The "well, duh" solution is to give them cash. Forgive me for wanting to be a little less mundane, but I wanted to do something a little more...well, magical.
The Disney Store sells gift cards online and in its brick-and-mortar stores, but nothing was really jazzing me. I was resigned to grabbing a plain old Mickey card when what do my eyes see but a new card category.
Personalized Gift Cards!
Well, let's look into this. I can upload a picture of whatever and have it added to the card, load it with cash, order it and it's sent off to me. And it doesn't cost me extra to use that personalized template.
I can choose to have a card carrier with a personalized note inside added to the order for $4.95 (which I think is pretty reasonable, all things considered).
Here's the important stuff: It takes 10-15 business days and you can't pay for expedited shipping. Since I'm within that time frame, I can't order these for my trip next month. But you can bet your money that I'll be ordering these for the next trip and each kid will have his/her picture from the Pirate's League on it.
One other note: This card can be used at "select" locations at the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. That means it won't be accepted everywhere. For example, there are probably a few unique vendors in Epcot that aren't part of the system. Just be aware that you may run into those oddball places where your card isn't accepted.
This is rock-on awesome and I can't wait to do it.
Here's the link to get the personalized card without the carrier: Personalized card with no card carrier
Here's the link to the gift card section in general where you can access the personalized template with the carrier. Gift Card Main Page
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