Disney Armed Forces Salute FAQ
Created on 10 July 2011
Updated 15 January 2012
General Armed Forces Salute Questions
What is the Disney Armed Forces Salute?
Am I eligible to participate in the Armed Forces Salute?
What Discounts are offered during the Armed Forces Salute?
What is the time frame of the Armed Forces Salute?
At which Disney Parks is the Armed Forces Salute available?
Armed Forces Salute Hotel Discount Questions
What Hotel Discounts are available during the Armed Forces Salute?
How do I make resort reservations using the Armed Forces Salute discount?
Can I add the Disney Dining Plan to my Armed Forces room reservation?
Are there any dates when the Armed Forces Salute room discount is not available?
Armed Forces Salute Theme Park Ticket Questions
What types of Armed Forces Salute Theme Park Tickets are available?
What are the Park Hopper and Water Park & More Options
Who is allowed to purchase the Armed Forces Salute Tickets?
How many Armed Forces Salute Theme Park Tickets can I purchase?
When do the Armed Forces Salute Tickets expire?
Are there any dates when the Armed Forces Salute theme park tickets are not valid?
Where can I buy the Armed Forces Salute Theme Park Tickets?
How do I activate the Armed Forces Salute Tickets?
My Base ticket office won't sell me more than 6 tickets what can I do?
I have Armed Forces Salute Tickets with days remaining that I purchased after 3 Oct. 2011. The tickets say they expire on 30 Sept. 2011, will these be valid after that date?
I need more Armed Forces Salute Tickets what can I do?
Anything else that I need to know about these tickets
What is the Disney Armed Forces Salute?
The Walt Disney Company has been offering various versions of their Armed Forces Salute since January 2008. During these offers eligible service members and their spouse are eligible for both steeply discounted theme park tickets and outstanding discounts on Disney Resorts.
Am I eligible to participate in the Armed Forces Salute?
"Eligible Service Members" are active or retired members of the U.S. military, including the National Guard, Reservists and the U.S. Coast Guard. Permanently Disabled Veterans are also eligible for this offer. These military personnel will have a military ID with a DAVPRM status. Spouses of eligible members are able to participate without the member being present.
Not eligible are: unaccompanied dependants (children), prior service members who did not retire, foreign military members, DoD civilians. Service members who did not retire may be eligible for other discounts.
What Discounts are offered during the Armed Forces Salute?
During these offers eligible service members and their spouse are eligible for both steeply discounted theme park tickets and outstanding discounts on Disney Resorts.
What is the time frame of the Armed Forces Salute?
The 2010/2011 Armed Forces Salute which began on 3 October 2010 (room discounts)/ 24 October 2010 (ticket discount) was supposed to end on 30 September 2011, BUT prior to it's end was extended through 30 Sept. 2012.
At which Disney Parks is the Armed Forces Salute available?
The Armed Forces Salute discounts on both resort rooms and theme park tickets are available at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida and at Disneyland in California.
What Hotel Discounts are available during the Armed Forces Salute?
Disney is offering outstanding discounts on their resort rooms for Military Members and their families.
At Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida – 40% off Deluxe Resorts, 35% off Moderates and Fort Wilderness Cabins, and 30% off Value Resorts. Resort categories.
At Disneyland in Anaheim California – Up to 40% off Resorts
How do I make resort reservations using the Armed Forces Salute discount?
You can call the Disney central reservations numbers yourself and ask for the Armed Forces Salute room only discount.
Or you can work through a travel agent. Military Disney Tips recommends the military family owned and operated, Disney specializing travel agency Ears of Experience.
Disney Reservations: Disney World 1-407-934-7639, Disneyland 1-714-781-4565
Can I add the Disney Dining Plan to my Armed Forces room reservation?
Absolutely, just ask to add whichever dining plan that you'd like to your Armed Forces Salute room only reservation. These rates are not eligible for the Free Dining Plan that Disney offers at times.
Are there any dates when the Armed Forces Salute room discount is not available?
Yes. The Armed Forces Salute room discounts are not available on the following blockout dates:
Disney World:
- December 26-31, 2011
- April 1-12, 2012 (Magic Kingdom only)
- July 4, 2012 (Magic Kingdom only)
Disneyland:
- December 24, 2011-January 2, 2012
- February 17-19, 2012
- April 2-14, 2012
- July 4, 2012
What types of Armed Forces Salute Theme Park Tickets are available?
At Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida
- Four-Day Park Hopper Tickets or Four-Day Water Park and More Tickets for $138.00,
- Four-Day Park Hopper Tickets plus the Water Park and More Option for $165.00.
At Disneyland in Anaheim California
- Three-Day Park Hopper Tickets for $99.00
What are the Park Hopper and Water Park & More Options?
At Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida
- The Park Hopper Option allows visiting multiple Disney Theme Parks in one day. You can start your day in one theme park take a mid-day break and then tour another park.
At Disneyland in Anaheim California
- The Water Parks Fun & More option allows 4 "visits" to Disney non-theme park entertainment venues. These consist of Disney's two Water Parks (Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach), Disney's Wide World of Sports, DisneyQuest, or a 9-hole round of golf at Disney's Oak Trail Golf Course. Think of the WP&M visits as four additional admission tickets on top of your four-day theme park ticket. These visits are totally separate from your theme park admission, which can be used on the same day as a theme park visit or on a day all by themselves. They can be used once a day or you can use multiple visits per day. Used wisely the WP&M option can extend you four-day vacation to eight.
Who is allowed to purchase the Armed Forces Salute Tickets?
"Eligible Service Members" are active or retired members of the U.S. military, including the National Guard, Reservists and the U.S. Coast Guard. Permanently Disabled Veterans are also eligible for this offer. These military personnel will have a military ID with a DAVPRM status. Spouses of eligible members are able to participate without the member being present.
Not eligible are: unaccompanied dependants, prior service members who did not retire, foreign military members, DoD civilians. Service members who did not retire may be eligible for other discounts.
How many Armed Forces Salute Theme Park Tickets can I purchase?
"Eligible Service Members" may now purchase up to 12 of the Military Salute Tickets during the entire offer period, as long as no more than six (6) tickets are used at any one time (only five (5) if the spouse goes without the member).
When do the Armed Forces Salute Tickets expire?
All Armed Forces Salute Theme Park Tickets issued on or after 24 October 2010 expire on30 September 2012.
Note: tickets sold prior to the extension of the offer through 30 September 2012 were marked with a 30 September 2011 expiration, but these tickets are now valid through the end of the offer, 30 September 2012. Here are the procedures to extend your tickets.
Are there any dates when the Armed Forces Salute theme park tickets are not valid?
Yes there are what Disney calls blockout dates, dates on which the tickets may not be used. they are
For Disney World
- December 26-31, 2011
- April 1-12, 2012 (Magic Kingdom only)
- July 4, 2012 (Magic Kingdom only)
For Disneyland
- December 24, 2011-January 2, 2012
- February 17-19, 2012
- April 2-14, 2012
- July 4, 2012
Where can I buy the Armed Forces Salute Theme Park Tickets?
The Armed Forces Salute Theme Park Tickets must be purchased in person either by the eligible service member or their spouse. A military ID is required.
The tickets may be purchased at any of the three following locations:
- Your local Base Ticket Office
- Shades of Green (the military hotel on Disney World property)
- Disney Theme Park Ticket Windows
You will pay no tax at the military resellers (Base ITT and Shades of Green), local sales tax is added at Disney ticket booths.
Tickets purchased at military resellers are exchange tickets, these tickets must be exchanged for an active ticket (for no extra cost) at Disney's theme park ticket windows prior to first use.
How do I activate the Armed Forces Salute Tickets?
Simply take the exchange ticket you received either from your Base ITT office or Shades of Green to a ticket window at any of Disney's theme parks Or Guest Relations locations..
There they will check your military ID and make the exchange for permanent tickets.
You may do this at any time, the number of days the ticket holds do not start until the first day you use it to enter a theme park.
The sponsor's social security number will be collected at this time for tracking purposes.
All members of the party must be present.
My Base ticket office won't sell me more than 6 tickets what can I do?
This extension of the 2010/2011 offer has caused much confusion primarily due to the fact that Disney keeps changing the details of the offer.
These ticket offers and the military's ability to resell them to it's members are governed by contracts. with Disney's several changes of the offer the details have changed from what is on the contract. Hopefully they will be updated but until they are Base ITT offices and Shades of Green are bound by what the contract says. Which at the beginning of the extension was 6 tickets per offer period (the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 offers were considered separate at first).
So if you are having difficulty getting the number you need from military sources get the rest of what you need from the Disney ticket booths upon your arrival.
Remember that only six tickets can be active at any one time unless you have a large immediate family.
I have Armed Forces Salute Tickets with days remaining that I purchased after 3 Oct. 2011. The tickets say they expire on 30 Sept. 2011, will these be valid after that date?
Tickets sold between 24 October 2010 and the extension of the offer through 30 September 2012 were marked with a 30 September 2011 expiration, but these tickets are now valid through the end of the offer, 30 September 2012. Here are the procedures to extend your tickets.
I need more Armed Forces Salute Tickets what can I do?
The policy at Disney ticket booths is that exceptions should be made for immediate families larger than five people. For example, if a family has six children, Disney should allow all members of the family to purchase 4-Day Disney Military Promotion Tickets. Military ticket resellers may not allow you to do this.
Anything else that I need to know about these tickets
Yes, this extension of the 2010/2011 offer has caused much confusion primarily due to the fact that Disney keeps changing the details of the offer and does not train their castmembers on the details.
There has even been confusion between different sections of the company (those who negotiate the offer with the military and the ticket sales dept.)
If you are having difficulty getting what you need and feel is right at any seller (your base ITT office, Shades of Green, or a Disney ticket window) try another venue. Keep trying till you find someone who will help you. Be friendly and explain your predicament, you'll find someone to help.