Walt Disney World® Resort is marking it’s 50th anniversary, and the celebration’s so big we need 18 months to enjoy this very special occasion! With unique limited-edition souvenirs, enticing anniversary-themed treats, a shimmering brand-new color and much more, there’s never been a better time to visit. Your Disney® Visa® Credit Card will help you get the most enchantment out of the event, from mementos to experiences and beyond. Read on for all you need to know about Cardmember benefits at The World’s Most Magical Celebration.

Plan your visit with special vacation financing

If you’ve been thinking about when to make your Walt Disney World® Resort dream vacation a reality, this celebration is the perfect time. And if you’ve been wondering how to budget to experience this celebration, running through March 2023, your Disney Visa Card is the answer. Use it to book a qualifying Disney vacation package, and you’ll benefit from special vacation financing.¹ Then, you’re ready to join the festivities!

Immerse yourself in EARidescence with your Disney Visa Card design

In honor of the anniversary, the Walt Disney World® Resort team created EARidescense, a totally new color that embodies Disney magic. Visitors will find it all over the parks: lending some extra sparkle to Cinderella Castle, giving Spaceship Earth an added glow and adorning special merchandise. And as a Cardmember, you can carry this signature color with you wherever you go. Just select or switch to the Walt Disney World 50^th design on the Disney Visa Credit Card Designs page.²

Use your shopping savings for limited-edition Walt Disney World® Resort souvenirs

There are five new merchandise collections just for The World’s Most Magical Celebration. Filled with marvelous mementos, they range from retro goods that will take you back to Walt Disney World® Resort’s opening day to upscale looks fit for a prince or princess. But you won’t find them just anywhere; these must-have items are available only at Walt Disney World® Resort. Check out the 50^th Anniversary Celebration Merchandise Page for a list of locations selling them, and don’t forget to use your Disney Visa Card to save 10% on select merchandise purchases of $50 or more!³⁴

Enjoy themed treats by redeeming Disney Rewards Dollars

What’s a celebration without cake? Or cakes? Or chili-cheese dogs, ice cream sandwiches, donuts and a whole lot more? Walt Disney World® Resort has some delectable 50th Anniversary celebration sips and bites on offer across its four theme parks, like the EARidescent Firefly mocktail at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park and the Nostalgia Pineapple Upside Down Cake at The BOATHOUSE® in Disney Springs®. Sweetest of all, Cardmembers can redeem Disney Rewards Dollars toward these goodies and more around Walt Disney World® Resort.⁵

Capture the memories with special Disney PhotoPass shots

Cardmembers can also redeem Disney Rewards Dollars toward Memory Maker, the perfect way to capture your 50th Anniversary celebration experience.⁵ Disney PhotoPass photographers will take your picture in some of Walt Disney World® Resort’s most iconic locations, and you’ll have access to digital downloads of your Disney PhotoPass photos and videos. You’ll also be able to get special themed Magic Shots that will add balloons, confetti, EARidescent borders and more to the images.

Take a guided tour by redeeming Disney Rewards Dollars

Go behind the scenes, back in time and on to the future. The 50^th Anniversary Tour will take you places no other tour will. This VIP experience, available for a limited time only, will bring you to one of Walt Disney World® Resort’s first hotels; introduce you to the all-new, futuristic Space 220 Restaurant; and so much more. Redeem your Disney Rewards Dollars toward this full-day tour and get ready for one of the most incredible Disney experiences you’ll ever have.⁵

Save on limited-time items around Disney Springs®

Cardmembers will find plenty of savings on celebratory treats at Disney Springs®. You’ll get 20% off the Shimmer Donut at Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company and 10% off select purchases at Paddlefish, like the Best Flan in Half a Century (at least!).³⁶ And don’t miss your chance to save 10% on select purchases at Terralina Crafted Italian, where you can try the Whimsical White Chocolate Mousse, featuring salted caramel and cotton candy.³⁶ Yum!

Visit Disney Resort hotels for dining savings on themed desserts

Cardmembers can save 10% on most meals, most days at select restaurants around the Disney Resort hotels with the Disney Visa Card, and there’s no better time to take advantage of this perk than during The World’s Most Magical Celebration.³⁷ Head to the Grand Floridian Café at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa to try the 50th Anniversary Vintage Minnie’s Brown Betty Profiterole, a crunchy-topped cream puff filled with cinnamon-spiced apples and Chantilly cream. And don’t miss the decadent 50^th Celebration Tart—a birthday cake mousse dome atop a milk chocolate mousse-filled vanilla tart shell with mini chocolate crisp pearls, buttercream and fondant—at Ale & Compass Restaurant at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort.

Celebrations this big don’t come around every year, so be sure to visit Walt Disney World® Resort to share in all of the excitement! For more info on all that will be in store on your vacation, be sure to check out What to See and Do at The World’s Most Magical Celebration.