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Using the Walt Disney World Theme Park Reservation System

3 August 2025 by Steve Bell 15 Comments

Using the Walt Disney World Park Reservation System

In this Tech-Related Post, we will walk you through making a Walt Disney World Theme Park Reservation. This is a really simple and quick process, as you’ll see, and is a needed step for Military tickets at Walt Disney World and all tickets at Disneyland. As a reminder, you will need to have your tickets […]

Filed Under: My Magic Plus, Special Times Tagged With: My Magic Plus, Walt Disney World

Disney Lightning Lane Premier Pass

22 November 2024 by Steve Bell 4 Comments

Disney has announced its new Premier Pass at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. What is Premier Pass Lightning Lane Premier Pass is an outrageously expensive, paid line-skipping program, that is essentially the same as Universal Orlando’s Express Pass Standard. Premier Pass is a big step up in both cost and convenience over Lightning Lane […]

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Magic Bands for Shades of Green Guests Worth Buying Them?

22 August 2023 by Steve Bell 21 Comments

Shades of Green guests can participate in many of the same benefits that Walt Disney World Resort guests can. But only in a limited fashion!  Because Shades of Green is not a Disney-owned hotel and is not part of the Disney reservation system and Magic Bands will not be sold ahead of time at a discount through your Disney […]

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Linking Disney Military Tickets and FastPass Plus Reservations

21 August 2021 by Steve Bell 130 Comments

Link Disney Armed Forces Salute Paper Vouchers to your My Disney Experience Account

With Walt Disney World’s temporary Theme Park Reservation system, the pre-purchase of Disney Military Discounted Tickets has become essential. In order to make your Theme Park Reservations ahead of time you need to link the temporary tickets (or vouchers) that you purchased from a military reseller (Base Ticket Office) to your My Disney Experience (MDE) account. […]

Filed Under: My Magic Plus Tagged With: FastPass Plus, My Magic Plus, Walt Disney World

Magic Bands and FastPass Plus for Shades of Green Guests

27 November 2020 by Steve Bell 28 Comments

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 […]

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Military FastPass Plus Ticket Options for Disney World

29 February 2020 by Steve Bell 19 Comments

Buy Military Discounted Disney Tickets Long Distance

Here is a rundown on the ticket options available for military families planning a Walt Disney World vacation. FastPass Plus is Walt Disney World’s attraction advance reservation system. Military families traveling to Walt Disney World have several ticket options available to them for their vacations. Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way tickets […]

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Waiting On Your Walt Disney World 60-Day FastPass Plus Window To Open

19 February 2020 by Steve Bell 4 Comments

Walt Disney World and Disneyland Technology Overview

So you’ve linked your Disney Armed Forces Salute or Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way tickets to your My Disney Account. What’s next? How Your Account Will Look At First (updated February 2020) As soon as you link a valid ticket or annual pass to your account you will open up your 30 day FastPass […]

Filed Under: My Magic Plus Tagged With: Attraction Ticket Prices, Disney NextGen, Walt Disney World

All You Need To Know About Disney World FastPass Plus For The Military Traveler

3 February 2020 by Steve Bell 119 Comments

What is FastPass Plus?

Disney World’s FastPass Plus (FastPass+, FP+) is an important topic for both the general public and the military community. FastPass Plus works with all military discounted Disney tickets! Many Base Ticket Offices sell Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Vouchers rather that the actual tickets. You must exchange these vouchers for the real tickets upon arrival, These vouchers […]

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