Family spends $10,000 on Disneyland gift cards... only to realize they're actually for Disney+

One family made a big mistake after they spent the equivalent of $10,000 on what they believed to be Disneyland gift cards.

Going to Disneyland is a huge occasion, because let's be honest, going to the Happiest place on Earth isn't exactly cheap these days.

But once you hear those little animatronics singing 'It's a Small World' at you, the pain of your empty bank account soon wears off.

Well, one family who thought they were going to have the trip of a lifetime soon made a startling realization during their vacation planning.

Disneyland is often dubbed the "happiest place on Earth". Credit: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/Getty

Taking to TikTok, Andie Coston revealed that she and her family were due to go to Disney in 2020, but the pandemic put a stop to their plans.

The family, which included 16 people set to travel, rearranged their plans for Christmas 2023 - which sounds like it would be a lovely experience.

Andie noted that to save money, her parents purchased $10,000 worth of what they believed to be vouchers for tickets and meals at the park... but sadly, they were mistaken.

After attempting to load the vouchers onto their account, Andie came to the realization that the stack of Disney vouchers in front of them were actually for Disney+ - the company's streaming service.

That's a lot of Disney+ vouchers... Credit: NurPhoto/Getty

Each voucher, appearing to have $100 on it, meant that Andie and her family could enjoy 70 years of Disney+, but sadly, no entry to the park.

As you can imagine, the family went into panic mode and were starting to think that their dream Christmas Disney trip wasn't going to happen.

Comments flooded in, including a personal favorite which read:

"Kids: mom can we go to Disney

"You forever: we have Disney at home"

At least the family could watch Disney+ for the rest of their lives... Credit: SOPA Images/Getty

Another comment read: "This is why my parents aren’t allowed to make these types of decisions without a child present."

A third person offered genuine advice, saying: "Call the number on the back of the gift card and they will transfer it. This happened to someone else in a Disney planning group I’m in and everything worked out just fine!"

Well, it would seem that this is exactly what Andie did as she posted a follow up video revealing that Disney had kindly offered to turn the $10,000 worth of Disney+ vouchers into vouchers for the park.

So the family made it to Disney for Christmas after all, and nobody was forced to watch Disney+ for 70 years. Success!

Featured image credit: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/Getty