Walt Disney World has announced that Department of Defense Civil Service workers and full time DoD Contractors are eligible for the 2018 Disney Armed Forces Salute! (Updated 27 Sept 18) A “Test Program” Disney is calling this a Test Program. This “test” will allow DOD civilians and full-time DOD contractors to take advantage of the discounted Salute […]
Disney Armed Forces Salute and Terminal Leave or Separation
I’m often asked about using this great discount after separation or during terminal leave. The Disney Armed Forces Salute is a discount program for current and retired military members. One is a big NO and the other is a Maybe. Let me explain. Identification As I said above the Disney Armed Forces Salute is for […]
How to Get Deep Military Discounts at Disney
You don’t need to wish upon a star to get a great military deal at Disney theme parks in Florida and California. If you’re currently serving or retired military (active, Guard, Reserve, NOAA and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps) or a spouse, discounted tickets are available through several options. My family and I have been taking […]
Two Military Members in a family and Disney’s Military Salute
Dual Military Member Families have twice the discounts available at Disney Theme Parks! Families who have two or more members who are eligible* can take advantage of extra big discounts from the Disney Armed Forces Salute. Each eligible individual military member is allowed their own set of discounts from Disney. As a reminder, the Disney Armed Forces Salute is […]
Walt Disney World RFID Ticket Implementation Report
Walt Disney World switched to a new type of tickets, the RFID ticket. This affects all types of tickets including the Disney Armed Forces Salute military tickets for Disney World. Background The new tickets have a small Radio-frequency identification (RFID) transmitter inside which identifies each individual ticket to the WDW ticketing system. These tickets are held […]
Shades of Green Exclusive Interview Part 2
Welcome to the second part of my exclusive interview with the Shades Of Green Staff. Shades of Green is the military owned and operated resort on WDW property, one of the many Armed Forces Recreation Centers worldwide. If you missed part one you can find it here. In part two we will discuss discounts and […]
Should all military veterans be eligible for Disney’s Armed Forces Salute?
Should non-retired military veterans, those who for whatever reason decided not to make the military a career, be eligible for Disney’s Armed Forces Salute? The question of eligibility for Disney military discounts for non-retired vets is one that I get on a regular basis. This past summer I started to get quite a few of […]
Disabled Veterans Are Eligible for Disney Military Discounts
Are you a Disabled Veteran? Then you are eligible for a variety of discounts depending on your exact status,but proper ID is a must. I get lots of great questions from my readers via email and in comments on my blog posts. Some of the questions can be answered by my Disney Armed Forces Salute […]
Disney Armed Forces Salute FAQ
I get lots of emails and comments on my posts with questions from my great readers about Disney’s 2011/2012 Armed Forces Salute. I know its confusing this time around, what with Disney continually changing the offer. So I’ve consolidated the most asked questions that I receive, added some more useful information and created the 2011/2012 […]
Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets – Are They Always The Right Choice
A great question came up recently from Jim one of our new readers who found his way here from the disboards as many have in the last couple of weeks. The question is if you want a longer stay at Walt Disney World than the Armed Forces Salute 4-day military discounted ticket allows, what’s the […]
Two Military Members in a family and Disney’s Military Salute
I was wondering if it was possible for families with two military members to use their Disney Military Salut