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Our Return to Walt Disney World

By Steve 17 Comments

We did it! We just spent 2 weeks at Walt Disney World and experienced all of the post-closure changes in person. In this post we’ll share it all with you. We’ll share our experiences, the good and the bad, our thoughts on the whole can of worms plus some tips. UPDATE 3 Dec – Disney […]

Filed Under: Special Times, Walt Disney World Tagged With: Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, Food and Wine Festival, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Special Events, Transportation, Walt Disney World

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party – 2020 – Cancelled

By Steve 25 Comments

Military Discounted Tickets have NOT been announced for the 2020 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. UPDATE 18 June 2020 – Disney has officially cancelled the 2020 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. Disney will be refunding any pre-paid tickets. If you purchased yours ahead of time from Shades of Green, contact them directly.     NOTE: General Public dates […]

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

All You Need To Know About Disney World FastPass Plus For The Military Traveler

By Steve 119 Comments

What is FastPass Plus?

Disney World’s FastPass Plus (FastPass+, FP+) is an important topic for both the general public and the military community. FastPass Plus works with all military discounted Disney tickets! Many Base Ticket Offices sell Disney Armed Forces Salute Ticket Vouchers rather that the actual tickets. You must exchange these vouchers for the real tickets upon arrival, These vouchers […]

Filed Under: My Magic Plus Tagged With: Animal Kingdom, Disney NextGen, EPCOT, Hollywood, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

Military Discount Prices On Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party – 2020

By Steve 23 Comments

Military Discounted Tickets have NOT been announced for the 2020 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. NOTE: General Public dates and prices have not come out yet for 2020. It always takes a while for the military discount dates and prices to become available, but with the Disney and Shades of Green closures it’s not known when we’ll […]

Filed Under: Helpful, Military Discounts Tagged With: Christmas, Magic Kingdom, military discounted tickets, Special Events, Walt Disney World

Dealing with a Less Than Magical Day at Disney World – Or a Bad Day in the MK

By Steve 5 Comments

What To Do When Your Disney Vacation Day Is Not Going So Great. Normally your days on vacation at Walt Disney World will be filled with magic. But even at the happiest place on earth things can go awry. Note: this is a “classic” MDT post. while older, it’s info and ideas are still valid. […]

Filed Under: Walt Disney World Tagged With: Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

Walk Through America’s History In Disney’s Liberty Square

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Welcome to another installment of my Patriotic Disney Series. This time let me show you around Liberty Square. Walt Disney loved America so much that much of his work paid tribute to the American Spirit. Many of Walt’s live action movies took place during the early years of our country, as did many of his […]

Filed Under: Patriotic Disney Tagged With: Dining, Magic Kingdom, Patriotic Disney, Shopping

Walt Disney World RFID Ticket Implementation Report

By Steve 19 Comments

RFID Scanners at Walt Disney World

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 […]

Filed Under: Disney Military Discounts Tagged With: Animal Kingdom, Armed Forces Salute, Disney's Military Salute, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Military Discounted Rooms, military discounted tickets, Walt Disney World

Walt Disney Theme Park’s American Flags

By Steve 8 Comments

Epcot American Flag

Walt Disney was a proud American, who not only embraced, but exemplified the American Spirit of Exceptionalism. This is evident still today with attractions like The Hall of Presidents and the American Adventure. Visitors to Disney theme parks will notice that each park has a large flag pole proudly flying the American Flag. Retreat Ceramony […]

Filed Under: Patriotic Disney Tagged With: Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Patriotic Disney, Walt Disney World

Disney World’s Keys to the Kingdom Tour

By Steve 4 Comments

Disney World's Keys to the Kingdom Tour (C) Disney

On a recent trip to Disney World my wife and I took the Keys to the Kingdom Tour, a special walking tour of the Magic Kingdom. Disney World offers many of these special tours and experiences, for an extra fee, at its Florida resort destination. Years ago the Keys to the Kingdom Tour was the […]

Filed Under: Disney Tips Tagged With: Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

2012 Military Discount Prices On Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

By Steve 19 Comments

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a Halloween-themed special event held on select dates in Magic Kingdom theme park. Purchase of an additional event admission ticket is required to attend Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.   2013 Dates and Prices: Military Discounted Prices are offered on the following nights: September 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, & 27 Time: […]

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

Frontierland, Walt Disney, and the American Identity Part 2

By Steve 2 Comments

Patriotic Disney - Frontierland - Splash Mountain

Here is Part Two of the Frontierland – Patriotic Disney Post by Dave from yourfirstvisit.net. In this second pare Dave walks us through Frontierland noting fun things to do on the way. Thanks again to Dave! If you missed Part One Check it out FRONTIERLAND BEGINS IN LIBERTY SQUARE The structures of Frontierland–rides, shops, and […]

Filed Under: Patriotic Disney Tagged With: Frontierland, Guest Post, Magic Kingdom, Patriotic Disney, Walt Disney World

Frontierland, Walt Disney, and the American Identity

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Military Disney Tips Patriotic Frontierland

FRONTIERLAND: A MUSEUM OF DREAMS Here is a Patriotic Disney Guest Post from Dave at yourfirstvisit.net. I really appreciate Dave’s taking the time to write it and his allowing me to debut it here. I hope you enjoy it! First, consider birth and death years of three great Americans: 1734-1820: Daniel Boone 1835-1910: Samuel Langhorne Clemens […]

Filed Under: Patriotic Disney Tagged With: Frontierland, Guest Post, Magic Kingdom, Patriotic Disney, Walt Disney World

New Patriotic Disney post from YourFirstVisit.net

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Patriotic Disney - Frontierland - Big Thunder Mountain

Sunday look for a fantastic Patriotic Disney guest post by Dave from YourFirstVisit.net Quite a while ago I asked Dave if he’d like to contribute to my new Patriotic Disney themed posts. Right away he said that he’d love to, but several big projects came along. Well this week Dave sent me the finished product […]

Filed Under: Special Tagged With: Frontierland, Guest Post, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

Veterans Can Participate In Disney’s Magic Kingdom Flag Retreat

By Steve 27 Comments

Walt Disney World Flag Retreat Ceremony

One of my favorite things to do on a Walt Disney World Vacation is to see the Magic Kingdom Flag Retreat at least once while I’m there. It’s held every day at 5:00 PM in the Town Square on Main Street USA. Note (Sept 2018): Occasionally WDW alters the time of the Retreat Ceramony (by […]

Filed Under: Patriotic Disney Tagged With: Magic Kingdom, Patriotic Disney, Special Events, Veterans, Walt Disney World

Have a Patriotic Meal in the Liberty Tree Tavern

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Patriotic Disney Eat At The Liberty Tree Tavern

Welcome to another installment of my Patriotic Disney Series. This time we’ll talk about the Liberty Tree Tavern. The Liberty Tree Tavern is a table service restaurant located near the Liberty Tree in Magic Kingdom’s Liberty Square. If you are in the mood for something more than fast food while touring the Magic Kingdom I […]

Filed Under: Patriotic Disney Tagged With: Dining, Magic Kingdom, Patriotic Disney, Walt Disney World

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