This post is part of our Frequently Asked Question Series in the Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket FAQ section. The Disney’s Armed Forces Salute offers huge savings on theme park tickets and resort rooms to those Service Members who are eligible to participate.
Disney Introduces MagicMobile Service
Walt Disney World Has Announced Their New MagicMobile Service, saying it’s “A Convenient New Way to Experience Walt Disney World Resort.” At MDT we say that this is a cost saving measure, one of many, trying to eventually make Disney’s huge losses of the last 12 months bearable long term. History of My Magic+ In 2013 […]
Mears Connect Service to Disney World Replaces Mears Operated Disney Magical Express in 2022
Earlier this year, Walt Disney World announced that they would be ending their Magical Express Service. Disney’s long gone Magical Express used to provide round trip transportation service on buses between Orlando International Airport and your Walt Disney World Resort Hotel, as part of the price for your Disney Resort Hotel. The Magical Express service […]
Disneyland Finally Scheduled to Reopen
Disney has announced that the Disneyland Resort’s Theme Parks and limited Hotels will reopen. No mention of Military Discounts. Updated: 4 April 2021 Updated: 26 March 2021 UPDATE: Disneyland is scheduled to re-open to out of state guests on 15 June 2021. Will there be a Disney Armed Forces Salute? Theme Parks After being closed for more […]
Disney Military Discounts – A Confusing Topic For Disabled Veterans
There are lots of different Disney Discounts available for Disabled Vets. But trying to figure out which, if any apply to your situation can be not only confusing but sometimes impossible, if you don’t know where to look. I get lots of questions from my great readers via email. Many are from disabled veterans who […]
Cheapest Walt Disney World Room Prices for Military Families
Finding the right Walt Disney World discount can be challenging for military families. While the Disney Armed Forces Salute can provide Great discounts on Walt Disney World accommodations, it’s important to check everything that’s available for your vacation time frame in order to find the best discount possible. This is because starting in 2018 the […]
How Can I Buy More Than 6 Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets for My Large Party?
This post is part of our Frequently Asked Question Series in the Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket FAQ section. The Disney’s Armed Forces Salute offers huge savings on theme park tickets and resort rooms to those Service Members who are eligible to participate. How Can I Buy More Than 6 Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets for My Large Party? Do you […]
One-Day Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets Seasonal Pricing Begins
There has been a big change to pricing on single-day Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets. This change went into effect with the February 2021 price increase. What changed is that there are now 2 different prices for all Single-Day Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets. Christmas Pricing and Rest of the year. […]
2021 Walt Disney World Armed Forces Salute Ticket Announcement
Announcing the 2021 Walt Disney World Armed Forces Salute Ticket Offer! Military Disney Tips has received intel that Walt Disney World will soon be announcing that they will once again be offering the hugely popular Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets for all of 2021. Update: 15 February 2021 – Disney formally announced the tickets today. […]
2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Update
While the military community waits to see if there will be Special Military Discounted Disney Tickets for all of 2021, Walt Disney World is silent and Ticket Sales have Stopped! Posted 4 Feb 2021 Updated 5 Feb 2021 As of February Second Many Base Ticket Offices have stopped selling 2020 Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets. Shades of […]
The Orlando Navy MWR Tickets and Travel Office
Located right next to Orlando International Airport, the Orlando Tickets and Travel Office sells Military Discount Tickets for Orlando Theme Parks and Other Area Attractions. Very few know that this MWR location is here in Orlando! Orlando used to be the home to two military bases, McCoy Air Force Base and Naval Training Center Orlando.
The Orlando ITT Office and Navy Exchange
Did you know there was an ITT Ticket Office and Navy Exchange in Orlando? How about a very large Exchange with a large grocery section? Well, there sure is. The US Navy maintains both, plus a subway at the old Naval Training Center Orlando Annex. Military families staying in villas, Armed Forces Vacation Club condos, or […]
Our Third Trip Back to Walt Disney World
We’ve made our third trip back to Walt Disney World since their re-opened late last summer. You should read about our first trip back which took place shortly after WDW re-opened near the end of the summer 2020. There we detail all of the measures that are in place during this abnormal time. Crowds were extremely […]
2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute What About Tickets?
What about tickets after 26 September 2021? Here at MDT I’ve received so many emails, blog comments, and Facebook comments regarding what to do for travel to Walt Disney World on dates that include 27 September 2021 and later. These people are naturally very concerned about how they can decide about going and or plan […]
The 2021 Edition of Walt Disney World for Military Families is Available!
Hi there, I’m so excited to be able to announce that the 2021 version of Walt Disney World for Military Families has been released. Normally I have to wait each year for the new Disney Armed Forces Salute information to come out in order to be able to finish it up. But this year has […]
2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute Information – Rooms, Tickets, Memory Maker
Disney has updated their website with new information about the 2021 Salute Room, Ticket, and Memory Maker offers. UPDATE – 19 December 2020 – Base Ticket Offices will allow you to use 2020 Salute Tickets that you can’t use by 26 Sept ’21 towards new tickets! UPDATE – 5 December 2020 – Disney has confirmed to me […]
Our Second Trip Back to Walt Disney World
Well, we’ve made our second trip back to Walt Disney World since they re-opened late this summer after being closed in reaction to the 2020 virus. You can read about our first trip back which took place shortly after WDW re-opened near the end of the summer. There we detail all of the measures that […]
Magic Bands and FastPass Plus for Shades of Green Guests
Many readers ask me about the status of Walt Disney World’s Magic Bands and FastPass Plus at the Shades of Green Resort. They wonder: Does Shades of Green provide Magic Bands for free? How can I get a Magic Band? Can I link my Shades of Green reservation to my My Disney Experience account? Can […]
Park Hopping Returns to Walt Disney World!
Starting 1 January 2021, limited Park Hopping returns to Disney World!!! Today Disney announced the following: As the phased reopening of Walt Disney World Resort continues, we are nearing another exciting milestone we know many guests have been looking forward to: the return of the Park Hopper option! Starting Jan. 1, 2021, guests who purchased a ticket, […]
Walt Disney World Starting to Discount 2021
To date all of Walt Disney World’s announced Resort Room Discounts have only run through 25 December 2020, calling into question 2021 Discounts. UPDATE 3 Dec – Disney has announced 2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute Info Now there is Good News and a Positive Sign for a 2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discount! Disney […]
Our Return to Walt Disney World
We did it! We just spent 2 weeks at Walt Disney World and experienced all of the post-closure changes in person. In this post we’ll share it all with you. We’ll share our experiences, the good and the bad, our thoughts on the whole can of worms plus some tips. See our Second Trip Back […]
Will There Be a 2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discount? When Will Disney Announce a 2021 Salute Room Discount?
I am getting these two questions in growing frequency as the military community is wondering why we haven’t heard anything yet. This is understandable as each of the last 5 years, Disney has announced the coming year’s Military Salute Offer right about this time in September. And we’ve seen nothing yet. UPDATE 3 Dec – […]
Shades of Green Re-Open at Walt Disney World
On our Return Trip to Walt Disney World we stopped by Shades of Green to check out what’s happening. Our recent trip was the end of August/beginning of September 2020. It was our first trip of the year (we had 2 cancelled trips in the spring) and first trip after all of the special measures […]
Disney Accidentally Voided Some Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets
Well, it has been quite a year with lots issues that have come up with Disney’s Military Discounts! And here is the latest snafu! Disney World has inadvertently voided a block of 200-300 Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets! Who knows what they were doing? But your Base Ticket Office should be contacting you if you […]
2020 Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Refund Cutoff Date
Base Ticket Offices have been given the cutoff date for refunds of 2020 Disney Military Salute Ticket. This is for Unused 2020 Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets that cannot be used by 26 Sept 2021. If you purchased these highly discounted tickets prior to the Disney Parks closure and want to return them to your […]