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Military Disney Tips 2023 Disney Packing Checklist

By Steve 2 Comments

Welcome to Military Disney Tips!

My what to pack for Disney checklist includes items I’ve tested and used myself in the parks, plus great ideas that I’ve seen elsewhere and am planning to try. Everything on this list will either save you some cash or make your vacation and park experience more enjoyable and comfortable. Here is the Military Disney […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Planning Tagged With: Military Disney Tips, Packing, Planning, Walt Disney World

Shipping items to your Walt Disney World Resort Hotel in 2023

By Steve 6 Comments

Upgrade Your Disney Room For Free

Shipping items to your Walt Disney World Resort Hotel can be a great alternative to packing those items, lugging them to the airport, and paying airline fees! Rather than packing food, snacks, or other items in your suitcases, you can have packages shipped right to your Walt Disney World Resort. You can mail them from […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Planning Tagged With: Dining, Military Disney Tips, Walt Disney World

Shipping Items to Shades of Green Resort at Walt Disney World in 2023

By Steve 2 Comments

Shades of Green Resort

Shipping items to Shades of Green can be a great alternative to packing those items, lugging them to the airport, and paying airline fees! Rather than packing food or other items in your suitcases, you can have packages shipped right to Shades of Green. You can mail them yourself, or have your purchases from Amazon […]

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Military Discount Prices On Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party – 2022

By Steve 25 Comments

Military Discounted Tickets have been announced for the 2022 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is a special event held each winter on select nights at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom theme park. Your Disney Armed Forces Salute ticket will not get you into Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, the purchase of an additional event […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Military Discounts Tagged With: Christmas, Magic Kingdom, military discounted tickets, Special Events, Walt Disney World

Your Guide to Orlando International Airport

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Disneyland for Military Families

If you are flying to your Walt Disney World vacation, you’ll be transiting Orlando International Airport. Here is our guide to navigating the airport as smoothly as possible plus an overview of all that the airport has to offer. Note: there is an airport that calls itself “Orlando” Sanford International Airport. It is not in […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Transportation Tagged With: Transportation, Travel, Walt Disney World

10 Best Things About Shades of Green in 2023

By Steve 24 Comments

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 […]

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

Disney FuelRod Stations are Available at Disney Parks for Recharging Your Devices

By Steve 22 Comments

For those who haven’t planned ahead Disney’s Parks offer a solution for your depleted devices. With the advent of in-park WiFi and Disney smartphone apps like My Disney Experience that drain batteries quickly, recharging during your theme park days has become essential. When your device is running low you can do one of the following: Have […]

Filed Under: Disney World Next Gen, Helpful Tagged With: Disneyland, Walt Disney World

Disney Theme Park Accommodations for Guests with Disabilities

By Steve 11 Comments

Disney World for Wounded Warriors

The Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts have long been recognized as among the most inclusive and accessible vacation destinations in the world, largely because of the high standards of hospitality and customer service set by their namesake in the 1950’s. Tradition notwithstanding, times do change and in many ways for the better. Improvements in […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts, Helpful Tagged With: DisAbilities, Disneyland, PTSD, Walt Disney World, Wounded Warriors

The Essential Guide to Shades of Green

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The Essential Guide to Shades of Green

Planning a Disney World Vacation is challenging to say the least. With all you have to think about, you don’t want to have to worry that your accommodations won’t be what you expect. The Essential Guide to Shades of Green will show you everything you need to know about Shades of Green! The first time […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Shades of Green Tagged With: Military Discounted Rooms, Shades of Green, Shades of Green Tour, Walt Disney World

How Do I Make Resort Reservations Using the Disney Armed Forces Salute discount?

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This post is part of our Frequently Asked Question Series in the Disney Armed Forces Salute Rooms 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 do I make resort reservations using the Disney Armed Forces Salute discount? There are a couple ways that you can […]

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When Will Disney Renew the Disney Armed Forces Salute for 2020?

By Steve 7 Comments

2023 Walt Disney World Military Resort Rates

 Will there be a Disney Military Discount next year? Is a question that I begin getting in increasing numbers starting every June. The military community starts asking then because Disney always releases their general public resort rates for the upcoming year in late June. However this is not the case for Disney’s military discounts: the […]

Filed Under: Disney Armed Forces Salute, Helpful Tagged With: Disney's Military Salute, Disneyland, Military Discounted Rooms, military discounted tickets, Walt Disney World

60-Day FastPass Start to Finish How To Guide for Shades of Green Guests

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Shades of Green 60 Day FastPass How To

In Early 2018 Walt Disney World gave Shades of Green guests the ability to make FastPass Plus Reservations 60 days in advance! Prior to this Shades’ guests had to wait until 30 days prior to the desired date to make their FastPasses. Now they may make them 60 days prior to their check in date. This takes […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Shades of Green Tagged With: My Magic Plus, Shades of Green, Walt Disney World

Universal Studios Orlando City Walk Military Discounts

By Steve 11 Comments

The Universal Orlando Globe

Did you know that there are Military Discounts available for you at Universal Studios City Walk in Orlando, FL? While not quite as extensive as their local competition, there are a few restaurants that do offer nice military discounts. Margaritaville Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville offers a 10%military discount. Island Eats And Laidback Lyrics – Whether you arrive […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Universal Military Discounts Tagged With: City Walk, Dining, Universal Studios Florida

Make This Mickey Mouse Hands Magic Band Display

By Steve 7 Comments

You Can Make This Mickey Mouse Hands Magic Band Display You’ll be the envy of all your disney friends and have a great place to keep your Walt Disney World Magic Bands from your Disney trips. I’ve seen lots of pics of people putting their Magic Bands on all kinds of things around the house, but this […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Special Tagged With: Single Focus

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 […]

Filed Under: Disney Tips, Helpful Tagged With: Dining, Disneyland, Reader Tips, Tips, Walt Disney World

Airline Check In at Your Walt Disney Resort

By Steve 2 Comments

Disneyland for Military Families

Did you know that you can check in for your flight and check your bags at Walt Disney World Resorts for your flight back home? This great free service is so easy and convenient! (Updated November 2018) How It Works This complimentary service lets you check in for your return flight, get your paper boarding […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Walt Disney World Tagged With: Airline, Travel, Walt Disney World

Orlando International Airport’s USO Welcome Center

By Steve 25 Comments

The USO has a Wonderful location in Orlando International Airport! Years ago the Orlando airport had a USO, but it closed due to a lack of donations brought on by the closing of the Orlando Naval Training Center in the mid-1990s. It had been years since military members and their families visiting or traveling through Orlando have been […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Travel Tagged With: Orlando International Airport, Sea World, Shades of Green, Universal Studios Florida, Walt Disney World

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