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Welcome to this week’s Round-Up, where I share what’s going on at Military Disney Tips and on the web.
It’s been a long week, we had an exercise at work and I put in lots of extra hours. So I didn’t get as much done on the site and blog as I’d have liked to.
I just posted about the Your First Visit did a nice write-up on why we haven’t seen details yet on the 2012 Disney Military Discounts. The missing details, while frustrating, don’t mean the deal is not happening. Rather, it’s that the details are still being worked out. Getting the details right means a couple of things—first, coordinating with the U.S. Military about its role in the eligibility setting and purchasing process, and second, getting the right blackout dates for 2012.
Looking for something to do the day you arrive at Disney? Many people arrive later in the day on their arrival day and don’t want to waste a day of their park ticket on a partial day. Well there is a great new option at Downtown Disney, the AMC Dinner Theatre. The Disney Food Blog has a review. The Verdict - For the cost of an average movie (around $11 for adults), guests to the newly renovated Downtown Disney AMC Dine-In Theaters can experience a good movie, good food, and good drinks all at the same time (food and drinks cost extra, of course).
The bar and the food options were both very reasonably priced for an on-property Disney location. All of the food was delicious and worth eating again (especially the French fries).
From Running with the Mouse on the Disney Dispatch there is an post on Disney’s Coast-to-Coast Race Challenge. You’re probably familiar with all of the races held at Disney World and Disneyland, but have you heard of the Coast-to-Coast Race Challenge? According to runDisney, it’s the “ultimate test in endurance with a Disney twist”. Wouldn’t it be nice if this would count towards your PT test?
Lowes will be saluting the troops nation-wide this Memorial Day weekend. They are offering 10% off with a military ID. To further recognize our U.S. armed forces, Lowe’s will provide a military discount on Memorial Day weekend. All active, reserve, retired, and honorably discharged U.S. military personnel, VA benefits recipients, and their immediate family members will receive a 10 percent discount on certain in-store U.S. purchases made during the Memorial Day holiday. The discount is available May 26–May 30. My local Lowes does this year-round does yours? See their press release.
Here is a great link my Command Chief sent out this week Peterson’s DOD MRR Libraries – Education Lifelong Learning Center. There is a huge amount of information on the site to prepare you for: the military, college, civilian jobs, high school, medical training, and grad school. Check it out, could be very helpful.
And the last link while neither Military or Disney is funny (sort of), I ran across it this week, it’s a page on the Center for Disease Control website on how to be prepared for a Zombie Infestation. This tongue in cheek report uses the example of zombies to talk about how to prepare for any disaster. So what do you need to do before zombies…or hurricanes or pandemics for example, actually happen? First of all, you should have an emergency kit in your house. This includes things like water, food, and other supplies to get you through the first couple of days before you can locate a zombie-free refugee camp (or in the event of a natural disaster, it will buy you some time until you are able to make your way to an evacuation shelter or utility lines are restored).
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