http://www.militarydisneytips.com/blog/disney-military-discounts/how-to-get-the-cheapest-wdw-vacation-with-all-these-packages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-the-cheapest-wdw-vacation-with-all-these-packages Walt Disney World Military Discounts – Shades of Green News and Information – Disney News Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:51:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.militarydisneytips.com/blog/disney-military-discounts/how-to-get-the-cheapest-wdw-vacation-with-all-these-packages/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Amy Sinclair Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:26:40 +0000 http://www.militarydisneytips.com/blog/?p=122#comment-73 I do the combinations all the time for clients and for ourselves as we are a military family as well. A couple things to keep in mind. Shades charges $5 a day for parking if you have a car, Disney resorts do not. If you are flying in, Magical Express is free to Disney property guests. That means transportation to and from the airport is no charge where Shades will cost you on average $60 one way for a family of 4. If you are planning to eat a lot of meals on Disney property, you can add the Disney meal plan to the Military Disney Room Discount and save 20% on meals. Our family did not do the meal plan in March to see how much the savings really was (I was a skeptic) and we would have saved $180. Either way, it is important to run the numbers or book with someone that knows all the discounts to see which way is best. Shades is an awesome property, we have stayed there 6 times including our honeymoon but with all the discounts, 9 times out of 10 this year, Disney property is the way to go if savings is important and heck, it is Disney, the hotels are great! I do the combinations all the time for clients and for ourselves as we are a military family as well. A couple things to keep in mind. Shades charges $5 a day for parking if you have a car, Disney resorts do not. If you are flying in, Magical Express is free to Disney property guests. That means transportation to and from the airport is no charge where Shades will cost you on average $60 one way for a family of 4. If you are planning to eat a lot of meals on Disney property, you can add the Disney meal plan to the Military Disney Room Discount and save 20% on meals. Our family did not do the meal plan in March to see how much the savings really was (I was a skeptic) and we would have saved $180. Either way, it is important to run the numbers or book with someone that knows all the discounts to see which way is best. Shades is an awesome property, we have stayed there 6 times including our honeymoon but with all the discounts, 9 times out of 10 this year, Disney property is the way to go if savings is important and heck, it is Disney, the hotels are great!

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