Shades of Green is the Military Only Resort located right on Walt Disney World property. Shades of Green is located right on Walt Disney World Property, in the Magic Kingdom Resort Area very near Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, Shades of Green is open to all U.S. Service Members current […]
Disney Room Only Reservation Versus a Package What’s the Difference?
It’s very important to know the know the difference between Disney’s Room Only and Package Reservations! Flexibility is often very important to US Military Families and your selection affects your payment and cancellation schedules. Updated: July 2021 What’s a Package? A Disney package is normally when you combine another option with your Disney Resort Room […]
How Do Disney World Resorts Compare To Shades of Green In Price?
Planning a Disney World vacation is a big undertaking! One of the biggest decisions price wise that you’ll have to make during your Walt Disney World vacation planning will be where to stay. Should you stay at a Disney World Resort using the Disney Armed Forces Salute, or at Shades of Green the Military Owned and […]
Shades of Green’s Poolside Rooms
Shades of Green the military Resort at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida has 2 different non-suite room types, the Standard Room and the Poolside Room. Shades of Green is located right on Walt Disney World Property, in the Magic Kingdom Resort Area very near Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, […]
Military Members Review and Rate Shades of Green
Military members who have never stayed at Shades of Green before often wonder what the military only resort at Walt Disney World is really like. The Shades of Green Resort is the Armed Forces Recreation Center Resort located right on Walt Disney World property. Here you will find very affordable military room rates for your Disney […]
Top Ten Things You Need To Know About Disney’s Armed Forces Salute Military Room Discounts for 2022
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 March 2022) See our companion post about Military Discounted Tickets here: Top Ten Things You […]
Shades of Green Savings in February Special 2023
Shades of Green has announced their Savings in February Special for 2023. This Special is currently a room only discount. Dates: The current dates of this special are: 1 – 12 February 2023 – 15% off 1 – 12 February 2023 – 10% off Why did these dates and/or prices change? Rates Category 1 guests $138.55 $146.70 per […]
Shades of Green Savings in January Special 2023
Shades of Green has announced their Savings in January Special for 2023. This Special is currently a room only discount. Dates: The current dates of this special are: 9 – 31 January 2023 These dates and/or prices could change, see why! Rates Category 1 guests $138.55 per night stay (E1-E6, Cadet) Category 2 guests $169.15 per […]
Disney Veteran Discount and Disney Military Discount Eligibility Guide
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 […]
The 2022 Military Family’s Walt Disney World Comprehensive Vacation Planning and Preparation Guide
Here is Military Disney Tips’ 2022 Walt Disney World Planning Guide that will guide you through the process of preparing for your vacation. Updated February 2022 for the discontinuation of Shades of Green Stars and Stripes Passes Hi there, I’ve written this guide and checklist to help guide military members and their families through the […]
Shades of Green Savings in October Special 2022
Shades of Green has announced their Savings in October Special for 2022. This Special is currently a room only discount. Dates: The current dates of this special are: 1 – 5 & 20 – 31 October 2022 – 15% Off 1 – 5, 14 – 16, 20 – 26, & 29 – 31 – 15% Off […]
2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Package vs Room Only Reservation
Starting in 2021 we’ve seen a new trend by Walt Disney World for their Military Salute Room Reservations. I’ve been covering the Disney Armed Forces Salute since its inception and have personally used the Salute room discount over 40 times, and I had never heard of a Disney Armed Forces Salute Basic Package Rate until […]
Shades of Green Savings in September Special 2022
Shades of Green has announced their Savings in September Special for 2022. This Special is currently a room only discount. Dates: The current dates of this special are: 5 – 30 September 2022 – 15% Off 1 – 17 & 24 – 30 Sept 2022 – 10% Off 1 – 19 Sept 2022 – 10% Off […]
Why are Pop Century Resort and Caribbean Beach Resort Not Part of 2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts?
When Walt Disney World announced the 2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute Room Discounts last week, many were surprised to notice that Pop Century and the Caribbean Beach Resorts were not included in the discount for the coming year. Many have written me to ask why. Disney of course will not state why, but here are […]
2022 Walt Disney World Disney Armed Forces Salute Announced
Announcing the 2022 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 2022. Disneyland announced their 2021-2022 Disney Armed Forces Salute in June 2021. The currently running 2021 Disney World Armed […]