Disney just rolled out a huge change to its mobile apps that has been long requested from guests who often take advantage of Disney gift card discounts. This is a change we are so excited to see and will be such positive news for many guests.
This change comes alongside another recent change to improve the ability to search for merchandise in the theme parks, a new update in the future to make accessing park tickets quicker and sharing plans more easily within travel parties. These updates aren’t the only news about recent app changes which also include more sweeping changes in the future. Keep reading for the newest update that will have fans of Disney gift cards rejoicing. Mickey Visit brings you the latest Disney news and planning resources, including a new dining location now closed and five new Disney World resort hotel announcements.
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Disney Finally Adds Gift Cards as Payment Method
Purchasing discount Disney gift cards to save money on Disneyland and Walt Disney World vacations is one of the most popular methods to save money on Disney trips. We frequently report on all the most recent Disney gift card discounts, including the last major Sam’s Club offer and cashback offers. When limited-time discounts aren’t available, many guests take advantage of the Target Red Card discount hack, which remains one of the most popular methods to get savings.
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Disney gift cards can be used to purchase Disney tickets, hotel reservations, food, merchandise purchases, and Lightning Lanes. It can truly be used for nearly everything at Disney!
For guests using the Disneyland or Walt Disney World mobile apps, one longstanding limitation has been the inability to save a Disney gift card as a stored payment method. Instead, guests have been required to manually enter their gift card details each time they place a mobile order or complete a purchase. This extra step has always slowed down the process, which can be incredibly frustrating when trying to place mobile orders!
Now, Disney has finally made the change to support Disney gift cards as a default payment method in the app! Both the Disneyland and Disney World apps have been changed to store Disney gift cards as a default payment method.
To add a Disney gift card as a default payment method, go to MyDisney Wallet, add the gift card, and select to use it as a default payment method. The gift card can currently be used on most purchases, including tickets and mobile food orders. As of now, Lightning Lane purchases are not yet supported. Hopefully, that change is also coming soon!
If you already have Disney gift cards saved to your DisneyGiftCards.com account, they will also automatically appear in the app (if you are using the same email to manage those cards you use for your Disney account), which is such a seamless benefit. When I logged into both apps, all my gift cards that are stored appeared automatically.
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This is a change many guests have been requesting for years. This is great news for Disney guests who use discount Disney gift cards to save money on theme park purchases.
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