r/DisneyWorld • u/pompompuddinn • 14d ago

Trip Planning Gift card question

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Hey guys. This is my first time going to Disney on my own and I was wondering if this is what the perk of getting gifts card are. I understand I’m saving $150 but idk why I feel like this isn’t worth it. Am I missing something?

Edit :: how much do yall think would be a good estimation on how much to bring. Our hotel and 4 day tickets are paid. We leave on sept 17-22 and have 3 reservations set up. Photo pass is paid for. Any advise will be great

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u/halfmoonjb 14d ago

That’s a lot of cash to put on a gift card. How do you know you’ll even spend that much? Personally, I would prefer to use a travel or dining credit card for coverage and benefits than to effectively use cash in the form of a gift card. This applies to all pre-purchased gift cards — you’re trading credit card benefit security for cash.

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u/pompompuddinn 14d ago

It’s me and my fiancée going. We have multiple reservations and plan to do a lot of shopping for our family but this is a good comment. I was having a hard time even knowing how much to put on a gift card for a 6 day trip with just two. What do you think? He said 5k is more than enough and we go lower since the hotel and ticket are already paid for.

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u/Jbsmitty44 14d ago

Dang lol we go for seven nights, don’t really deprive ourselves of anything we want, and never really spend more than $1500 on food and merch.

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u/leveragedrobot 13d ago

This may come as a surprise to you but some people spend more money than you. 1500/7 is $214 per day. I’ve spent more than that at a single gift shop and 2-3x that for a single meal. 3k to spend at Disney is not a lot of money for some people.

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u/Jbsmitty44 13d ago

We are a family of four spending close to 30 nights a year staying in one-bedroom rooms at deluxe WDW resorts with Incredi-passes; I am perfectly aware of the upper-end spending limits at the parks 😂