Disney just announced changes to their smoking policy as well as other changes. Smoking Effective 1 may 2019 smoking areas will no longer be present inside Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme parks, water parks, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex or Downtown Disney in California. This includes e-cigarettes, and all other items that produce […]
Your Introduction to Disney Resort Destination Security – Plus Some Tips
Disney’s theme parks have had Bag Checks as far back as I can remember (perhaps for the last 20 years). But since late 2015 metal detectors have been added to the security lineup. On 17 December 2015, literally overnight, America’s theme parks all began using some form of metal detectors. This includes Disneyland, Walt Disney […]
Top 8 Reasons to Use an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner
A Disney vacation is the perfect place for a military family to spend time together and think of nothing else. It’s the ideal location for a pre-deployment getaway, for reconnecting after a deployment, or for a special treat for the kids while mom or dad is away. Planning a Walt Disney World vacation can be […]
Disney Military Tickets – Your Start to Finish Guide
The MDT Guide to purchasing and using Your Military Disney Tickets You Are Going To Disney! Great now you’ve got a lot of things to start thinking about. Theme park tickets are one of the biggest expenses for a Disney vacation. This post is meant to be your end-to-end guide on all things related to […]
How Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts Work
Starting in 2018 Disney changed the way they dole out Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts. In the past from 2009 through 2017, the Disney Armed Forces Salute resort hotel room discounts had always been a set percentage off of the standard rack room rate. Back then if the discount for your desired resort, room type, […]
Ears of Experience Concierge Service
Staying at Shades of Green or another non-Disney resort? Need a Little Extra Help Planning your Disney Vacation? Ears of Experience Concierge Service will take the stress out of your Disney vacation planning! Ears of Experience is Military Disney Tips’ Recommended Disney Travel Agent! Many readers make their Disney Resort reservations through Ears of Experience for the […]
Top Ten Things You Need To Know About Disney’s Armed Forces Salute Military Room Discounts
Disney’s Armed Forces Salute is a fantastic discount available to military members. This discount includes both ticket and room discounts. Here are the Top Ten Things that you need to know about discounts on rooms using this offer. (Updated Jan 2019) See our companion post about Military Discounted Tickets here: Top Ten Things You Need To Know […]
Regular Disney Military Discount for Walt Disney World and Disneyland Tickets
What did we do before Disney’s fabulous Armed Forces Salute? Many new members of the military have never experienced a time when Disney did not offer the Disney Armed Forces Salute, but prior to January 2009 there was no such thing (except for one similar offer during part of 2002). Before the fairly new Salute Offers we […]
Disney FuelRod Stations are Available at Disney Parks for Recharging Your Devices
For those who haven’t planned ahead Disney’s Parks offer a solution for your depleted devices. With the advent of in-park WiFi and Disney smartphone apps like My Disney Experience that drain batteries quickly, recharging during your theme park days has become essential. When your device is running low you can do one of the following: Have […]
What’s the Right Military Discounted Disney Ticket for Me?
What’s the Right Military Discounted Disney Ticket for me? I am often asked some version of this question. Updated for 2019 A Very Complex Issue “I’d like to go to Disney World for 6 days, what’s the cheapest ticket to buy?” This question is typical of those that I receive and while this is a […]
Top 3 Disney Military Discounted Theme Park Tickets
Here are the Trop Three Military Tickets for Disney’s Theme Parks In full disclosure, there are the only three… Number 1 – Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets The Disney Armed Forces Salute offers special highly discounted military tickets. These tickets are for a specified number of days and come in several varieties. Because they are […]
The Military Disney Tips Guide to Park Hopping
One of the ticket add-ons that Disney’s theme parks offer is the Park Hopper option. In this post we’ll discuss, what Park Hopping is, the tickets that offer it, how to do it, and why. What is Park Hopping? Basically Park Hopping is using one theme park ticket to visit two (or multiple) theme parks […]
Disney Theme Park Accommodations for Guests with DisABILITIES
Recently, I became acquainted with Kathy Kelly who runs the Special Mouse website and podcast, which helps guests with Special Needs and Disabilities enjoy the Disney resorts. I’ve long wanted to have information on Military Disney Tips for our wounded brethren who might need just a little assistance in navigating the complexities of Disney’s system for those with DisAbilities. […]
Get Your Free Disney Parks Vacation Planning Videos Directly From Disney
If you are planning a trip to Walt Disney World or Disneyland? You should get Disney’s FREE Planning Videos! Ordering your free copy of the Disney Parks Vacation Planning Videos directly from Disney is as easy. Just click on the graphics in this post. These images link directly to Disney’s site where you will fill in your birth date (to […]
2019 Disney Armed Forces Salute Renewal Announced!
Announcing the 2019 Disney Armed Forces Salute! I’m very happy to announce that today Disney released the news that the hugely popular Disney Armed Forces Salute has been renewed for 2019. The currently running 2018 Disney Armed Forces Salute is an entirely separate offer which will continue to run through 19 December 2018. Please note that at […]