Why Disney Still Requires Park Reservations for Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets If you’re planning a trip to Walt Disney World using a Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket or the new 2026 Disney Celebrates America Military Salute Ticket, you may be surprised to learn that Theme Park Reservations are required! And you probably would ask the […]
Early Experiences With the 2026 Disney Celebrates America Military Salute Ticket (What We’re Seeing So Far)
Early Experiences With the 2026 Disney Celebrates America Military Salute Ticket The 2026 Disney Celebrates America Military Salute Ticket officially became usable on January 1, 2026. That means we’re only a few days into real-world use—but already, patterns are emerging. 2026 Disney Celebrates America Military Salute Ticket If you’ve seen it referred to online as […]
Disney World Adds New 2026 Verification Rule for Salute Tickets
New for 2026: Disney World Will Require the Military Member or Spouse to Be Present for First-Day Entry With Armed Forces Salute Tickets For the first time since Disney launched the Armed Forces Salute program in 2009, Walt Disney World is making a significant change to how Salute tickets are verified when they are used […]
2026 Disney Armed Forces Salute Announced
2026 Disney Armed Forces Salute Announced for Walt Disney World This morning, Disney released its 2026 Disney Armed Forces Salute for Walt Disney World! This annual program offers specially priced theme park tickets, exclusive military room discounts at Disney Resort hotels, and the popular $98 Memory Maker photo package. Update – 11/18/2025 Disneyland Resort has now […]
2026 Disney Celebrates America Military Salute Ticket
Disney’s NEW 2026 “Disney Celebrates America” Military Salute Ticket: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and When It Beats Every Other Option Big news for military families: Walt Disney World has introduced a new, year-style option for 2026—the Disney Celebrates America Military Salute Ticket, as part of the 2026 Disney Armed Forces Salute. Think of […]
Top Ten Things You Need To Know About Disney’s Armed Forces Salute Military Room Discounts for 2026
Disney’s Armed Forces Salute is a fantastic discount available to military members and retirees. This discount includes both ticket and room discounts. Here are the Top Ten Things that you need to know about military discounts on rooms using this offer. See our companion post about Military Discounted Tickets here: Top Ten Things You Need To Know […]
2026 Disney Armed Forces Salute: When Will Disney Announce the Military Discount?
Will there be a 2026 Disney Armed Forces Salute Military Promotional Ticket Discount next year? Yes! Disney World has announced its 2026 Disney Armed Forces Salute Every year around this time, military families start asking the big question: Will Disney offer a 2026 Armed Forces Salute? The Disney Armed Forces Salute is one of the […]
What to Expect When Disney Announces the 2026 Armed Forces Salute
What to Expect When Disney Announces the 2026 Armed Forces Salute When Disney announces a new Disney Armed Forces Salute, excitement—and chaos—quickly follow. If the 2026 Disney military discount is renewed, here’s exactly what to expect on announcement day and how to handle your Disney resort reservations without losing your sanity (or your savings). Salute […]
Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets vs Disney World Annual Pass
Disney Military Promotional Tickets vs. WDW Annual Pass – Which Is Worth It in 2025? This is a great question that recently came up as a question on a blog post. So I took a deep dive into the data to answer it. Back in 2012, this was an easy decision for me. I lived […]
2025 Disneyland Armed Forces Salute Announced
This morning Disneyland Announced its 2025 Disney Armed Forces Salute. This follows Walt Disney World’s announcement last month. What was announced this morning: Disneyland Salute Ticket prices and dates have been announced for 2025 Disneyland Salute Room discounts dates have been announced for 2025 Salute Ticket Discounts Disneyland Armed Forces Salute Tickets come in two […]
What to Expect on the Day Disney Announces the Disney Armed Forces Salute
While the military anxiously awaits to find out if Disney will renew the Disney Armed Forces Salute for another year, I thought it would be good to review what to expect if and when they do. Salute Renewal History This post is based on my and my readers’ experiences during the previous Disney Armed Forces […]
Why are Pop Century Resort and Caribbean Beach Resort No Longer Part of the Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts?
Starting in 2022 Walt Disney World’s Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts are no longer available (at all) for the Pop Century and the Caribbean Beach Resorts. NOTE: THis is no longer true for 2026! Many have written me to ask why. Disney of course will not state why, but here are my thoughts. […]
How Disney Price Increases Affect Military Ticket Discounts
Many people say there is nothing sure in life but Death and Taxes. I’d like to add another sure thing to the list, Disney Price Increases. Updated: 16 October 2023 for Increase on some GP tickets and 2024 Disney Armed Forces Salute. January 2023 for Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets price increase February […]
2024 Disney Armed Forces Salute Announced
This morning Walt Disney World Announced their 2024 Disney Armed Forces Salute. (24 October 2023) For full details (where to purchase, and full rules) see the main Disney Armed Forces Salute Page. Tickets Ticket Prices Disney World has announced 4, 5, and 6 hoppers and Park Hopper Plus tickets. Yes the very popular 6-Day Salute […]
When Will Disney Renew the Disney Armed Forces Salute for 2024?
Will there be a Disney Military Discount next year? Is a question that I begin getting in increasing numbers starting every summer. 2024 Disney Armed Forces Salute Announced This year the queries have started rolling in! The military community usually starts asking this question in the June timeframe because Disney usually releases their general […]
2023 Disney Armed Forces Salute Announced
Announcing the 2023 Walt Disney World Disney Armed Forces Salute! I’m very happy to announce that Walt Disney World has finally released the news that their hugely popular Disney Armed Forces Salute has been renewed for 2023. NOTE: 15 Nov 2022 – The Disney Armed Forces Salute has been officially announced by Disney this morning 15 November […]
When Will Disney Renew the Disney Armed Forces Salute for 2023?
Will there be a Disney Military Discount next year? Is a question that I begin getting in increasing numbers starting every June. The 2023 Disney Armed Forces Salute has been announced! This year the queries have started even earlier, so I’m posting this earlier than usual. UPDATE 28 Sept 2022: Sadly, the traditional (pre covid) […]
Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Package vs Room Only Reservation
Starting in 2021 we’ve seen a new trend by Walt Disney World for their Military Salute Room Reservations. I’ve been covering the Disney Armed Forces Salute since its inception and have personally used the Salute room discount over 40 times, and I had never heard of a Disney Armed Forces Salute Basic Package Rate until […]
2022 Walt Disney World Disney Armed Forces Salute Announced
Announcing the 2022 Walt Disney World Disney Armed Forces Salute! I’m very happy to announce that Walt Disney World has finally released the news that their hugely popular Disney Armed Forces Salute has been renewed for 2022. Disneyland announced their 2021-2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute in June 2021. The currently running 2021 Disney World Armed […]
2022 WDW Disney Armed Forces Salute Update
I’ve been advised that Disney will be announcing the 2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute on 16 November 2021! Until then I’ve been asked to take down the previously ousted ticket prices. Come back on the 16th for full details on the whole offer! The 2022 Walt Disney World Disney Armed Forces Salute Has Been Announced Steve
2022 Walt Disney World Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets
Shades of Green has announced 2022 Walt Disney World Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket prices. Note: this was the initial information that I had that the 2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute would be returning. Please see my full Disney Armed Forces Salute page for all of the current details! See the 2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute […]
No 2022 WDW Disney Armed Forces Salute So Far
The Military Community is understandably anxious about 2022 Walt Disney World Military Room and Ticket Discounts! When Will We Know? That is the question on everyone’s mind!!! UPDATE: See this Update Post NOTE: See this new post about 2022 Tickets Military families are concerned about being unable to make Theme Park Reservations for their desired […]
2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute Timeline
When will 2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets / Ticket Prices be announced or Tickets become available for purchase? Update October 2021: No news yet, see the most recent update Update July 2021: Numerous people keep asking about Walt Disney World in 2022. I have no knowledge or advice beyond what is already published in […]
Using Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets in 2021 and 2022
Well, it’s certainly been a crazy 11 months in Disney history, In the past year we’ve seen theme park closures, lack of information for the military community, partial theme park reopening, had to wonder when or if we would find out about 2021 military discounts, a 2020 ticket purchase extension, then a 2020 ticket purchase […]
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. […]