Here is a rundown on the ticket options available for military families planning a Walt Disney World vacation.
FastPass Plus is Walt Disney World’s attraction advance reservation system.
Military families traveling to Walt Disney World have several ticket options available to them for their vacations.
- Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets
- Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way tickets
- Shades of Green’s Stars and Stripes Passes
Where you stay also plays into your use of FastPass Plus
- Disney Resort Guests and Shades of Green Guests can make FastPass Plus reservations 60 days prior to check-in
- Non-Disney Resort Guests can make FastPass Plus 30 days prior to the desired date
Disney Resort Stays
When staying at a Disney Resort or Shades of Green you’ll need your tickets in hand more than 60 days prior to check in so that you can link them to your My Disney Experience account in time to make your FastPass Plus reservations.
Non-Disney Resort Stays
Those not staying at a Disney Resort or Shades of Green will need your tickets in hand more than 30 days prior to the desired day so that you can link them to your My Disney Experience account in time to make your FastPass Plus reservations.
Purchasing Tickets
You can purchase your tickets ahead of time in several ways.
You can buy them at your Base Ticket Office, some Offices don’t stock all types of tickets and require lead time to order what you need. Some Bases don’t carry them at all and you’ll need to get them via phone from a Base that will mail them. Allow 2 weeks for this process!
Shades of Green, Camp Pendleton, and several others will ship your tickets for a fee.
Tickets that you can get this way are:
- Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets
- Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way tickets
- Shades of Green’s Stars and Stripes Passes (only from Shades of Green)
Shades of Green Guests also offers a pre-purchase option without shipping for their own guests.  Prior to your stay Shades of Green will email you the details on how to do this and once the transaction is complete they will email you the ticket numbers for linking to your My Disney Experience account. On arrival you’ll be given the physical tickets when you check in. You can use the ticket numbers to link your tickets in your My Disney Experience account.
Read about ticket offices that ship.
Shades of Green’s Stars and Stripes Passes
A Special note about Shades of Green’s Stars and Stripes Passes. These length of stay passes may only be purchased from Shades of Green and are ONLY for those staying on property (Shades, Disney Resorts, or the Swan and Dolphin).
What’s the Right Ticket?
Selecting the right type of ticket is a decision that is very specific to your family and touring plans. There is no single right answer.
See: What’s the Right Military Discounted Disney Ticket for me?
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