Westgate Resorts to Give Away Free Vacations for Military Families On Veterans Day 2021

For This Veteran’s Day, Westgate Resorts Will Again Be Giving Away Free Vacation Stays to Military Families!

This super offer has always been one of the very most popular posts that I do each year on Military Disney Tips. 

This offer first started in 2011 and each year since then Westgate has offered free vacation stays to the military community (excepting 2020).

Eligibility

The free vacations are offered to all military ID carrying statuses:

• Active
• Reserve
• Guard
• Retired

Offer Overview

Vacation location and dates

This year, the program is offering a free 2-night stay in Orlando, FL at the Westgate Town Center Resort & Spa/Westgate Villas Resort & Spa on 3-6 December 2021. This location is just a few miles from Walt Disney World.

This is a short notice offer. Normally the stay is in the spring.

Westgate Military Weekend Orlando

3-6 December 2021, Westgate Town Center Resort & Spa in Central Florida will host military personnel and their families. All attendees will receive complimentary accommodations in a studio or 1 bedroom villa (upgrades and extensions are available for a fee), up to 4 free admissions to Westgate’s Ship Wreck Island water park (not to exceed room capacity), and a private concert featuring Nashville favorite the Chris Weaver Band.

Westgate’s CEO David Segal (a veteran) says, “Our U.S. military and their families make a constant sacrifice. We hope to give those who have served in combat a chance to spend some quality time with their loved ones. Nothing can ever replace the family time that’s lost, but by creating these weekends for them, we’re trying to help make new memories and give these men and women the recognition they deserve.”

You can read my review of the my last free stay (2019) at the resort and all they have to offer here: Trip Report – Westgate Free Military Vacation 

Westgate is a timeshare location and many have asked me in the past if there is a gimmick or if there will be a sales pitch. The answer is absolutely not! This is just a generous offer to our community from a company that was started by a veteran.

Westgate Offer Details

Deposit – $100 (this deposit is 100% Refundable at check in, it is only used to hold the reservation)

Cancellation: 7 Day Cancellation

Rooms Types Available for the 2 night stay:

Towncenter Resort

• Studio,  sleeps 3
• 1 Bedroom Standard, sleeps 4
• 2 Bedroom Deluxe, sleeps 8  (requires paid upgrade)

Villas Resort

Studio,  sleeps 3

• 1 Bedroom Standard, sleeps 4
• 2 Bedroom Standard, sleeps 6 (requires paid upgrade)
• 2 Bedroom Deluxe, sleeps 8 (requires paid upgrade)

Upgrade Rates:

Upgrade of room type if desired and available (requires a paid upgrade)

• 2 bd std – $169
• 2 bd dlx – $199

Additional nights beyond the 2 nights included

• Studio – $109 Per Night
• 1 bd – $139 Per Night
• 2 bd std – $199 Per Night
• 2 bd dlx – $209 Per Night

Included Extras For the Number of People in your party:

Up to 4 people per party (can be up to 6-8 if you upgrade the room type)

• Tickets to Shipwreck Island Water Park
• Entrance to the Chris Weaver Band Concert Performance on Saturday, 11 May

Weekend Schedule

Friday, December 3^rd, 2021

• Resource Fair – Starts in lobby and continues outside – 11 am – 7 pm
• Friday night activity – holiday movie – 7:30 pm -baseball field

Saturday, December 4th, 2021

• 5K Run – 7:30 am
• Family Field Day, featuring strolling magic by Vegas award winning magician, Jen Kramer – 10 am – 3 pm  – will be on the green opposite side of the stage
• Magic Show (Jen Kramer) – 12 pm- 1 pm – meet and greet at 1:30 – On the green during family field day
• Historic Military Vehicle Display & Demonstration – 10 am – 3 pm
• Shipwreck Island Water park – opens at 11 am
• Concert – 7:00 pm opening remarks, 7:30 pm concert – featuring Nashville Favorite Chris Weaver Band
• Fireworks after concert

Sunday, December 6th, 2021

• Continental Breakfast – 7-10 am – Banquet space

How to Get This Offer

Beginning 11 November 2021 at exactly 9 am eastern, no later!!!

These free vacations literally are always filled in 15 minutes or less!!!

Go to Westgate’s Military Offer Page make your reservation and place a fully refundable $100 deposit to sign up for this offer.

You can watch Westgate’s free vacations for military families page for information on registering for their their upcoming Military Weekend Vacation Giveaway.

Past experience with this offer shows two things:

1. These vacations go fast! Usually they are all taken within minutes.
2. There can be technical difficulties with the Westgate website. The volume has been known to crash the server in the past.

Please note that if there are technical difficulties, Military Disney Tips cannot help you in any way.

Additional Information from MDT

Westgate Town Center is a first class Westgate resort located just a few miles from Walt Disney World, Sea World Orlando, and Universal Studios Florida.

There are absolutely no strings attached and no sales presentations whatsoever. Just an offer to say thanks for serving.

Staying Off WDW Property

Staying off Walt Disney World property brings up the topic of transportation.

Airport Transportation – Those not staying at a Disney Owned Resort are responsible for their own transportation from the Orlando International Airport.

I have some suggestions on my Transportation Overview Page

Theme Park Transportation – The Westgate resorts offer free transportation to the theme parks.

If you’d like to have the use of Magic Bands to act as your park tickets and FastPass Plus tokens, you’ll need to buy your own Magic Bands. You can do so at the Disney Store.

Please note in the past the Westgate website has been overwhelmed by the traffic volume. Military Disney Tips is not associated with Westgate, I’m only passing the info on to you and I  have no control over sign up and cannot help you if that occurs! 

Alternate Military Offer

In addition to the special complimentary vacation weekend, Westgate Resorts offers a up to 20 percent savings for rooms across their entire portfolio of 27 resort destinations for all U.S. military veterans. So check out Westgate’s portfolio of military discount hotels if you’re looking for a deal on your next getaway.

This offer applies to all military ID carrying statuses:

• Active
• Reserve
• Guard
• Retired

About Westgate Resorts

Founded in 1982 by David A. Siegel, Westgate Resorts is one of the largest resort developers in the United States. Westgate features 28 themed destination resorts with over 13,000 luxury villas in premier locations throughout the United States such as Orlando, Florida; Park City, Utah; Las Vegas, Nevada; Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Williamsburg, Virginia; Miami and Cocoa Beach, Florida; Branson, Missouri; Mesa, Arizona; and Tunica, Mississippi.

Most Westgate Resorts locations feature a variety of unique restaurant, retail and spa concepts, including Drafts Sports Bar & Grill, Westgate Smokehouse Grill, Edge Steakhouse, Westgate Marketplace & Deli and Serenity Spa by Westgate.

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