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Planning Your 2023 Disney Vacation for Military Families

By Steve Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas to all! Finally, all the shopping and preparation for Christmas is over. All the presents have been opened and the kids are enjoying all of their new toys. This is traditionally (based on my historical traffic numbers) the time that Mom and Dad start to plan for next year’s vacation. In an effort […]

Filed Under: Disney Tips Tagged With: Dining, Disneyland, Military Discounted Rooms, military discounted tickets, Shades of Green, Transportation, Walt Disney World

How Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts Work for 2023

By Steve 18 Comments

Upgrade Your Disney Room For Free

Starting back in 2018 Disney changed the way they allocate 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, […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts Tagged With: Disneyland, Military Discounted Rooms, Walt Disney World

What’s the Right Military Discounted Disney Ticket for Me for 2023?

By Steve 80 Comments

2023 Walt Disney World Military Resort Rates

What’s the Right Military Discounted Disney Ticket for me? I am often asked some version of this question. Updated February 2022 for the discontinuation of Shades of Green Stars and Stripes Passes Updated August 2021 for Non-return of FastPass+ and introductory info on Disney Genie and Disney Genie+ A Very Complex Issue “I’d like to […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts Tagged With: Disney's Military Salute, Disneyland, military discounted tickets, Walt Disney World

Why All Military Families Should Buy Travel Insurance

By Erin Schreiver Leave a Comment

2023 Walt Disney World Military Resort Rates

Whenever you book a Disney vacation you may recall being asked if you would like to buy travel insurance through Disney. Most people scoff at the thought of paying even more money for their vacation, but if you’re a military family, specifically active duty, you may want to consider vacation insurance. What Is Vacation Insurance? […]

Filed Under: Disney Tips Tagged With: Disneyland, Tips, Walt Disney World

Disney Military Ticket Physical Security

By Steve 9 Comments

Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets

What if your Disney Tickets were stolen or lost? Are you prepared? I ask because this recently happened to a MDT reader and their family. They’d arrived in Orlando for their long awaited vacation and stopped at a local grocery store for some supplies. While in the store, their vehicle was broken into and their […]

Filed Under: Disney Tips Tagged With: Disneyland, military discounted tickets, Safety, Security, Walt Disney World

Top Ten Things You Need To Know About Disney’s Armed Forces Salute Military Room Discounts for 2023

By Steve 28 Comments

2023 Disney Armed Forces Salute Timeline

Disney’s Armed Forces Salute is a fantastic discount available to military members and retirees. This discount includes both ticket and room discounts. Here are the Top Ten Things that you need to know about military discounts on rooms using this offer. (Updated December 2022) See our companion post about Military Discounted Tickets here: Top Ten Things You Need […]

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2023 Regular Disney Military Ticket Discount for Walt Disney World and Disneyland

By Steve 120 Comments

What did we do before Disney’s fabulous Armed Forces Salute? Many newer 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 these fairly new Salute Offers we […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts Tagged With: Armed Forces Salute, Disneyland, military discounted tickets, Shades of Green, Walt Disney World

2023 Disney Armed Forces Salute Announced

By Steve 43 Comments

2023 Walt Disney World Military Resort Rates

Announcing the 2023 Walt Disney World Disney Armed Forces Salute! I’m very happy to announce that Walt Disney World has finally released the news that their hugely popular Disney Armed Forces Salute has been renewed for 2023.  NOTE: 15 Nov 2022 – The Disney Armed Forces Salute has been officially announced by Disney this morning 15 November […]

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2023 Military Discount on Memory Maker at Walt Disney World

By Steve 133 Comments

Walt Disney World is offering military discounts on WDW Memory Maker. Disney’s Memory Maker PhotoPass and Memory Maker are Disney’s two programs with witch you can have Disney’s professional photographers document your Disney World Vacation.  For 2023 Walt Disney World is offering their Memory Maker Service for a huge discount! NOTE: Disneyland is not offering […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts Tagged With: Disney NextGen, Disneyland, Walt Disney World

ATTENTION MILITARY FAMILIES: Disney Salute Tickets Expire SOON!

By Erin Schreiver Leave a Comment

If you are a qualifying military family planning a wonderful Christmas vacation, keep reading! If you follow Military Disney Tips then you know all about the great discounts that Disney offers to military families. The Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets are the best deal available to these families by offering a flat rate ticket for […]

Filed Under: Military Discounts Tagged With: Disneyland, military discounted tickets, Special Events, Walt Disney World

When Will Disney Renew the Disney Armed Forces Salute for 2023?

By Steve 29 Comments

2023 Disney Armed Forces Salute Timeline

 Will there be a Disney Military Discount next year? Is a question that I begin getting in increasing numbers starting every June. The 2023 Disney Armed Forces Salute has been announced! This year the queries have started even earlier, so I’m posting this earlier than usual. UPDATE 28 Sept 2022: Sadly, the traditional (pre covid) […]

Filed Under: Disney Armed Forces Salute Tagged With: Disney's Military Salute, Disneyland, Military Discounted Rooms, military discounted tickets, Walt Disney World

What to Expect on the Day Disney Announces the Disney Armed Forces Salute

By Steve 47 Comments

While the military is anxiously waiting to find out if Disney will renew the Disney Armed Forces Salute for another year, I thought it would be good to review just what to expect if and when they do. Updated for the potential 2023 Walt Disney World Disney Armed Forces Salute Salute Renewal History This post is […]

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The Military Disney Tips Guide to Park Hopping

By Steve 5 Comments

Disney Park Hopping - Animal Kingdom

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 […]

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Disney Veteran Discount and Disney Military Discount Eligibility Guide

By Steve 50 Comments

Disney Military Discounts for Veterans Who Did Not Retire from the Military

Disney Veteran Ticket Discounts and Disney Veteran Room Discounts have always been a complicated subject. This is even more true in 2021 with the new John McCain Defense Authorization Act. In this post we will lay out just what every eligibility group is eligible for. We will cover every possible status, that is a wide […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts Tagged With: Disneyland, Military Discounted Rooms, military discounted tickets, Veteran, Walt Disney World

Disney Military Tickets – Your 2023 Start to Finish Guide

By Steve 87 Comments

Disneyland Military Discounted Theme Park Tickets

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 […]

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Top 2 Disney Military Discounted Theme Park Tickets for 2023

By Steve 5 Comments

Here are the Top Three Two Military Tickets for Disney’s Theme Parks In full disclosure, there are the only three Two… Updated February 2022 for the discontinuation of Shades of Green Stars and Stripes Passes Number 1 – Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets Note to non-retired veterans; you do not qualify for the Disney Armed […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts Tagged With: Disneyland, military discounted tickets, Walt Disney World

My Tips for Touring Disney’s Parks

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My Tips for Touring Disney's Parks

My family and I have over 50 years of experience touring Disney’s theme parks. This post contains some of our best tips to help you enjoy your Disney vacation. We’ve seen all the good, the bad, and the ugly during our time in the parks which I’ll share with you here. This chapter also contains some “theme […]

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Downtown Disney Military Discounts At Disneyland Resort

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Military Disneyland Discounts

Did you know that there are Military Discounts available for you at Disneyland’s Downtown Disney? Downtown Disney is the Disneyland Resort’s dining, shopping and entertainment area. There you’ll find great dining options, many merchandise stores (Disney and others), as well as entertainment venues. See our list for Florida’s Disney Springs also. Downtown Disney stretches from […]

Filed Under: Military Discounts Tagged With: Disneyland, Downtown Disney

Disney FuelRod Stations are Available at Disney Parks for Recharging Your Devices

By Steve 22 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Disney World Next Gen, Helpful Tagged With: Disneyland, Walt Disney World

Disney Genie Service Replaces FastPass+ and FastPass, and MaxPass

By Steve 11 Comments

Changes to Genie+ at Walt Disney World for 2022 and 2023

Big changes are coming this fall at Walt Disney World and Disneyland! Yesterday evening Disney announced the expected release of the Disney Genie Service this fall for both Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort. Note: This is our initial announcement post, please see our new Disney Genie and Genie+ Service Page for full details. […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts Tagged With: Disneyland, My Magic Plus, Technology, Walt Disney World

Top 8 Reasons to Use an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner In 2023

By Steve 12 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Disney Resorts Tagged With: Disneyland, Military Discounted Rooms, Walt Disney World

Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts – Figuring Your Actual Cost

By Steve 11 Comments

Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts - Figuring Your Actual Cost

Most Military Families who are looking into a Disney vacation are aware of the great Disney Armed Forces Salute room discounts. But figuring out what actual actual cost would be can take a little work! Walt Disney World Resorts have many factors which greatly change an individual room’s rates: Many different price periods during the year Days of […]

Filed Under: Disney Discounts Tagged With: Armed Forces Salute, Disney's Military Salute, Disneyland, Military Discounted Rooms, Walt Disney World

Disneyland Theme Park Reservation System

By Steve 3 Comments

Disneyland Theme Park Reservation System

At Disneyland, currently you must purchase your tickets and then make Theme Park Reservations in order to enter a Park! Disneyland’s park attendance is currently managed through a new theme park reservation system (just like Walt Disney World) that requires all Guests to obtain a reservation for park entry in advance. To enter a theme […]

Filed Under: Disneyland Tagged With: Disneyland, My Magic Plus

Disneyland 2021 and 2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Offer

By Steve 72 Comments

Disneyland 2021 and 2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Offer

Late today Disneyland finally announced a 2021 AND 2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Offer! These tickets are available starting 6 July and are valid through 16 December 2022!  There is also a 2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Offer Choose between a 3-day and 4-day Disney Military Promotional Park Hopper Ticket. Whichever you choose, […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts, Special Times Tagged With: Armed Forces Salute, Disney's Military Salute, Disneyland, military discounted tickets

Disneyland 2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Offer

By Steve 6 Comments

Disneyland Theme Park Reservation System

Late today Disneyland finally announced a 2021 Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discount Offer! This Offer Goes Live For Booking On 6 July 2021. There is also a 2021-2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Offer Members of the U.S. military can enjoy great rates on select rooms at all 3 Disneyland Resort hotels for stays most […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts, Special Times Tagged With: Disneyland, Military Discounted Rooms

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