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 […]
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. […]
Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Disney’s Armed Forces Salute Military Discount Tickets in 2021
Disney’s Armed Forces Salute is a fantastic discount available to military members and retirees. This discount includes both ticket discounts and room discounts. Here are the Top Ten Things that you need to know about the Military Discounted Tickets with this offer. (Updated 6 February 2021) Note to non-retired veterans; you do not qualify for […]
Disney Military Tickets – Your 2021 Start to Finish Guide
The MDT Guide to purchasing and using Your Military Disney Tickets You Are Going To Disney! Great now you’ve got a lot of things to start thinking about. Theme park tickets are one of the biggest expenses for a Disney vacation. This post is meant to be your end-to-end guide on all things related to […]
How Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts Work for 2021
Starting back in 2018 Disney changed the way they allocate Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts. In the past, from 2009 through 2017, the Disney Armed Forces Salute resort hotel room discounts had always been a set percentage off of the standard rack room rate. Back then if the discount for your desired resort, room type, […]
What’s the Right Military Discounted Disney Ticket for Me for 2021?
What’s the Right Military Discounted Disney Ticket for me? I am often asked some version of this question. (Updated March 2021 with new WDW ticket prices. Nothing new for Disneyland at this time) A Very Complex Issue “I’d like to go to Disney World for 6 days, what’s the cheapest ticket to buy?” This question […]
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 […]
The 2021 Military Family’s Walt Disney World Comprehensive Vacation Planning and Preparation Guide
Here is Military Disney Tips’ 2021 Walt Disney World Planning Guide that will guide you through the process of preparing for your vacation. (Updated December 2020) Hi there, I’ve written this guide and checklist to help guide military members and their families through the complexities of getting ready for a Walt Disney World vacation. This […]
How to Activate Your 2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute Theme Park Tickets
Many people are surprised to find out that Disney’s Armed Forces Salute Tickets need to be activated upon arrival at Walt Disney World or Disneyland. Just buying them at your Military Base Ticket Office isn’t all that you need to do. These special Disney military tickets will not work at the theme park entrances or at the […]
2021 Regular Disney Military Ticket Discount for Walt Disney World and Disneyland
What did we do before Disney’s fabulous Armed Forces Salute? Many newer members of the military have never experienced a time when Disney did not offer the Disney Armed Forces Salute, but prior to January 2009 there was no such thing (except for one similar offer during part of 2002). Before these fairly new Salute Offers we […]
Shades of Green – Disney Value Resort Comparison
This is the first installment of the Shades of Green – Disney Resort Comparison Series Also please see How does Shades of Green compare to Disney in Price and the other 2 posts in the series: Shades of Green – Disney Moderate Resort Comparison Shades of Green – Disney Deluxe Resort Comparison Readers often send me questions […]
How Do Disney World Resorts Compare To Shades of Green In Price?
Planning a Disney World vacation is a big undertaking! One of the biggest decisions price wise that you’ll have to make during your Walt Disney World vacation planning will be where to stay. Should you stay at a Disney World Resort using the Disney Armed Forces Salute, or at Shades of Green the Military Owned and […]
10 Best Things About Shades of Green in 2021
Shades of Green, Walt Disney World’s military only resort offers so many great benefits that it is hard to keep this list to just 10! The biggest which is a given and often goes unsaid is that Shades of Green is located right in the middle of the Magic, an Armed Forces Recreation Center right […]
Shades of Green – Disney Moderate Resort Comparison
Welcome to the second installment of the Shades of Green – Disney Resort Comparison Series. Also please see How does Shades of Green compare to Disney in Price and the other 2 posts in the series: Shades of Green – Disney Value Resort Comparison Shades of Green – Disney Deluxe Resort Comparison This is the second post on […]
Walk from Shades of Green to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
Directions from Shades of Green to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort with Pictures! Shades of Green is located within walking distance of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. It’s about a half mile or a ten or fifteen minute walk. From the Polynesian you can take the monorail to the Magic Kingdom, the Transportation and Ticket Center (to […]