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The Military Disney Tips Guide to Park Hopping

By Steve 5 Comments

Disney Park Hopping - Animal Kingdom

One of the ticket add-ons that Disney’s theme parks offer is the Park Hopper option. In this post we’ll discuss, what Park Hopping is, the tickets that offer it, how to do it, and why. What is Park Hopping? Basically Park Hopping is using one theme park ticket to visit two (or multiple) theme parks […]

Filed Under: Disney Tips Tagged With: Disney NextGen, Disneyland, military discounted tickets, Walt Disney World

My Tips for Touring Disney’s Parks

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My Tips for Touring Disney's Parks

My family and I have 50 years of experience touring Disney’s theme parks. This post contains some of our best tips to help you enjoy your Disney vacation. We’ve seen all the good, the bad, and the ugly during our time in the parks which I’ll share with you here. This chapter also contains some “theme park […]

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Walk from Shades of Green to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

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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 […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts, Disney Tips Tagged With: Shades of Green, Shades of Green Tour, Transportation

Disney World’s Keys to the Kingdom Tour

By Steve 6 Comments

Disney World's Keys to the Kingdom Tour (C) Disney

On a recent trip to Disney World my wife and I took the Keys to the Kingdom Tour, a special walking tour of the Magic Kingdom. Disney World offers many of these special tours and experiences, for an extra fee, at its Florida resort destination. Years ago the Keys to the Kingdom Tour was the […]

Filed Under: Disney Tips Tagged With: Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

Split Stays at Walt Disney World Resorts and Shades of Green

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Walt Disney World Split Stays

Here is Military Disney Tips’ advice on this slightly out of the ordinary subject. What’s a Disney World Split Stay? Splitting your vacation time between 2 or more Resort Hotels during your Walt Disney World vacation. We regularly do this in order to stay up to date with what’s going on at all the Disney […]

Filed Under: Disney Tips Tagged With: Disney's Military Salute, Military Discounted Rooms, Shades of Green, Walt Disney World

Disney Military Ticket Physical Security

By Steve 9 Comments

Disney Military Ticket Back

What if your Disney Tickets were stolen or lost? Are you prepared? I ask because this recently happened to a MDT reader and their family. They’d arrived in Orlando for their long awaited vacation and stopped at a local grocery store for some supplies. While in the store, their vehicle was broken into and their […]

Filed Under: Disney Tips Tagged With: Disneyland, military discounted tickets, Safety, Security, Walt Disney World

No Smoking in Disney’s Parks and Entertainment Areas Plus Other Changes

By Steve 7 Comments

Welcome to Military Disney Tips!

Disney just announced changes to their smoking policy as well as other changes. Smoking Effective 1 may 2019 smoking areas will no longer be present inside Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme parks, water parks, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex or Downtown Disney in California. This includes e-cigarettes, and all other items that produce […]

Filed Under: Disney Tips Tagged With: Disney Springs, Disneyland, Downtown, Downtown Disney, Walt Disney World, Water Parks

Top 10 Tips for Disney Travel With Kids

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Top 10 Tips for Disney Travel With Kids

Are you traveling to the Disney Theme Parks with little ones? Let us give you some tips from a Disney Pro. This is a guest post by Military Spouse Blogger Heather Walsh of MilMomAdventures.com 1. Plan ahead. Think about what you need for a day at home with your child and add about 20 percent more. […]

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Greg McCullough at Disney Springs November and December 2018

By Steve 2 Comments

If you are at Walt Disney World in November or December you should drop by Disney Springs to see Greg’s new pop-up store “The Art of Disney Presents Greg McCullough.” Greg is a great artist who creates awesome Disney artwork. We first learned of Greg when we saw this post on the Disney Parks Blog about […]

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Keep Kids Happy, Hydrated, and Occupied at Disney

By Steve 7 Comments

Disney-World-Crowds

Navigating the Disney parks with kids can be a challenge. The long days, constant waiting in line, and often high temperatures can send the little ones over the top and cause the infamous Disney Meltdown. Everyone has had enough, your child is crying and you’re thinking. “But this is the happiest place on earth!” There are […]

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