Canadian Disney Gift Cards

FYI one way around the restriction is to make a small payment(ie $20 from GC to booking from a $500 CDN$ GC) to your booking and then it will convert the remaining amount on the gift card to US$. I discovered that when I went to use the rest of a gift card I just used at the Disney store in the states on my booking. It was already in US$ even though it was a CDN card. (If I wasn't clear enough, feel free to ask and I will give the numbers and specifics to show you)
 
FYI one way around the restriction is to make a small payment(ie $20 from GC to booking from a $500 CDN$ GC) to your booking and then it will convert the remaining amount on the gift card to US$. I discovered that when I went to use the rest of a gift card I just used at the Disney store in the states on my booking. It was already in US$ even though it was a CDN card. (If I wasn't clear enough, feel free to ask and I will give the numbers and specifics to show you)
So, you had a Canadian gift card, it had 500 on it. You used it towards your room or package booking, and now the remaining funds on the card are in usd??

I was taking a trip this coming weekend to a different province and I was going to pick up some gift cards and start converting them onto a usd gift card. I've got about $600 left on a RO for a stay in December and I need to purchase park tickets and MVMCP tickets, does it make sense to purchase them for this?
 
So, you had a Canadian gift card, it had 500 on it. You used it towards your room or package booking, and now the remaining funds on the card are in usd??

I was taking a trip this coming weekend to a different province and I was going to pick up some gift cards and start converting them onto a usd gift card. I've got about $600 left on a RO for a stay in December and I need to purchase park tickets and MVMCP tickets, does it make sense to purchase them for this?

I had a $500 GC CDN$ and I put $20 on my booking. It applied the $20 US and converted the remaining amount on the CDN GC into US$. As for whether it makes sense for you, it depends on what you believe the american dollar will do. I have tried to average my foreign exchange rate by converting it at different intervals to take the guessing work out of what would happen. I am glad I did because Trump is killing our dollar.
 
FYI one way around the restriction is to make a small payment(ie $20 from GC to booking from a $500 CDN$ GC) to your booking and then it will convert the remaining amount on the gift card to US$. I discovered that when I went to use the rest of a gift card I just used at the Disney store in the states on my booking. It was already in US$ even though it was a CDN card. (If I wasn't clear enough, feel free to ask and I will give the numbers and specifics to show you)
I believe that any GC, used or not, will always show a US balance when used at a US store. I don't believe that it will stay in US funds once you try and use it in Canada at a Canadian store. Your balance on the GC site will be Canadian funds.
At least that's my understanding.
 


I don't know if there's a difference or not, but I did buy 2 different kinds of Canadian Disney Gift Cards. The first one was an exact $50 card, that card transferred no problem and has not lost any balance. The 2nd and last one I purchased was a loadable card $25-$5000, I put $50 on it and that one will NOT transfer and I've already lost 9 cents in the last week.

So I'm curious if the $50 cards are still working at transferring? And you say your balance hasn't changed, we may have found a way out of Disney's purposeful 'glitch'!?

Anyone dare to try again??? I will when I have enough points to do so.

Ahh, maybe that is it. The cards I have been purchasing at the straight exact dollar amounts. Three $25 cards.

I have another $25 one somewhere in the house. It was gifted to me a few months ago but I just can't figure out where I put the darn thing.

Maybe I'll purchase another $25 gift card today while I'm out grocery shopping. If I do, I'll let you know what happens with it.
 
I believe that any GC, used or not, will always show a US balance when used at a US store. I don't believe that it will stay in US funds once you try and use it in Canada at a Canadian store. Your balance on the GC site will be Canadian funds.
At least that's my understanding.

On the Gift Card site it showed the amount in american dollars, it did not show it transferring from CDN to American.
 
On the Gift Card site it showed the amount in american dollars, it did not show it transferring from CDN to American.
This is how it shows when you just go into the site and look at your cards. Note one says US and one doesn't however it shows the balance as US.
My Cards
tada-mickey-2-0.1x.jpg

Balance:

$187.50

2021
************4525

Primary Card

tada-mickey-2-0.1x.jpg

Balance:

$150.00

US
************1064

I have not made any purchases with my Canadian GC and if I look in 'check my balance' it shows all the transactions I have made with the card which have only been transferring from one Canadian card to another, total $250. Its just the way the site works. I would bet that if you check your balance tomorrow and the next day it will not be the same. I would be surprised if it didn't fluctuate. I certainly could be wrong. Please check over the next week or so and let us know.

ETA- go to the 'check your balance' page and see what it says. It will show all the transactions made with that card and give a balance. Does this show as a Canadian balance or US?

ransaction History
Date Amount Type
Apr 17, 2018 $25.00 Credit
Apr 19, 2018 $50.00 Credit
Apr 26, 2018 $100.00 Credit
Apr 29, 2018 $125.00 Credit
May 4, 2018 $150.00 Credit
May 5, 2018 $175.00 Credit
May 20, 2018 $200.00 Credit
May 25, 2018 $225.00 Credit
Jun 25, 2018 $250.00 Credit
 


Ok, so I tried it. Tried to add a CAD $50 to a US card. Same error message. Weird thing though, the balance showed up as $37.50 US instead of CAD, haven't seen that before...

I guess I'll have to travel with 2 cards, one in US and one in CAD...
 
This is how it shows when you just go into the site and look at your cards. Note one says US and one doesn't however it shows the balance as US.
My Cards
tada-mickey-2-0.1x.jpg

Balance:

$187.50

2021
************4525

Primary Card

tada-mickey-2-0.1x.jpg

Balance:

$150.00

US
************1064

I have not made any purchases with my Canadian GC and if I look in 'check my balance' it shows all the transactions I have made with the card which have only been transferring from one Canadian card to another, total $250. Its just the way the site works. I would bet that if you check your balance tomorrow and the next day it will not be the same. I would be surprised if it didn't fluctuate. I certainly could be wrong. Please check over the next week or so and let us know.

ETA- go to the 'check your balance' page and see what it says. It will show all the transactions made with that card and give a balance. Does this show as a Canadian balance or US?

ransaction History
Date Amount Type
Apr 17, 2018 $25.00 Credit
Apr 19, 2018 $50.00 Credit
Apr 26, 2018 $100.00 Credit
Apr 29, 2018 $125.00 Credit
May 4, 2018 $150.00 Credit
May 5, 2018 $175.00 Credit
May 20, 2018 $200.00 Credit
May 25, 2018 $225.00 Credit
Jun 25, 2018 $250.00 Credit

When I used the gift card that I used at the disney store in the states last weekend it did not use yesterday's exchange rate as my other card did. Instead it used last weekend's rate, so I know for sure it changed the entire balance to US$ last weekend, I can't say for sure it converted the amount on the card I paid down my booking today until tomorrow. Will let you know.
 
Good morning friends!

I tried scanning through this whole thread but just have a couple of questions. We’re planning a big 10 day 2020 Disney trip and I’d like to start picking up gift cards now.

I currently have one $5 ecard set up on the gift card page from DMR.

1. Can I transfer from a Canadian GC to a US ECard? (I do have a physical 0 balance gift card kicking around somewhere I’ll look for today and set up if I find it)

2. Can you transfer balance to add to the gift cards that have a set price on them? So example say I buy 2 $25 gift cards from shoppers, can I transfer one balance to the other and make it one $50 card? Or does it have to be one that is that the cashier puts the balance on like directly from the Disney store?

I think that’s all the questions I have for now. Excited to be back even tho our trip is so far away!!!! :(
 
Good morning friends!

I tried scanning through this whole thread but just have a couple of questions. We’re planning a big 10 day 2020 Disney trip and I’d like to start picking up gift cards now.

I currently have one $5 ecard set up on the gift card page from DMR.

1. Can I transfer from a Canadian GC to a US ECard? (I do have a physical 0 balance gift card kicking around somewhere I’ll look for today and set up if I find it)

2. Can you transfer balance to add to the gift cards that have a set price on them? So example say I buy 2 $25 gift cards from shoppers, can I transfer one balance to the other and make it one $50 card? Or does it have to be one that is that the cashier puts the balance on like directly from the Disney store?

I think that’s all the questions I have for now. Excited to be back even tho our trip is so far away!!!! :(


1. Not anymore. Only CAD cards to CAD cards and US cards to US cards. Doesn't matter if it is hardcopy or an e-giftcard. Disney changed this just recently. No one knows why.

2. I'm not sure of this but I would think the cards would be reloadable.
 
1. Not anymore. Only CAD cards to CAD cards and US cards to US cards. Doesn't matter if it is hardcopy or an e-giftcard. Disney changed this just recently. No one knows why.

2. I'm not sure of this but I would think the cards would be reloadable.

Thanks! :)
 
To follow up, as best as I can tell, it did not convert the remaining amount on the gift card when I used it. Its tough to keep track of as I have over 70 gift cards I have bought and used for this upcoming trip.
 
Hi all, I too have just skimmed over the thread and am a bit confused how the cards currently work, as I have never used gift cards before. My question is as follows:

I am planning a trip this winter and was hoping to purchase Cnd gift cards and use them to pay for my Disney resort (thereby avoiding the 2.5% currency conversion fee from my Visa) Will Disney accept my Cnd gift cards as payment on my resort reservation or will I need to go to the US and purchase the gift cards there?
 
Hi all, I too have just skimmed over the thread and am a bit confused how the cards currently work, as I have never used gift cards before. My question is as follows:

I am planning a trip this winter and was hoping to purchase Cnd gift cards and use them to pay for my Disney resort (thereby avoiding the 2.5% currency conversion fee from my Visa) Will Disney accept my Cnd gift cards as payment on my resort reservation or will I need to go to the US and purchase the gift cards there?
Yes, Disney will except them as payment for your resort reservation, payment for tickets, payment for dinning or payment for anything bought at Disney such as souvenirs. They are also excepted for Disney Cruise Line. The Canadian dollar amount is converted to U.S. using the rate of the day you pay with them.
Hope this helps.
 
Yes, Disney will except them as payment for your resort reservation, payment for tickets, payment for dinning or payment for anything bought at Disney such as souvenirs. They are also excepted for Disney Cruise Line. The Canadian dollar amount is converted to U.S. using the rate of the day you pay with them.
Hope this helps.
Yes, this is great! Thank you!!
 
Did you ever do this and did it work???
Was on the DCL Cruise ship August 20th out of Vancouver to Alaska and they took a $50 Canadian gift card and they converted it to $38 and change USD, so they will take them on the cruise. Next trip is to Aulani so going to start adding one of these on shopping trips so that we have the cards saved up for spending money onsite.
 
I'm having trouble finding gift cards suddenly (Toronto). In the past I purchased them from Food Basics (none today), Loblaws (now they only have the $50 card), Pharma Plus (none there for the past 2 weeks). Are they just really popular or is the supply drying up. Trying to save enough for my DVC maintenance fees in January 2019. Anyone else?
 

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