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Home » Blog Posts » ID Checks on Shades of Green Buses

ID Checks on Shades of Green Buses

By Steve 6 Comments

Shades of Green, the Armed Forces Recreation Center at Walt Disney World offers free bus transportation to and from destinations on WDW property.

This is a great convenience for those staying there.

(Updates Oct 2019)

SHades of Green Buses Dual ID Check

Unauthorized Riders

The reason for the ID check is Unauthorized riders.

Unfortunately, in years past there were those who took advantage of free daytime parking lot parking at Shades of Green in order to skip the pricey WDW parking fees at the theme park lots.

These people would drive to Shades of Green and tell the security guard they were there to buy tickets from the ticket office, or that they were visiting one of the golf courses. Then they’d then park in the lot and take the Shades of Green bus to one of the theme parks.

This became a problem for Shades of Green’s paying guests due to the volume of unauthorized people on the buses. This extended waits for those guests that the buses were intended for.

To combat this Shades of Green instituted a dual ID policy in order to ride their buses.

Shades of Green - Transportation ID Check

Shades of Green’s Buses – Note the 100% ID check on the window

ID’s Required to Ride Shades of Green’s Bus Fleet:

  • Shades of Green Resort ID
  • Military ID, Photo ID for sponsored guests

You must show your resort ID card and Military ID card before boarding the bus. You can use 1 resort ID for up to 5 guests staying in the same room. If you are not the sponsor, your guest will be required to show their resort ID and photo ID. All guests 18 and up must show a valid military or state issued photo ID.

Kids ages 15-17 are only required to show their resort ID. No ID is required for kids age 14 or under.

 

2019 update

Shades of Green had taken further steps by instituting an hourly parking fee and a new walking security gate.

When you check in you will be issued a paper Resort ID for everyone in your party, which is valid for your length of stay. Make sure you have these with you when heading out for the day!

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This MDT Post By: Steve Bell

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Filed Under: Shades of Green Tagged With: Shades of Green, Shades of Green Tour, Transportation, Walt Disney World

Comments

  1. Linda says

    8 April 2018 at 20:58

    Hi,
    We are a military family and will be staying at a Disney Resort. We will not have a car. We would like to visit Shades of Green. Can you tell us the best and cheapest way to get there since we can’t ride the Shades of Green bus?
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Steve says

      9 April 2018 at 05:16

      Hi Linda,

      You’ll have 2 options.

      Take Disney Transportation to the Polynesian Village Resort or Transportation and Ticket Center and then walk to Shades of Green. When leaving you can take the Shady Shuttle to the Shades property edge.

      Hire a ride, uber, Lyft, Minnie Van, Orlando Shuttle Service, etc.

      Here’s out Transport Page

      Reply
  2. Melissa says

    18 June 2018 at 08:38

    We’ll be sponsoring room for my brother and his daughter. If they wanted to head back to Shades of Green during the day without my husband and myself, he would just be able to show his resort ID and a drivers license? Or do we as sponsors have to be with him to get him on the bus? TIA!

    Reply
    • Steve says

      18 June 2018 at 18:21

      Hi Melissa,

      The resort ID and DL will be all they need to use Shades Transpo! You will not have to return with them.

      Reply
  3. Khristen Santos says

    1 November 2019 at 21:00

    I will be traveling to Disney with my husband and 4 children and we are staying at shades of green. Just wondering if all my kids will also receive a resort ID, including my infant, or is it just for the adults.

    Reply
    • Steve says

      2 November 2019 at 08:16

      Hi Khristen,

      Resort IDs are for kids 15 and up.

      Reply

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