Yesterday many Base Ticket Offices and Shades of Green began selling Walt Disney World admission tickets again. 10 July 2020- Note some Base Ticket Offices may not have started selling yet. If your hasn’t see Buying Tickets Long distance This includes: Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets This is […]
2020 Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts Are Back
Today Walt Disney World began accepting Resort reservations for 2020 again! 9 July 2020 – This not only affects the general public, but the military community as well. I’m hearing good reports of Military Discount Availability from Our Travel Agent partner Ears of Experience! Due to the reduction in interest in going to Disney World […]
News On Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Sales
Disney has announced the re-start of general public ticket sales starting today. Now there is news for the Military Community on when their tickets will again be available for purchase. Note: when posted, we had no news, but as the day has gone on we have received realtime updates. (UPDATED 13:30 est 9 Jul) – […]
Walt Disney World Re-Opening Military FAQ
These are Unprecedented Times! We are in Uncharted Waters! We are so early into starting this Walt Disney World comeback. So many things are still unknown and unsaid. UPDATED 22 June 2020 – More resorts scheduled reopenings I have received so many questions since Disney has announced their Florida Resort comeback that I’ve decided to […]
Walt Disney World Re-Opening Dates Announced
Yes you read that right, “Dates!” Walt Disney World just briefed the Orange County Taskforce on their Re-Opening Plan. (UPDATED – 5/29) – Dining, FastPass, Extra Magic Hours Info HOT NEWS – Disney Has Extended the Expiration Dates for the 2020 Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets. (Updated 28 May 2020) Theme Parks Walt Disney World will be […]
Top 11 Free or Low Cost Disney World Activities
Here Are 11 First Evening or Last Day Ideas for Your Walt Disney World Vacation. Most likely you’ve spent most of the day getting to Walt Disney World. You might feel that using a whole day of theme park tickets for just a few hours would be a waste. Or you’ve used up your park […]
Walt Disney World’s Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida
Let’s take a trip back in time with this post. Once upon a time, Walt Disney World operated a Welcome Center in Ocala, Florida. Sadly it is now just a memory for those who used to enjoy stopping there. The Welcome Center was a gift shop and information center staffed by Disney Cast Members and […]
Walt Disney World Flag Retreat Ceremony
Every day at Walt Disney World the Magic Kingdom holds a Flag Retreat Ceremony to honor our nation and those who defend it. It takes place at 5:00 PM in Main Street USA’s Square at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom. Walt Disney World Security and a special guest conduct the ceremony. This is a […]
Disney World’s Technology and the Military Traveler
The Disney Theme Parks have a slew of great technologies to help out their Guests. Technologies like My Disney Experience, FastPass Plus (FP+), RFID Technology, and Magic Bands. The Military Disney Tips team just loves using all of these high tech features. My Disney Experience My Disney Experience – (MDE) is a section of the Disney.com website. […]
Walt Disney World Room View Categories – Do They Matter at Value and Moderate Resorts?
Walt Disney World has numerous room categories at all of their Resort Hotels. In this post we’ll look at which matter and which don’t at the Value and Moderate Resorts. There are many different room categories at the various resorts, and they all have a corresponding price point. The goal of this post is to […]
New Disney Ticket Center Opens at Disney Springs
Disney just opened up a new ticket sales location in Disney Springs. The Ticket Center is located in the Town Center section of Disney Spring near the WDW Bus Station and the Disney Springs Welcome Center/Guest Relations location. This new location will be your new one-stop shop for most ticketing needs including: Purchase Military Salute tickets […]
Tipping at Walt Disney World and Shades of Green
People often ask about who should they tip at Disney Wold and what’s the right amount. In this post we’ll go over all the circumstances when you should tip and suggest how much. We’ll share some in-depth research as part of the post and conclude with how things are different at Shades of Green. Disney […]
Divine at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
I want to share an amazing experience from Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. My family always enjoys spotting Divine. An on stage character at Animal Kingdom who embodies nature. She has arms and legs that look like branches or vines. SHe’s very tall (stilts) and blends right into the surrounding plants. It’s possible to walk right […]
WDW Toy Story Land Grand Opening
Military Disney Tips was honored to be invited to the Pre-Opening Media Preview of Walt Disney World’s new Toy Story Land two days prior to its opening on 30 June. The weather looked iffy, there was heavy rain on the radar all around WDW, but the rain kept breaking up and going around on both […]
Disney Spring’s High Tech Parking Garages at Walt Disney World
Disney Springs has two new, very High Tech parking lots. Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney) was in a state of flux for what seemed like years. A huge renovation and expansion was underway for a very long time which the recent name change to Disney Springs is part of. Thankfully all of the construction has been […]