Many people are confused by the Difference Between Disney Armed Forces Salute and Regular Military Discounted Tickets for Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
There are quite a few people that don’t even know about the Regular Disney Military Ticket Discount for Walt Disney World and Disneyland!
In this post I’m going to lay out the 11 differences for you.
Regular Disney Military Ticket Discount for Walt Disney World and Disneyland
- The Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets are the permanent discount that stretches back into the 80’s at least.
- These are slightly discounted versions of the exact same Magic Your Way Tickets available to the general public.
- They come in 1 – 10 day lengths at Disney World and 1 – 5 day lengths at Disneyland and offer
- The following ticket options are available Base (no options), Park Hopper, Water Park and Sports, and Park Hopper Plus at Disney World and Base, Base with Genie+, Park Hopper, and Park Hopper with Genie+ at Disneyland.
- Unlike the general public versions of these, they are not date based (attendance or price), you just buy it and use it at any time you’d like, where the GP version you have to buy for specific dates, say 20-24 January 2023 and pay the specific rate for those days. Tickets have the typical GP expiration of unused days, 14 days after first use and unused tickets typically expire on 31 Dec more than 1 year in the future. Unused days and tickets retain their value towards new full price tickets direct from Disney.
- There are no blockout dates on these tickets, except the single day tickets go up in price during the 2 weeks of Christmas.
- The member does not need to have a ticket and be part of the party. They may be purchased and then given to anyone (family or friends) to use without the member.
- There is no activation required and no limit at all on the number.
- There is no limit on the number of these the member, spouse, or child dependents can purchase.
- These tickets can only be purchased from a Base Ticket Office, Disney does not sell these.
- These are typically only the right choice for longer trips (6+ days) depending on user preferences on options, and single days (or if no more Salute tickets are available).
More Info:
Regular Disney Military Ticket Discount for Walt Disney World and Disneyland
Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets
Regular Military Discounted Disneyland Tickets
Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets
- The Disney Armed Forces Salute is a never guaranteed to be renewed temporary offer. The first of which was the first half of 2002, and the second which started the current string of offers in 2009.
- These are highly discounted tickets that come in a limited number of day lengths and options.
- These currently come in 4 and 5 day lengths at Disney World and and 3 and 4 day lengths at Disneyland
- The following ticket options are available Park Hopper or Park Hopper Plus at Walt Disney World and Park Hopper or Park Hopper Plus, with or with out the Genie+ add on at Disneyland.
- These tickets are only valid during the specific offer period and lose all value at the offer end date.
- Salute tickets often have blockout dates associated with each offer when they cannot be used.
- The member must have a ticket and be part of the party.
- Activation by the member is required in order for Disney to track the limit per member.
- They are limited in number to 6 per eligible member during each offer period.
- These tickets can be purchased on base or from Disney.
- These are the right choice for 2-4 park days.
More Info:
Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets
Disney Armed Forces Salute FAQ
Disney Armed Forces Salute FAQ Friday Ticket Posts
Disney Armed Forces Salute FAQ Friday All Topics
For more help on deciding on your ideal ticket, see the following:
What’s the Right Military Disney Ticket for Me?
Questions?
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I traded 2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute tickets for 2022. We did not use them. Can they be traded for 2023?
Hi Pete,
What you experienced is not a normal occurrence. Normally Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets lose all value at the end of the offer and if you have not used up all (or any) days on the tickets you are SOL.
The 2020 shutdown threw a monkey wrench into the Salute ticket release schedule for Disney and that rolled to planning issues for military guests.
Due to this, Disney on a strictly individual basis would work with those who could not use their tickets. Some won like you did, while others were screwed.
It’s worth your asking, but saying that you could not use the tickets over a 2-year period will be a hard sell. I would not mention that they were originally 2021 tickets if you can help it…
Please touch base afterward to let me know how it turns out!!!
Good news. This was their response:
“Greetings from beautiful Shades of Green Resort in Orlando, Florida.
If you purchased your tickets from us, and your tickets have not been used and are not expired, we can apply the cost of your original tickets to a purchase of future tickets.
We would need to have a picture of your original tickets, a picture of your sales receipt, and a signed order form showing the type and number of tickets that you would like to purchase.”
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Hey, great news Pete.
Thanks for the intel!
When is this discount typically released? We are planning a trip during the first week of 2024 and would love to take advantage.
Hi Jim,
Two things. First, just keep in mind that there is never a guarantee that the Disney Armed Forces Salute will be renewed. It has been going on almost continuously since 2010, with one notable short break.
Second as to announcement timing, there hasn’t been a usual since the 2020 debacle. Prior to that it was the end of the third week of September. 2020 and 2021 it was all over the place! But there last two years it has been near Veterans Day in November. This may end up being the new standard…