Picture it: you're just days away from setting off on your dream holiday and the bargain hunter inside of you splashes out on gift cards for the resort you're going to - presumably because they were discounted...
Well, what you're picturing is a dream holiday which was slowly turning into a hellish one after one mom accidentally bought $10,000 worth of Disney+ vouchers instead of Disneyland ones.
Yikes.
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Andie Coston's mom made the mistake of doing exactly that, giving herself and her family 104 years of streaming, as that's how long it would to use them up if she was on the basic $7.99 a month subscription.
Taking to TikTok she explained how her mom forked out the eye-watering amount on their family vacation to Disneyland, so that her children could redeem them wherever they went around the amusement park.
They had originally planned to take the vacation back in 2020, but were forced to postpone their trip when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
This is when her parents decided to purchase $10,000 worth of vouchers for the family to redeem and use at the park when they were eventually able to go.
Andie took to TikTok to explain: "We finally planned it for this Christmas. All 16 of my family members were going. To save some money, my parents bought 10k of Disney gift cards to purchase our tickets and restaurant reservations."
She continued: "I went home this weekend, and they were having problems loading the gift cards correctly and purchasing the tickets."
Well, we all know what the problem was.
The panicked family posted a video asking people for help in figuring out how they could resolve the situation, hoping to 'turn the $10,000 of Disney streaming gift cards into $10,000 of Disney Parks gift cards'.
They said: "We leave in 6 days and the parks are selling out of tickets because it's Christmas. My mom is distraught, Dad frustrated, and the kids worried we won't get into Disney."
As the numbers had already been scratched off the back, they were not eligible to be returned.
Fortunately, after reaching out to Disney, the company were able to transfer over the gift cards so that they could use them in the parks rather than on $10,000 worth of Disney+.
Speaking about the experience with PEOPLE, Andie said: "I am so glad we were able to get it resolved, especially for my parent's sake. It was also good to hear that my parents are not the only ones who have experienced this.
"I received many messages and comments from people telling me that they or someone they know have had similar experiences.
"I hope that this story makes more people aware of the card difference so no one else experiences this."
This is your sign to check your Disneyland vouchers give you more than just access to the new season of The Bear.
Topics: Disney, TikTok, Christmas, Travel, Social Media
Joe Yates