I also sent away to WDW Ticketing and got Disney Dollars for the trip.
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Where can you get the gift cards?? We DO NOT have a Disney Store in our state and driving to another state next door to get one is simply not an option - We live in Alaska. Can you order them from the Disney shopping website??
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I just went and got a Disney gift card last week with all my change I cashed in at the bank. Ended up to be $120! I was happy to find out we can use the GC to pay for our Pleasure Island tickets. I like that we can add to it whenever. It's kind of like forced savings for us.
Okay - question for one of the people going with us - once you buy a Disney gift card for say...$50...can you continue to add $$ to it even if you haven't spent any of the $$ already on it? She wants to do this to save $$ for her boys to have for spending when we get there? AND...I know you can purchase online, but can you add to it online?? Thanks!!!
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Jennifer / Eeyore is my favorite!! OMG - He's sooooo grown up!!!! And an EAGLE SCOUT!! I can still remember my cute little Tiger Cub! 2016 Reading Goal - 75 books
Where can you get the gift cards?? We DO NOT have a Disney Store in our state and driving to another state next door to get one is simply not an option - We live in Alaska. Can you order them from the Disney shopping website??
You can order from Disney.com | Shopping | Home or for varied designs check out Disneyland.com under tickets. They have bunch of cute ones and shipping from either place was free at least in connected 48 states. Mine have always come UPS.
Okay - question for one of the people going with us - once you buy a Disney gift card for say...$50...can you continue to add $$ to it even if you haven't spent any of the $$ already on it? She wants to do this to save $$ for her boys to have for spending when we get there? AND...I know you can purchase online, but can you add to it online?? Thanks!!!
I know you can add to it but not sure if online. My guess is it can be done via phone check out Disney Gift Card or call 1-877-650-4327.
Unfortunately you cannot add to the Disney Gift Card without going to the Disney Store - you can't do that online or by phone. I purchased an additional card everytime I saved up some money. I also sent away to WDW Ticketing for Disney Dollars. I got $200 worth of them in $1, $5 and $10 denominations.
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