Coverage dated December 19, 2023 to December 20, 2023

Family mistakenly buys $10,000 in gift cards for Disney+ streaming service for trip to park

Headline from ABC 13 Houston

The grandparents stocked up on $10,000 worth of gift cards to buy theme park tickets and restaurant reservations, but there was one tiny problem: They were all for the Disney+ streaming service.

ABC 13 Houston's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC New York

    Illinois family accidentally bought $10K in Disney gift cards instead of Disney vacation (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A family who has been planning a vacation since the start of the coronavirus pandemic recently discovered they accidentally purchased $10,000 worth of Disney plus streaming gift cards for their future Disney experience instead of gifts cards to the popular parks.

  2. Black Enterprise

    Family Erroneously Purchases $10K in Disney+ Gift Cards Thinking They Were For Theme Parks (opens Black Enterprise)

    Published

    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Two parents purchased $10,000 worth of Disney+ gift cards thinking the gift cards were for Disney-themed parks.

  3. FOX 35 Orlando

    Family mistakenly buys $10K in Disney+ gift cards thinking they were good for purchases in theme parks (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    A Midwest family’s Walt Disney World vacation almost took a very disappointing turn after they realized $10,000 worth of gift cards they purchased for the trip were not actually for the park.

  4. Entertainment Weekly

    Family spends $10,000 on Disney+ gift cards thinking they were for Disney World (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    A family accidentally bought $10,000 worth of gift cards for Disney+ in an attempt to save money on their trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando.

  5. ABC 13 Houston

    Family mistakenly buys $10,000 in gift cards for Disney+ streaming service for trip to park (opens ABC 13 Houston)

    Published

    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    The grandparents stocked up on $10,000 worth of gift cards to buy theme park tickets and restaurant reservations, but there was one tiny problem: They were all for the Disney+ streaming service.

  6. Foxla

    Family buys $10,000 in gift cards for Disney vacation, then realizes they're for Disney+ (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    Ten thousand dollars in Disney+ gift cards won't help you on your family trip to one of the Disney theme parks – one family learned the hard way.

  7. WMUR

    Family Buys $10k In Gift Cards For Disney Vacation, Only To Realize They Are For Disney+ (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    This isn't the first time this has happened.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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