They think they book a trip to Disney World and end up with 70 years of Disney membership

The party was about to be ruined. An American family was preparing to celebrate Christmas at the Disney World theme park in Orlando (United States). However, a few days before flying to Florida, the family realized that the grandparents, who had offered them the stay in the park, had in reality purchased a 70-year subscription to the Disney streaming platform. , report the American media.

Andy Coston, the retired couple's daughter, shared the story on social media. “My parents bought $10,000 worth of Disney gift cards to buy our tickets and reserve restaurants,” she recalls in a video posted on TikTok, explaining that her parents thought they were “saving money.”

A few days before departure, the retired couple cannot make the reservations in question with the gift cards. Stunned, the American then realized her parents had purchased Disney gift cards worth a total of $10,000, which represents more than 70 years of subscription to the video platform.

" We need help. We are leaving in 6 days (...) My mother is distraught, dad frustrated, and the children are afraid that we won't get into Disney", explains the mother on TikTok, who emphasizes that her parents, aged 78 years old, didn't know the difference between Disney and Disney World. “Disney, as a marketer, your gift card needs to be redesigned to be more clearly differentiated,” she added.

His video quickly went viral on social media, reaching the ears of the entertainment giant. Disney eventually allowed them to convert these Disney gift cards into theme park tickets. Several other people assured Andy Coston that they had suffered the same fate, adds People.