Shades of Green Resort the Armed Forces Recreation Center at Walt Disney World provides Free WiFi to their resort guests. However the service isn’t that great! In room WiFi speeds are very low. This could impact your ability to: Make Disney Genie+ Reservations Make Individual Lightning Lane Purchases Sign Up for Virtual Queues When trying to make […]
Changes to Genie+ at Walt Disney World for 2022 and 2023
Walt Disney World will no longer sell Genie Plus as part of a ticket. Disney has announced that starting 8 June 2022 at Walt Disney World Disney Genie+ will only be purchasable via the My Disney Experience App on the day of use! That means that you will no longer be able to purchase Genie+ […]
Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Disney’s Armed Forces Salute Military Discount Tickets in 2023
Disney’s Armed Forces Salute is a fantastic discount available to military members and retirees. This discount includes both ticket discounts and room discounts. Here are the Top Ten Things that you need to know about the Military Discounted Tickets with this offer. (Updated March 2022) See the companion post about Military Discounted Rooms here: Top […]
Linking Disney Military Tickets and Theme Park Reservations
With Walt Disney World’s Theme Park Reservation system, the pre-purchase of Disney Military Discounted Tickets has become even more essential. In order to make your Theme Park Reservations ahead of time you need to link the temporary tickets (or vouchers) that you purchased from a military reseller (Base Ticket Office) to your My Disney Experience (MDE) […]
Disney Genie+ Can Be Added to Existing Military Disney Tickets
Do You Have Existing Disney World Tickets That You Have Already Purchased? Do you Want to Use Disney Genie+? Well there is a way that you can add this service to your Military Ticket! This applies to both Disney Armed Forces Salute and Regular Disney Military Ticket Discount for Walt Disney World. A Simple Process […]
Disney Genie Service Replaces FastPass+ and FastPass, and MaxPass
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. […]
Magic Bands for Shades of Green Guests Worth Buying Them?
Shades of Green guests can participate in many of the same benefits that Walt Disney World Resort guests can. But only in a limited fashion! Because Shades of Green is not a Disney owned hotel and is not part of the Disney reservation system and Magic Bands will not be sold ahead of time at a discount through your […]
Linking Disney Military Tickets and FastPass Plus Reservations
With Walt Disney World’s temporary Theme Park Reservation system, the pre-purchase of Disney Military Discounted Tickets has become essential. In order to make your Theme Park Reservations ahead of time you need to link the temporary tickets (or vouchers) that you purchased from a military reseller (Base Ticket Office) to your My Disney Experience (MDE) account. […]
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 […]
Disney Introduces MagicMobile Service
Walt Disney World Has Announced Their New MagicMobile Service, saying it’s “A Convenient New Way to Experience Walt Disney World Resort.” At MDT we say that this is a cost saving measure, one of many, trying to eventually make Disney’s huge losses of the last 12 months bearable long term. History of My Magic+ In 2013 […]
Magic Bands and FastPass Plus for Shades of Green Guests
Many readers ask me about the status of Walt Disney World’s Magic Bands and FastPass Plus at the Shades of Green Resort. They wonder: Does Shades of Green provide Magic Bands for free? How can I get a Magic Band? Can I link my Shades of Green reservation to my My Disney Experience account? Can […]
Using the Walt Disney World Theme Park Reservation System
In this Tech Related Post we will walk you through making a Walt Disney World Theme Park Reservation. This is a really simple and quick process as you’ll see. As a reminder you will need to have your tickets (or vouchers from your Base Ticket Office) linked to your My Disney Experience Account to make Theme […]
60-Day FastPass Start to Finish How To Guide for Shades of Green Guests
In Early 2018 Walt Disney World gave Shades of Green guests the ability to make FastPass Plus Reservations 60 days in advance! Prior to this Shades’ guests had to wait until 30 days prior to the desired date to make their FastPasses. Now they may make them 60 days prior to their check in date. This takes […]
Shades of Green Guests Eligible for 60-Day FastPass+
I’m getting reports from the field that Shades of Green Guests have successfully linked their Shades reservation number to their My Disney Experience Account, thus making them eligible to make their FastPass Plus reservations 60 days prior to check in. (Updated 12/31) This has now been confirmed by Shades of Green and Disney. I have […]
My Disney Experience App Now Gives Directions
Find Your Way Around Walt Disney World Finding your way at WDW just got way easier! With the launch of the latest version of the My Disney Experience app it now provides directions. Using the “Get Directions” button is easy. The new GPS navigational tool delivers turn-by-turn walking directions and valuable transportation information right to your mobile […]
FastPass Plus – Does It Really Work For Highly Desired Attractions?
The Answer is it depends! Disney World’s FastPass Plus (FP+) has revolutionized the way Disney Guests experience Disney’s theme Parks. Guests can now make reservations for attractions and experiences well in advance from the comfort of home, thus eliminating the need to get up at the crack of dawn to make it to the park […]
Reader Trip Report by Greg
Today’s post comes from longtime MDT reader and MDT Facebook contributor, Greg. Greg is just back from an extended Disney World vacation. Extended as in a long one, but also as in trapped at WDW by the Northeast weather… Greg graciously offered before going to write up a trip report on just how My Magic […]