People often ask about who should they tip at Disney Wold and what’s the right amount. In this post I’ll go over all the circumstances when you should tip and suggest how much. I’ll also share some in-depth research as part of the post and conclude with how things are different at Shades of Green. […]
Changes to Genie+ at Walt Disney World for 2022 and 2023
Walt Disney World will no longer sell Genie Plus as part of a ticket. Disney has announced that starting 8 June 2022 at Walt Disney World Disney Genie+ will only be purchasable via the My Disney Experience App on the day of use! That means that you will no longer be able to purchase Genie+ […]
Choosing Your Walt Disney World Resort
Choosing your Walt Disney World Resort Hotel can be one of the biggest decisions you make during your vacation planning. This post is to help you with your decision making process. We will go over the various factors that go into making your decision, and give you a few tips and suggestions along the way. […]
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 or to some MDX) is a section […]
Planning and Executing Your Walt Disney World Vacation During These Trying Times – 2021 Travel
Welcome to our resource for all of the things that are different about a Disney World Vacation during this Temporary Abnormal. On this page we’ll be discussing everything that is different about planning and executing a Walt Disney World vacation for military families during this temporary “health crisis.” UPDATE 5 July 2021 – Over the […]
Our Third Trip Back to Walt Disney World
We’ve made our third trip back to Walt Disney World since their re-opened late last summer. You should read about our first trip back which took place shortly after WDW re-opened near the end of the summer 2020. There we detail all of the measures that are in place during this abnormal time. Crowds were extremely […]
Our Second Trip Back to Walt Disney World
Well, we’ve made our second trip back to Walt Disney World since they re-opened late this summer after being closed in reaction to the 2020 virus. You can read about our first trip back which took place shortly after WDW re-opened near the end of the summer. There we detail all of the measures that […]
Our Return to Walt Disney World
We did it! We just spent 2 weeks at Walt Disney World and experienced all of the post-closure changes in person. In this post we’ll share it all with you. We’ll share our experiences, the good and the bad, our thoughts on the whole can of worms plus some tips. See our Second Trip Back […]
The C-141 Starlifter Lives On In WDW’s Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Here is a great bit of military and aviation trivia for Walt Disney theme park fans. Walt Disney World Hollywood Studios’s, Star Wars Galaxies Edge, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction has a piece of military aviation history used as a set dressing. When Disney Imagineers are building a new attraction they will go to the […]
UPDATE #2 – 2020 Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts Are Back
Today Walt Disney World began accepting Resort reservations for 2020 again! UPDATE – 22 July 2020 – Disney has resumed accepting Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Reservations for 2020! Ears of Experience reported last night that they were again able to make room reservations with this very popular military discount. Disney has not yet restored their […]
Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Sales Have Resumed
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 […]
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 […]