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Old 07-31-2012, 04:45 PM   #1
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Help!! I messed up with my Disney Rewards Visa!

I was waiting until the last minute to redeem my rewards to get the most value. I already had a redemntion card so I thought I would just need to transfer the balance on the the reward card.

HOWEVER....I did not realize there is an expiration date on the reward card!!!!

So now I cannot tranfer the rewards to my old card, but I also do not have 3 weeks to wait for a new card since we leae on Saturday.

I have heard something about visiting the Disney Visa booth at WDW. Are they able to issue reward cards there? Or are they just able to transfer rewards to active cards? I am so bummed that I did not figure this out before!!!!
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Do not panic, you can visit any guest relations window and they can issue you a new rewards card. I never get it ahead of time because I am always using my card right up until I arrive. No need to worry.
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We got our rewards card at guest services at Downtown Disney, then just had to call and have our points transferred to the card.
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Thank you both for the great feedback!!!

When you say..."Guest Services," does that mean regular Guest Services? The Disney CM's can do it?
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Yes, it was just the main guest services counter at DTD. They issued the card, but had nothing to do with adding the points to it. Just make sure you have your card and a photo ID. The phone call to transfer the points only took a few minutes. I guess you could probably transfer the points online too, but I wanted to do it right away.
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I wasn't sure, so I checked here How to Redeem for Most Everything Disney- Disney Rewards Visa Card and it lists all of these locations for picking up a redemption card:

Walt Disney World® Resort, located directly inside and outside each Park
Magic Kingdom® Guest Relations Window
Magic Kingdom® Guest Relations at City Hall
Disney's Hollywood Studios® Guest Relations
Epcot® Guest Relations
Disney's Animal Kingdom® Park Guest Relations
Downtown Disney® at Walt Disney World® Resort
Downtown Disney® Marketplace Guest Relations
Downtown Disney® West Side Guest Relations
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I got one in DTD with no problem. If your points or reward card are expiring you can buy a Disney Gift card which never expires.
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I wasn't sure, so I checked here How to Redeem for Most Everything Disney- Disney Rewards Visa Card and it lists all of these locations for picking up a redemption card:

Walt Disney World® Resort, located directly inside and outside each Park
Magic Kingdom® Guest Relations Window
Magic Kingdom® Guest Relations at City Hall
Disney's Hollywood Studios® Guest Relations
Epcot® Guest Relations
Disney's Animal Kingdom® Park Guest Relations
Downtown Disney® at Walt Disney World® Resort
Downtown Disney® Marketplace Guest Relations
Downtown Disney® West Side Guest Relations
Thanks. They must have changed the policy.
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Thanks. They must have changed the policy.
I was thinking the same thing, because I thought we had to get ours at DTD.
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I was thinking the same thing, because I thought we had to get ours at DTD.
I got ours at Epcot last June, so it's been at least a year that you can do it at the other locations.
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So glad that got all worked out. I LOVE my Disney Visa - I use it for almost everything. After depleting all my points on our vacation in January, I've managed to accumulate over 500 points since then for our September trip! Of course the credit card is a good thing only if you pay it off every month otherwise the points are meaningless.
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So glad that got all worked out. I LOVE my Disney Visa - I use it for almost everything. After depleting all my points on our vacation in January, I've managed to accumulate over 500 points since then for our September trip! Of course the credit card is a good thing only if you pay it off every month otherwise the points are meaningless.
Wow. That is an amazing point accumulation! We only have about $90 in rewards because I had carried a balance for a bit after our 2010 trip. I did not start using it again until I paid it off.

I do not understand how people can get so many points with only a 1% return. I pay for as many things as I can with my Disney Visa. I wish there was a way to put my mortgage and car payment on it--that would add the points up faster!
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I got mine at the entrance to EPCOT from the Beach Club. The guest service window that sells tickets.
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