paying with gift cards

[jpmsrivers]

I have been purchasing Disney giftcards each payday as a way to save for our trip in May. They are $25-$50 each. Can I take multiple cards and have them put on my reservation for charging or would this be asking too much? I would prefer to use these than for them to put a hold on my debit card.

Thanks for all of your help!

[faline]

I have paid for my stay with Disney gift cards but have not tried to put them on account up front.

[wdwaggie]

We booked our trip in Nov 2013 for our trip in Sept 2014. I only had to put the down payment on my debit card. We get gift cards through work as awards and had a lot of them on hand, so about every week or so I go online and apply 2-3 of them towards our balance.

[WRWDisney]

When I paid room charges with gift cards, I simply gave them a credit card (they do not put a hold on the card) at check-in and then stopped by the front desk the night before we checked out and paid all of the room charges with gift cards (we had about 20, so it took a little while). To be clear, this was for room charges only, not for the room itself.

Can't swear that this is there policy, but it was my experience. Hope it helps.

[jpmsrivers]

Thanks everyone!

[Bay Lake]

You have to watch your spending, I believe there are different limits depending on what level of room you are staying in. Once you hit that number your card is run for that amount. I was at Riverside a few years back and wanted to pay with gift cards, I went to the desk and my charges hit that magic number and they ran my card. Now every morning before I hit the bus I just clear out my balance. I am able to purchase gift cards at my daughters school and get a portion off of my school payment .