One more question:
If you opt to get the gift card for merchandise, can you still get the Birthday Fastpass, too, or is it one or another?
TIA
i could care less about my group... they can fend for themselves, stop riding my birthday coattails...One difference between choosing the merch card and the Birthday Fastpass is that with the latter, everyone in your group gets one (up to an advertised maximum of six, although plenty have reported getting more if needed) so your whole group can benefit, although whether it is necessary on any given day depends on the crowd level.
In the gift card's favor, it can be used any time after you receive it - it is not restricted to be used only on your birthday.
i could care less about my group... they can fend for themselves, stop riding my birthday coattails...
i'd use it for the GC so I can buy things I'd not normally do... OR, like I did this year, upgrade it to a seasonal pass.